The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-02
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SIZING UP THE VOTE.

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publican parry TO look with contempt
and Indifference upon Democratic polit
zeal efforts in Utah The church Re
publican party. secure in the apostolic
leadership OF Reed Smoot and the con
soqUent support of the hierarchy, feels
itself impregnabIe But yet that i'm.
pregnability is liable TO be somewhat
shaken this year, and things are sure
70 be better cvcncd up than hereto
fore. II is an open question as to
whether the church Republicans will
poll a much heavier vote. if indeed they
poll any heavier. in Salt Lake county
at the coming election than will the
Democrats. little presentation OF the
figures will show that this is ques-
tion that cannot be decided until af,
ter election
In 1906 the Democrats were at their
lowest ebb in votes, Their total in
this county was 5i63 as against the
Republicans 1908
| The next year, however, the Demo
Gratis polled q considerably heavier vote
in the county the year before, their to.
tai for 1907 being 5952 as against
the Republicans 6270. This of course
being in the city alone, and at the
municipal election.
The year succeeding, 1908. tho Re
publicans had their boom vote, because
it was a Presidential year, and because
large numbers OF normally American
party people voted the straight Repub-
lican ticket so as TO be sure of their
vote and because they wanted to vote
for Republican President. Still, in
that year the Democrats polled 66S2
votes in the county, which was very
good showing of strength. all things
considered.
Last year at the municipal election
the Republicans cast GIG votes for
their mayoralty candidate and the
Democrats 900, difference of only 10
votes. showing that the Republican
strength of the year before was very
largely fictitious, the Republican vote
in the city for 1908 being - 400.
1t is certain that the Democrats will
gain very largely in the outer voting
districts of this county, and they Will
be certain TO more than hold their own
in the city. With the Democrats cast
ing upwards of 5000 votes in the city,
they will doubtless poll close upon 1000
in the county outside of the city, Civ
ing them say 5000 votes in Salt Lake
county. The Republicans Will not be
likely to hold their own in the city,
and they will lose largely in the county,
as compared with the vote of 1908. The
Democrats will make strong plea on
their prohibition plank, and their fur
ther plea in opposition to the bossism
of the q Federal bunch Will be very
effective in tho districts outside, as
well as in the city.
The highest vote ever cast in this
county was at the Presidential election
OF two years ago. when the aggregate
vote Of the county was 39,777, OF this
vote the Americans polled 1904. We
estimate that the Americans this year
will poll at least II 900 votes in this
county. They polled in this city last
year 1878 votes. Undoubtedly this
vote will be materially increased at
the coming election. The American
vote has increased steadily right along.
In 1906 it was in this city 1869. In
1907 at the municipal election it was
1l,774 Even in the Presidential year
it was II ,437 in the city. Last year
it was 1878. An average gain will put
this city American vote up over l5,
900 this year, and the Americans will
poll at least 1000 votes in the county
precincts outside the city; so that our
estimate of 1000 for the American
party ticket we consider to be reason
able. If there is no greater vote polled
treme estimate for the aggregate vote
this year, that will leave 10000 votes
to be divided between the Repubh
cans, Democrats. and Socialists The
Socialist vote runs along a little over
a thousand. If the Democrats, there
fore. as above reckoned, poll 5000 votes,
they will run the Republicans close
race for second place in number of
votes.
The figures here presented are, so far
as past elections are concerned, exact. |
They give the vote for Mayor on mu-
uicipal elections; for clerk in 1906. and
on short term commissioner in 1905 |
So that. the figures being authentic, we
put forth the above estimates of the
vote at the November election with
good deal Of confidence in their prob
able closeness. We see no reason why !
the election returns should not be their
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