The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-22
THE ELECTION.

thing OF the past, and the result
throughout the nation shows, on
the whole, a Republican victory,
but in many states the Democrats
have showed heavy gains, espec-
tally in Congressional members,
but not enough, however, to con-
troll the next Congress or Senate.
The late war with Spain is the
the direct cause of the late Re-
publican victory throughout the
United States, and it can be at
tributed to nothing else. Two
years hence will come the Presi.
Dental election, and if that loyal
patriot, William j. Bryan, is
nominated, we look for a sweep
ing victory for the cause of the
white metal.
In Idaho the Fusion ticket is
elected by from 5000 to 5000 plur-
ality. This is as it should be,
and we are pleased with the re-
suit. The silver victory in Ida
no would have been nearly doub-
lie the present figures had it not
been for the disgraceful position
the Populists took on the fusion
question. They are defeated,
and we rejoice over their defeat,
and another time they may learn
q thing or two. The Populist
ticket being in the field with no
show of winning), has increased
the goldbug vote in the State to
quite an extent, and now our
gold friends think they are quite
an important factor in Idaho
politics, but they are mistaken,
for when the silver forces stand
united, the goldbugs cannot
carry a county in the State, al
though Mark Hanna's barrel may
be used freely. This time the
silver forces were divided and
goldites got in a captured two
and possibly three counties, and
have a few members in the legis-
lature. From what we can learn
equal suffrage proved a success
throughout the State.
G. 0. S~tockslager is elected as
Judge in this District by a good
majority. Mr.. Angel would
have made a strong run in Gus
ter county had there been a Pop
ulist county ticket here.
From the official returns on
this page, it will be noticed that
the Independent ticket of Custer
county elected their entire ticket
with the exception of Ralph w.
Osborn, for Representative, and
that by only IL votes. The names
of James Hooper, for Senator;
Leon E. Calhoun, for County At
torney; Richmond N. Hull, for
Treasurer, and Miss Margaret
Keenan,, for Co. School Supt..
were all endorsed on the indie
pendent ticket. Had they not
been endorsed, they too, un-
d~oubtedly would have went down
to defeat. Alexander Burnett,
the Independent nominee for
Assessor, was withdrawn from
the race by his own party, and
published two weeks before cleo
ton, although his name had to
be printed upon the ballots. 1t
was learned by his party after
bis nomination, but too late to
substitute another, as the ticket
had been filed, that he had made
homestead land entry in Blaine
county, and consequently could
not qualify if elected. This left
Mr.. Lane, the Fusion nominee
for Assessor, with only John d.
Daniels, on the goldbug ticket,
to oppose him. This why, un.
.oubtedly Carl. was elected.
BY the returns it will be seen
that the silver State ticket was
not voted by much over one-half
the silver voters of the county.
The reason for this is hard to
explain. There was no interest
on the State ticketS-that
S all there is to it. The gold
bugs in this county did not over
look their State ticket.
The reason for the Independ-
snt sweep over Custer county.
shows the unrest of the people
they wanted a change-they did
1ot believe in fusion for Office
Some who are pretty
sore r talking contest, perhaps
for no other reason than they
we're defeated. 1t looks to us as
though they wanted Office. when
she voters said plainly by their
ballots that they did not want
hem. We know how it hurts
'or the fusion to go down to de-
'eat by SO young a party as the
Independents, but the people ex-
pressed that desire.