The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-01
FUSION COMPLETE.
What They Think of Kansas
Democrats and POpulists
In and Around the Capitol at
. Washington.
MUCH BETTER.
Condition of the Kansas Con-
gresham Very Hopeful.

WASHINGTON, June L. Especial -
General Black and are out of it, said
Hon. A. J. Hunter of Illinois in G talk on
the politics of that state. THE rsappor-
tionment cuts out the two congressman at
large, but / can tell you who is in it with
something like certainty
Illinois Politics.
In the first place, there is Frank AL
drich, who will come back, of course, for
his present district is safely Republican,
and Larry McGann will come back be
cause the legislature could not very well
help making a Democratic district in his
part of Chicago, and the same may be
said of Mr.. Durborow, so there are two
Democrats and one Republican to start
on Mccain is a good member, too, and
strong with the labor interest, which he
IS earnestly trying to serve while admit
ting that there are many and very great
difficulties in the way. Julius GOldzier
will be renominated, but as the division
now is you must calculate for yourself.
Mr.. Hopkins of the strong Republican
Fifth district will come back, of course,
and so win Messrs. Hit, Henderson and
Childs of the next three districts, all
Republicans. Hamilton Wheeler, now
of the Ninth, is cut out by the reap
portiOnment, which leaves his residence
in Joe Cannon's district, and Joe already
has the delegates to renominate him. Mr..
Post of the Tenth would be all right in
his present district, with its big Republic
an majority, but his denomination and
election are both doubtful in the new deal.
Marsh of the Eleventh viii be renominat-
ed, but the Democrats arc pretty confident
they will defeat him. As to John Nc
Dannold of the Twelfth, we consider his
denomination doubtful. Springer will be
renominated, OF course, and, in my opin-
ion, reelected, although he will have the
fight of his political life, for the Republic
ans are going to combine every possible
interest against him and leave no bush
mistaken to beat him. In fact, they con-
slider that it is now or never, and they will
have plenty of outside help.
''Mr. Funk of Bloomington will be
nominated with good chances, for there is
fair Republican majority. Joe Cannon,
as I said, will be renOminated and re-elect-
ed, and SO will George Fithian. Mr.. Lane,
Democrat, of the Seventeenth, is renOmi-
mated and viii come back Mr.. FOrman of
the Eighteenth is not a candidate for re-
nomination and i am afraid the nonina-
ton would be of no use to him, as the Re
publicans are pretty numerous in his pres
ent district. In the Nineteenth, however,
the Democrats will re-elect Mr.. Williams.
Mr.. Smith, in the Twentieth, is already
renominated, and the Republican ma
jority is 3, 600 or so suppose you will have
to count him in. AS to the new districts,
we will reserve a doubt for the present,
only I want to say this-that all this talk
about there being such a landslide is en-
on those fellows at the other end. If they
get that tariff bill through, and it goes in
to force early in the summer, there will be
a tremendous revival COnsumptive de-
mand will force it, for the shelves are bare,
and by the general sympathy of different
lines of business there will be a rise in
prices"
A Forgetfu1 People.
''You think, then, that the depression
will soon be forgOtten2''
M.
already forgotten all the strikes and riots
and wholesale murders of 1892, and SO
men on the floor of this house will swear
that it was a year of general peace and
prosperity. It's the same with the great
riot year Of 1877. 1 can find you eminent
men who will declare there never were
such times as those before Cleveland was
elected. The fact is we Americans can
beat any people in the world in forgetting
our troubles as soon IS they are passed.
The average American might have his arm
shot off and forget it as soon as the stump
healed if he didn t miss it every hour, and
even then he might swear it wasn't off be-
cause he could still feel the fingers, as
physicians say they do. Black and I, how
ever, are impartial because we are out and
can look on the other fellows chances
philosophically-"
Il am sorry you are out, for you are two
good men,"
''Ah, that's the reason we are out, =" and
with dry smile the genial gentleman
closed the interview
While the repeal of the 10 per cent tax
on state bank issues was a burning ques-
ton it was quite amusing to hear the
comments of the far western members, for
out there goIdbugs, silver bugs and green
hackers unite in looking upon state bank
money with q feeling mingled of abhOr
renee and contempt. Mr.. Bowers of Cali
fornia says: 1t is all plaguy nonsense
anyway, and so far as California is con-
cerned they might as well authorize the
old hand looms, for our state constitution
forbids anything of the kind. We have a
Dennis Kearney constitution, it is true,
but the kearneyites had less use for state
banks than we Republicans. There can
be no money in California except the legal
tender coin and currency of the United
States, and, as to such money coming from
another state, they wouldn { touch it. Our
financial system is sound and our politi-
cal prospects brilliant. They laid off my
district for a cineh, but Cleveland carried
it by only 400, and carried it by 1, OO0-"
The Kansas POpuIists.
Hon. Jere Simpson has recovered suff1-
GENTLY to be taken to the White Sulphur
springs, and his condition is now so hope
full that his colleagues say he will be re-
nominated. Tt is added that all the Kan
sas Populists viii be given a chance to try
it again, and they expect to make a glO-
rious state fight against Major E. N Nor
row, who they assume, will be the Re
publican candidate for governor He was
a member of the house here for six years
and as chairman Of the committee on in
valid pensions made a fine record His
army record is good, and of course the Re
publicans count much on the soldier vote.
We are assured that the fusion between
the Populist and Democrats is a little
more complete than 1t ever has been, and