The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-27
fsnecial Correspondence

situation. At least this is the conclu-
sion / have arrived at. AS stated in
former letter. the result Of the national
contest depends entirely upon the eff
feet among the rank and file OF the
letter to Secretary Walsh of the DEM
ocratic national committee. One can
not honestly deny that the letter has
had wonderful effect, but whether or
not It will have sufficient effect to con-
troll the several Thousand voters whose
support is necessary If Dubois is TO be
returned, is a question that cannot De
settled until the ballots are counted.
One fact cannot be stated too
strongly: it is that Dubois has as hard
a fight as any man ever had before IN
this country. The mere assertion OF
confidence will not win.
The situation up to date, as 1t pre-
sents itself to your correspondent, is,
Dubois has lost strength; the Demo-
cratic Populist fusion ticket has
gained Another thing the Dubois man
ayers do not realize is the fact that if
the McKinleyites gain the balance OF
power in the Legislature. as they conf
IDENTIFY predict, their influence viii be
thrown to the Democratic opultst NOM
inee, if necessary to defeat Dubois.
Tt is not a national fight; it is not a
state fight, in so far as the special
alignment of political parties Is con-
cerned. Tt is a fight of politicians at
loggerheads with one another. Party
lines have been obliterated; party
feaity is rerkoned not. The deplbrable
situation is attributable to the desire
of certain men to get even" Had it
been otherwise, the orators who are
touring the state in the interest OF diff
ferent candidates would today be de-
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doubtful eastern states.
Your correspondent has now trax-
eled over the major portion of the
state and can make this prediction:
The McKinleyites will poll a larger
vote than at first anticipated; If Du-
bcis has a majority in the Legislature
ii will be very small, not to exceed five
The fight between Borah and Gum for
congress will be extremely close, as
will also the fight for justice of the
supreme court between Congressman
Wilson, free silver Republican candi-
date, and Ralph P. Quarles, Democrat
Populist nominee.
THE LATEST ESTIMATE.
So many different varieties of fusion
have been arranged in the different
counties that in making estimates as
to the final results one is placed at q
disadvantage. However, the latest es-
innate of Mort Patrie, chairman of the
Free Silver Republican state central
committee, is here given. Mr.. Patrie
bases his estimate upon the state vote
of two years ago. He says there are
II. 800 straight Republican votes in
Idaho. $500 Populists and $500 Demo
Gratis. He comedies $500 votes to the
Mckinleyttes, making the Free Silver
Republican strength 1000 to commence
with. Ten per cent of the Populist vote
will be cast for Dubois candidates for
the legislature and 40 per cent of the
Democratic vote will be cast IN the
same manner. Ten per cent of the
Populist vote means $50 ballots and 40
per cent OF the Democratic means $500
ballots. Added to the 1000 counted as
sure it gives the Dubois ticket l0, 750
the DemocraSic-Po pulist fusion ticket
$3.50 votes and the McKinleyites $500.
Mr.. Patrie also maintains that the
vote will be so equally divided among
the different counties as to insure a
large majority-he figures on a major
ity Of 20-in the legislature for Dubois.
From another source it is learned
that the Duboisites expect their vote
to come from the following counties:
kootenai, votes; Shoshone, 5; Idaho,
2; Latah, 2; Canyon, 3; Washfn gton, 3;
Owyhee, 8; Boise, 3; Ada, 2; Lincoln. 2:
Blaine, /; Cassia, 2; Bannock, 4; Bing-
L.
Doubtful: Canyon, /; Blaine, l; Nez
Perez. 4; Elmore, l; Bear Lake, 1.
Against Dubois: Latah, 4; Ada, g;
Blaine, /; Gilmore, /; Oneida, 8; Bear
Lake, 2, and Lemhi, 8.
1t must be remembered that each
county is entitled to one senator. The
other figures represent the number of
Representatives each county is entitled
10. In Mr.. Paltrie's computation Du-
bois will have As votes and his op-
ponent %. The result will not be likely
TO justify his prediction. In several
counties the Free Silver Republicans
have been unfortunate in the selection
of candidates; in other words. they
have nominated unpopular men.
BLAINE COUNTY.
Two years ago, when this was Altu-
ras county. there were 1.100 votes cast.
The last legislature changed the name
to Blaine county, and added a strip
of territory casting 400 votes, so that
the total number of votes cast this
year will aggregate 1900. There are
two legislative tickets in the field, and
the vote under normal conditions would
be nearly equally divided. Your cor
respondent has been unable to find
conservative man bold enough to
prophesy as to the result.
For state senator the free silver Re-
pubiicans have nominated Lyttleton
Price, and the Democrat-Populist fus-
ionists, Colonel j. w. Ballantiile. Price
is lawyer, and is said to not be well
liked among the miners on account of
some trouble had some years ago. This
may and may not cause a serious de-
lection in the ranks of the free silver
Republicans. The miners are intensely
in earnest on the silver question. and
in view of the fact that Dubois is i'm
mensely popular among them, may
overlook any personal grievance they
may have against Price.
Colonel Ballantine is a rancher, and
has aroused considerable antagonism
on account of his alleged tendency to
again divide the county. The colonel
is said TO have recently avowed that,
if elected, he would not ATTEMPT to di-
vide the county. Despite his declara-
ton the feeling now prevalent will in
jure his chances.
For representa- ives the free silver Re-
publicans have nominated James Nc
Pherson and H. H. Clay. The fusion
lists have nominated w. Y Perkins and
c. c. Clawson. Mcpherson is at pres
ent county assessor, and well liked
throughout the county He is prob
ably the only one sure OF election. Clay
is a merchant at Bellevue, and at pres
ent holds the Office of county trras-
urer. He has been elected TO the leg
islature twice, and is familiar with the
duties of a representative. Perkins is
a ranehman. and according TO general
opinion is not too popular, although
he has large following among the
Populists. Clawson is an assayer and
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