Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-03
ElRLY ELECTION.

o. the so.cAlIod yearly elcolions'
which ars 70 take plaon this yoar-lhnt
10, elections IN advance Of the great
presidential, congressional aud state
struggle o. the bsglnniugoi November
that In Alabama which IL in progress
today, August 5, "a the fitst Tue next
/, the Vermont state election on Sep
tembnr Let; then comes Afknuaas with
on election Tor state officers on the IN
Of September; aud Que wunk later Sep
tcmtcr ian, the people Of Maine VIII
DO their voting. Thoss preliminary
eontosls are generally Of much Interest
A. showing tho popular drift tot
the more important comforts that
come along later THIS year they
will naturally DO Of unusual iu,or'
est because Of tho altogether
new Issue, silver, which hes forced
iisclf to the front, not only no affecting
the position Of the great paftios Ia the
nation nj large, but also IN every COM
monwealth and district thereof Yet in
three Of the four states mentioned
there arc Internal complexities aud
combinations which will rob tho to-
suit OF tho bAlloling OF much Of the
Significance and value which u has
formerly possessed as an indication Of
tho trend Of sentiment among tho
mAisce.
For instance; At the last election
In Alabama there was no Republican
party In the state; tho contestants were
the Democrats aud the Popullsls, who
cast ilO, SOS aud s8,2ss votes respective
~. Such Republican ballots ~ were
cast were merged into a "soatioting
vote" OF not quite two thcrs'
and In number. This year, however,
the Popuiisls and Republicans have
effected n fusion on the state ticket,
and present solid front against thu
Democrats. The latter party and the
Pspulisis are agreed upon the candi.
date for President TO be- voted for In
November, but are ~ widely apart M
possible on the choice for Vice Ptosl-
dent. IL viii be- seen, therefore, that
twin require much Ingenious ngur.
ing ana Imagination 10 draw from tbs
election today any tangible Indication
~ to how Alabnml, ana more oapooi.
ally the reat Of tho country, Is going to
20 In November
On the other hand, Ia Vermont there
is no such element Of confusion. In
1894 the Republicans ouivoted the
Democrats about three Co oac-lho
ngurss being $4,000 10 lA,li2. what
ever change 10 shown this yenr In the
strength u the parties In the Green
Mountsin state may be fairly elaine q
~ evidence OF tho extent % which
tho silver quosIiou has affected tho
status.
Commenting on the ArkAnsas con.
test, IN which state At tho latt election
the Democrats had 7isOy, the Repub.
lioaus 2G,Osi, and the pJpullsts 2i.5n,
vote, the New York World affects O.
believe that there 10 not much OF iu-
ttTuotion likely TO come from this years
election, except In 90 lar ~ II may indi.
cato the extent Of fusion between
Democrats aud P1pullsls anu the oblil.
traII0u Of party lines that have already
become indistinct there.
Tho election Ia Maine, on the con.
lraTy, % iugo 10 DO Of special Interest,
Tor tho complications existing 10 igr
no other cause. In 1894 Gov. lIuups
state gave O9,53g Republican 10 a0,0ll
Democratic votes Eud i,S1l p1puAst.
Tue Chicago free silver nominee lur
Vice President 10 % Maine man, rich
AM Influential, bat the Dem cratic
candidate Tor governor refuses TO uu
On iIBo silver platform, All This &.
sure 20 make tho fsnt lively aut puz.
sling 20 she igat degree,
Tho reader who IL Inclined q take
interest IN such matters has IN tur
foregoing paragraphs material f1r as
much calculation nud spcauIauou as De
carea % brEtow upon ihc subject