The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-28
FIGURES SHOW
MORRIS is SAFE
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continued from rage u
pointed to the figures of the year before
as the basis of their assurance, just as
the Republican faith-cure artists are
now pointing 10 the figures of last fall.
Democrats in 1897 had a better right 70
claim victory. Republicans were driven
to cover because of the wretehed adj
ministratiOn of Mayor Glendinning,
elected as a Republican in 1895 by a
plurality of 165. Democrats had the
popular W. II. Dale for their standard
bearer. In spite of all this. and in spite
of the terrific Democratic landslide of
the year before Dale was defeated. The
vote was as follows
John Clark NOn-partisan. 4,446.
William II. Dale Democrat, 1901
a. F. DOremus. Republican, 2.2S4.
To this day Republican politicians
maintain that DoTemus would have
been elected in 1887 but for a scare that
swept over the Gentle Republicans on
election day and drove many of them
to Dale in the hope of beating Clark.
When Roberts Beat Eldredge.
In the following year. 1898, b. H. Rob
erts defeated Alma Eldredge in Salt
Lake City i'm a race for congress by a
vote of 6195 TO 1864 This plurality of
/ SCI was in spite of the revolt in the
Democratic party against the election
of Mr.. Roberts.
Democrats had right 90 expect vic
tory in the city election that followed
i'm 1899. They pointed 10 the vote OF the
year before and claimed the city by
5000 Again they were doomed to dis
appointment. The figures Of the previ-
Gus year proved misleading. Ezra
Thompson. Republican, was elected
Anti l. H.
crat, by a vote of 1887 TO 1886, or a
plurality of 541.
In the following spring William Il.
King and. J. T Hammond made the
race for congress. Judge King carried
Salt Lake City over Mr.. Hammond by
a plurality of 10. The vote was 6,l17
to 5.407.
Again that fall Judge King carried
the city. This time it was over George
Sutherland i'm the race for congress at
The regular fall election. This time
Judge Kings plurality was 669. The
vote was 1853 10 $3.50. These two cleo
lions were in 1900.
Again the Pendulum Swings.
Again the pendulum swung and in
the city election of the following year.
1901, the Democrats went to defeat
They entered the fight under the lead
eTship of James c. Leary. The Re-
publicans were handicapped with the
unpopular administration of Ezra
Thompson, but again the voters
changed the figures. The Democratic
plurality of the year before was re-
versed. Thompson was elected by a
plurality of 1,229 The vote at that
election was S,1I5 to 6,946.
In the following year, 1902, the Demo-
lRaF fT he 81 n
al election Joseph Howell, the Repub-
Iican candidate. beat w. II. King. the
Democrat. by a vote of S.251 to 1853,
giving the former a plurality of SOS.
Next came the election of Richard p.
Morris. Despite the fact that the Re
publicans had carried the city in the
two previous elections. despite the fact
that the city. county, state and nation
were all in the hands Of the ReDubli-
cans. the voters of the city elected
Mayor Morris by vote of l0.20l TO
1881 for Frank Knox, his COMPETITOR
in spite of a heavy Democratic defec-
ton TO Knox. The history of this CAM
paign is too recent to need review.
When the Flood Came.
Then the food came. The Overwhelm-
ing personal popularity of Theodore
Roosevelt swept the country from
ocean To ocean. Old Democratic states
like Missouri were torn from their
mornings, and party lines were de-
stroyed.
1t is upon the strength of this Roose-
welt tidal wave that the gum-shoe ele-
ment in the Republican organization is
relying for success this year. These
men have yet 10 learn that they must
reason with the independent thought
of the community. They expect thou
sands of men and women who voted
for Richard p Morris two years ago
to Stultify themselves, 10 prove traitors
TO their honest convictions. 10 kick out
the man who has been the man of the
hour in the most critical period of the
citys history. simply because some lii
tie district boss throws a handful OF
incoherent and false figures int their
eyes.
The vote in the city at the Dresiden-
tial election last fall WIS abnormal
lust as the vote in 1896 was abnormal.
Joseph Howell. running for congress.
received 9.456 votes, Judge o. w. Pow
ers 7150. and Ogden Hiles, the Amer
ican." 5,047.
The Americans" and the Republic
cans combined i'm their vote for Dresl-
dent. Myton. the highest elector on
the Republican ticket, received 15,22ti
Kiesel, the highest man on the Demo-
cratic ticket. $500, a plurality of 9,4l4,
in a total of about 22,00O, as against
Bfyans plurality of over $4,000 in d to-
tai vote of much less than $4,000.
Where Are the Republican Votes?
Conservative Americans" are claim
ing not less than 5000 votes this year
for Ezra Thompson. This will be gain
of 1900 over the vote cast for Ogden
Hies for congress last fall. Ninety
per cent or 200 of this gain, will come
from the Republican ranks. Deduct
this from the vote cast for Joseph
Howell a year ago and the Republic
cans are left with 6.I56 as the basis
upon which reasonable members OF the
party will calculate Then deduct 5000
more from the Republican ranks that
will go To Richard p. Morris TO make
up the vote he had two years ago, and
the Republican organization Is left with
less than 1000 votes that it has any
right to rely upon.
This last statement is unfair to Rich
ard p Morris In almost every section
of the city he viii run stronger this
year than two years ago. he viii have
a. larger total vote in the Second, Third
and Fourth wards. and viii practically
hold his own in the other two wards.
Every canvass book IN DemQcratle
headquarters demonstrates the truth Of
this statement.
Morris Has Never Known Defeat.
Richard =. Morris has never yet been
defeated i'm a race for office. His pop
uIarity has grown from the time he
first entered public life as a council
man from the Third ward. Back of him
this year is the sentiment that the wa
ter problem must be permanently
solved. and solved by the friends of the
plan TO bring i'm the Cottonwood and
not by the enemies Of the plan. He is
also backed by the sentiment that salt
Lake must be a greater city. and that
the gates must be flung wide open to
,.-,I.,,,,o rroa1 yaaonIp from all sides