Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-08-25
The Kansas Fusionists.

Second district, IN favor OF COIOnel
Moore, the Democratic nominee for
cougre~ s, and by the Endorsement of
jerry Simpson by the Democrats of
the Seventh district at tie Dodge
City convention. These incidents are
indicative of determination on the
part of the opposition to the Republi-
can organization to completely subor-
dinate partisan pride to the supreme
object of defeating the common en-
envy.
The congressional situation may be
briefly outlined as follows: In the
First district Case Broderick, the Re-
publican nominee, will have fight
ing chance for a reelection if Mr..
Carroll, the Democratic candidate,
and Fred Close, the Popuiist nomi
nee, continue in the race. There have
been rumors of an ultimate coalition
of the Populists and Democrats, and
the consummation of that plan is
more probable now than it was pre-
vious to the Dodge City convention.
In the Second district the retire
ment of King will give Colonel Moore
the support of the Populists, and Mr..
Funston must attract to his support
large number of the Republican de-
serters who went into the Alliance
two years ago if he expects to be re-
turned to Washington.
Matters in the Third district are
badly mixed, with four candidates in
the feld-Governor Humphrey, Re
publican; Jeff Hudson, Populist;
Cheshire, Prohibitionist; and H R..
Nichols, the nominee of the "Abra-
ham Lincoln Republicans. 1t is Hud-
son against the field with the odds in
favor of Hudson,
Charlie Curtis and DR.. Wharton
are making the race in the Fourth
district, the Republicans supporting
the former and the Populists and
Democrats uniting on the latter. It
will be a pretty even fight, but Whar-
ton seems to be IN the lead.
There are three candidates in the
Fifth dlstrict-Burton, Republican;
Davis, Popullst, and Cooke, Demo
cratic The latter does not appear to
be cutting much of figure in the
canvass. and there are practically
only two sides to the fight. Davis
has big margin to go on, but the
Republicans profess to believe that
they can beat him.
In the Sixth Pestana, Republican,
will contest the field with Baker, the
PopulIst incumbent, who had a ma
jority two years ago of 5000. Free
man, the Democratic nominee, is not
likely to affect the result and the Re-
publicans practically concede the re-
election of Baker.
Especial interest centers on the
fight in the big Seventh" between
Jerry Simpson and Chester I. Long
1t will not be walk-away for either
candidate, and speculation as to the
result Is pretty evenly divided.
As to the electoral ticket and state
officers, everything will depend upoI
the extent to which the individual
voters of the Democratic party shall
follow out the compact made by the
leaders. 1t is perfectly patent to the
most rock-ribbed Republican that Il
is entirely within the power of the
! Populists and Democrats to overthrow
the ruling party in Kansas if the ele
, ments which are hostile to the Re
publicans unite for that purpose.
The figures show that in 1888 tn,
Republicans in Kansas had 162, 80.
votes; the Democrats 102, F45; tn,
: Union Labor party BITS; and scat
tering 10.606. By percentages tn
5 Republicans had 5475 per cent of tn
total; the Democrats 3075, and tn
Union Laborites 11.31 That is, tn
: third party vote added to the Demo
: cratic vote made, only 1905 per cen
of the whole. In 1890 there wer
o three candidates for Governor, no
counting the Prohibitionists, VIII
polled only 1920 votes The Repub
licans had 115,O25 votes, the Allianc
106,972, and the Democrats II, So
As compared with 1888, the Republ
cans lost 10000 votes, the Democrat
$4,000, while the third party game
n $4,000. In percentages the Republ
!. cans had dropped from 5475 to 1901
the Democrats from 3O75 to pa
N while the third party rose from lis
20 81 81.