Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-22
THE KANSAS SENATORsHIP.
The Farmers Alliance Hold the Bal

ance Of Power-Ingalls' Chances.
fthere is one man who knows more about
Kansas politics than any other man it is OK.
Gov. Sharp. He is in town and will
probably remain here through the winter
To STAR reporter who met him this after.
noon at the National Hotel the genial old Jay
hawker talked of Senator Ingalls, catch-as
catch-can wrestle with the Farmers Alliance
ut has generally been supposed that 8:
votes would elect a Senator" said he, "bu
that is not 30. There are nineteen delegate
members of the legislature from countiel
that have been organized since the state wal
apportioned in 1885. 1t will tako ninety three
to elect, and of these John ingalls, has
somewhere in the neighborhood OF
seventy-fve. Thirty-eight votes in the
senate belong to him, and these with
the thirteen new members and twenty
four old ones make up the sum total of hi
strength. The democrats, on joint ballot, have
eleven votes all told. Tho balance Is Farmers
Alliance composed Of men who were formerly
republicans or democrats, but who are neither
just now. They form a solid and purely indie
pendent party.
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.
at doesn matter much who the democrats
vote for, but the compliment will probably &c
to Click or Blair Republicans. of course, viii
vote for Ingalls,, but the Farmers Alliance has
not yet decided upon candidate. judge
PETER, editor of the The Kansas Farmer, is in
the field and he has the support Of Presiden,
Polk and the national alliance. Another aSpirani
is Willetts, who was defeated for governor and
whose following is not small. PETER and Willetts
are vigorously opposed to each other, and the
friends of one will not under any circumstance.
vote for the other. There is q man. though, on
whom compromise is possible, but he cannot
be regarded II candidate; If he gets the
prize 1t will be clean case of the Office seeking
the man. refer to Prof Garfield OF the State
University. He il republican and free trader
a combination that has made him many bitter
enemies in the republican party. Garfield is
an able, brainy man, one of the most scholarly
men IN the west; not politician. but a great
big man nevertheless. II he gets the Alliance
nomination, he will be elected beyond question.
INGALLS, Is NOT ASLEEP.
Ingalls, is not asleep, nor are any of his
friends How the fight will turn out depends
upon the alliance men. II ingalls, can rally any
Of them to his support his chances are good.
don't think 1 would care to be
the alliance man who would vote for him,
though. Why? Because they cay out there
they will hang anyone who bctrays the trust
reposed in him by the alliance; jerk him or
them right up to the nearest lamp post in To.
peka
Personally, although I am q democrat, ]
would like to see John Ingalls, elected but my
reasons are purely personal. l don't think he
can possibly secure the democratic vote,
The eleven democrats will never vote for n re.
publican unless they sd situated that they
have to decide between two republicans. That
situation may come up If Cantield gets the
nomination and then they would vote for
Garfield, because he is a free trader. ingalls,
has clnuaas but they slim, "