The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-15
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canoe of the Vermont elections. though
fully comprehended by party leaders
here, can best be understood by polit-
ical laymen after the consideration OF
some comparisons. These are easily
obtainable, and some figures made al
the Democratic congressional commit
tee give the situation very clearly.
Upon first thought it may seem sur
4 prising that the carrying of a small
state of the size of Vermont by $4,000
Republican plurality should be con-
strued as a strong indication of Demo-
cratic success throughout the east.
| But when it is remembered that at the
corresponding election of two years ago
| the state went almost 10000 Republi-
| can in a total vote of only $1,000, the
! significance is apparent. AS the Demo-
cratic vote has actually increased in
/ the state, the entire loss has fallen on
the Republicans.
1t will be remembered that the first
harbinger of the great defeat of the
Republican party in 1890 was the
/ heavy falling off in the Republican vote
there. In closer states this fall would
certainly mean Republican disaster,
and the Vermont election is regarded
at Democratic headquarters as splen-
didly encouraging.
SILVER THE ISSUE.
The Vermont Democracy had a
straight-out silver and Bryan-in-1900
governor, Moloney, was one of the
loyal Bryan delegates at Chicago in
1886, who refused to leave the conven-
ton with the gold boilers. 1t is evil
dent, therefore, that the Vermont De-
mocracy is not only wholly devoted to
silver, but has made gains upon that
very issue.
1t is figured by the experts in pcliti-
cal statistics that the vote in Vermont
certainly promises important gains in
the next congress from New England,
which was the very faStness of The gold
men in 1896.
A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS.
At Democratic headquarters the most
serene confidence is expressed in the
election of Democratic congress. The
situation in all the mountain and far
western states has greatly improved.
1t is a curious feature of the present
campaign that the Republicans have
been expecting heavy gains in the
Rocky Mountain states, and that their
confidence in this respect has some
what impressed the Democratic mana
gers. The great activity of the Repub-
lican leaders in trying to influence sill
yer Republicans to return to the gold
party was relied on by Chairman Bah
cock to bring several western states in
line. Another dependence was on the
so-called Roadster Populists. 1t is
no secret that the Republican congress
sional committee has sent great deal
of good money after bad into these
states, in the hope of there recouping
the great losses almost certain to come
in the east.
Coincident with the news from Yer
mont, reports have reached Washing
ton of the collapse Of the committee eff
forts to defeat Democracy.
But while present indications are that
the silver cause will carry in every one
of the mountain states, it is curious to
note how differently the tickets are
made in the several states. In Colo
rade there is cooperation between
Populist, Democratic and silver Repub-
lican conventions. Opposed is a new
and curious alliance of gold Republi-
cans and Republicans for gold (who re-
Gently claimed to be silver Republi-
cans). The Republican leaders in Wash
ington are far from satisfied with the
result of Wolcotts PROSECUTING in Colo
RADIO, and your correspondent can find
none of them who have the nerve
necessary to claim anything from that
state.
UTAH IS HOPELESS.
Utah is regarded as the most hope
less of all the mountain states. While
the state will have no fusion, except
between Populists and Cannon Repub-
licans, no doubt is expressed that the
Democratic plurality will reach at least
10000. The Republicans are claiming
Wyoming with great diligence. The
claim is based on the so-called "defec-
ton of the middle f-the-road Popu-
lists. But as these Populists did not
cooperate with any thoroughness in
1896, and have less than half a thou
sand votes anyway, Democratic man
ayers see no reason to question the re-
suit.
Senator Shoup has not been making
any such claims about success in Ida
no, as Carter in Montana and Wolcott
in Colorado. Carter some time ago ac-
tually assured the Republican man
agement that there would be a glor-
ious reunion of the Republican parties
In Montana, and that there would be |
two Mckinley senators from the state !
after next March. While the Montana |
situation is not yet as well 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 over |
silver, and that the Car |
ter federal office holders will be utterly |
helpless to materially affect its compo-
sitiOn.