Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-17
ISSUES IN THE WEST
Republicans Hope to Win on Silver
and Protection.
REPRESENTATIVE HARTMAN'S VIEWS
Cameron and Teller as Presidential
Candidates.
THE SITUATION IN UTAH

THE ALTON IN UTAH
Representative Hartman Of Montana has
taken the house on R street he occupied
last winter, No. 1884, and his family are
| here getting settled for the session.
1.-The political situation in my section"
Mr.. Hartman said to a Star reporter, SIS
| disturbed, but the republicans are going to
win. We are goirg to win on silver and
| protection. however.
1.-THE western silver states are in favor
| Of protection as well as silver. Both par
| ties there are for silver. but the republi-
cans are in sympathy with the popular SEN
| timent in both questions. think we shall
elect our local ticket. We shall send silver
| delegates to the republican national con-
vention, pledged to vote for none but a
silver candidate and we can hold the state
IN the national election by pledging our
electors IN advance not to vote for any
presidential candidate who is not fully
committed to the free coinage Of silver 16
to l. What is true of the situation Is so Of
all the western silver states, and think
we shall carry Utah in the same way. In
my judgment there are ten states in q
group that will send unwavering silver
delegations to the national convention, and
will pledge their electors to silver.
I fully believe" he added, that the
democrats are going to renominate Cleve-
land for the presidency. I believe he will
be nominated on the first ballot What the
old-fashioned democrats will do then re-
mains to be seen. There is no defense they
can make Of the record of the administra-
ton, and the use Of patronage that will
give Cleveland control of the convention
will not carry states for him at the cleo
tion."
Cameron and Teller.
1.-The industrial situation in Montana"
continued Mr.. Hartman, Continues in
statu quo. The cattle and copper Industries
are keeping us occupied at present, but
other matters are not improving. The peo-
pie are looking for better times, which only
change Of administration can bring, and
this is fully realized by them. The repub-
licans there are almost a unit in their
choice of presidential candidates They
want Cameron for President and Teller for
Vice President. Throughout the state of
Montana you could not find fifty dissenting
votes among republicans if this ticket were
put up. Cameron and Teller represent in
my judgment and in the Judgment of the
people of Montana, the ideas Of protection
and bimetallism better than any other
men we have in the country. We believe
in protection, as do eastern republicans,
but when the party declares for bimetal-
lism we think 1t is Just as necessary for
the party to stand up for its pledge in that
respect as 1t Is for it to maintain protec-
ton. There is not much question in my
mind about the outcome of the fight for the
republican nomination for the presidency
The selection of Mr.. Quay as chairman of
the Pennsylvania state committee means
that he will be chairman Of the national
republican committee, and Pennsylvania
will be for Cameron for the presidency.
Mr.. Quay will support Mr.. Cameron, and in
that case we will give him ten western
states He ought to get at least half of
the southern votes In the convention.
There is no hope for bimetallism in the
democratic party. Mr.. Cleveland will be
the nominee. as have said, and he will run
on straight gold platform. We have
never had an administration that has
treated its public patronage with a view to
gaining support for itself in the way the
present administration has DONE Through
these means Mr.. Cleveland will carry much
support to the convention, but the people
will finally be called upon to decide whether
they wish to indorse an administration
that has brought disaster to every section
of the United States. If they want some
more of 1t. all / have to say is let them
have it. Everybody knows that this ad-
miristration has not been run to admins
ter government by the people and for the
pecp:e, but it has been an administration
by the syndicate and for the syndicate
when 1 predicted four months ago in
Montana that Mr.. Cleveland would be the
n, nfnee of his party very few people be-
lieved me. and 1 am not sure about the
number who are now convinced of the cor
ing place daily to show that this is coming
about, and think it is inevitable
What Congress May Do.
what do you think will be done at the
coming session of Congress?"
Il do not see how any man can tell, A
majority composed Of new members may
come here with an intention of doing one
thing, and may be brought around to do
exactly the opposite. You cannot tell what
party discipline may do in the House when
committees are to be made up and careers
are Just besinning We do not know yet
how far eastern republicans are willing to
go toward helping the administration out
of the hole it is in
The situation in Utah.
A very hard fight is on for the control Of
Utah. 1t is matter of Importance to both
parties to get control of this state on her
entrance into the Union. Regardless of its
effect upon the national campaign and bear
ing on the future control OF the new state
the selection of two new Senators is at this
time particularly important. The republi-
cans were in the ascendancy at the election
and they controlled the constitutional con-
vention. This gives them the best end of
the Situat ton at the start.
The contest is being made with great
earnestness, however, and they realize
that there Is but a narrow majority for
their opposition to overcome. A study of
the returns of the last election by legisla-
tive districts shows that a gain of three
hundred votes properly distributed would
give the democrats the legisla ture, and
thus elect two democratic United States
Senators. This would be accomplished by
gain of thirty-one votes for the demo-
Gratis in the first district, ten in the fourth,
1o6 in the eighth. twenty-nine in the
ninth, Lightweight in the tenth, and thirty
six in the eleventh, in the election for the
state senate, and the same number of
changes would give them the lower house.
A change of about l, 400 votes in their favor
would give the democrats the whole state.
The republicans are alive to this situa-
tion. and are putting forth every effort.
INVITED HERE.