Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-14

Conditions In That state Arc "a.
vorable For Republican Vic.
tory This Fall.
Fusion Of the Opposition Forces
Not Likely to Prevent Repub..
lican success

eASsy w Ab0VVAe AsVY0Us
ltcan SuCoesa
Denver. Sept. III have never seen.
such change politically as has taken
place in this state within the last two
months. said Senator Wolcott Thurs::
day. When returned to Colorado AZ
ter the Philadelphia convention / had
no hopes Of the republicans carrying,
the state. and 1t is really against my
best Judgment that l have been con-
WINGED that We do stand very good
show. Ny friends told me when came
here that there had been a change In,
public sentiment but ] really did not
believe II was so extensive until COM
menced to meet the people.
OF course great deal depends upon
what the republican opposition Will be
composed Of. If there is real solid flu
sion between all the elements opposing
the republican party it will make the
result more doubtful. but we are hop
ing that the fusion which the demo.
Gratis. populists and silver republicans
are trying to bring about will be Inn
perfect. OF course my principal efforts
at this time are devoted to preventing
such fusion IL II is possible to do so.
The republican party has been
steadily gaining in the last few cleo
6tions in Colorado. In 1896 we cast but
IA per cent OF the vote. In 1898 We had
about % per cent. and in 1899 40 per
cent. The fight among the democrats
for the senatorship has disrupted their
spublicans are coming back to their
original allegiance and some Of the
Spopulists are dissatisfied with the
course taken by their national leaders.
We will carry this state unless the
fusion of the opposition is complete. In
a three cornered fight the republicans
are largely in the majority. II is inter-
sesting to note that possibly one- half Of
the candidates on the republican
ticket this year will be men who voted
for Bryan in 1886. In that campaign the
silver republicans OF Colorado contrib
uted $l33.00O to the campaign fund of
the national democratic party. This
year the committee is disbanded and
the silver republicans will not contrib
ute 1873 cents to the democratic treas
sury.
We are all expansionists in Colorado
This state furnished, d large quota OF
soldiers to the Philippines, and these
ex-soldierS are strong influence in
bringing TO the administration support
for the present policy in the Philippines.
There is very little talk of anti-imper-
alism, and the silver issue is quiet.
Many of those who believe in free sill
Yer are now confd ent that the interests
of the white metal will be better served
in the end BY the republican party than
by the democra is. bryan has lost
standing in Colorado. and l find much
of his personal prestige is gone. This
is due to the shelving ofssilver and the
substitution OF misrepresentation as al
paramount issue, an issue which does
not appeal to the people OF this state.
II have been all over the state re-
Gently. and hundreds OF people have
come to me and told me that while they
voted for Bryan in 1896 they Will vote
for Mckinley this year. OF course I
only hear the republican side Of the
question, but can not help believing
that the republicans stand a good
chance OF carrying the state for the ma
tional ticket and electing republican
legislature.
The trust question does not seem to
be very much agita.ed. The sme!ter
combination has steadied the price OF
silver. which forced bullion upon the
market. 1t is a fact which have never
seen in print that the great fall in the
price of silver when our international
monetary commission was abroad was
due to the stampeding OF few holders
OF bullion who dumped their product on
the market in anticipation of still lower
prices.
The democrats have created a pecu-
liar situation for themselves. inaslnuch
as some Of their leaders are ardent ex-
pansionists and at the same time anti
imperialists Their Efforts to define
their position are very amusing, as the
Democratic cry of Imperialism has its
only foundationin the expansion Of the
United States during the last two years,
thru events which were merely the in
evitable outcome OF certain information
al conditions.
When asked as to the industrial con-
ditlon OF Colorado Senator Woicott
said: THE industrial condition Of Colo
RADIO i. splendid. There liz plenty OF la
Dor for all classes Of people, the mining
Industry is fiourishing and profitable,
and as a consequence the large agricul-
tural interests of the state have been
greatly benefited. The people are well
satisfied With the present state of things
and see no very good reason for ma king
any changes, From what / hear from
all other states the feeling liz the same
and expect to see President Mckinley
reelected by aslarge or larger ma
lajority in the electoral college than he
had in 1896.
The confidence shown by Senator VOL
colt is not 20 general among hisfriends
They all agree that II fusion liz complete
with the opposition the republicans have
very little show of carrying the state
and they are devoting their most earn.
est attention to sowing diseension be.
tween the democrats. silver republican.
and the populists, in hopes that even Il
fusion is accomplished officially many o.
the allies will not vote the ticket agreed
upon and will either stay away from
the polls or else vote the republican
ticket. They even hope that while
Bryan may carry the state, a republi.
can legislature may be elected and thu.
return Senator Wolcott for another
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