The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-10
SENATOR DICK BLUE.
He Talks About the State Politics and Makes
Some Predictions.

Senator r. W. Blue of Pleasanton, Linn
county, was in the city yesterday several
hours. on his way to Cheney. where he
spoke last evening. Senator Blue was
seen by aD EAGLE reporter before starting
| for Cheney, aud in a short conversation he
| outlined the Republican campaign and
spoke upon the probable outcome Of the
| November elections. The senator is now
canvassing the state for the state central
| committee and has been as far west as
Osborne county and Kinsley. He will
speak at Belle PLANE, in Sumner county,
today, and then go to Marion county.
Senator Dick" Blue, as he is Familiarity
known, has been a conspicuous figure
| in state politics for years He Is
an able lawyer and has served
his district in the state senate for eight
years. Being the predecessor of Senator
Moodey, the poet laureate Of the Kansas
state senate. Mr.. Blue is a pleasant gen
tlernan to meet, and Is q very entertaining
conversationalist, having al his tongues
end the names of people and the history OF
every important event with which they
were ever associated in this state. IN an
swer to the reporters query what he
thought of the political situation this year
he replied en-: phatically that there would
be Republican landslide. The senator Is
very conservative man and seldom
makes assertions which he is not able to
prove pretty correctly. He has
been in every portion of the
state within the past few
months. The sentiment of the people is
wonderfully changed from what it was
two years ago. During that campaign it
was impossible to get the Alliance people
out TO Republican speaking. They held
their weekly meetings where they allowed
none but members of the order. Here
they instructed their members upon the
political issues and admonished every one,
under no circumstances, to attend any
Republican meetings Then it was impos
sible TO get near enough to them to argue
and no opportunity to get a respectful
hearing of the principles ofiRepubicanisn
was not presented. This year things have
changed. The meetings are fewer and not
so well attended. Where there were TWEEN
~ working for the Alliance last year, there
is now one This will be campaign of
education and the Republican principles,
honestly and clearly presented, cannot
Idil 70 dDOub luG teSiESU ISSuIC.
As to fusion Senator Blue believes that
the TWO parties will vote together solidly
for the electoral ticket, although he as
serts that there are enough Republican
votes in the state to defeat the Alliance
electors. Honest and conscientious Demo
Gratis, who have the interests of the state
al heart will not feel obliged to vote with
the Peoples party any further than the
electoral ticket. Heputs the Republican
majority upon which the state ticket will
be elected, at from ten to twenty thousand.
The men, Republicans, who are defeated
this year are simply those who cannot
carry their own party vote. He believes
that Harris, the eX-confederate VIII run
far behind the ticket The old soldiers
will not accept Harris. Ia every school
district in the state can be pointed out
several men who have deserted the calam- |
ity party and have returned to the
sound principles of Republicanism. The
Republican party is better organized than
it ever was, and there is disposition and
determination among Republicans every |
where to fight to finish. The state cen
trail committee is effecting a thorough |
organization all over the state The sena- |
tor had been informed of the joint debates |
held here, and he believed that joint de- |
bates, properly conducted, would do much |
good.