Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-27
KANSAS
The Vote of the Peoples Party viii Deter
mine the Result.

mine the Result.
Correspondence OF The Evening sta
KANSAS CRY, No., October 20. 1892.
The chairman of three state central COM
nittees have volunteered the information that
three separate sets of state officers and ma
tional electors will be elected. This is a fair
example Of the different lights from which the
coming election may be observed. In Kansas
all is chaos. No man can tell the outcome. and
contrary to the usual rules governing state
elections there is no precedent, no basis. on
which TO form opinions or TO hazard specula-
ton.
The one unknown quantity In the present
contest is the strength OF the alliance The re-
publicans can estimate their strength, a. can
the democrats who have fused with the . opu-
lists. What proportion Of the vote of two
years ago will be held in line by the people s
party this year is, therefore, the one question
which beyond all Others is the hardest to
answer.
On the vote Of two years ago the state is lost
to the republicans. There were then enough
populist and democratic votes 10 snow under
by majority of 40. 900 on fusion any ticket
that might be named by the republicans. IL
the two have held their own Kansas will surely
be taken from the republican column and
added 70 the Weaver column on Tuesday week.
ESTIMATES OF THE DIFFERENT CHAIRmES.
Chairman Simpson Of the republican state
central committe has completed poll Of the
state which gives IL TO the republicans by at
least As, 900 majority. He says that the peoples
party will poll lis, 900 votes; the democrats will
give the fusion ticket 80. 600 more which will
make its total 0.0c0. The total vote will be
$4,000 according 10 his figures. and this. if
correct. will give the republicans 49,. 900 votes,
or $4,000 majority.
But that is merely the statement Of one chair
man. Chairman W. c. Jones of the democratic
state committee has different set of figures,
which, he claims. are warranted by a poll of
the state recently completed. His statement
shows a majority for the fusion electoral ticket
OF 37,4l2- He expresses a willingness 20 throw
off the Z, Alp for good measure, but will 60 no
further. According 10 the figures complied by
Chairman Jones, Robinson, the democratic can
didate for governor two wears ago. received
II 900 votes. Willis. peoples party candi-
date, polled l07, 600 votes. which combined with
the democratic vote, would give the Weaver
electoral ticket a wholesome majority over that
nominated by the republicans. Chairman
Jones estimates that in Kansas this wear 81, o 90
new votes will be polled and that the fusion
ticket will receive at least one-third of this
number.
Chairman Breidenthal Of the peoples party
committee has figured on the result and Il posi-
tive that the electoral vote will go 10 Weaver
and that portion Of the fusion state ticket
will be elected.
Until the votes are counted il will be iInpos-
sible for any one TO foreshadow with any degree
of accuracy the result. IL is probable that tn
victory will be a mixed one. The electoral vote
may 60 to Weaver and, though they may lose
this point. the populists have more than an
even chance to control the legislature and 10
elect the successor Of Senator Bishop W Per-
kins, who is serving the unexpired term Of the
late Senator Pumb. should the populists CON
troll the general assembly with a clear majority
in both branches Jerry Simpson. who IL reason
ablv sure OF reelection Ia the House. will be
come a candidate for the Senate. Jerry Sim,,
son and Senator PETER as running mates woaid
make a senatorial team worthy Of the preseni
political condition in Kansas