New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-23
THE STRUGGLE IN KANSAS.
SIGNS OF REACTION AGAINST ANARCHY.

ACY-TnEY ARE DESERTED BY DEMO. !
CRATIC ALLIEs-THREATs OF viO-
1.ENCE IL TIE PARTY OF
DISORDER.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir: Press dispatches have already made known
the principal facts Of the political struggle here but
the readers Of The Tribune may bo interested to know
how they appear TO one who though not actively
partisan, yet did his duty at the polls In November
has followed the developing facts with the inter
est an American ought TO feel in the workings OF
public Institutions.
II l., well known that as the National election for
Presidential electors expected TO be close the
Democrats Of Kansas Endorsed the Weaver electors
with "a view Ia make it impossible Tor Kansas to vote
in the Electoral College for lInrrison. What other
things were included the bargain of Democrats and
Populists may be surmiscd. but 1t matters little The
fact Is that the Democrats very generally supported
the so-caled Peoples party State Congressional ana
county Tickets Yet such had been the reaction from
the calamity OF two years ago that the combined vote
Of Democrats and Populss only served TO elect the
stale ticket by from three to seven or eight thousand
pluraliy, the Republicans elected one Congressman
more than they did two years ago, and reduced the
majority Of the Peoples party or two-thrds III 'ie
lower House Of the Legislature to a minority OF nve-
that +. out OF lo5 the Populists elected 90. Inc
Republicans had sxty-three. clear majority Oh the
Independent.
The result OF the election as given above was ascer-
taned at the proper time by the lawfully constituted
Board OF Canvassers OF whom tho Attorney "ehe'"'
was one. lie Iopui>t, elected TWO yehis 10"
by Populst and Democratic votes. The cahVasS'hs
was done mparriay and the vote ascertained IN 'he
prcsenco OF representatives of the various parties IN
tercstcd, prominent among whom was CHAIRMAN hre'
dentkal Of the PopulIst State Central COMMITTEE
VIII, publicly expressed satisfaction With tho airhess
and legality Of the proceedings The secre"ns =,
state in accordance with custom gave inc o"''i''
Stamp 10 these proceedings by Issuing 10 the pe'So".
eected the certificate # election. There were i''ue'
fins Io5 certificates to members OF the lower Ho"'
Tho holders OF these were therefore. tfe only persons
.g.,,v entitled 10 vote In the organization OF 'h'
n, REPRESENTATIVES,. OF thc-c! sixtyfonr wcio ls' "
Republicans, but one OF these was Nj co"S.'' -,
clerical error by the clerk Of the county poau
Canvassers in Haskell County the hephon''', "
ing IL came ont IN card saying una. hc v -
take the scat ~ 1t belonged rightlnliy 10 ms i'"
o.ouc comnetitor Appeal to the supreme '"u'',
h,vevcr showed that the certificate was rieh'iy i'u
and only the House Itself when duly ors''''"'"
correct the error ..,aa Inc
Thero wore notices OF contes; OF seats ser',. w
both Republicans and POpuli'ts, iut the ~ 49,.
,oo,oc,os,urposcy neglcctcd-to serve notice ~ '',
,oe, COATS where mere technicailes "el' '
vs. -, srch coses were prominent among
| ,hos contested by Populs,s. Among those S'''
| contested were three won by RepuoF'"' r,.,
| cunonts before the election wer" h"'"ei' " ,,
| oo,c.s being pos,masters. Their resp a.
,a, .,, IN I'm due time. but in two oi the go w
wv" 80 =, ,, r..,mation did not occur I'LL at'er
| a. ,.c,ior popullss claimed that they sho"'u nav
A., o,s ne the holders OF Federal onccs ous' Az. nV
| 20 no elected II Is generally und"rs'ooo ".''
applcs to the taking OF the seat no. !" n o,aos "a,
| and the Rcpnlllcans had given up ,he P 80, .,o,
| or scycn weeks before. Sill, Popnii''s '' 81
| those men should not even enter 'he 80, ..,nst
49,, 4, us orranization. All preceden' peI"s ISL"
,.' oorrtcd for nothing they said 'h'y "'"''
Ut, IN. House As this involves pr'ach VI "a
an, usar.-i. IN fact. revoniionary-l' was sn,.",
| believed TINT thi, talk Was hl'r'lS ~ 49, D.
or,,inc tho ono Issued by mistake "m'n
| n,l,c,ns never counted n theirs. hey h'u AZ ,
| ,,'c certificates and tho lawful orGahIauo" VI ",
| NM 1872 &, ,ho,r hands and In caucus the DAY pe-
| 49,, ,h, assembly they were all present anu III "'
| cidcd on their officers. uu ,roro IN
| The Governor and other exe'uu'e o'"' ~. In
| duc,cd the day before the Legislature ~ 80, 81,
| orcrr,I spcechcs were not such As "e'' "'"
| - ooas,ops They were distinctly pnr'sai y
| LAWYER very deaf and very clever S?o"c s"Oey s.,
| '""S' .,,n, tho Inv into the hands OF those De-
| - themselves aggricved. The new EoNerho'
| noch WIS more guarded. but OF the S"i"e ,,,:
| The Legislature convened the heP,''" 49, ,ho
| -, opc. uppolnted temporary chair'''"', 'u 49,
| mug Secretary o, state refused 10 car '"c ~ n,no
| and did not give him tie ''S' " 49,. srnr,Ied
+ ,,e,o.o. Tho Republicans had previously Supf"'
cef'i"' ,n = certified copy OF that list. and pro-
| liz, 40 ,,lI the roll. finished their ors'i'
rho ponulls,s refused to vote, anu "''' IL, =,
| ne roi from the Secretary OF s'h''' anu u. -, ,
fr,udu,cntly substituted the names Oh nv - NO.
,.c,ed Int contcGng eleven S'u'' 49, A.,
,.,,,d bv n statement. privately circun'u' .
n,o now exccutlye council had met the uhy 80
., nc -. c,uvassing board, had issued cer.."
a." .' ,ovsn contestants. This had the e'e0' VI
s.ooI,,rc some OF their people, VINO 'n''eD :.
ros.d that these eleven had pr""a
o,. in the organization OF the HOUSE .r, man
rho, there WAS the uusefmiy sis'' VI ,,s
| claiming 70 bo speakers, TWO men A''"s hordinata
| ,wo serreants alarms and TWO se's vi .sca.s an
| w - Nm, the doors were IN charge OF on'e's 'p
I'M" NM s.. tho Secretary OF State and the au'"""'
General Nho had no legal power Ill '''o P" -,
leading Republicans, not members co"i" y, - pon
| e., hut nv using CLIPS and passwords oio""' 1
uists were admitted on the MOOR 'h'n a, ,na,a =,
,., vos manilcsty TO 10 continued large oas"e .
| ,,,Ichos were brought In and by the r'P'n
| moun ohout I'm triumph, some being huns 10 'ne..
| ,,,snds in the galleries. Later the "ePuo"' ~ ,s,.
| smaller baskets VI provisions seht " '.e" ~,
friends at headquarters. An Incident OF 'h's pus "
| the proceedings was that popah.' ~. ma mssd
pue meant for Republican member vi ,.e
House OF the same name. The auai io"'e
.di0S IL ss ,rS nnd .o sns
same ench day since hePuph'uI,' Wy c.mr,ittce or
business but no progress was made. e"' 1h Popi
Ttecn has been trying concillato bl as S n pop
list leaders are candidates for the United states oe' n
ship no Just settlement could be 1tLean s ,r Of b
M"uS ci 70 Dust as many they needed to enable
them to have practical PopuLst malo, org or
lion being conceded, they would constitute ,, .J p
nIiee on Elections that 1t would nave ui''ee Th,s
mm,,icans three Populss and one Democrat. III! IN,
was foo fair for the Populiss: They PROPOSE "na
| there shall he committee put = ao',' in,,or y" -,
| ihs smpreme Court aud two other person; VINO simU
INC pnviists As one Of the members Of the supreme
oe recently elected P0pIis this Is simpI, the
,wpndence Of nniairncss. plan for conclllaon com
,nr rom democrats which Included the Idea OF com
i,s i iut which should apply 10 contests In lie
senate also WAS rejected. because me fopulis', nav
| the majority there and can ou't ""o" 'h'' p""''
The Governor has recognized the minority House by
n message and 50 lost his chance OF doing llsucc ana