The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-02

This Is an Unofficial Statement,
However.
SOME CLOSER FIGURES
VIZ. BeNl5iven to the Public
Later On.
Populists Counting on y Leg
islative Districts

islative Districts
In an unofficial announcement today
Chairman John w. Breidenthal OF the
Populst state central committee, said
his party viii carry next Tuesdays cleo
tion by 1850 plurality.
Chairman BreidentAal did not base this
statement on his inal poll Of the state,
but said that was fair estimate OF the
vote TO be cast for Governor LewelIing-
Chairman BreidenthaFs official figures
on his final poll Of the state Will be
nounced later
The POpulists confidently expect to
control the next legislature and Chair
man Breidenthal says they are sure Of
eIecting seventy-tyyo members Of the
next house which viii give them an un-
disputed majority on joint ballot aud
enable the election Of United States
senator and stale printer.
There are just two candidates for
member of the legisl lature Instructed how
they shall vote for United States senator.
One Of these IS a Populist and the other
IS a Kepuollcan.
he Populist is Frank Murphy Of
liu IN, Stevens county, candidate from
tile l-Jtu representative district and be
is instructed to vote for John w. Breiden-
thai for nited States senator, aud of
elect Murphy who VIII no doubt come to
Topeka next winter. Stevens county
was POpulist by safe majority two years
ago.
The other instructed candidate IS c. J.
Stromq quisr, Of Mcpherson county, Re
publican candidate from the Goth
district
Mr. Stromquist has been instructed to
vote for A W. Smith Tor United states
senator The Mcpherson couRty district
is rather close and Air. Stromquist's
election is not quite as certain a. Mr.
Murphy's-
ONE AFRAID, TIE OTHER DAssENT
BIuning. BIuhin=. BIuffing, and sim a
IsIuiHns-
He was a sport Any one could tell he
as at first glance. lie got on "a street car
with a friend and at once began to talk
politics. As the conversation progressed
he became enthused. and raising his
voice several notes made the following
play:
~ es. sir; III bet you steen million dol
lars that A. is the next governor Of
Kansas
~What's tnat9" howIed the good old
church deacon. he stopped read
inr an article on the -Sin III Gambling
on Horse Races" in lis weekly paper and
glared at the sport from his corner
Of the car Where's your money! con
tinued the deacon IS he dived into his
pocket and produced d roll Of the.lonr
green as large as stove pipe. s.Just
cover this"
Every one in the car was in culver
in an instant and chuckled to think v hat
a big fool the -'other man" was to throw
away his money
.4Iy money is ia the - National
bank said the sport as be rung the bell,
Lets go back and you cover it,
I'll cover your money all right nuf, but
4 won't put 10 up in amy bank"
"Well then in the hands Of Jones, the
real estate man"
Don't know him, make it Smith the
coal man"
I'm not acquainted with him but will
put up my stuff in me hands of Green.
the merchant prince
..All right" said the deacon, starting
to get up.
~Hold on" said the sport. ST won't bet
my money unless there are two stake
holders and one of them Bishop Thomas
And they didn't bet.
TO PRESERVE ORDER NEXT TUESDAY
Commfssioner Herald Comments on the
Election Day Prospects
Holding an election IN Topeka this
year viii be no small Job" said Commits
sioner Herald this morning. There will
be an immense vote and 1 have expert
enced considerable difficulty in securing
good men to serve as judges and clerks.
as the pay Is very small and the work
viii be very hard in proportion to the
pay. / have, however. succeeded in get
ting good men in all the precincts. aud if
tli-AczBHrs on election dAy Will exercise
ordinary hpc scse and give these men
their ASST rsfraining from an
moving them with needless questions
ana 1cterrupting the conduct Of the cleo
ton by disputes, there will be no trouble
ln polling tho entire vote i'd the
CITY IN decent and orderly
manner and within the time allowed
BY law which is between the hours OF s
O'Clock IN the morning and o'clock in
The evening This is imperative. The
Law allows no discretion, and the polls N
Will have to be closed at o'clock ID the
evening.
Ihe only way to transact the business
Of the election and poll the votes which
Will Pc offered. is to have perfect order
AZ all the polling places. aud We must
nave It. NO dIstur Oance of anv kind
will be tolerated
"Only one challenger for each of the
parties will be allowed in the room where
the voting ls going on. and as soon as 4
man has voted h7 must pass out and
make room for some one else"
The county clerk and his force are
busy today preparing the official ballots
for distribution. They are Dut mn ii
packages of fifty and The package i then
securely sealed.
The city clerk viii supply the voting