The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-11-11
sTA1E ELECTION

We helfl OFF forms open to the latest
possible hour ia order to obtain auth
entic accounts of the election ia this
state. While up to this time reports
from all the counties have net been
received 10y Chairman Breideuthal
enough is known 20 show that the pop
Ulist electoral d state tickets, fnclud-
ing congressman at large, have been
elected by a majority Of over6 900, and
that Simpson, Baker, Davis aud Hud-
son are elected to congress. Simpsons
majority is between / 500 and 1000
Wharton is probably defeated by Cur
It's republican,, Of Topeka, in the
Fourth district, and Close by Brod-
erick in the First. In the Second dis
trict the vote is so close that the old
cial canvass viii be required to deter
mine between Moore and Funston.
The result OF the election is "a sur
prise TO both parties; it is now appar-
ent that the republican managers
really believed in the claims they were
making before election, and that they
actually expected to carry the state by
Is, 600 or 10000 majority. They had
three polls of the state taken in the
most thorough and systematic manner:
those taking the poll were instructed
to put down as republican the name of
no person unless he said that he was
going to vote the republican ticket. ana
their polls showed "a majority of &c. 600
On the other hand the poll OF the peo-
PIES party, taken under the same in
stFuctions, showed a fusion majority
Of over 10000. The republicans miss
their guess by about so 600, while the
fusion majority falls 20, 600 below
Breidenthal's estimate There has
evidently been considerable increase
in the republican vote since 1890. and
a loss in the opposition vote; this is
caused largely by immigration to the
state of republicans from the eastern
and middle states, and the departure
from the state Of PopUlists and demo-
Gratis to Oklahoma and the south.
The full vote of the opposition was not
brought out, a considerable percentage
OF democrats not voting. When we
take into consideration the character
of the campaign carried on by the re-
publicaus, the assistance given them
by the railroads, and the amount of
money spent by those interested in the
success Of the republican ticket, it is
surprising that the republicans did not
make better showing. Every voter
temporarily out of the state who could
be induced to return WAS furnished
free transportation to come back and
help his party out at the polls. Every
| artiice known 70 the politician WAS
used TO iEfiame the passions Of railroad
employees against the populists, and
| secret societies were organized among
them through the agency of willy
! schemers for the soIepurpose of cousol-
idating their vote against us. by these
means there is no doubt that AT least
| three-fOurths OF the vote Of the raflroad
employees was cast for the republican
I ticket, and the change in the vote NAV
be largely attributed to that one cause.
One thing demonstrated beyond ques-
ton by the result Of this election is,
that with few exceptions, tile ex-re-
Pubhcans Who Joined the peoples party
have not been stampeded back into
the old party, but they are in the new
party to stay to the finish. From this
time forth the peoples party in this
state will gain rapidly IN strength.
| The control of both branches of the
legislature, the possession of the state
Offices, and the majority of the county
Offices throughout the state will give
the party prestige and power which
viii draw to it a large element which
always goes to the side that is ON top.
PHrty organization will be made more
thorough ana perfect; encouraged and
animated by the decisive victory OBJ
tanned against overwhelming odds, the
party leaders viii prosecute the work
of education with more vigor and
thoroughuess than ever before. With
tue tuih question now finally and for
ever disposed of, the people Will be
ready to consider the important prob
lens which the peoples party was or
gained to solve.
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