Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-20
Politics in Kansas.
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. IA. 1885,

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To the Editor of the Kennebee Journal:
Way out here in Kansas we are having one
of the most exciting political campaigns ever
held in the State. While Kansas is naturally
a republican State, and there is no doubt but
she will cast her vote for Garfield and Arthur
yet the excitement over the coming election
is very intense.
This is especially true with regard to State
politics. The republicans have nominated
for Governor the present incumbent, John p.
st. John. He is man of sound executive
ability and is well qualified for the office. As
an orator he ranks second to none in the
State. He is very active temperance work
er, and is at present President of the National
Temperance Association of the United
States. On the other hand the democratic
nominee, Ex-senator f. G. Ross, has little to
commend himself to the people. He was for
merly a United States Senator from this
State, but gave so little satisfaction to the
people that he has never since been very
prominent in politics until now. There is
| no doubt but that Mr.. st. John will be elected
by large majority.
The three representatives now in Congress
| from this State have all been renominated BY
| the republicans. They are all men in every
| rcspec. worthy of the positions which they
hold. In this. the Second district, is the
only possible fear of democratic success.
| Here, Dudley c. Haskell. the republican can
didate, is opposed by L. +. Greene, fusionist.
Y asf tho democrats and ha pt ore
did not fuse and the combined vote of the
two parties exceeded that of the republican
by about four thousand. This seems to give
some hope of victory to the democrats. who
| now have united with the greenbackers and
| are prosecuting very energetic canvass.
The republicans. too, have entered the cam
paign with good vigor. 1t hardly seems pos
sible that the fusionists can win as greenback-
ism is decreasing, and the fact that this is a
presidential year will call out a large repub-
lican vote.
One of the chief features of the present
campaign is the advent of women into State
politics The democrats have nominated
Miss Sarah A. Brown for Superintendent of
Public Instruction, and after some hesitation
the nomination has been accepted Miss
Brown is perhaps the ablest candidate on the
democratic ticket and is in reality repub-
lican at heart. | can think of no reason why
she has been nominated unless it was a
scheme to win over republican votes. 1t will
not be likely to succeed as the republicans
seem satisfied with the present management
of the State government and will hardly care
to change their votes.
Here, at Lawrence. the political excitement
is very intense. The republicans have two
flambeau clubs well drilled and finely uni
formed. Company A is composed of white
citizens and has about two hundred members.
Company b is made up of about one hundred
and fifty colored citizens. Besides these the
Boys in Blue have quite large organiza-
ton here. The democrats have company
of ''Hancockites" numbering about seventy
five men.
Tonight there has been one of the grand
est jubilation meetings of the campaign.
We have just got the news from Ohio and
Indiana, and the republicans are happy and
jubilant. As am writing this letter I can
hear the sound of the cannons and see the
fireworks and bonfres. The good tidings
will fill all tine hearts of the republicans with
new courage and zeal You can surely count
on forty thousand republican majority from
this State in November. DoUGLAs.