The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-06
MCONSdINE.
The Ds mo-Pops Trying to Boi,t Thcms5Iv, S
Up With Falls. CT inns and ais. 1 figures.

1t Is more amusing than ever to listen to
the claims of the Demo-Pops
Their claims have been amusing the pub
lie all through the campaign, but they
have never succeeded in making them so
! funny as since the returns came in.
They are now actually claiming that the
returns show unparalleled Republican,
losses and corresponding Demo-Populist
| gains. In fact they are claiming tle re-
suit as an Endorsement of the gatling gun
statesman.
They must have forgotten their anti
election statements tina; it was citizens
ticket" and not Il Demo-Pop ticket and
| that the Endorsement of Lewelling cCt no
/ figure in the case
The fusion organ, with its characteristic
! stupidity concerning local political affairs,
| says:
III the Republican party considers this
a PARTISAN fight IL must confess its defeat,
| for The majority OF 500 has been cut square
II III two on the township ticket"
Now then, to commence the discussion
Of this affair, along the line Of previous
statements and present results:
Harrison received il the city of Wichita
last year, COB majority over Weaver. The
fusion organ claimed that that vote result
ed from the importation of 500 foaters by
the railroads, who voted the Republican
ticket and then took the train for Tenne5-
see and Oklahoma. If that, then.
Was the case the Republicans would
be defeated in the election Just
gone by, by l37 votes, that is, of course,
il there was no gains made as per the
statement of the fusion organ Ia view of
the result OF the election the fusion organ
must acknowledge that its statements
about the 500 votes imported last year was
one Of It's customary political ibs, or that
IL is now talking through its suspenders,
as John Dillon would say The easiest
way The fusionists and their organ can get
out from under Tuesdays landslide is to
gracefully acknowledge the overwhelming
rebuke given TO the Gatling gun policy of
their governor and throw themselves on |
the mercy of The Republicans.
Another little matter the fusionists have |
forgotten and that Is their claims that the |
police machine is wort h 400 votes TO any !
party who may control it. If this then is |
true the Republican ticket ought TO have |
been beaten 500 more votes last Tuesday /
providing there was no gain rs the fusion 1
organ claims. Thus it can be seen that if |
their statements were correct the Republ- /
can ticket would now be buried under an
nyalanch of 937 votes. The fact of the |
matter Is the statement about the impor-
tation of foateTs by the railroads last
fall was rank falsehood while
their statement about the value of
the police machine, in so far as they
are concerned at least, is probably
correct. 1t is very certain that they used
1t for all it was worth, and if they had not
used it the ma ority for L. VI. Cox would
be 800 instead of l, 100 Why. they went
so far as appointing special police at every
precinct, so as to be able to control their
votes. This is especially true of the Sec
ond ward, where there were several special
policemen at each precinct while the reg
1lars" were oft duty, ''whoopiug il up'' for
the citizens ticket. But, then, it is not
fair to tell all one knows along this
line; the poor fellows are downed-
and downed bad-and it is not gem
-Tous to jump on them and
lance hornpipe on their pros
rate forms. The election is
past ard gone and there would be no nee
.ssity to refer back TO it if the voice of the
corpse OF fusion had not spoken from tie
grave insisting on denial that it was
lead and buried.
PROOF.
Now then TO prove that tile Republican
gains are immense it Will be necessary to
10 some figuring, more for the purpose of
giving the fusion organ Il lesson on mathe-
Mates than anything else. 1t pretendd to
nal hat hay i hr1F fa,x hun |
,otes between the Republican and Demo
Pop candidates for justices which were
elected by the male vote only. In /
Is issue OF yesterday, in the
abrlated returns OF tie elections, {
t gives McGandless, citizen, for justice
200 votes an0 Jones, Republican. 40
'otes or majority for Jones of 104 votes.
These two men led the ticket Of the two
PARTIES for the Office and hence they are
AIKEN for comparison. At Inst falls cleo :
ion Harrisou's electors received Cos ma
ority which is Al less than the majority {
Zones received over McCandless. Now
hen the combined vote of Jones and
IcCaudless amounted to 4,ll6 so that ?
'ones majority was equal 10 IS votes for
very 100 votes cast. The combined vote
f Weaver and Harrison electors numbered :
go II, then, the same vote that was
asst at the election last IA! was cast this I
pring, Jones majority would be 200 IN I
ound numbers, or Il Republican gain of {
81, which represents A net gain of . per
emit II the 400 which the Demo-Pops I
lain that the police can control were ad- I
ed to this the result would show still
srger increase.
h.a rTaI hat ~ar11~ M -Gr, a
ween Jones and McCaudless is not a fair c
ne. 1t is the fairest that could possibly :
e made 20 ties. the relative strength of n
be Demo-Pops and the Republicans. 7
1cCandless is q typical DemoP Pop and i
worthy of every vote in that cornbiaa- |
ion; Jones is typical Republican and Is /
yo.thy Of every vote III that party. No t
wo men could be better selected to test c
arty strength. Besides both were the 7
rst men on their Irrespective tickets and
very body knows that the people generally a
ote for the head men on the ticket more =
sIthfuiiy than the others. Y
The reason the vote for justices was so L
ght is apparent TO everybody who knows Il
uything about the election laws OF KAN
Is. Voting for justices and couStables C
losed at O'Clock while voting for the :
Ivy ticket was Legitimate up tail { 0 clock I
he result WAS that none OF the late voters, q
nd they were many, could only vote the
ity ticket.
Il is impossible 10 suggest a combination
bat viii not show wonderfully large Re
ublican gains, considering every cIrcum :
lance aud the power lodged IL the hands
the Populists this year which they did ;
OF have last year.
If everything WIS even the Republican
ain would equal zoo per cent. ;