The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-07
WAITE is BUSTED
CID BLOODY BRIDES Is GONE
FOREVER AND FOR GOOD.
lie Goes Down With an Awful Crash
and Carries the Whole State Pop.
uilst Ticket With Him-Pence is
Beaten-Wolcott Will Again be
Senator.

DENVER. Col, Nov. The indications
1t $50 o'clock are that McIntire. Repubi-
can, for governor viii have i, GOO to 20. 600
majority over Waite, Populist The
Times Sun claims that the Repu blican ma
Jority in this, Aarsphoe, county will be
5000 and that the remainder Of the state
viii give Republican majority of 5. OOO
Waite has run behiud his ticket many
thousands but has undoubtedly carried the
entire ticket down to defeat with him. II
the Republicans lave 10000 ma jority on
The mead OF their state ticket they will IN
oouDtediy control the legislature and re-
eject Senator WoicOtt. Pence PoDulist
Is beaten by Shafroth Republicau) for
congress in the First district. Bell Pop
uliet) may defeat Bowen in the Second dis
trict but his majority of 1900 two years
ago Will be greatly reduced. Dispatches
IRON ali parts of the state say that very
full vote WAS polled, and III the cities fully
as many women voted as men, The polls
did not close until o'clock and it will be
late before any definite figures are re-
ceived.
In Denver and suburbs about eigbtv-fye
per cent OF the registered vote was cast.
women worked earnestly at the polls all
Gay for the success of the Republican tick
ct anu the result Is largely due to their eff
forts
DENVER, Nov. 6-Long before the polls
Were opened hundreds of vo;ers were gath
Fred at nearly every polling place in Den
yer. Fully one-third were women aud as
ths voting necessarily proceeded slowly
under the Australian system. many had TO
wait for Ours. The weather was perfect
and the voting has been very heavy. The
tolal registration for the state is about
lf0O01 and it is eXpecied tlat $50 coo votes
VIII BE- cast. Most OF the betting IN Dem
Yer OH the election in Colora 10 has been in
favor of the Republicans. 2'o1
A t. Haffy and Charles E. Wood. il Is
baid, wsgered sl2 500 each, even, the for
mer taking McIutyre aud the latter
Waite.
Ali day long the private carriages of the
Capitol Hip society leaders have been
Carrying women voters to the pois In
many Cases the ladies owning the turn-outs
went with them to urge the voters to make
use OIL their franchise. 4 very large major
lily OF these. though not all. are advocates
of the fsepu olican ticket and their energy
undouoi edly maze many votes for Nc
lntlre and his colleagues Through the
excellence of their organization the COM
nltteewomen are more thoroughly inform
Ell as to the political preferences of the
women in their districts taan are the men
regarding their sex, but no doubtful voter
was neglected.
WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN ACTIVE.
Among the women who have taken an
active part In the Campaign and who have
been prominent among the workers toi.y
la NJ
the well known Colorado historian, Frank
Hall. a. pr s-nt city treasurer of Denver:
Mrs. David II. Moffit. wife OF the presi-
dent OF the First National bank and one of
the most extensive mine owners in the !
5 ate. and Mrs. Routt wife OF the ex-goy- |
tInor. Their homes have been repeatedly |
thrown open for receptions TO candidates |
during the campaign, while their personal |
services were given freely TO the work of !
spreading campaign argument ana today |
we're devoted To increasing the vote for |
tbtlr favored caudi aces.
The society ladies are not however the |
Only oaes who were in evidence at the I
polls day. Thrifty nousewive, have left .
Their lfe-ldes the entire day To Use their /
lnfiueuce Ia bringing their less enthusi- 1
kstlc sisters to the polls, ami ia urging /.
upon them TIE important issues of tue |
election from their points # view. They /
repres nj all parties. the greater number /
advocating the candidates of the two /
prominent parties. Notwj, hstanding this |
tact that the Prohibition party has 7
always laid claim 10 the majority OF
women, the demons ration shows that
comparatively few, even of The leading .
Temperance workers. voted with that party. /
GOVERNOR WAITE THE MAIN ISSUE.
On each OF the slate tickets tne candi- {
dale for suprlintend mt of public instruc-
tion Is woman, while each ticket ll tais .
county has some female candidates for the /
legislature. II does not appear, however &
thst the women voters mate any special .
effort for these candidates, the main que>-
ton being whether or TAO. Governor " ate .
shall be reelected and whether a legi,ia-
lure shall be chosen that viii return f. .. /
Wolcott to the United States senate The
women voters generally took partisan
stand and did very little scratching.
In very many precincts women were
judges and clerks. aud il Is a noticeable
tact that hey were generally the most
fiio lent aBd paiDS:akiuE
Adyices f,om ali counties in the state
show that tie women everywhere took
the same interest in The election that was
s3own in His city. In country precincrs
Were miles separate the voters. the vote (
VII lie lar heavier than was ever known (
b. fore.
HAVE NOT BEEN IDLE SPECTATORS
The reports from thu csnepaiSn speakers
have be e. that the political meetln-, have
al al times been largely aiteUd-u bY the
wives aud daughters 81 the farmers All
miners. and ii BOW appears thar they nave
loi been idle sp -ctatprs
one II the not ceable features Of the col-
auct OF lac women IL the campaign and at
ibe polls has ben their extreme earnest
utss. very Few women, comparatively,
81" 10 oe p'aced among the doubtful! voters
and still lever NAV be clas>e,i as float
srs They make up their minds how thew
shan vote and then they are not afraid or
ashamed 10 tel They 20 "a the D lis aad
The length q the line before the polling
p."ce nots h"' discourage them. They
simply fall IN ana naJieut1v vy,sr g. ~,