People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23

Kansas is the leading state In the revolt
against the two old parties. When Streeter,
the Union Labor candidate, ran for president
In 1883 she gave him q, ,7SS votes, more than a
quarter OF all that were cast for him. The
party in Kansas Is composed very largely Of
former Republicans. Probably one-quarter Of
its voters were originally Democrats. In the
gubernatorial election OF 1890 the Democrats
cast 1900 votes, the Populists lO8,g72 and the
Republicans ll5,025. In the last election
Weaver received 1881 votes and Harrison
l57,SB. Many Democrats voted the Repub-
lican ticket.
Il Is on record that at least one influential
Democratic newspaper came out for Harrison,
and that faction Of Democrats refused to DO
bound by their party's Endorsement Of the
Populist candidates. The Populists cast So, los
more and the Republicans <2,2ll more votes
than In 1890.
The Kansas Populists elected their candi-
didste for governor, Lewelling. by &,O0 plu-
rality. Their candidate for congressman at
large, w. A. Harris, ran about 1000 ahead Of
his ticket. He Is a Confederate veteran, and
In the convention that nominated him there
were about 200 Union veterans who made the
dorsing bis candidacy.
Nine Of the Weaver electors of Kansas were
elected by majorities averaging %,3ss. One
tCobelD was beaten on account Of o typogrsph-
ical error in the certihcations. The entire
Populist state ticket was elected by majorities
ranging from $500 10 $500. The four Populist
congressman received msjorities ranging frvm
l,5OO 10 600. A special effort was made to de-
feat Jerry Simpson. and his majority when he
was originally elected was reduced from about
1000 to l.7oe. but he got l.2l0 more votes than
were cast for him two years ago. In. the Sec
ond congress district Funston, the Republican
candidate, was elected by q very small major
ity. Colonel II. L. Moore, the Populist candi-
date, will contest. He declares that he has
evidence that be received more legal votes
than Funston. 1t may bs said that Kansas
has more than held her own. as Populist
stronghold
The normal vote Of the Peoples party In Ne.
braska is about 1000. In the November cleo
ton the Populists obtained control Of the leg.
islature, but did not carry the state for
! Weaver. His oficial vote lie $3.50.
The victory Of the PoPulists In Colorado WA
sweeping, both in town and country. They
were not Populists pure and sample, but COM
bination Of Populists and Democrats. TAs
Rocky Mountain News Democratic) came out
for Weaver and free silver early In the cam.
paign. and many OF the other daily newspapers
Of the state, regardless Of former politics, in.
dorsed the Populist ticket. Weaver carried
the state by 1880 majority, polling over So, %.
votes. D. H. Waite IVES elected governor BY Z
majority OF about 1.000. aud all the Populisl
state ticket vas successful. Popslist doc.
irines were preached with free coinage from
svery Popalist, Democratic and silver clut
platform and published in all the newspaper
which kept the Populist platform as stand
Ing matter" The Populials had q better
chance TO spread their theories in Colors6s
than In any other stale save kAnsss.
The Farmers Allisrce vote in North ps.
kota for governor In 1921 was only i.s2l agains,
Democratic vote Of iz.oA and Rspublicar
vote af laTs. This rear The Denr--sis In
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