The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-19
Salt Lake city. oct. IS

Salt Lake City, Oct IS.
TO the Editor of The Herald.
1 have Just returned from a tour of
the state of Wyoming, whittier ] went
at the request of Chairman Jones of the
Democratic national committee, TO
make some speeches and to carefully
investigate the situation. When I left
Lere on Wednesday last, I was fully
impressed with the idea that the cleo
toral vote of Wyoming would, without
doubt, be given to Mckinley. I had
been informed from what seemed to
me TO be reliable sources, that such
would be the case. l return fully and
firmly convinced that Wyoming is alb
solutely certain for Bryan and that
the majority viii not be less than 1000.
with the probability that it Will exceed
$500.
My changed opinion is not based
upon surface indications. / have had
access to the pollbooks of committee
men; 1 have taken the opinions of
Democratic leaders; l have talked
with firemen, brakesmen, engineers,
conductors and shopmen in the employ
of railroads; l have taken the views
of travelingmen, of Pcpulists, of Re
publicans and of bankers; L have had
good opportunity of arriving at what
seems to be the truth.
! found that the Democrats, Popu-
lists and silver Republicans of Wyo-
ming are contending against tremen-
dous odds. The banks, the great cat
tie corporations, the sheepmen, the
coal companies and other important
interests are aiding the gold standard
cause TO the utmost. The Republican
state committee has plenty of funds.
In addition to local contributions it
has received, SO / was informed upon
reliable authority, S14. 200 from Mark
Hanna. The Democratic committee is
substantially bankrupt At the same
time it is energetic and Naging an
aggressive campaign. In addition TO
the forces referred to that are aiding
Mckinley, the election machinery is
largely in the hands of the Republican
managers. and their conduct thus far
indicates that they will unscrupulously
use ii TO their own advantage. For
instance. in Sweetwater county. ] am
told. that there has been appointed, at
one OF the principal polls, two Re
i;ublicans and a Popullst as judges.
The Populist is a venal man and be-
longs, body and soul, to the Repub-
lican managers. The Wyoming ticket
does not have an emblem like our
own. 1t contains the names of the
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betical order but there is nothing to
indicate to man, who cannot read or
write. what ticket he is voting. At
the poll that / mention there are a
large number of unlettered voters.
Their tickets will be marked by two
judges. There being no Bryan Judge
TO overlook the marking it will be
readily seen that those tickets can be
marked in favor of the gold standard
1ondi1o+nc will no
the wiser.
You viii recollect that an effort was
made to bribe one of the Populist
electors upon whom the Democrats
had united, and in addition to that
scheme, after the time for filing tick
cts had elapsed. the Populist state
chairman, who manifes5ly is working
in the interest of Mark Hanna, filed
the names Of two Populists so as to
have a Populist ticket that would
nulliy the union ticket of two Demo-
Gratis and one Populist that had been
agreed upon The secretary of STAGE.
la certifying down the ballot, has
grouped the three Republican electors
first; he then follows it with the two
bogus Populist electors and the Popu-
list elector who is upon the union
ticket. He then separates the
name of the latter from the
Democratic electors by inserting the
names of three Prohibition electors
thus dropping the two Democrats be-
low those three. and separating them
from the Populist who belongs upon
the Democratic ticket The Democrats
on Friday, took the matter into court. |
1t is SO unfair upon its face that I
believe that the court Will compel the
secretary of state 10 reform the ticket,
and viii also compel him to strike
sherefrom the two bogus Populist cleo
tors whose names were not filed within
the time allowed by the law nor by any
committee authorized to make such
filing. One of the bogus Populist cleo
tors, John Simms, OF Amy, is thor
oughly honest man, and having become |
convinced that he was being made a
tool Of has published a card denouncing
the scheme and urging all Po n. lists
10 vote the Democratic electoral -.cl1el. |
! addressed three public meetings !
The first was at Cheyenne. Fully 1880
people attended, which is more than |
one-falf the total voting population of |
the city. In the audience there were |
between 400 and 500 Republicans. The |
earnestness that was evidenced by the |
close attention given. the enthusiasm |
which was manifested. and other indi- |
cations WEich enables a speaker 10 |
test the temper of his audience, was |
very gratifying and was additional |
proof to me that our cause had taken. i
hold upon the hearts of the |
people and that neither bribery. |
fraud trickery nor corruption !
can swing Wyoming into the |
aF>Kinley line. AT Laramie l had a /
spfendid audience and. as at Cheyenne, |
the hall was not large enough to ac- |
commodate those who attended The
fear has been. that the east side of the |
state would overcome the Bryan vote |
in the north and vest l am confident {
that II viii not. a careful poll of Chey- I
enne and Laramie gives both those !
cities to B:yan. AIT Evanston I found /
the most intense interest and on Sat
urday. evening there was a wonderful +
and magnificent demonstration by the /
free silver people. They have a spIen-
didly drilled end uniformed fambeau |