The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-04
THE NEVADA SITUATION.

Some Of the Democrats of Nevada who
are now allied with the silver party, where
they meet Republicans on platform of
one plank, have lately been suspicious that
they were being used, or would be used, to
pull chestnuts from the fire by tbs more
cunning monkey. The understanding was
when the silver party was organized, that
old party lines should be obliterated, DEM
ocrats and Republicans ignoring their
former political allegiance and fighting
shoulder to shoulder for silver. In short,
mems previous party affiliations were not
to be taken into account. and in nominat-
ing to office the strongest silver men were
to be selected, without regard to their past
record in politics. This was ali right,
seemingly, with both parties, and the poll
tics of the nominees have been kept in the
background. But men could not forget
all at once that they had trained with
other parties, nor could they on
so short notice obliterate from their
minds all love for the principles to which
they were attached before the silver mania
struck them. AS the Democrats discovered
that those who had been Republicans
dominated in all their councils and that the
majority OF the presidential electors and
slternates nominated by the non-partisan
silver convention were Republicans, they
began to be suspicious, and it didn't make
them feel any better the other day when
Mr.. NEwLANDs was named for Congress
by the silver wing of the Republican con-
vention, MIR. NEwLANDs being q life long
Republican and very active one, although
loyal TO silver. The Democratic apprehen-
sion WIS, that the silver electors being
chosen, they would cast their votes in the
college for MIR. HARRISON. iustifying them
selves on the ground that it would be use
less to vote for Mr.. WEAVER. Naturally,
Democrats did not want to assist
IN the reelection of the present
is as pronounced in his opposition
to free coinage as any man in the country.
This suspicion of possible bad faith on the
part of the republicans explains the calling
of state convention OF The silver party to
instruct the electors nominated before the
Peoples candidate was named to vote for
him. There is law in Nevada which
requires the names of the presidential
electors, arranged in groups. to be printed
on the tickets below the names of the can
didates for president and vice-president,
the political designation of each candidate
being printed opposite his name. The
names of the silver candidates for electors
will appear below those Of WEAVER and
FIELD. and If the nominees for electors shall
be chosen they will be under as strict obli-
cation to vote for the Peoples candidates in
the electoral college, as will the Democratic
electors in New FORK to vote for CLEVELAND
and STEVENSON. Whether or not the suspi-
cion of the Nevada Democrats was well
grounded, it was well enough to make
matters certain, considering with whom
they are dealing.
There can be little doubt that the silver
electors will be chosen. 1t is not so certain
that Mr.. NEwLANDs will be elected. He
will undoubtedly get the larger proportion
of tha Republican vote, but even silver
Democrats are under no obligations to vote
for him, though some of them may do So.
That will depend upon whether or not the
Democrats place strong silver champion
in nomination. Mr.. WoODBURN, the nomi-
nee of the straight Republicans. we assume
will be the minority candidate in any event.
his following being confined almost exclu-
sively to the federal office-holding class and
those who expect to get Office in the event
of MIR. HARRIsoN's election. 1t is not un-
likely that while Nevada will assuredly be
taken out of the list of Republican states
as regards the national ticket she may be
represented In the next Congress by a
Democrat.