Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-01

In view of the approaching election, y
few statistics will be of interest 10 inc
electors of Utah. 1t VIII ne cleafly
seen from them that the charge tina,
Church influence" accounted for thu
fluctuations in party votes, is utterly
groundless. unles it can be claimed
that the Church had been able to con-
troll the electors all over the United
States. Here are the figures:
1896, Republican 7,104779, Popuiists
and Democrats 6.6O2,925, SOCIALISTS o.
ga; total 13,643,91S
1900. Republicans 7.207,a2s Populists
and Democrats 6.35S, 1888. Socialists 1T
500: total 1858, 6Os
1904 Republicans 7,6234s6 Democrats
5.O77, 81. Socialists H2,402 Populists'
HIS total 1921 A3.
Thus II will be seen that IN four years
from 1896 to 1900 the total Increase IN
the vote of the four parties counted
was 10000, yet the Republicans gained
1903 900. and the Socialists $1,000, while
the Democrats lost practically loO,O0e
votes of which the Republicans took
say 5000 and the Socialists $4,000
Again in 1904 the total vote or the
four parties counted decreased by 1872.
o0O (orobahly TO the Prohibitionists and
other minor partles), yet the Republic
ans increased 415, 900, and the Socialists
by 100000
The Socialists claim that they will
poll this year ut least 1,5Oo,DO votes.
1t is admitted on all sides that hard
times will drive thousands of votes of
laborers out OF work to the Socialists.
Never while the Tribune is able TO
take out rates three and four times as
big as commercial advertisers pay, for
advertising city business. will the paper
desert the principles for which II has
so loudly shouted A graft like that is
one to hold on to, just like the $3.50
residum asphalt
Who will the Weber county Demo-
Gratis send to Denver? The county as
usual has a good selection of timber
and men are already being mentioned
in considerable number. Joseph scow-
croft. S. S. Smith. H. II. Rolapp, NJ. ;.
Browning and Mayor Brewer are men
toned as likely candidates Tor inc
! place.
David Mattison of Weber, j. u. Ed
redge of Salt Lake, and several men
from other counties are figuring on the
nomination for state treasurer, come
Republican convention time
One state senator from Weber is to be
nominated this fall, to succeed Charles
| r.. IIollingsworth. whose term expires.
While In the senate Hollingsworth>ied
the field in the matter of introducing
reform measures. He showed himself
TO be n close student of economic
growth IN national centers, and intro
| duced many of the bills which are CEN
! tars OF eastern discussion. To succeeu
| Hollingsworth Rudolph Kuchler. T. W.
| Wade and j. c. Lewis are candidates.
Now that Henry Watterson who orig
| inally launched the Johnson boom Tor
the Democratic nomination. has come
out squarely for Bryan, declaring that
the money being put up to back john
! son comes from the same class that
backed Parker against Bryan. and that
Bryan represents too much that cannot
! be embodied in political platform to
safely pass him by. It may be taken for
granted that Johnson has sunk into the
background TO be a problem for con-
sideration in 1912 rather than 1908
Democratic primaries are scheduled
in Utah county tonight to select dele
gates TO the delegates convention
which viii name the six Democrats to
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