The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-21
STATES LOST TO BRYAN,
wyoming Not the Only One, In Spite Of
senator Teller's Prediction.

To Senator Teller Of Colorado is ascribed
the prediction that the only one Of the Western
or Northwestern States that went for Bryan in
1895 in which there will be a change this year
is Wyoming Wyoming was carried by Bryan
in the election NJ 1896 by 500 votes in a total Of
more than 90, 1000, but since then it has swung
into. and seems likely to remain in, the Repub-
lean column, having been carried by the Repub-
hcans in the election OF 1898, when q Governor
and State officers, as we'll as n member Of Con-
gress and members of the Legislature were chosen.
That Wyoming will probably reverse in 1900
its record Of four years before in the contest for
Presidential elections is regarded as certain by
Republicans and conceded as probable by Demo-
cratic leaders in Washington. but it is by no
means So clear thai the other Western and North.
western States which were carried by the fusion
Of S~ilverites, Populists, Democrats and Silver
Republicans will remain In the Democratic col.
umn this year
Bryan carried Colorado by 135, 600 plu.
rality, Idaho by 10000, Montana by 49,
900, Nevada by 6,4O0. South Dakota by
1873. Ctah by $4,000. Washing ton by IL, 600
and Wyoming by 800. The abnormally large
maiorities Of the Democratic nominees in Colo
RADIO and Utah are. in part, explained BY the facs
that there is equal suffrage, male and female,
in those two States and that the record Of ma
FORTY is, therefore. nearly double what under
a like division Of votes would have been the case
in a State in which the suffrage Is limited to male
citizens South Dakota in the Bryan column
was carried by the fusion nominee for Governor
In 1898, but the other State officers elected were
Republicans, the two congressman elected here
Republicans, and a majority Of tn Legislature
elected is Republican There was no STATE can
vass last year. but judicial nominees were voted
for in November, 1899, with the result that the
Republican candidates polled $4,000 votes and
the Democratic candidates -, 900, a substantial
| Republican lead which gives very little promise
Of Democratic success in next years election.
Nevada, which is incontestably a strong silver
State, has an electorate Of only 10, 900. and in
the contest uf 1898. the last State election sue
ceeding the Presidential contest Of 1895, the plu-
rality for the silver candidate for Governor was
% votes He defeated the Republican nominee
| 800 behind Since then United States Senator
William u. stewart one Of the most ardent and
/ lpquaciouS Of the Western Silyerites, has de.
tached himself from the Democratic Party and
hns now n place in the Republican caucus in
Washington. ON the ordinary issues which
divide the two parties, Nevada is again, as here
,ufurc, Republican. and it's electoral votes are
likely 10 he found in The Republican rather than
The Democratic column in 1900, unless the aues-
ton Of silver should again become the dominAt,
ing and issue of the canvass
Washington has swung back into the Republi-
can column. and NJ The election ot 1875 was
carried by the Republicans by 5000 majority.
From these indications, therefore, Montana,
Colorado, Utah and Idaho would seem 10 be the
only two States secure for fusion in 1900 one.
half Of the number carried by Bryan in 1895.
California. Oregon and North Dakota we're Re.
publican at the last Presidential election.