St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-12
KANSAS.
Republicans Save but Little Out Of
the Wreck.


the Wreck.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE Repub-
licans of Kansas are now looking around
to see if they have really saved any
thing from Tuesdays wreck. One can
didate after another whom they thought
had survived the general disaster has
been found to have gone under, until
now their only consolation is in the
election of two congressman. Today
the unofficial returns show that Con-
gresSman Funston has been defeated
for reelection in the Second district,
and that the FuSioniStS have secured a
majority oil nine Oh joint ballot in the
legislature.
The official count was begun all over
the state today, but it will not be COM
pleted until Monday or Tuesday of next
week. The exact complexion of the
legislature cannot be known until that
time. The count in the Second district,
where A. l.. Moore, fusion Democrat.
has. on the face OF the unofficial re-
turns, defeated Congressman Funston.
has already developed loss Of SO for
MIR. Funston, and the Populists expect
to uncover further mistakes which will
give Mr.. Moore the election by about
i.
frauds, including illegal registering and
voting by the Republicans in Kansas
City, Kan, in the interests of Funston,
and if the latter should be declared to
be elected he will contest the seat in the
house Of representatives.
A Populist majority in the legislature
of course means the retirement of Hon.
Bishop w. Perkins from the United
States senate, to which he was appointed
by Gov. Humphrey to serve in the place
of the late Senator Plumb until the leg
islature should choose his successor.
The successor to Mr.. Plumb will be
elected at this winters meeting of the
legislature. A Populist majority would
doubtless have to choose between Jerry
Simpson and Judge John Martin. The
latter is an old-time Democrat of To-
peka. He was the chief mover IN inhu-
encing the Democrats to fuse with the
Peoples party, and is for that reason
fayorably regarded by many third party
men. His chances for election to the
senate appear to be good. Jerry Simp-
son is generally regarded by the third
party people to have secured honor
enough in his reelection to the house,
and his aspirations to SIT in the senate
will probably be squelched./
The latest returns show the legis-
lature to be tied between the Republic
ans and Populists, on joint ballot, with
two independent Republicans and one
Democrat in doubt. 1t is asserted by
Republicans that the Democrats and at
least one of the Independents will vote
with them on the election of a United
States senator, but this has not been
confirmed.
The Republicans tonight claim that
changes In the returns leave the result
of the election ID Kansas still in doubt,
and are hoping that the apparent ma
jority Of the Populists will be entirely
overcome when the off cial returns are
all In. 1t is probable that the fusion
electors and state ticket have carried
the state by from 1900 to 1900. How
ever. there are between fifteen and
twenty small counties from which no
returns whatever have yet been re-.
ceived, aud it is barely possible that
partof the Republican ticket will be
shown to have majority,
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