Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-25
FAR WESTERN STATES
THE CAMPAIGN IN WYOMING. COLO
RADIO AND UTAH.
Great Change in Popular Sentiment
Eject of Abundant Work and
Good Markets,

A prominent government official from Wy
oming, who has been keeping himself post
ed on the political progress in all three
states, says that Wyoming Is safely repub-
Ecan, Utah probably so and Colorado may
possibly give her vote to Mckinley, but is
inclined to 80 for Bryan again.
In all three states the past few months
have witnessed a remarkable change of
sentiment among the people," said this Of
fetal. land there has been general move
ment toward Mckinley and republicanism.
Prosperity has been at work in the west,
as in every other section; there has been
an abundance of work for the laboring
men. the miners. and stock raisers: markets
have been good and prices high, particu-
larry in the wool line and, In fact, all class
es find themselves much better off now
than they were four years ago.
-s.r Wyoming for Mckinley.
Coming down to particulars I am firmly
convinced that Wyoming will give her
three electoral votes Tor Mckinley. 1 cam
not see how she can do otherwise. True,
the state went for Bryan in 1896, but by a
small majority only. In that election Nc
kinley received lO072 votes and Bryan
1o.369. From the peoples ticket, however,
Bryan received 2S6 additional votes which
might also be counted in. Even at that. his
majority was very small. When you stop
to consider the wave of silver sentiment
that swept the entire west four years ago
and recall that this sentiment has since
subsidized very largely, it is easy to see how
the state of Wyoming. as prosperous as
any in the Union. can this year be swung
into the republican column.
The republicans of Wyoming are this
fan playing for double stake. The term
OF Senator Warren expires on the Ith of
next March, and his successor is to be
chosen by the legislature elected in No
Vember. In my mind there is no question
but what the senator will succeed himself
In the United States Senate.
Doubt as to Colorado.
'As to Colorado there is much doubt
This doubt is not due to the fact that
Bryan has grown stronger, for, on the
contrary, he has lost heavily in the CEN
tennial state. But it is the enormous plu-
rality of 1896 that makes the result so
doubtful at this time. In the last election
Bryan polled 15S,674 votes on the regular
fusion ticket, aside from 2,3S9 votes on the
peoples party ticket. while Mckinley had
but 26,271 votes in all.
There is much more probability of Sena-
tor Wolcott being reelected than of the
state going republican.
The Outlook in Utah.
Utah is somewhat like Colorado, and
Is always doubtful state. Nobody can
safely predict the outcome of an election
in that state for some reason. This year
the Mormons are entering into the cam
paign to a greater extent than ever be-
fore, and If the rumor to the effect that
the Mormons will support Mckinley proves
true there can be no question as to the
result, Notwithstanding Bryan's large plu-
rality in 1896, At that time he received
64,6o7 votes. as against 13,491 for McKin-
ley.
Here, also, there is a United States sem
ator to elect. Utah now has but one rep
resentative in the Senate, the legislature
having failed to choose successor to Can
non. Representative King, appointed to
succeed Brigham H. Roberts. now, as FOR
several years past. has his eye on the seat,
but is being vigorously opposed by the re-
publicans"