The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-08
Election Forecasts as Made by
Men at Head Of the
Parties.
DEMOCRATS CLAIMING
MAJORITY In THE STATE
American Success i'm Salt Lake
County Apparently d
Certainty.

| The eve OF election brought feeling
OF confidence TO the American party
members in Salt Lake county. Those
who have followed the campaign in Salt
| reached the conclusion that there is a
certainty OF the election OF every nomi-
| nee on the American county ticket by
safe pluralities. The prophecy is made
that today will be celebrated in the flu
ture as the date on which church power
in Salt Lake county politics has been
| overthrown
| Though there were several speeches at
| residences and smaller halls throughout
| the county on Monday, the campaign
| was practically closed on Saturday. Prac-
| tically the only work done by the Ameri
cans on Monday was that OF perfecting
their superb. organization i'll every cleo
work OF the Smoot Republicans was done
| by the Relief society workers. the Sun
| day school teachers and the official
whisperers, All day they worked hard
| In desperate effort to prevent the cleo
| ton of the American county ticket. The
Democrats spent the day in getting pro-
| hibition literature TO every voting dis
| trct in the state and to receiving cst~
| mates from the different county chair
men,
| Each OF the chairmcn OF the three
| leading parties in Salt Lake county and
the state Is claiming The election by
| varying figures. The Republicans
claiming the state by 10 900. The Demo-
Gratis believe they will carry almost every
county in the state for congressman and
supreme judge and that the next Icgis-
| lature will be Democratic
View Of Dunbar.
In the county, D. G. Dunbar. Amer-
can party chairman. after receiving care
full and conservative estimates from
| by landslide plurality Jody Eldredge,
Republican county chairman, pretends
to maintain his belief that the Repub-
| lican landslide of two years ago will be
repeated today. and that the Smoot Re-
publican county ticket Will be elected
by about 5000 votes. The Democrats are
cause. They profess to believe that the
prohibition sentiment in Salt Lake coun-
| ~ is so strong that 1t will carry Into
| office all Of tho Democratic candidates
| for county office.
With the various claims indicating
nothing save the confidence Of the party
| leaders In the results today. non-par-
| tisan observer Is left to draw his con-
| clusions from The sentiment of the peo-
| pie. This appears TO he good criterion
and from this source the indications are
| that Salt Lake City and county are safe
ly American. while in the state the tight
between the Republicans and Democrats
| is uncommonly close.
The fight in the state Is centered in
the counties OF Salt Lake, Weber, Cache.
| Utah and Sanpete. In Salt Lake coun-
ty the effects of the prohibition agit4-
ton is problematical. 1, is certain that
than heretofore In the county and that
their strength will come chiefly from
the Republicans, In addition to that Gle
progressive Republicans who are op-
posed to Howell. who will either vote
for Allen r. Sanford. the progressive Re
"h% fop S beading the the
| candidate. Both Howell and Erickson
are claiming the county but the indi-
cations ARE that Allen r. Sanford Will
carry the county aud that Howell and
Erickson will run about even for second
place.
Situation in Weber.
In Ogden there is some detection in
the Republican ranks which will result
Democrs tic candidate for the supreme
court. is resident of Ogden aud should
run well in Weber county. The prohi
billion sentiment will also cut some fig
urc In Ogden, us in the rest of the state.
Both Republicans and Democrats are
claiming Weber county by big majori-
ties. The indications Monday night
were that tho Republicans would come
out Of Weber county with plurality I'M
der 500 votes.
Cache county is conceded to be doubt
ful this year by both parties, This coun-
~ is always close. but this year il is
believed TO be closer than ever. Tho in
surgcnt Republicans OF Cache have or
sanlzcd and viii vote for the Democratic
carry the county by d small margin. but
the indications point TO the election Of
the Democratic Legislative candidates.
ono OF tho hottest lights of The cam
paIgn has been that In Utah county. Both
parties have been making a great bid
for this county, and the result is decided
ly doubtful. The Republicans claim the
county by 1000 votes and the Democrats
by 1000. II Is Il safe bet that both are
wrong and that Whichever party is the
winner, the plurality VIII bc less than
800.
Like Utah county, sanpetc this year
Howell has little the better OF tho ar
gument in Cache county. so Erickson
looks To have The better chance In San
pete county. As 10 the legislative can
dldatcs. the county is just doubtful.
Neither side VIII have a large plurality.
In Smaller Counties.
In the smaller counties the Democrats
appear To lIavc the better chance. Wash
ington. Grand. Beaver uintah, Emery
and Carbon look Democratic. while in
nearly dozen other smaller counties
the battle is decidedly close.
Summing up. things look more favor
able 10 success In the state for the Dem
ocrats than for several years. While the
odds ore somewhat against their carry
ing the state they are certain 10 make
gains in every county and 10 increase by
several their representation In the next
Legislature.
Howell aud Erickson VIII run close in
almost all uf the counties and there
viii probably be less than 5000 votes hc-
tween them I'm Tie state. Howell Will
probably come into Salt Lake county
slightly in the lead. hut II Erickson polls
thu vote in Salt Lake county that the
Democrats expect FOR him. he vii! over
come this lead. Justice Straup VIII prob
ably run ahead of his ticket and be re-
elected by an almost normal plurality.
Here are. The statements OF tho men
who aTc guiding the dcstinieS OF the
three principal parties:
D. G. Dunbar,
The American party has enough votes
registered To win the election today With