The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-01

When the polls have been closed on
Tuesday evening next and the millions
of people in this broad land are gulp-
ing down hasty dinners, intent upon
rushing away at the earliest possible
moment to some place Of vantage
where the election returns can be seen,
few individuals, probably, of these tens
of anxious millions will stop to think
OF what is going on in the homes of
those most commemorative men who
are being Whirled aloft TO the utmost
pinnacle of ambition, or are being
plunged into the darkest holes. of de-
spair and disappointment
II one o. the new tangled machines
which measure the emotions of the
human structure were attached to Nc
Kinley, Bryan, Sewall or Hobart on
the eventtul evening, it would tell
wonderful story, but, if it were fast
cned to the wives of any of these gen
tiemen-hoW much more wonderful?
Each Of these women has been KEYED
up TO the highest pitch of excitement
ana anxiety for the past four months,
and If men cannot understand it, the
women Of the country can picture what
they will go through on Tuesday next.
To one of her Canton friends Mrs
Mckinley said a few days ago: II
dread the coming of election day; not,
OF course" she added with loval
warmth, that ] doubt Mr.. McKinley's
election. But if l could go to sleep
peacefully on Monday night and not
Wake up until Wednesday morning, il
would be such a relief 1t may sound
cowardly, but it is the truth" And, if
they have not said it, every wife of a
candidate in this presidential campaign
doubtless feels the same as Mrs Nc
Kinley.
THE NJ KINLEY ARRANGEMENTS |
But one and all of them will face the
ordeal courageously. Many days ago |
the arrangements were completed in |
each household for the receipt of the !
news which Will make or unmake their :
husbands. A private telegraph wire |
has been in the Mckinley house at
Canton since the St. Louis convention
and this Will be connected with the
Republican headquarters at Chicago on
Tuesday for the handling OF the i'm
portant news OF the day. In addition
there is a telephone in the house, and
this Will be kept red hot by the local
enthusiasts, who hope to beat the tel
egraph operator in transmitting the re-
turns.
Mrs. McKinley's anxiety as she
scans these messages can be easily i'm
agined, but her emotions will not be
as acute as those OF another lady who
will be member OF the small family
party on the momentous day. The lat
ter is Mrs. Mckinley, mother of the
candidate.
My boy William" as she fondly
speaks OF him, has managed to spend
q small portion of each day with the
old lady ever since the campaign be-
gan, and she has displayed more anx-
Iety about the result than anyone else
She has managed to keep track of
affairs throughout the campaign very
closely, Notwithstanding her so years,
and every day for the past two weeks
she has confided. this piece OF political
wisdom to her daughter-in-law: All
We want, my dear, is Illinois. When I ]
know that William has got Illinois, |
will feel easy" And Mrs. Mckinley.
he wife, who is really an authority on
political matters, firmly agrees with ! E,
Mrs. Mckinley, the mother ,
So when the news from Illinois
comes in, these two ladies will exper- t
ence more joy or grief in a few min /
ties than falls to the lot of most wom- !;
n in a lifetime. I
IN THE BRYAN HOME. e
A telegraph wire running into the a
modest frame home of the organs, in I
lincoln and connecting with Demo- Z
ratio headquarters at Chicago will r
AIRY the news of election day to the t
truly little wife who has linked her I
elf SO actively to the work of the a
Mrs. Bryan, by her trav- q q
Is throughout the country, is better in il
Ormed than any of the other wives of h
he candidates, and knowing every g
oubtfui spot in all parts of the coun- II
~, she will be able at a compare - =
lively early hour to decide for herself II
-hich way the nation is going. ri
Like Mrs. Mckinley, she win be more p
s3er for news from Illinois than from 81
ny other state. In fact, as soon as II
er husband secured the nomination. q.
lrs. Bryan foresaw the Importance of r.
linois in the fight, and it was due to s.
er urgently expressed wish that the gi
'emocratic headquarters were located 81
l Chicago. But if favorable news ia
omes in from Indiana or Iowa before a.
eturns from Illinois are received, Mrs. ~
ryan will feel happy, for she argues c2