Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-04
NO FUSION IN KANSAS
There VIII Be No Joint Democratic and
Peoples Pssty Electoral Ticket.

There VIII BE No Joint Democratic and
Peoples rely Electoral Ticket.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening sor
TopsxA, KAN, March so, 1891.
In no presidential year in the history Of
Kansas has there been SO much activity In poll.
tics at this season as at present. The three
political parties-republican, democratic and
people's-sre preparing for an aggressive cam
paign, and within two months the fight will be
on and 1t will be the most holly contested in
the history Of the state.
A determined effort has been made BY few
prominent democrats TO work up sentiment
for Senator Hill for President, but it has been
almost Ruthless Kansas democracy is for
Grover Cleveland and the delegation to the
CHICAGO convention will be instructed for
him. Col. ". p Tomlinson. editor of the
Kansas Democrat, who has been the leading
Hill man in Kansas for the past five years. ad-
mitted to The STAR correspondent that the
Kansas delegation would probably be for Cleve-
land. 'All we hope to do" he said. lis to pre-
The state democratic committee is largely for
Cleveland, and that body will use the machinery
in his interest. No other candidates are talked
Of here. The names Of Gov. Flower. Gov.
rarely mentioned. The friends Of President
Cleveland are rallying their forces and will
send solid delegation to Chicago for him.
RxPUBLIcANs ALMOST UNIT FOR HARRISON.
There is q like unanimity among the republi-
cans for President Harrison's denomination.
The party is almost unit for him. General
Alger has a few friends in Kansas among the
party LEADERS, but they recognize the fact that
Harrisons administration ia Endorsed by four
ffths of the party. The convention to elect
delegates to the Minneapolis convention will be
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CATION for the Presidents denomination will be
chosen. Since the Blaine letter declining
nomination the republicans of Kansas have
turned to Harrison, and no one but Blaine
could get the delegation away from him.
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
The peoples party leaders are preparing to
make vigorous fight In Kansas and, in fact,
in all the northwestern states. Sentiment for
candidates on their national ticket is not yet
crystalized, but what talk there is is largely
for Weaver and Polk as the third party leaders.
Information has been received here that Iowa
and Nebraska will be for Weaver and Polk, and
1t IL probable that Kansas will Join them.
The leaders Of the new party are very san
guine OF success and declare that Kansas will
will give its electoral vote to the peoples party.
This claim is based on the hope that the demo-
Gratis will put no electoral ticket in tho field.
but simply vote the peoples electoral ticket
and thereby take Kansas out Of the republican
column, throw the election into the House and
insure the election Of q democratic President.
THE COALITION DISCUSSED.
On this point there is wide difference Of
opinion among loading democrats. Some of
them declare that such action would wipo out
the democratic party in Kansas although it
should succeed. Others say it could not be
made to work because thousands of ex republic
cans In the new party would decline to be used
for such purposes 1t will be impossible to Sc
cure fusion OF the democratic and peoples
parties on electoral, state and congressional
tickets, as has been proposed by some of the
prominent democrats. If such a combine
could be made and the votes all delivered there
would be a majority against the republicans OF
over 1000
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES.
1t is probable that "Jerry" Simpson will
have the democratic vote in his district, which
will make the contest very doubtful. In Otis
district the democrats will nominate a candi-
date, in which event q republican successor
will be chosen. Clover has lost friends be-
cause he lodged the vote on the silver bill.
The peoples party will probably lay him out
and the democrats will nominate candidate
in his district unless the alliance will concede
them the candidate, which 10 not likely. Davis
and Baker will probably have no democratic
Frederick will be renominated by the republic
cans, as well as Funston, though q determined
fight Will be made on him.
THE eUBERNAroRIAL NOMINATION. go.
The contest for the. republican nomination
for governor is just now occupying much at
tention. There are four candidates in the
field. but the fight is between ex-Congressman
Morrill, and A. W. Smith, with even chances Of
success.