The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-13

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publican party In 1890 was the heavy
fall In the republican vote there. In
closer states this fall would certainly
mean republican disaster and the Yer
mont election Is regarded at democratic
headquarters as splendidly
ing.
The Vermont democracy had a
~straight-out silver and Brysn-in-l9Oo
platform this year. The candidate for
governor, MolOney, was one Of the loyal
Bryan delegates at Chicago in 1896, who
refused to leave the convention with
the gold boilers. /: is evident therefore
that the Vermont democracy Is not only
wholly devoted to silver. but has made
it's gains upon that very issue.
II IS figured by the experts In political
statistics hat the vote in Nermont GER
talnly promises important gains in the
next congress from New England. which
was the very fastncss OF the gold men
In 1895.
At democratic headquarters the most
serene confidence is expressed In the
election Of a democratic congress. The
situation in all the and FAR
Western states has greatly improved. IL
Is a curious feature Of the present cam
paign nat the republicans have been
expecting heavy gains in the Rocky
lIittlAt FAdlfFr anu AloA AANAA 'tAA
dence mas somewhat impressed the
democratic managers. The great activ-
fly OF the republican leaders in trying
10 influence silver republicans to return
10 the gold party was relied on by
Chairman Babcock to bring several
Western states IN line. Another de-
pendence was on the sO-called roads
ter populists. II either silver republi-
cans or populists would take positions
against fusion q would be apt to make
these states doubtful-at least according
to Mr.. Babc0ck,s advices. II Is no secret
that the republican congressional COM
mittee has sent a great deal OF good
MONEY after bad into these states in
the hope OF there ~reCOuping the great
losses almost certain 10 come In the
East
Coincident with the news from Yer
mont. reports have reached WShing-
ton Of the collapse Of the efforts against
fusion in the states where most was
hoped for from defeating fusion. In
only one of the states have serious
complications arisen 70 disturb demo
cratic prospects. In Chairman Bah
cocks own state, where he was pre-
sumably free to do his best work, the
democrats and populists have failed to
unite. 1his Wisconsin failure Is claimed
TO be due TO the nomination OF a gold
democrat for lieutenant governor, but
WFll-lnlol Iltu DNlllltltlt say lfdN Ahf
yellow color OF republican none had
a great Zeal 10 do with the result.
While present indications are that the
silver cause will carry I'm every one Of
the mountain states. IL IL curious TO note
how differently the alliances are made
in the several states. In Colorado there
is complete cooperation between popu-
list. democratic and regular silver re-
publican conventions. Opposed is a new
and strange union Of gold republicans
and republican for gold, who lately af-
hliatcd with the silver republicans. The
republican leaders here are far from
satisfied with the result Of Wolcott's
PROSECUTING In Colorado, and your cor
respondent can find none Cf them who
have the nerve necessary TO claim any
thing for that state.
Regret Is EXPRESSED here at the failure
Of complete fusion in Idaho, and the
failure to renominate Congressman
Gum. II is, however. believed that the
fusion democratic and silver republican
ticket will sweep the state easily, even
II the two wings OF the pOpulist party
really get together against II. In any
event. there Is no expectation that the
gold republicans can win. II Is credit
able to Senator ShOup TO say that he
has not been making any such ridicu-
lOus claims about success In Idaho as
have been INDUCED In by Tom Carter
I'm Montana and Wolcott in Colorado.
Carter some time ago actually assured
the republican management that there
would be a glorious reunion Of the re-
publican parties I'm Montana, and that
there would be two Mckinley senators
from the state after next March. While
the Montana situation Is not yet as wei
developed as that in the other mountain
! states, all Information received here Is
that there will be such nominations
[ made that the new Legislature will be
Overwhelmingly silver n that the
Carter federal ~OniCeholdCrs will be ut
terly helpless to materially affect its
composition.