People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-09
THE OFFICIAL COUNT.


pleted its four days session at TOpe-
ka Thursday evening, and the final
act, the settlement of the COffey cOun-
ty tie, precipitated a row, Attorney
General Ives declining to act with
the board, after it had determined to
dispose of the tie by lot. The four
Republican members of the board,
Governor Humphrey, Secretary of
State Higgins, State Treasurer StOver
and Auditor Hovey, then in secret
session cast lots for the opposing can
didates and decided that the Repub-
lican had won.
The attorney general was in favor
of asking the governor to call a spec
ial election, the board to decide that
no election had been made. This
proposition was opposed by the secre-
tary of state, who wanted the tie to
be decided by lot. The four Republi-
can members of the board were in IA
vor of deciding the tie by lot and the
attorney general declined to act with
the board, saying that he did not pro-
pose to be a party to raflling candi-
date into the legislature. He then
left the room and the four Republi-
cans continued in executive session.
The attorney general admits that
the statute provides that the tie can
be disposed If by lot, but insists that
it is in direct conflict with the con-
StitutiOn. He holds that he has
sworn to maintain the constitution,
and therefore he does not propose to
be party to any action that he con-
siderS in direct violation of his oath.
The board also issued a certificate
of election to W. A Stubbs, Republi-
can, of Haskell county, instead of
Joseph ROSenthal, Democrat. 1t has
been conceded from the first that ROS-
enthal was elected, but the certified
returns of Haskell county gave StubbS
l56 votes and ROSenthal l23. The re-
turns on members of the legislature
were read aloud in open session of the
board by Secretary Higgins, but when
the result in Haskell county was read
no notice of it was taken and the GER
tifcate of election was issued to
Stubbs without objection. It's prob
able that the county clerk, who is a
Republican, in making his returns
placed the vote of ROsenthal OppO-
site Stubbs' name and vice versa by
mistake or otherwise. Since doing it,
however, it is reported from there
that he has left the county for parts
unknown.
However, the mistake, if one has
been made, can only be rectitled by
the legislature through control pro-
4
ceedings, as the certificate was issued
and mailed to Stubbs at once. As
the certificates have been issued the
Republicans will have sixty
four members in the house, Demo
Gratis two, POpulists fifty-eight and
independent POpulist Republican,
one. This will give the Republicans
the organization.
The election of members of the leg
islature was exceedingly close in
many districts. Twenty-one members
of the lower house were elected by
majOrities of twenty-six and less.
The vote on the proposition to hold
a constitutional convention was can
vassed and it was declared lost by a
vote of 1l6,057 for to 1881 against.
The average Prohibition vote was
1859. The official count further
shows the election of the entire PeO.
Piles state ticket by the following plu'
ralities:
GOvernor-Lewell.ng, 5,432.
Lieutenant governOr-Daniels, 4,O7S
Secretary of State-Osborne, 4,l72
AuditOr-Prather. S,644.
Treasurer-Biddle, $500.
Superintendent of Public Instruc.
tiOn-Gaines, 4,59S.
Associate Justice of the Supreme
cOurt-Allen. 4, ,lE.
Following are the pluralities of the
various members of the congressional
delegations:
At large-Harris, POpulist, 5,S73.
! First Observation-Disclosures, Republi.
can, 1916.
Second district-Funston, Republi-
can, So.
Third district-Hudson, POpulist,
2,4O4.
Fourth district-Curtis, Republi-
can, 2,724.
Fifth district-DaviS, POpulist,
1870.
Sixth district-Baker, POpulist,
1,5ll.
Seventh district-SimpSon, POpu,
list, 1,769.
Following up the cue given by the
| NJ T.. Conference last sDrinp the STATE