Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-01

Result Of HE Recent Political Tour in Tn.
West.

West
Gen. L. T. Kitchener, Law partner OF W. W.
Dudley and the Presidents chief political
lieutenant. returned this morning from an OK
tended tour Of the political states west OF the
Mississippi river. Gen. Michener. accompanied
by Mrs Kitchener, left later in the day for
indianapolis. where he will remain until the
close OF the campaign.
Gen. Kitchener makes no secret Of the object
OF his western trip. 1T was purely political, -
said he TO STAR reporter. Il went with the
express purpose q consulting with our leaders
In the stntes which are supposed to be having g
hot fight on their hands this year and TO ascer-
tain II there really a. much danger to the
national republican ticket in some Of the west
ern or so-called silver states a has been rep
resented. stopped in Indiana my way west
and also in Chicago, but the objective points
were the states west Of the Mississippi
II left Denver last Thursday night when the
excitement over the Withdrawal of the demo
cratic electors was at its height The fight in
Colorado IL simply terrible. exclaimed Gen.
Kitchener. 81 have seen hot times in Indiana
In times DAYS gone by. but nothing 10 compare
with the fight that IL now on In Colorado. Two
weeks ago the result in that state was in great
doubt our.people are now claiming it. re-
action followed the Withdrawal of the demo-
publicans. NV stay in Omaha was short. The
leaders informed me that while they had had a
very strong fight they believed the state safe
for the republican electoral and state ticket.
didn't go TO Kansas. but | heard while AT
Omaha very encouraging news from the sun
flower state
REPUBLICAN SUCCESS PROBABLE.
There had been considerable talk OF the
democrats of carrying Montana. Idaho and
Wyoming. I was all through Montana. The
fight there is almost as intense a. il is in Colo
RADIO, but think we have the state. Our local
leaders think SO. but the contest L. decidedly
warm. Idaho and Wyoming ! regard as almost
certain to go republican. Summing up the
situation generally am free to say. aside from
my own political feelings aud wishes, that the
situation for the republicans in the states west
Of the Mississippi has improved wonderfully in
the last two weeks in every state except Nevada.
That has drifted away and will probably be car
ried by the peoples party. | see no reason to
doubt that we should carry the other so-called
doubtful states"
''What did you learn of the situation in
nlinois?"
Encouraging news. think there is nc
doubt OF our ability TO carry Illinois BY the
usual majority. The doubtful factor appears
to be the increased registration in Chicago
/ The republican leaders called nv attention p,
! this fact when | was there. and convinced IN,
| by their analysis of the situation that this in
creased registration viii help the republicans
for the that the increase Is in republican
precints chiefly. and l was told that it Was du,
TO determination on the part Of MANY con-
sentative voters, who are at heart republicans
who have heretofore taken little interest IN
political affairs, but were intent upon voting
the republican ticket this year. This Glass o.
voters are chiefly business men and their en-
ployes. VINO are republicans. but who never ieli
verv much interested in politics.
Indiana We shall certainly carry Il fo-
Harrison and the state ticket by "a safe majority
have no doubt of this. We have the state OF
close poll. and President Harrison l. stronger
with the voters of Indiana than the normal
republican vote"