The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-23
THE OFFICIAL VOTE.

The Atchison Champion, which has
shown more industry and enterprise
than any paper in the state in the matter
of getting official returns Of the recent
election, publishes IN It's issue of No
vember 81, the complete returns of the
vote on governor and other state officers.
We have not room for the complete ia
BILE, but give the totals as follows: St
John, 75,155; Click, s3,107; Robinson,
2O,933; total vote for governor, 1920,
which is 1861 votes less than was cast
for governor two years ago. Clicks
plurality over st. John, S,042; majority
for st. John and Robinson over
Click, 1887. Lieutenant Gov
ernor-Finney, Republican, 9S,170;
Bacon, Democrat, 6t,547; Bayne,
Greenbacker, 23,3O1; Secretary of
Staie-Smith, Republican, 99,265; Gil
bert, Democrat, 60,4s1; Elder, 23,421.
Auditor McCabe, Republican,, s6,16O;
Brown, Democrat, G6.132, Garretson,
Democrat, 26,G66.
The Champion adds: Taking the
vote for Secretary of State, the Republi-
can vote is % ,933 less, the Democratic
vote I'll more, and the Greepback vote
1854 more, than in 1880.
The total vote cast for Governor is
State, and it may be assumed that this
falling off represents the number of Re
publicans who scratched Gov. st. John
from their ticket, but did not insert the
name Of another candidate. Gov. Rob
inson's vote is Ass less than that cast
for the Greenback candidate for Secre-
tary of State, and as the Governor re-
ceived fully $500 Republican votes, it is
evident that at least 5000 Greenbackers
scratched his name, and voted for Click.
The vote for Gov St. John is 40,049 less
than he received two years ago; while
Mr.. Click received 1860 more than
were polled for Ross in 1890; and that
cast for Robinson is .456 more than was
cast for Vrooman, the Greenback can
didate, two years ago.
1t is a singular fact that at three cleo
tions, in 1878, 1880. 1882, Secretary of
State Smith received larger vote than
any other candidate on the Republican
ticket. His vote this year, however, is
22,933 less than that he received two
years ago; the vote for the Democratic
candidate is S31 more than was polled
two years ago, and the vote for the Green
back candidate 1854 more.
The total vote for auditor is 324 less
than that cast for governor, and 4,209
less than that cast for secretary of state.
McCabe, however, received 1905 votes
more than Gov. st. John, while Brown,
his Democratic opponent, received 9,01T
less than were cast for Click.
1; is also noticeable fact that Gov.
st. John received 17,147 votes less than
were cast for the prohibition amend
ment two years ago, and that Mr.. Click
received 1,107 votes less than the total
cast against the amendment. The total
vote cast this year is 6,561 greater than
that cast for and against the amendment
two years ago. And as Mr.. Clicks
vote fell 1907 below that cast against
the amendment. it is apparent that if all
the voters who cast their ballots for pro-
hibition had voted for Gov. st. John, he
would have been elected by a plurality
exceeding 1900. A very large number
of those who voted for prohibition two
years ago must, therefore, have changed
their opinions upon the subject, for it is
absolutely certain that several thousand
men who voted against prohibition then,
voted, this year Tor st. John. The fig.
ures incline US to the opinion that fully
5000 or 10000 voters who east their bal,
lots for the prohibition amendment, vet
ed against Gov. st. John at the late cleo
ton. Does this fact indicate that they
have changed their opinions on this
) subjects Or that large number OF
persons will vote for prohibition as a
sentiment, but will not vote for candi-
dates 10 enforce il: We are inclined 10
) think the last explanation is the correct
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