Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-27
lNGALLs's BATTLES EVE.
Both Sides Confident Of viotory-Anniy sis
of the Situation.
fBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l


TOPEKA, KAN, January Ex-senator In
gals was right when he remarked IN ms
speech Saturday night that the battle was
on. No truce was declared over Sunday.
The Farmers Alliance were busy all day,
none going home, for every man was need
ed at the caucuses and each was on hand.
The important action resulting was de-
cision to unseat two Republican repre-
sentatives and give the vacancies to Allr
ance supporters. The cases were those of
Reedy (Alliance) against Boyer (Republi-
cam, from Lyons county, and Maxwell
(Alliance) against Reed (Repubilcan), f,
from Marion county. Boyer has been de;
clared elected by seven majority, and Reed
and Maxwell tied. The grounds for unseat-
ing is alleged fraud.
EFFECT OF THE ACTION.
This action will increase the vote OF the
Alliance in Joint ballot to ninety-four. and
will reduce the Republican vote to sixty
plurality over the Republicans and ma
iority OF twenty-one over all. 1t requires
eighty-three votes in joint ballot TO elect.
ALLIANCE MIN CONFIDENT.
The Alliance men are confident they will
elect an Alliance man on the first ballot to
succeed Senator Ingalls,, but no one dares
TO predict who he will be. Speaker Elder
said to-day that by no possible means could
Ingalls, be reelected. Ninety-one members
had signed an agreement, he said, TO vote
to the last against ingalls,,
Ex-coNFEDERATE HAS CHANCE,
It seemed to be the general opinion that
W. A. Harris and John Willets now have
the lead over other Alliance candidates.
Harris is an ex-Confederate and served
through the war on General Lees staff.
This fact has arrayed eighteen or twenty
old soldiers against him, and were il not
for that il is generally believed that he could
win hands down. Willetts stock is look
ing up to-day. His boom is sort Of un-
der-current affair. The other candidates
have about held their own.
LII ACTIVITY IN THI INGALLS, CAMP.
All is activity at the Ingalls, headquarters
to-day. His friends from all over the State
have volunteered as recruits in his service.
He held numerous conferences with them
to-day. They say Ingalls, will succeed him
self The Alliance, they say, will be IN
able to agree upon candidate, and enough
votes will finally 90 to ingalls, to elect
HIM.
THE GRAND ARMY FOR INGALLS,.
TOPEKA, KAN, January 26.-Itis said that
petitions will be read in the House from
every Garnd-Arny post in Kansas asking
for the reelection Of ingalls,. These petit
tions will not come from the posts them
selves, but from leading men in each post.
The ingalls, organization is in the hands of
five of the shrewdest men that ever went
into contest. Livingstone, president of
the New York Alliance, is here using his
influence with the soldier element for In
gals. He shows letters said to be from
southern Alliance men, in which they state
that when the Alliance comes into
power they will cut off the pensions
of old soldiers. This is having an influence,
momentarily at least. The Allianos is pre-
serving the strictest secrecy, and it is diff
cult TO get anything out of them. From ap-
pearances it would seem that Willets is
the most promising one among their num-
Der for the senatorship, but they will not
talk about him. Harris, of Leavenworth, !,
is doubtless the ablest man of the Alliance,
and represents every principle of the COM
bination, but he is an ex-Confederate,
and it is doubtful if the large sol
der contingent will support him for
that reason. Congressman Simpson is
ruled out from the contest by the Alliance,
on the ground that no member-elect TO
Congress shall be eligible 20 the United
States Senate.
HOUSE BALLOT TO-DAY.
TOPEKA, January pa resolution was
adopted in the House providing that bal
lot on senator be taken in the House to-
morrow at noon. The House adjourned at
7 o'clock.
TIE INGALLS, MEN STILL HAPPY.
TOPEKA, KAN, January 26.-The ingalls,
forces seem more confident than ever to-
night. Grand Army delegations have been
arriving all day, and the city is full of
veterans tonight. They are all working
for Ingalls's reelection. Great activity has
prevailed all day at Republican hesd-
publican State Central Committee, was
seen late this evening by an Associated
Press reporter. He said: II have not
the slightest doubt as to the final result.
Ingalls, will be reelected. We are fighting
hard, but we are going to win"