St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-18
Kansas All Torn Up.
TAi AoTh Up.
Especial Telegram to the Globe

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
Topeka, Kan, Oct. lit is generally
believed BY leading Democrats that the only
effect the Ohio election will have in Kansas
will be to solidify the opposition to the Re
publican party. The Republican party is all
split up over prohibition, and the election of
a Democratic Legislature is by no means i'm
possible. In three of the senatorial districts
there are no Republican nominees, owing to
the dissatisfaction existing in the party,
and ever present desire to boss,
which has become the cardinal
principle of aspirants in Republican locali-
ties. In the senatorial district composed of
Clay and Washington counties several hun
| dred ballots were taken without making any
nomination, and the two factions then each
placed their candidate in the field. The
Clay six delegates nominated ". W. Walton,
secretary of the Republican state central
com mittee. 1t is said that he, seeing defeat
staring him in the face, now proposes to with
draw, which will leave the Washington county
candidate, Moorhead, the representative
of the party in the campaign. If he remains
| in the field the chances are the Democrats
will combine with the -Prohibitionists
and elect Democrat or liberal Republican
In the other two districts mentioned about
the same condition of affairs exists, while
in many of the senatorial and representa-
tive districts it will be possible to elect men
who favor submission of prohibitory con-
stitutional amendment or constitutional
convention, When desired the result will be
attained. The people of the state demand the
privilege Of again voting on this question,
and the Republican party must grant it or
lose large number of its influential mem
bers and thousands of voters.
The refusal of Col. John A. Martin, who is
an snti-Prohibitionist at heart, to come out
squarely, does not satisfy anybody, and there
is strong body of voters, who in their de-
termination to have the vexed question set
tied, will vote again to elect Gov. Click.
Large and enthusiastic meetings are
being held in every county in
the state. Gov. Click, who by the way, is
justly entitled to the title of "The Magnetic
Man," is doing excellent work for the entire
Democratic ticket and is ably seconded by
Col. Moonlight, the gallant soldier, Eugene
Hogan, bright young lawyer, candidate
for secretary of state, and others. The re-
submission Republican central committee,
which en- dorsed Gov. Click, is holding meet
ings all over the state, too, and every
where the most favorable prospects are
reported. The detection among the Ger
mans is a matter of more serious extent than
is generally supposed by Republicans. Many
of them are at heart Republicans still, but
their desire to put down their 6ete noir on
prohibition is leading then to more con-
genial companionship. 1t is beyond doubt
true that the vast majority of the 10000
German votes in Kansas will be
cast for Governor Click, and that more than
half of the number will be counted for Cleve-
land and Hendricks on the 4th of Novem-
ber Altogether the outlook in Kansas is by
no means as satisfactory as it might be to
the Republicans, who by their petty quarrels
have fnttered away their grand majority in
state that has always been considered safe
and sure.