Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-24
POPUllSTS IN KANSAS
They Seem to Be Having Things Their Own
Way Just Now.
Likely to Get the Lesisla turc, while
the Republicans Claim the State
Ticket Jerry Simpson Safe.
correspondence Of The Evening Star.
Topeka Kansas octohsr ,

TOPEKA. Kansas, October 81, 1904.
During the past week Nm Kansas a per-
ceptible change is noticed in favor OF the
populists. and unless the republicans are
able to arrest the tide of enthusiasm which
has set In for Gov. Lewelling and the popu-
list ticket. the result will Le exceedingly
close.
Two weeks ago the election OF the en-
tire republican ticket seemed certain. The
enthusiasm, sentiment and zeal were with
that party. Now. ut the most critical pc
Rod OF the campaign, this ardor is waning
and populist enthusiasm and earnestness
are growing.
One hundred meetings are being held
every day by each party, while the demo-
Gratis are fighting valiantly for every vote
possible. Gov. Lewelling and his associ-
ates have been subjected to nearly every
charge imaginable. They have been as
sailed as boodlers. corruptionists and credit
destroyers, and still have maintained u
silence on these matters. and to this date
not q single populist has demanded of any
OF them an explanation. All these charges
are denominated republican lies," and that.
TO the average populist voter, is a suff-
cient answer. Chairman Bredenthal said
to The Evening Star correspondent today
that Kansas would remain in the populist
column without question. Two will re-
eject Gov. Lewellirg, win five of the eight
congressman and the legislature" He
feels absolutely certain Of this result.
So Do the Others.
At the republican headquarters the same
confidence is expressed. Chairman Leland
says Major Morrill, will as certainly be
elected governor as the sun shines on the
9th day OF November. He claims all the
way from 10000 to 10000 plurality for the
state ticket This majority over the pop
ulists, he says, will insure the election of
20 Of the lbs members of the House OF Eep-
resentatives, which will elect a United
States Senator by the close margin OF two
votes. The Senate holds over and II stands
% populists to IL republicans
Chairman Breidenthal of the populist COM
mittee Is a candidate for United States
Senator and is bending every energy to
elect populist legislature He Is, I'm fact
neglecting the state ticket to save a
United States Senator.
On the other hand, Chairman Leland Of
the republican committee is devoting his
entire time to the state ticket. He is Mai
Morrilfs political manager. He is the ma
tional committeeman from Kansas, and has
ambitions fer a place under the next ma
tionai administration, If the republicans
win, and is therefore wrapped up I'm the
election Of the state ticket. With this situ-
alton Ii is believed by many politicians that
the republicans will win the state ticket
by small plurality. and that the populists
will elect majority of the members of the
legislature.
The Third and seventh.
The battle ground In Kansas is in the
third and seventh congressional districts
In the third Rev. j. ID. Botkin is the popu-
list nominee. The withdrawal of Congress
man Hudson gave the republican candidate
S. s. kirkpatrick. quite an advantage dur
ing the interim between that date and the
nomination of Botkin; but during the past
two weeks the new candidate has been
greeted with great crowds of people where
ever he has spoken. He is a powerful ora
tor and convinces his hearers of his hon.
esty and sincerity. Unless a change OF
sen timent in the third district toward Kirk
patrick occurs. the result there will be very
close, and neither candidate can expect
more than 500 majority.
In the seventh district Jerry Simpson.
though a sick man, Is making a hard fight
for reelection. He has not recovered his
health, but he goes about over the district
encouraging his friends and party workers
to renewed activity. The republicans ad-
nit that Simpson win defeat Long if con-
ditionS do not change within the next two
weeks.
The republicans will elect Broderick in
the first, Miller in the second and Curtis in
the fourth by majorities ranging from 1000
to 5000 in each district, while the fifth and
sixth are hanging In the balance. The
proba bility is that the result will be so
close in these districts that 1t will require
the official count to decide II.