The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-10
WHAT THE FIGURES PROVE.

WHAT THE FIGURES PROVE.
When the campaign of this year fair
ly opened, the Republicans of this city
frankly confessed that they counted on
the greater part of the Allen vote of
two years ago to defeat the Democratic
candidate for Delegate to Congress.
They calculated on at least seventy-five
per cent. Of that Liberal vote to be
cast for the Republican candidate.
There was number of Democrats who
took the same view of the situation.
The hopes of the sanguine members of
the Democratic party in face of the
odds that confronted them was in these
facts and opinions: 1t was alleged that
many of that old Liberal contingent
had moved from the territory. Also
with a fair registration. many names
would be erased from the lists, the in
dividuals represented being either dead,
removed or mythical 1t was believed
that small proportion of that Liberal
body would vote for Rawlins; that
many new voters-who had either come
of age or had been newly naturalized
would also vote for him, and it was
thought, too, that large numbers Of the
doubtful element, if not many Republi-
cans, would show their appreciation of
| the faithful and successful work done
by the Delegate and aid in returning
him to Congress.
If it had not been for these realities
and anticipations the campaign would
not have been fought with any assur-
ance of success. It would have been
waged, however. with energy if not
with hope of victory But with those
incentives all the workers went into
the fight with a vim and vigor stimulat-
ed by faith, hope and as much charity
for the other side as was possible I'M
der the circumstances.
The results show that whatever
course may have been taken by new
voters and the body of the Liberals
who formerly voted for Alien. the
Democrats of '92 stood by their prin-
ciples, their party and their candidates
IN "a. A careful review of the figures
prove that beyond doubt No matter
what influences may be alleged to have
gone forth to sway the voters from.
their allegiance, it is clear that they
had but trifling effect.
The vote cast at the election for 1892
was; For Alien, 6,9S6; for Cannon. r.
800; for Rawlins. 1921; total 34,577. At
the present election. the full returns of
which are not yet complete, Rawlins
received about 1920 and Cannon about
1880, making a total in round numbers
OF $4,000. Allowing that 9S6 of Aliens
voters have removed from the territory.
5000 would be left to divide between
Cannon and Rawlins. Seventy-five Der
cent OF this would be 1850 for Cannon.
leaving 1,5O0 for Rawiins.
Now Rawlins has not only held all
his old votes but has increased them
about 5000. Cannon's vote has been in
creased 7,400, Give each the proportion
named OF the Allen vote of 80. that
would leave 1.500 of the new voters for
Rawlfns and 1900 for Cannon. The
ngures show the idea that Rawlins has
not received the support of his party
to be fallacfous.
Ii the Allen voters to the number of
800 nave not left the territory that puts
the matter in still better light as it
will increase the number that would
naturally vote for Cannon on the
hypothesis that 70 per cent of that
Liberal vote would go into the Republi-
can party, The increase of the proper
ton also would make the whole situa-
ton still more favorable to the posi-
ton we take in this connection.
The only reflection that can be cast
is that the people of Utah who were
not declared Democrats did not exhibit
| that gratitude which was expected, for
the good work done by Delegate Raw
Inns, TO the extent of voting for his
return. That his party friends stood by
MIN is evident, and the increase in his
vote of at least three thousand over
that of two years ago is sufficient to
silence the suggestions of undue in
f1uence, which have been made since
the result was known. The Republican
party had more votes than the Demo-
cratic party and that puts the matter
on its correct footing.