People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-23

turns show that North DSEs6 was t6g elctess
state In the Union. The Popultst electorswesv-
chosen by q bare majority. The Popalis;s
grew strong enough In one year to make II de-
sirable for the Democrats TO fuse with them
The result Of the fusion was the election OF.
the Democratic Populist state ticket with the.
exception Of secretary Of stats. Mrs. LaursJ
Eisenhuth, . Populist, was elected commits
sioner Of public instruction. The Republic
ans, a. heretofore, control the legislature
The Weaver vote In North Dakota was II $50
California 10 looked upon BY the Populists AZ
q cheerful field for PROSECUTING. They pollsd
about 2, ,.0l votes for Weaver and elected fye
Democratic Populist and two straight out
Populists 10 the legislature. The vote Of the
Democrats and Republicans is so close that
the Populists will hold the balance Of power.
and may have something 10 say about the prin-
ciples Of the United States senator who will
succeed Mr.. FELTON, next year.
The Populisls made their first appearance In
Montana 10 the November campaign and sue
ceeded in eleciiag three members Of the as
sembly, which n .bles them to hold the bal.
ance Of power AZ the legislature anda.have
something TO say about the choice Of Demo.
crst for the United States senatorship. Thel
nominated n woman, Miss Ella Knowles. 10.
attorney general aud came pretty near elect
ing her. Several Democratic candidates whom
they indorsed were elected. The vote for
Weaver has not been received in.New YORK.
but ii is estimated at not less than SVA
In Illinois the Populist vote w1 2lIsj. lE
came principally from Democratic Districts.
The independent vote Of Indiana in ls00,
when governor Was elected, Was l7.ld. The
Populists increased 1t this year BY abodl 100,
polling 2l,9s6 votes for Weaver. Their vote,
the leaders claim, came largely from loF ner
Republicans, who would have carried TIC state
for Harrison II they had stood by their old
party.
The Populist ticket carried everything In
Nevada by maiorities ranging betweea i0D
and 5000. The Republican party and the Dem
ocratic party Of the state were wiped out OF
existence. 1t was the free coinage plank In
the Populist platform that captured Senator
Stewards little state.
The Weaver vote in Oregon Is estimated at
5000 The elector indorsed by the Democratic
received larger vote than this and was elect
ed. 0regon's Populists entered the field as n
party last year. polling vote Of $500 after an
organization Of thirty days. They have a small
representation in the legislature.
The Populists ran straight ticket In Wash
ington. Tney polled large ,te in both city
and country, considering that they had been
organized only about six months About ls,O0
votes were cast for Weaver, and I've Populisis
were elected TO the Legislature.
There was falling of In the Populist vote
Of Minnesota compared with that cast in the
gnbernatorial election Of 1880. The vote then
was jS,5l4, while their vote for Weaver was
9,j4j. They elected one congressman, Hal
yerson Z. Boen, from the Seventh district.
They have about twenty representatives in the
legislature
Iowa, the residence Il the Populist candi-
date for the presidency, gave him @0,Gl6 votes.
This Is an increase Of S,3i5 over the POpulist
vote in the state in 1891.
1t was a close contest In Wyoming between
Weaver and Harrison. The Democrats and
the Populists united forces TO defeat the
Republicans. The fusionists elected their
candidate for governor, John f. Osborn.
Weayers vote is estimated at S,s0e.
In Ohio the populists made poor showing
as compared with their expectations. They
thought they would get from 2O,OOD 10 800
votes. They polled lI,sl0.
In South Dakota the Weaver vote Is esti-
mated at about 1900. The Democrats did
rot indorse the Populist electors, and Harri-
son received the electoral votes of the sta-e.
The Republicans regained controlof The logis-
lature, which was formerly held by cOmbi-
nation Of Populists and Democrats.
The Weaver electors In Idaho were indorsed
by the Democrats and were chosen BY ma
jority Of l,SS0 Tie Weaver yo.e was 1870
The Populists have secured several members
Of the legislature,
In Michigan Weaver polltJ about ZOO
votes. Then Popnlists were elected to the leg
islature by fusion, both with Democrats and
Republicans.
The vote Of Weaver In New Yogk, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland
will In the aggregate probably amount TO about
1000. The entire Populist vote of the New
England states will not be more than l2,Oo.
The popular vote for Weaver, according to
the preceding official figures and impartial
estimates, mey be summarized as follows.
South and southwestern states.......... Al.9lI
West and northwestern states. ......... 503GE
mludle states.. ..................,...,.... INU
New England states. ROu
IOtal........ .............,.............It ,DA
Allowing that Weaver secured lJ7 40 Demo
cratic votes by fusion In the west. his actual
Populist vote will be about 10000.
The results Of the campaign Of tba PODulists
may be thus summarized: They have increased