Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-19
SILVER ISSUE DEAD.

in the east
SILVER ISSUE DEAD.
The return of Nevada and Arizona
to the republican column In the No
vember elections is confidently count
ed upon by the republican campaign
managers, according to newspaper cor
respondents in Washington, who have
sent out the following:
Since 1893 any talk of republican
triumph in the states and territories
that SO enthusiastically followed the
Bryanites on the silver issue has been
provocative of merriment In political
circles, but the conditions have been
so radically changed in the last two
years that even the democrats admit
that the republican, gains in the
former storm center of the silver SEN
timent have been so rapid and substan-
tial that there is a prospect of the
states returning to- the republican col
umn at any election.
Senator Stewart, who has just re-
turned from Nevada, insists that all
conditions are ripe for a republican
victory in that state in November, and
Mark Smith, the democratic delegate
from Arizona. who Is in Washington
admits that the republicans will stand
a fighting chance Of electing their
ticket in that territory in November.
The political history of the two sill
yer districts for the last ten years
shows that both are normally republi-
can, and that even in the height of the
silver craze the, democrats won largely
through the increase in the ranks OF
J. u HID, Nj = 49, 4,
publicans who supported the populist
democrats outright. In Nevada Rep
elected in 1892, as silver republican,
he received 1851 votes, being elected
by majority of votes cast, the repub.
lican candidate receiving 2,774 and
the populist 2,751. In 1895, when this
silver craze was rampant, NewlanA
received $500 votes. the republican
candidate, Lilo and the populist 1,848
| In 1898 the republicans made no nom
nation, and Newlands received 5,79(
votes against Sill for his populist OPP
ponent. In the election in 1900 the re-
publicans reorganized their party and
made fight, although certain of de.
feat, as Mr.. Bryan was still making
silver the paramount issue. The re.
suit, however. was most gratifying to
| the republicans Newlands' plurality
was reduced to little more than 1000,
he receiving 5.975 votes. the republi-
cans polling 4.190, nearly double tho
vote cast by the party In any election
| in ten years.
| The conditions today are most favor.
able for the republicans. For the last
ten years the strength and influence
of Senator Stewart, factor to be
reckoned with in the elections, has
been either pronouncedly or at least
tacitly with the silver interests. He
Is now openly advocating the republic
an ticket and it is confident that 1t will
be elected. "The state has always
been republican said the senator re-
Gently, except on the silver question
The elimination Of that question and
the increased production of gold has
restored Nevada to the republican
ranks"
The senator also called attention to
the commercial and industrial develop
ment of the state, and said that the
people, whose interests aside from sill
yer were all with the republican party
would support the party candidate in
the coming election. He believes that
the candidacy of Mr.. Newlands for
the senate would strengthen the re-
publican party. He predicts the cleo
ton of Judge Thomas Hawley United
States senator by the republicans a,
| the coming session of the legislature
next January.
I The situation in Arizona is equally
fo Ia 40 vu6
maintained their party orgapizatiol
last election casting 1854 votes foi
their candidate for delegate. being dc
feated by an even 1000 votes. TIL
democrats polled 7.l52 votes in 1891
and the republicans 5.151. The reput
hcans elected their delegate in 1894 b!
a plurality of about 1000, the demo
Gratis and populists being divided II
1895 the democrats elected their dele
gate by about 1000, the republican,
and populists, although divided, poll
Ing majority of the votes Of the terri
tory. In 1898 the democratic dela
gate received S,212, and the republican
candidate 1884. In the last election il
1900, Mark Smith, the present demo
cratic delegate, received 1864, and N.
y. Murphy, the republican candidate
1864.
Mr.. Smith will not be candidate
for reelection. He says that he does
not care to return as delegate, and
unless the statehood bill is passed al
| the coming session he will retire from
politics. If the bill is passed, Mr.. Smith
will probably be candidate for the
United States senate. In. a guarded
manner Mr. Smith admits that the re-
publicans are stronger in the territory
that they have been before In years,
and have q good fighting chance Of
winning in the coming election. This
statehood question, he says, has some.
thing to do with 1t. The impression
which prevails that republican ma
jority in the territory would aid the
statehood bill may influence sufficient
votes to give the republicans victory.
According to the figures, change
OF 500 votes in each will carry Arizona
and Nevada for the republicans in the