Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-04
COALITION IN KANSAS.
DE MOCRATS ENDORSE THE
PoPuLlST TICKET.
Republicans Feel Assured Of WclOr-Popu-
lists lust as Confident Of Sueeess-Elsc.
iOral Vote Of tho Stale in Doubt.

or, and, at the same election. on ibe on.
gressional vote, the Farmers Alliance
carried the state by 1S,OS6 plucnItv.
and elected five of the seven CONFESS,
men. There was no election In Kansas
last year. Tbs conditions Of parties in
TINS state are about the same as in Ne
brasltn, except that the opposition 10
the Republicans may be said 20 be- in
better shape here-inasmuch as Il pre-
sents a united front and is virtu.,lIv
harmonious. There are but two tickets
IN the field In Kansas, the Relu1lirins
and the Populist, the latter representinp
the Alliance movement and having
Weaver for the presidential candidate
The Democrats have indorsed the Pop
nlist ticket throughout. Except IN he
LrnN enwOrth congressional district, end
perhaps few Of the legislative disir is,
the Democrats have no distinctive can
didates. The Democratic organization
is maintained through the regular CON.
mittees, state and county, but the efforts
of the party are being directed in the
interest of the Populist ticket and to
defeat the Republicans. The practical
elimination of 4 third party, while it
simpliies tile contest TO that extent,
still leaves an unknown quantity hover
il & in the pllititll armament, although
its proportions ire not so large nor It's
COZ stituent parts so uncertain as in
Nebraska. This unknown quantity may
be divided into two parts. First, Re
publicans wh1 voted with the Farmers
Alliance two years ago and who m ~
return to their former affiliations; and.
second, Demo who may refuse to
follow the advice of their leaders and
support the Popnlist ticket.
The Republican leaders CHIN that
large numbers have deserted the Far
mera' Alliance party, having become con-
WINGED that the declarations of that par
ty. IL enacted into law, would prove dis
astrous TO this section of the country;
that, in addition TO these there Is
considerable number Of men who served
in the Federal army, who have been CO.
operating with the Populists and who
will cast their votes for Harrison; and
there is also considerable number Of
Democrats who believing that the sue
cess Of the Popuists would affect the
financial credit of the state In the East,
and regard the general prosperity of the
Kansas people, will vote AGAINST the can
didates of that party With these ex-
pectations and with the figures of the
elections held In 1890 for basis Of
computation, the Republicans work out
majOrities for their state, congressional
and electoral tickets.
In 1890 the Republican candidate for
governor received 115025 votes ont of
nu aggregate of 2945Si. The Repub-
licans claim they will get at least 10000
back from the Populists, but they will
get the 10000 votes which they estimate
were cast by their people for the Demo
cratlc c9 ~ lor suNeIlor va Heu1'lut
% hny qIJ11ion' nnu "uyu.
yUoV 5'eiiipwIats "I' MI WIZ
iio IS-itI,,t ~ psiri, ~ w ~,
aopu1'S. ,,,h;ub Mi UgI''u ue .nu m
,ro"sod non,lstinn ,rhio,, I. iaond i nt
" go" ~, Nm 1 49, Pi"HSu a.
upout oVvuu''.llu OF Wnlth the nsepup-
ncans cl'llil 20 Per cent tue ngu li,s
given huoNS w Cnn ElNe NY hepliph-
S'llis apGu' ioV;VOy' 9'i,,,lu tlese Suiuu'
iatlons Ne Ieuli1cu VI EVNehlper @, tue
iIepmohcilns Mouiu MY IT, s p.',i, vi Ny
s si nIuJoIltS, me iNePutphuu nus uI'
ho ofV dpn tSot @ ig Ham { IN,
the uauger tnHV yunlrunis tneni: thSs
began me WORK oil organization IN july
lnst, hhu Tue hies OF tne state Clin
palgn coIihlittee eNteun ir 10 every scnuo
ulstligS 9l lhe s.nte, iney htfe liuu'
pol Oh tils sta'e anu eAlress tne ut'
most Sonnlence III 'SulIpiree success ,.
ulonE the eiltiIe lliti % tnl ~. Ia,
tiohul' congEession"i ""u ieEiSi"'''e
Ticket nj. -,.u.,. -. .
Inc fopulst party ehIlplt hs great
degree OF e2nuaSnce Us ilc hepupllv''hs,
Jonn w. breluenthll is chairman OF
Tue IopuiSe Vullp"'hg euli'ut 49, -
seems TO De nun ol gIent IoIee nnu
ACTIVITY, anu III conversation "nu IV''o ~,
impressed me as MIN " you *
ecutVe ablllty ana general leNel-heaued
ness IN the COURSE o. CnnNeTS!.lll'7
he SAID the claims OF me lNepunlleaus
that the Popullsts were losing by desGr
tons We're Wltnout lounuatloh, IN tne
contrary, fopullsl reporls received IRON
reliable men ana connflleu py sup5e
quent special inquiry showed mat IN,
Iopullsts are constantly haSlng, gum
from the hG1puph9ans, MI breluehtnu
said that hepuDheah heWsphpers re
ported ihe nailles ol alilanVv ile VII VIZ
declared tney Mouiu support nc h.epup3
lican ticket. Ihcse cases We're lnNestl
gated, tundtt was found that Whlle th'
men referred 70 were Ineuipsrs ot th'
Alliance, they had never, voted with tht
Popnlists, On the other hand, MT
| Breidenthal gave the names OF mum
| Der of well-known kepuhhcans VINO
have declared1for the Populists within Z
| few months Among them are Hon. ID
| II. Ballard, who has several times beer
| elected to the legislature by the Ropub
| Leans, and John Madden, who was 2
| Republican elect0r in 1883. Mr.. Breid
| enthal argued that 1t was not only un
true to assert, but unreasonable anl
| illogical to assume, that men VINO lei
| the Republican ranks because they coulC
no longer concur in its declared ant
/ practiced policies had returned to it, Or
| the contrary, there were reasons to pre-
vent them from returning ana clnslnl
| Others to withdraw. The Republican
| platform had not been materially chang
/ 1sa -, l.tf,vn In n biph tnriU mud vvuut