The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-08
La Toilette in Wisconsin.

members VINO VIII stand out against
Senator Scott.
Lid Toilette in Wisconsin.
In Wisconsin every indication points TO
the triumph of Senator La Toilette and
his organization. as tho situation appear
from "A Washington viewpoint. In Michi
gen the Republicans are expected TO elect
the legislature by reduced majority,
friends of Senator Burrows because Of his
defeat by Representative Charles f..
Townsend There is said 10 be some dan
ger OF the Republican nominee for gov
ernor, Chase Osborn. being knitted.
Senator Burkett in Nebra ska is having
hard race for election. and II would
not be surprising here II Representative
nominee for senator. woke up Wednes-
day morning next to find himself In con
troll OF majority Of the Nebraska legts-
lature. The Tight within the Democratic
ranks has rendered very doubtful the
election of James Dahmap. the Demo-
cratic nominee for governor Democra IS
and Republicans alike concede this. While
II seems certain that Dahlman's anti
prohibition campaign Will be popular in
the cities. particularly in Omaha where
the liberal vote is relatively strong, the
platform he presents Will not be attrac-
tive in the rural communities. IT is be-
lieved that the open hostility of William
j. Bryan 10 Dahiman will lose him many
votes among rural Democrats.
Advices from administration leaders
are that Governor Eberhart OF Minnesota
and Governor Carroll IN Iowa. Repubh-
GIm ssn tH are certain @ Of 6e
turned In those states Similar advices
are received as to be situat ton in North
and South Carolina. A Republican legls-
ticularly gratifying 10 the Republicans,
because the election OF two United States
senator's is Involved and it would mean
cell of North Dakota is a Democrat who
holds his seat by appointment from a
Democratic governor to that vacancy
caused by the death of Senator NJ. N.
Johnson, a Republican.
Insurgents on Coast.
In Washington and California prosres =
sive Republicans are said to have fine
prospects Tor sweeping victories. In Mon =
tana the result will be watched with
special interest because OF the under
Washington that William A. Clark will
be elected United States senator In the
event the legislature is Democratic. The
present Montana Legislature has only d
Thomas II. Carter's term will expire next
March The contest is being waged
lercely, and the outcome Is admittedly
In doubt from the viewpoint of men
also much interest In the race for rep
reseniative from Montana, In which
Charles $. Hartman. former member OF
congress and silver Republican, who bolt
ed Mckinley's nomination In 1896. while
serving in the house. is now the Demo
cratic nominee against Charles Pray, the
present Republican representative from
Montana.
Advlces from Oklahoma from Republi-
can sources are that the Republicans
| cannot hope TO return more than one
| member of congress. Bird S. MCGUIRE.
The Democratic state ticket, 1t Is gener-
| ally conceded, will be elected,
| In the south the only spot that fur
nishes encouragement for the Republicans
/ lie In, fcH . he fc ..ro
| badly torn by local dissensons. and In
| which there is a fair prospect that the
Republicans will elect the governor. de-
| feating Robert l.. Taylor, who consented
TO accept the Democratic nomination fol
governor IN an effort 10 save tho state
for his party.
In Virginia the Republicans may lose
| a member Of congress through the threat [.
ened defeat OF Representative Bascom
Slemp In North Carolina they stand &c
lose two and possibly three representa-.
ives ives, IN congress- due to a bitter fac,
Summarizing the results. IL does moi
appear possible. after making allowance.
for, local conditions, that the Republican:
OF representatives. If they do have &
majority they will be under obligation.
TO the progressive Republicans for II. i
Is certain, as things now appear. tina
the Cannon regime is at end anc
that the regular organization that ha:
stood behind Uncle Joe In the past vii
not be able TO control the next con
gress.
The next house will be controlled prob
ably by the Democrats. but certainly b,
Democrats and progressives II not b!
Democrats, { A careful analysis of tn,
situation justIfes the prediction of
Democratic majority In the house OF no
: less than twenty and probably abov
thirty. Wherever Republican success ap
pears possible II is in those localities
where the progressive Republicans hav'
prevailed and wased an aggressive cam
paigp. Wherever the Democrats appea
10 be making strides in the direction o
; victory it is I'm the east or middle west
where the progressive movement has no
attained the proportions II has In sec
tions west Of the Mississippi.
. On the face OF things IT begins I,
look as II the election results would shov
that the Democratic party~is gradual.
taking on a conservative hue GETTING
: hack 10 the spirit that animated in th
days of Grover Cleveland, and the Re
publican party is apparently graduall
becoming progressive under the influence
OF the new spirit that has developed
among the young Republicans Of the ives
and middle west,