The National tribune., 1892-12-08
POLITICAL,
Gossip about the Beings of the Diff
ferlnt Parties and Their Repre-
sen atiVeS.
en'atiVeS.

Gov. Lyman q. Humphrey was interviewed
in Topeka, Kan, the other day. Asked to give
his views on the recent elections, State and
National, he said:
I'm the recent election in Kansas the Re-
publicans were confronted with and had to
contend against close fusion between Demo
Gratis and Populists. This combination in 1890
represented majority over the Republican
vote Of that year of $4,000. The result oil the
late election is that this combined opposition
has carried the State by 5000 on State officers,
electing majority i'll the Senate, while the
Republicans have control Of the House. In
other words we reduced the adverse majority
of two wears ago more than so, 600, which, I'M
der all the circumstances, is a substantial and
importan political victory for the RepuDilcans,
because it is only question of two years moro
when we shall recover the State and restore 1t
permanently to Republican, control. The Demo-
Gratis combined with the Populsts through q
desire to take the electoral vote of the State
out of the Republican column, and the natural
Democratic instinct to do anything to beat
Grant and the Republican party.
The result in the country at large cannot
pronerv be said to indicate a popular verdict
against the Mckinley law or the Republican
policy of protection. The vote in the Southern
States especially had little reference to this
question. In most of the Northern States the
result seems to have been influenced and
largely determined by other considerations In
Ohio, for instance, where Mckinley won a year
ago III canvass prosecuted solely on the issue
OF protection this year by Indifference and lack
of effort we barely escaped defeat Yet nobody
would presume 10 say that the people OF ONO
had reversed their judgment on the question of
protection liz the last II months, especially
when the wisdom of such legislation has been
strongly vindicated by experience. In Kansas
the tariff legislation of the 5lst Congress has
undoubtedly grown in favor and popularity
There was good deal of excitement at the
banquet of the Democratic Society of New Jer
sey in Jersey City last week. Judge Werts
concluded a speech on another subject with
these words: And when the supreme moment
arrives. the victory should be given to the man
who has won it by the services he has rendered
the Democratic party to New Jersey. Yes,
gentlemen, | will name him. | hail him
Leon Albeit. next United States Senator from
New Jersey"
Gov Ahbett's friends stamped their feet and
clapped their hands but there were others who
did not like it, and as they remained sullenly
quiet, the applause WAS not as generous or uni
veIsal as it might have been.
Judge Werts told how the succession was
fixed" as a sort of supplement to his speech.
"There's no use of fighting bbett, gentlemen"
he said. The thing is all fixed to make him
Senator"
"Fixed?"
"Yes" was the Judges response. Fixed
in my house last Sunday. Gov Albeit Sena-
tor Mcpherson, and Allan McDermott got to-
gether last Sunday, and it was then agreed to-
Mr.. Mcpherson will help the Governor reach
the United States Senate"
Hon. Thomas E. Watson filed the notice of
his contest of the seat Of j. G. Black, Represent
alive elect from Georgia, some weeks ago. He
charges gross frauds and says he will go to the
bitter end He claims to have carried all his
old counties, even by the Democratic returns,
and that he received larger vote than any
other Representative in Georgia.
Gin order for my competitor to overcome
this large vote" he says, the city of Augusta,
which is about one.thrd the size of Atlanta
and half the size Of Savannah cast 1900
more votes than both OF these cities put to-
gether. Augusta has population Of 10000
which entities her to about 1000 votes. The
city not only cast all these, but 1900 besides"
Watson says he can prove that the Democrats
voted bands of repeaters five to % times, at 81
a vote. lie also claims that heavy vote was
pollcd from South Carolina, and that dead men
on the registration list voted five and six times
apiece.
The Democrats deny Watson's charges and
make counter charges of fraud in the rural !
counties.
makes the Wyoming Legislature Republican
On joint ballot, which will insure the election
of a Republican to the Senate. unless the Dem
ocrats and Populists, who will control the
lower House. unseat a number Of Republicans |
This is possible as the Democrats charge the
Republicans with having stolen five members
in Carson County by means of false returns.
There is a hitch regarding DR.. Osborne TAX
ing his place as Governor for which there is no
provision under the Constitution. Osborne has
secured possession Of the Executive Chamber, |
and the Sheriff guards the building to prevent |
the Democrats getting hold OF the seal OF the |
State
Acting Gov Barber has issued a procama-
ton denouucng Osborne as usuTper and
stating that as soon as all the returns are in Il
canvass of the votes will be made. He calls
upon the citizens to support him III his acts as
Acting Governor.
proclamation has also been issued By Os-
borne He recites that conspiracy exists be-
tween the Republican aspirant for the United
States Senate, Warren. and the various County !
Clerks, to deprive Il number of legislators, who |
have been elected, of their seats in the legis- |
latiye body, and that the failure of the State
Canvassing Board so far to canvass the vote for
Governor, and the refusal of Acting Gov. Bar |
Der to give any definite information regarding
the time and method of the canvass, is part of
the conspiracy.
He proposes to maintain his position and per-
form the duties of his Office and calls upon all
citizens to support him in his duty.
The Executive Council, sitting as a Board Of
Canvassers in Topeka, Kan, cast lots to decide
the legislative tie in Coffee County, and Boil
linger, Republican, was chosen. The lots were
cast in secret. Attorney General Ives, the only
Democrat on the Board, refused to take part in
them. By this decision the Republicans gain
control Of the lower House. Auditor Hovey |
said: Eighteen ballots were deposited III a
hat. One was marked B0llnger the name of
the Republican candidate, and another, Bice,'
the Populst candidate. The ballots were placed |
in Gov. Humphriess hat and set on table
Secretary of State Higgins turned his back and
drew the ballots. The first eight were blanks,
and the ninth was marked 'Bollinger'"
The Populists declare that they will not en-
dure what they call outrage. The defeated
candidate will contest the seat in the House.
The popular vote of California is so close that