New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-22
VIEWS or HENRY ". COOPER.
| THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE
| COMMITTEE OF ARKANSAS TALKS OF CON
GREss ELECTIONS. AND CoNDi-
TONS ~ HIS STATE.


Henry NJ Cooper. chairman OF the Republican
State Committee Of Arkansas, is at the Vote! In
perial In speaking Of the political outlook yester-
day Mr. Cooper san that he hoped Republicans In
the North and East had an adequate idea 81 The
necessity for eecting strong Republican majority
in the mex, House OF Representatives. To man
who has been as much over the country IA nave
recently" he said. the conviction comes with
strong force that Republicans everywhere have a
task before them in the fall elections second 10
none In rs importance TO the countrys political
ana hnancal destlnies."
Mr. Cooper Says that the vote az The recent state
election IN Arkansas on September was a very
light one the votes polled being much less in num-
Der than those OF September 1896. He does not.
however. attach much National Importance 10 the
election in Arkansas. because. he says. the fact
thar under the present Election law the election
machinery placed absolutely In the hands OF the
Democracy makes It certain to men OF al parties
that the result is fixed In advance. hence Demo
Gratis and Republicans alike stay away from the
polls Republican ballots IN Arkansas arc counted
Democratic If necessary. he added. and It is the
open boast OF the party in control that no matter
how many votes poiei. and who polls them. the
count VIII 5e made Democratic
Then too" said Mr.. Cooper. the requirements
Of the Election law and the manner in which the
official ballot is printed make II dif'nu tor oven
.ntelisent voters correctly 10 make out their bal
lots. and reduces the vote II The state by very
large number Of defective ballots, which are not
counted
Mr. Cooper says the Democracy ~ Arkansas e.
sill largely in favor OF the silver fa'lacy and
the denomination of Bryan in 1870. although II -
noticeable that among the most influential mon o'
the party there Is q growing disposition 10 recog-
nize the folly Of the course pursued IN 1886 This
number however, is not as yet suficien; 70 accom-
pish anything within the State organlzation
so far as concerns other questions OF National
,mnortancc' Mr. Cooper says he believes the ma
iority OF the voters of Arkansas OF both parties
ar. in favor of the annexation OF Porto Rico. the
Philippines and all other spanish territory which
has come under the American flag.
| II has been favorable year for crops or al
kinds Mr.. Cooper continued. and the cotton croT
of Arkansas bids fair to be as large or larger thar
| last wears crop, which was very large one-oVeI
nine hundred thousand bales. The price Is low
bur the large crop will bring great deal OF money
/ into the State. Since the enactment OF the DING
/ lev law the lumber business has improved wonder
/ fully More than half the mills were closed dowr
soon after the enactment OF the Wilson Law, bu
| they have now reopened and are running on ful
time Financially Arkansas was never In bette
| shane with a brisk demand In the mercantile trade
abundant crops and general feelns of security II
! values Arkansas is one of the garden spots OF tn
earth. If it had an honest ballot and the voters
were encouraged to give fun and free expression
Of their opinions AT the polls II would probably al
| tract moro wealth per capita within the mex
decade than any other State in the Southwest