St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-06
KANSAS.
For the First Time the State Is in
the Doubtful Column.

the Doubtful Column.
distinction this year, for the first time
in its history, of being a doubtful
state-at least so far as the ma
tional, congressional and legislative
contests are concerned. OF course
the Republicans do not admit this, but
their extraordinary activity in the cam
paign and their reticence concerning
the true condition of affairs ggive
evidence of their nervous apprehension.
Fusion of the Democrats and Peoples
party has brought about this doubtful
condition in Kansas.
Four years ago Kansas gave Harrison
majority of $4,000 votes. Three years
ago the Farmers Alliance movement
swept over the state and gathered force
until the election of 1890, when that
party elected five out of seven
congressman, three subordinate state
officials and big majority
Senator ingalls, and seated Senator
PETER. The Alliance party since then
has been merged into the Peoples party
and with it the Democrats have joined
forces in the endeavor to overcome Re-
publicanism. The fusion of the two
parties has been complete, excepting
in two congressional districts and
upon state issues. A faction Of
the Democracy, styling themselves
''stalwarts," bolted the fusion state
ticket, casting their lot with the Repub-
licans, claiming that a continuance of
Republican rule was preferable TO what
they called calamity domination.
The result of this fusion, if the Demo
Gratis andPopuli5ts alike prove loyal to it,
ought to result in the election of Weaver
electors, all the fusion candidates for
congress and legislature favorable to
the election of Populist or Democrat
to succeed Senator Perkins, whose term
legislature. The bolt of the state ticket
by the stalwart Democrats will probably
defeat the fusion state ticket.
Notwithstanding the strong combina-
ton against them, the Republicans
claim to have no fear of the defeat OF
the Harrison electors. They say that
many Republicans who joined the Alli-
ance party will return to their first love
where national contest is at stake,
and that the fusion Democrats will not
prove 80 loyal to the terms Of fusion,
which. they say, gives them nothing for
their support excepting the privilege of
surrendering to the Populists.
The fight for congl essnan- t-large
has been a very spirited one. EX-Gov.
George L. Anthony is the Republican
candidate, and w. A. Harris. an eX-
Confederate soldier, is the Populi5t
candidate. The greatest difficulty with
which Mr.. Anthony has had to contend
has been his enemies in his own party,
chief among them being d. K. An
thany, his own cousin, ana editor OF the
Leavenworth Times. The fusionists
claim Harris election by big maj GRITTY,
while the Republicans have no claims.
greSSiOnal districts are: First district,
Case Broderick, Republican. present
incumbent, and Fred j. Close, fusion
Populist. Second, E. H. Flu nston, Re
publican, present incumbent, and H. E.
Moore, fusion Democrat. Third, Gov.
l.. U. Humphrey, Republican, and I.
j. Huson, fusion Popuist. Fourth,
Charles Curtis, Republican, and E. V.
Wharton. fusion Populist. Fifth. Il.
Burton, Republican; Sidney d. Cook,
Democrat, and John Davis. PopuliSt
(present incumbenD. Sixth - Ii. l..
PestaDa, Republican; d. A. Freeman,
Democrat, and William Baker, Populist
(present incumbenD. Seventh
l. Long, Republican. and Jerry Simp-
son, fusion Populist (present incumb-
enD.
The enthusiasts predict success for
all their candidates and the Peoples
party claim the election of the PopulistS
in the two districts where the Demo
Gratis declined to fuse. The Republicans
claim the certain election of five
OF their candidates, the two of
which they are in doubt being
Third and Fourth districts. Those
ance strength, and the Republicans
have big odds to fight against. Jerry
Simpson, says the Republicans, VIII be
showed under by an Old-time Republic
an majority down in the Seventh dis
trict, while the fusionistS claim that he
will be elected by ali increased major
ity.
The contest for the governorshlp has
been nearly lost sight of in the excite
ment over the national issues. The
candidates for governor are w. Smith
(Rep.) and Lorenzo ID. Wellington (Pop.)
The fusiOniSts, Oh account of the stall
warts bolt, make no real claims as to
governor, while the Republicans are
equally reticent. The chances seem to
favor the election of the Republican
candidate.
AS to the legislature, the Democrats
and Peoples party have fused in 100
out of 1875 legislative districts, and in 81
out of 40 senatorial districts. They
claim big majority in both branches
of the legislature, and their claims have
not been denied by the Republicans. If
the fusionists should carry the legsla-
ture there will be two senatorial candi-
dates to oppose the re election of Sen-
atOr Perkins.
Jerry Simpson has been laying ropes
for the place all through the campaign.
Judge John Martin, popular Democrat
of Topeka, thinks he will have chance,
and is understood to be working for the
honor.
NETSRAGK