Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-17

Republicans Confident That Democratic and
Peoples Party viii Combine.

Special corresrondsnee Of The Evening Star.
TOPEKA. KANSAS, December I6, 1891.
The universal feeling among republicans is
that they will have TO face q combined opposi-
hon next year. The leading members of the
party from all parts of the state say that fusion
| OF democrats and members of the peoples
party seems now inevitable. A majority Of the
democratic state central committee favor any
kind Of = combine that will take Kansas away
from the republicans They realize that they
have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
They are discouraged over the almost total dis
indignation which has taken place in their
ranks. For quarter Of a century they were
in II hopeless minority and when the peoples
party was organized they thought they could
JON 1t and whip their old enemy Now. on the
eve of national election. when they would
like to present u solid front and get ready for
the feast in case the democrats SHOULD win.
they find the party reduced in three years
from lO7 600 to 80, 600. AMI a new party builtup
mainly from democratic recruits.
ADVISED TO MAZE A DEAL
Notwithstanding this condition Of things
they have been assured of the sympathy of
such leaders as Blice, German and Hill. These
managers have sent word to Kansas democrats
that although the party in Kansas Is in a state
of "inocuo desuetude thei Q are still enough
have been advised tn make any kind of a trade
with the people party in order to take Kansas
out OF the republican column To this end an
effort will be made 20 combine on electoral
and state ticket, and il the peoples party re-
fuse TO make such trade the democrats may
support their electoral ticket anyway i'll hopes
OF defeating the republicans. They would thus
take ten votes off the republican column and
give them to the peoples party, which. in
reality. would be equivalent to turning the
state over to the democrats.
PROSPECTS or A COMBINE,
The chances Of such n combine carrying the
state have been thoroughly discussed. Appar-
entity the coalition would have 5000 or 40, 900
majority. figuring on last years vote. but that
il not q safe prediction Hundreds and thou
sands OF conscientious democrats could not be
delivered, because they are disgusted with the
efforts OF the peoples party leaders to beittle
the state and decry its credit Many OF them
voted the republican local tickets this fall to
rebuke the alliance leaders.
Again there are 10000 ex-republicans, old
soldiers. in the peoples party WHO will not be
delivered into the democratic party. for such
a combine would mean democratic success IN
the nation.
On the other hand, there are republicans
who fear democratic alliance deal. They be-
lieve it would nearly. if not quite, sweep
the state. They are consequently urging
united and vigorous action from this time on
In the formation Of republican clubs, tariff
leagues and county organizations.
ALLIANCE CoSGREssMES FAVOR FUSION.
OF course the alliance Congressman from
Kansas are all in favor of fusion. L, was
fusion that gave them their seats. But they
will not get in again by such combination. The
democrats are ansered at them and will do all
they can to beat them. Without democratic
votes neither of the five alliance Congressman
from Kansas can be reelected. as the result of
the recent elections have demonstrated. Demo-
Gratis and people partyites may get together
on electoral and state tickets. but they can
never combine again in congressional districts.
and especially on the present alliance members.