The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-30
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

| TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 2A-1njunction pro
ceedings were instituted before Judge
Guthrie this morning to stop the official
count in Jackson county and the thirty.
eighth legislative district. The suit was
brought at the instance of Edward Schell-
abarger, the popuist candidate for the
legislature, who claims that in the APP
portionment bill of the last legislature the
town of Holton was not given to any legis-
lative district aud should not be counted.
He wants the count thrown into the
house. A similar condition of affairs
exists in Reno county, the town OF Nicke r.
son having been left out of the apporIion-
ment. In each of these districts Republic
Can was elected. and if the injunction pro-
ceedings hold good it will take two Republi-
can seats and allow the pOpulisss to or
ganize the lower house. 1t is claimed here
this morning that the official board of
canvassers will refuse to decide the CoffeeY
county tie and throw it into the house tor
final settlement The board is Republi-
can and believes that the Republicans will
organize the house.
BY mistake of the clerks of Sedgwick
and Wilson counties one of the Weaver
electors will be defeated. His correct
name was Cabbell, but the clerks in both
the counties certified returns giving the
of nearly 5000 votes and will certainly
defeat Cabbell unless the board permits
revision by the county clerks.
Before adjourning today the board
adopted resolution declaring that it
could not go behind the returns certified
to by the clerks of the counties This
action by the board will result in the de-
feat of Cabbell, the Weaver elector, by the
Harrison elector, unless the board should
be compelled by due process of law to
credit Cabbeii with the votes which the
clerks of Sedgwick aud Wilson counties
credited to Campbell by a typographical
error.
Seven Democratic state committeeman
from the Fifth district held meeting
this morning and requested Il meeting of
the entire Democratic committee. These
gentlemen desire to know where they are
at" and who will distribute the patronage
of the Fifth district. They believe that
the spoils should be equitably distributed,
SO that discord and dissension may be
prevented.
This was the day set fo- healing the
breach between the Democrats of Kansas.
The straightouts, who bolted the fusion
state ticket called meeting of all Demo
Gratis to discuss the good of the party and
lncidentiy to arrange for a division OF the
fedora! spoils. The fusion Democrats COM
prising the regular state organization did
not attend the meeting, and all those
present were straightouts. They discussed
the outlook and appointed n committee to
visit the national Democratic leaders and
urge that they be given fair show at the
patronage TO he distributed in Kansas.
They also passed resolution recommend
lug A A. Harris OF Fort Scott for election
by the legislature TO the United States
senate.
Chairman Jones of the fusion Demo
cratic state committee today called a
meeting OF the committee, TO be held De-
ceInber Is. at Topeka The stalwarts on
that occasion Will attempt 10 MAKE peace
with the regular Democrats.
1t was given out tonight that Fred j.
Close, late populist conGidate for congress
in the First district, had been rendered
and had accepted the position OF private
to Governor Leweliing. He will |
assume the duties Immediately after the I