Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-26

A Mass Meeting i'm His Interest Held nj
Topeka.

Topeka.
mass meeting was held Saturday night a,
Topeka in the interest of Senator Ingalls, re-
election to the Senate. Several prominent
kansans spoke in favor of ingalls, reelection,
as did also Col. Livingston, president of the
New York State Farmers Alliance He de-
nounced the Kansas alliance as being domi.
mated by the southern branch of the organiza.
ton, which. he said, hoped to gain control o,
the national government and repeal all past
pension legislation.
Then Mr.. Ingalls, was brought before the
meeting. He received an ovation. He said
the time for his speech-making had passed and
that the battle was now on. He was not here
to deliver speeches, he said He had another
| errand and another mission. and that was to be
returned for the fourth term to the United
States Senate. tCries of You are going back "
Nobody could predict the result: of the coming
election In the legislature. but he confidently
hoped for success.
Continuing. he said: Il am profoundly crate
full to the GAR. for their presence here
Whether i am defeated or elected. wherever
they may be assailed, no matter where may be
the forum. no matter who may be their ad.
versary. shall respond 10 the challenge Of the
lnsoient opposition to the Grand Army of the Re.
public. Should go down. 1 shall zee that there
is not manned or crippled soldier who shall
not feel that he has lost defender"
THE OPPOSITION TO MR.. rNaAIIs
Speaker Elder said yesterday that by no Dos
sible means could Mr.. Ingalls, be reelected.
Ninety-one members had signed an agreement.
he said to vote to the last against Ingalls, Ii
seems to be the general opinion that w A.
Harris and John Wiiletts now have the lead
over the other alliance candidates. Mr.. Harris
Is an ex-eonfederate and served in the war on
Gen Lees staff. This fact has prejudiced some
eighteen or twenty old soldiers against him
and were it not for that it is generally believed
that he could win hands down. Willetts' stock
Is looking up. His boom is a sort of under
current affair. The other candidates have
| about held their own. All was activity al
Ingalls, headquarters yesterday. His friends
from all over the state have volunteered re-
cruits in his service. He held numerous con.
ferences with them. They say Ingalls, will sue
coed himself. The alliance, they say. will be
unable to agree upon a candidate and enough
votes finally will go to Ingalls, to elect him.
THE BATTLE BEGUN.
Senator ingalls, was right when he remarked
in his Topeka speech Saturday that the battle
was on. No truce was declared over Sunday.
The Farmers Alliance was busy all day yester-
day, none going home for SUNDAY. Every man
WAS needed at the caucuses and each WAS on
hand. The important action resulting was q
decision to unseat two republican represent
atives and give the vacancies to alliance sup
porters. The cases were those Of Reedy Csl-
liance) against Boyer (republican) from Lyons
county, and Maxwell (alliance) against Reed
(republican) from Marion county. Boyer had
been declared elected by seven majority and
Reed and Maxwell were tied.
The grounds for unseating is alleged fraud.
The program is to do the unseating the first
thing at todays session and seat the contestants
in time to give them a vote on the senatorial
question. This action will increase the vote of
the alliance in joint ballot to "a and win reduce
the republican vote to "a. The alliance will
then have 80 plurality over the republican and
the majority Of II over all. Ii requires So votes
in joint ballot to elect. The alliance men are
confident they will elect an alliance man on the
first ballot to succeed Senator Ingalls,. No one
dares to predict who he will be.