Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-11-06
In KANSAS.
No Definite Returns From Closely
Contested Districts
CONFLICTING CLAIMS At TOPEKA.
Leavenworth County Carried BY the Demo-
crats-MoonIight Successful In Atchison
Saline County Favors the Demo-
cratic Ticket.

cratic Ticket.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov 5.-As much
doubt exists at the various party head
quarters in Topeka at o'clock as to
the result of the election as there has
been at any time during the campaign.
Returns have been meager and scatter
ing, and the majority of them have
been estimates based largely upon the
hopes of those sending them in. Pr
vate advices have been few and of an
unsatisfactory nature. None of the
committee chairmen profess to see
any reason for changing their
ante-election estimates Chairman
Buchanan, of the Republican commit
tee, claims that the few returns received
have been of a satisfactory character.
He says that Humphrey is running
stronger in the cities than he expected
and leads Robinson in the large towns,
while he leads Willis in the country
in about the same proportion that he
leads Robinson in the cities. At 1890
the following bulletin was posted at
Republican headquarters: 'If Hum
phrey's vote throughout the State contin-
ues in the same ratio as in the precincts
from which returns have been received
his plurality VIII be 6, 300" Chairman
Buchan does not, however, claim that
any such plurality is possible Chair
man Chase, of,the Peoples party, asserts
that the returns received thus far are
about what the Peoples party poll indi-
Gated that they would be. He says he
has no advices which shake his conf
dence in the election of Willis He
does not expect to hear from the strong
holds of the Peoples party for
twenty-four hours At Democratic
headquarters the claim is made
that the race is between Robinson and
Willis and that Humphrey will be
third They have no more complete
returns there than the other committees
have received. In fact the same bu!le-
tins have been received by the three
parties, and their widely ranging esti-
mates are made from the same scatter
ing figures Chairman Jones has per-
feet confidence in the election Of Rob-
inson. Although the Republicans are
outspoken in their claims it is evident
that they do not feel so sure of success
as they profess.
The Republican Central Committee,
from the incomplete returns received
figure over seventy Republican mem
bers-elect of the next House, about
twenty-five more than enough to re-
elect Senator Ingalls, against whom the
opposition was principally centered.
wYANDOTTE COUNTY.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, Nov. 5.-The
Democrats got a shade the best of it at
the election held in Wyandotte County
yesterday, as two ant-Ingalls Repre-
sentatives were elected, and strong
probabilities that county commits
sioner and superintendent of public in
struction were also elected.
Complete returns from Kansas City,
Kan, will give Robinson a majority of
600 over Humphrey, while the county
will go for Robinson from 500 to /, coo.
The vote in Kansas City, Kan, was
very light only about 1000 ballots be-
ing cast out of registration of Z, 1913.
The returns from the country pre-
cincts are very incomplete, owing to a
very heavy vote being cast.
BOURBON COUNTY.
FORT SCOTT, Kan, Nov. 5.-Returns
indicate the election of E II. Funston,
Republican, for Congress by a good
plurality. The vote on the county
ticket is very close. General j. H.
Rice, is undoubtedly defeated by his
son, w. NJ. Rice, Republican, for the
Legislature. This is conceded by the
Peoples Central Committee. Gilfillan,
Republican, for the Legislature from
the Twenty-third district is surely de-
feated by Fortney Farmers Alliance.
LEAvENwoRTH COUNTY.
LEAvENwoRTH, Nov 5.-Indications
are that Robinson, Democrat will have
$500 majority over Humphrey in the
city of Leavenworth. and Moonlight,
Democrat about 2 500 majority over
Broderick up in the city. No reports
from towns in the county Nicely and
Willard, Democrats, are elected over
Anthony and Fem, Republicans, by
about 500 majority. Resubmission Re-
publicans and Democrats combined
Both members will vote for Ingalls, if
their votes are needed.
BROWN COUNTY.
HIAwATHA, Kan, Nov. 5-The vote
here was that Of an off year falling 100
short of voters registered The city
gives the usual Republican majority.
Humphreys plurality 1874; Frederick,
Congressman, First district, ZIG; Ryan,
Judge, $50; Carothers, Representative
pledged to vote for Ingalls,, 40 1t is
thought that Brown County is safely
Republican by 800 majority. The AL
lance vote is but twenty in the town; 1t
will not be 1000 in the county.
cOwLEY COUNTY
WINFIELD, Kan, Nov. 5.-Out of 3
total of go votes counted Humphrey
has S5S; Robinson, 1863; Willis, 14s;
Perkins, 4O5; Clover, 242: The Repub-
lican Representative in the Sixty-frst
district is elected. The county pre-
cincts, as far as heard from, show Re-
publican gains over the Alliance vote Of
last year of 30 per cent This rate of
gain would give Republican majority
in Cowley County of 500.
sEDGwICK COUNTY.
WICHITA, Kan, Nov. Sit is believed
the county Republican ticket has been
elected. Hallowell, Republican candi-
date for Congress, it is thought, has lost
the county by 100. The State Repub-
lican ticket was scratched, and returns
come in slowly. 1t is thought Robinson
will have 8, 500 votes in this city; Hum
phrey. $50, and Willitts, 400.
MARION COUNTY