Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
IN THE FAR WEST
Political Situation Encouraging From
a Republican Standpoint.
SENATOR SHOUP'O OBSERVATION
States Which Democrats VIII
Surely Lose Next November
THE FIG HT IN I'D a II .

Senator Shoup of Idaho. who arrived In
Washington from the west last night, re-
ports very encouraging situation from a
republican standpoint in that section or
country. where silver sentiment entered
largely into politics four years ago. Mr..
Shoup is a very close observer and has as
close political judgment as any man in the
Senate. He is never carried away by en-
thusiasm but Is very cautious and DELHI
crate in arriving at his conclusions
He says that in the far west the republic
cans VIII lose no state which they carried
In DC while the democrats will certainly
lose Washington. Wyoming and Utah,
which they carried in '3G The republican
majorities in California and Oregon, he
says. will be increased. and there is a good
fighting chance of their carrying Idaho and
perhaps Nevada.
The Fight in Idaho.
The fight in Idaho. where he is Il candi-
date for reelection ex-senator Dubois be-
ing the opposing candidate, supported by
the fusionists. will. he says, be very deter
mined. but he is confident of having ma
jority Of the legislature, and thinks they
may at the same time carry the state for
the republican electoral ticket. He is con-
fident of the legislature, in spite of the
hard fight the fuSionists are putting up.
and is hopeful of TIE state the presiden-
tial ticket. The situation with reference to
the fusion between the democrats, silver
republicans and pupulists at last reports
required some details to be settled before
1t will be complete.
Al the iiIsi gIcJrt at fusion the demo-
Gratis and silver republicans fused, but the
populists who felt that they were not being
fairly treated. refused 10 fuse and put up
a separate ticket of their own. giving the
executive committee. however, authority to
adjust matters later, If ii could be done.
Since then, representatives of the three ele-
ments held meeting in Chicago and agreed
to join forces. but this agreement has yet
to be considered by the populist executive
committee. and, if accepted. the difficult
question remains to determine who of the
populiat candidates shall be pulled down.
Fully ~ per cent Of the silver republicans
in Idaho. Senator ShOup says, have gone
back 10 the republican party.
The Situation Generally.
In reference to the political situation gen
orally. Senator Shoup says that Bryan will
surely lose Kansas; that Illinois, Michigan.
Minnesota and Wisconsin are surely repub
Hcan. hundred thousand republican ma
jority being claimed in Illinois; and that in
Indiana there promises to be close and de-
termned fight. The situation with re-
spect 70 the German vote. he says, has been
very thoroughly looked into by the repub
HCan managers at Chicago. and they say
that no serious disaffection exists and that
the loss from that quarter will be very
small indeed. In his own state, the sena-
tor says. the leading Germans are all sup
porting the republican ticket earnestly
In the far west. he says, the money ques-
ton viii not enter largely into the cam
paign. The democrats will try to keep 1t
alive there, but they will not be able to do
So in view Of Bryans speech of acceptance
and the obvious purpose of the party 70
push ii aside in the east. Therefore the
question of expansion. or imperialism.
the democrats term it. viii be given most
consideration, and the democrats will not
have public sentiment in the west with
them on that issue The people who live I'm
the territory which was acquired by this
government from France or from Mexico
are not, he says, opposed to expansion.
They know that the same sort of opposition
that Is made now TO expansion was made TO
every addition of territory to the Union
and that every argument of the opposition
has proved false. Moreover, he says the
west more than any other part of the coun-
try Is benefited by the expansion policy Of
the administration