Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-03
AFTER THE ELECTION.

When the difficult river we cross.
Josephine Pollard
AFTER THE ELECTION.
What the Alliance Has Accomplished-A
Partial List OF Alliance Victories.
We present to our readers this week,
as complete q list as possible. of Al
lance victories and election results
favorable to the Peoples Independent
movement Official returns are, as
rule. so slow in being announced and
the contests in many cases are so ex-
tremely close, that we are unable to
give the full and complete results in
the light of facts before US Another
cause that renders it extremely difficult
to give the exact results obtained by
the Alliance-People's party, F. M. B.
A., and other farmers and labor organ.
izations, is that their candidates are in
very many cases nominated by Re-
publican or Democratic conventions,
and In the press are counted as the
candidates of the two old parties- An.
other reason is, that the Associated
Press reports rarely mention the Inde-
pendent party victories choosing
AoSACH W y AOEO tAOu.
KANSAS.
In this State the Farmers Alliance
joined with the Union-LaboriteA
Knights of Labor and other reform or.
carnations in forming an Independent
Peoples party and putting in the field
. full State, Congressional, county and
legislative ticket in opposition to the
two old party tickets The result was
an overwhelming surprise to the oppo-
sition, the Alliance annihilating O for
mer Republican major ty OF 80 600 and
taking almost every thing in sight
They elected five Congressmen out Of
seven, the county officers in almost
every county in the State, and have q
good working majority in the State
Legislature, which insures an Alliance
man TO succeed John j. Ingalls, in the
United States Senate
MISSOURI
In Missouri, owing to the fact that
the Alliance had no independent State
ticket in the field, and very few county
and legislative tickets, it is hard to tell
just what the Alliance did accomplish,
II, indeed, they accomplished any thing
The former president of the State ALI
ance, Hickman. was elected, as Dem
ocrat one OF the Board of Railroad
Commissioners and the Alliance vote,
being for the most part cast for the
Democratic ticket helped swell the
Democratic majority and send full
Democratic delegation to Congress- But
as they were all elected upon . Demo-
cratic platform, and one not only not
pledged to Alliance principles, but
are most of them at least, op.
posed to the demands Of the Alliance.
it is difficult to understand how the
Alliance is to benefit by the result The
new State Senate stands % Democrats,
Z Republicans and Union Labor; the
House of Representatives, 105 Demo-
Gratis, 90 Republicans and Farmers
and Laborers' Union. Out of this total
of 172 members, "a of those newly
elected are farmers, although 88 Of
them were elected as Democrats and
only four OF them as Alliance men. II,
however, these "a farmers shorf1d all
prove to be Alliance men, and should
take it into their heads to send an Alli-
ance man to the United States Senate
to succeed Senator Vest they have the
matter in their own hands. Indeed, If
81 of them were to unite with the Re-
publicans in choice of United States
Senator Mr.. Vests name would be-
Dennis
NEBRASKA.
In this State the Alliance had full
and complete State, county and Con-
gressional ticket in the field in opposi-
ton to the two old parties. As result
of this fearless and independent action,
the Alliance elect two Congressman and
clean majority in the State Legis-
lature and most of the county officers
The race for Governor was very close
between Boyd, Democrat who received
72 GOT votes and Powers, Alliance, who
received 7l,906 votes. Richards, Re.
publ can, was third in the race, with
60, 99o votes.
MINNESOTA.
In this State the Alliance had q full
State, Congressional and county ticket
in the fed, and made a square fight
against the two old parties. except that
they ,ndorsed Hermann, Democrat for
State Auditor who was elected by a
safe piura ity. The Alliance candidate
for Congress in the Fifth district was
elected by fair plurality. In the Sec
ond district, the Alliance candidate,
Baker, was beaten by Lind, Republican,
by plurality of about 2. 900. The Dem
ocrats, with the Alliance Endorsement
elected the other three Congressman.
The Alliance and the Democrats have a
majority of the Leg stature, and the
Alliance holds the balance Of power.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Here also the Alliance had an inde-
pendent ticket in the field, with Loucks,
president of the Northern Alliance, .,
candidate for Governor. The latest 70.
ports indicate that Loucks, Alliance, Il
elected for Governor
ILLINOIS.
In this State the Farmers Mutual
Benefit Association. the Grange And
Knights Of Labor had independent Con
! gressional, legislative and county tick
cts In great many. perhaps In major
ity of the countieA They do not seen
to have elected any Congressman, as 4
is stated that the delegation viii stsui
/ fourteen Democrats and six Republic
ans. Although the Official count may b,
necessary to determine the exact stand
ing of the Legislature. enough is al
| ready known to definitely decide tha
| the Farmers Alliance IS in position I.
/ control the Legislature, and yirtuall]
decide who shall be the next Unitel
States Senator. This being the case, 1
may be that General John M. Palmer
& brilliant and ener0ekic camnafnn MI