The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-15
THE SALT LAKE HERALD.f MONDAY, APRIL IS. 1895.


party? But we will show. further.
that the plurality for the Republican
candidate was made up in the three
counties where the former Liberals
most do congregate, proving that it
was their utilization with the Republi-
can party that caused the change.
The vote of Salt Lake city and
county in 1892 was: Democratic, 3.345;
Republican, 900; Liberal. 4,023. In
467; Republican, 1880; Liberal, 1.1s5. In
Summit county it was Democratic,
$50; Republican, AS; Liberal, 632. In
1894 Salt Lake city and county cast
4,703 Democratic votes; Republican, g.
264; other votes, 325. Here is a Re-
publican plurality of 1861. In Weber
county the vote was. Democratic, l.
16S; Republican, 2.199; other votes, 200.
A Republican plurality of 4s1. In Sum-
nit county it was. Democratic, TIA;
Republican, 1.i0S; other votes, 40, or a
Republican plurality of 4S4.
Now take these pluralities together,
and you have total of 2,426 Republi-
can plurality in those three counties,
which is more than the total plurality
for the Republican candidate in the
territory by COG votes. 1t is conclusive.
therefore, that it was the turning over
Oh the ex-Liberals to the Republican
party that gave the latter the victory.
NOW compare the vote for the Com
missloners to locate university lands
with the vote of Delegate. 1t will be
seen that although they were Mormons
they poiied less vote than the nom
Mormon candidate for Delegate to
congress: More Church influence" the
other way. He polled 1888 Demo-
cratic votes, they polled 1885 The
idea that some extraordinary influence
was used with success to defeat the
Democratic candidate, then, has not a
peg to hang on, If it was used with
out success as it certainly was if used
at all, then the figures show that the
democrats Of Utah could not be turned
by II from their ranks or their princI-
pies.
The figures show something moro
that is interesting to local political
students. The vote for the members
OF the constitutional question was
closer than that for the Delegate to
Congress. 1t stood in totals: Demo-
cratic, 19,4SS; Republican, 2O,655; other
votes. 691. This is a plurality for the
Republicans of but 1,217, or a majority
OF only 526 Remember that, Demo-
Gratis. The alleged g. o. p. had but a
majority of 526 votes.
One thing more. The total registra-
ton for the Delegate to Congress cleo
ton was 1884 The total vote 41,551.
That is to say, there were 1888 voters
who did not go to the polls. That a
large number of these were and are
Democrats there can be no doubt. For
the election of delegates to the con-
vention there were registered 1854
The total vote was 40,7S4 Therefore
4,S4O voters did not vote on that occa-
sion, and the same remark applies to
them.
Out of all these figures and their les
son, the Democratic party of Utah
may derive considerable encourage
ment. 1t is sure that with all that
the enemy boasts of and all the ieer-
in that some whilom Democrats may
indulge in. for Interior purposes, there
is a splendid chance for the Utah
Democratic party in the contest soon
to come. All that is needed is organi-
cation, liberality, energy, persistence
and steady work, with confidence in
the outcome and that unity without
which there can be no success.