The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-08
HOW TT HAPPENED.
Doster, BreidenthaI and Others
Explain Their Defeat.
THE DEMOCRACY STAMPEDED

P0puIfsts Were Run Over-Other
Political News.
Chairman John W. Breidenthal is today
receiving the election returns from each
voting precinct in the state by mail
He does not intend to tabulate the rel
turns but will simply assert them by
counties and die them away for future
reference.
He this morning comedies the defeat Of
Jerry Simpson for congress in the
Seventh district, but says Baker is elected
In the Sixth by five or six hundred votes
To a STATE JOURNAL reporter this
morning Chairman Breldenthal SAID u
can stand the defeat all right, but don =
like these Wholesale charges of corrup-
ton against this administration as the
cause of our defeat, when there Is gen
eral landslide all over the country to the
Republican party. 1t IS true there have
been some corrupt men in our party, but
Bhere have been no more than IN many
past administrations. These charges Of
incompetency don't 90, either, for the Of
ficers of this admin istratIOn with but very
few exceptions are just as competent as
any set of officers Kansas ever had"
Chairman Breidenthal says the first
intimatiOn he received that he would lose
In this fight was the day before election,
when he received a visit from his Re
publican friend. DR.. Frank Swallow. OF
Valley Falls. DR.. Swallow told him about
five Populists in his precinct, who were
polled a. Populists, but had told him
conhdentially that they were going to
vote the Republican ticket Chairman
Breidenthal said be believed what Swal-
low said, and from that time on was
little doubtful about the reliability of his
estimates.
Judge Frank Doster, who was a visi-
tor at Populist headq uarters, said: Il
on record on the election, as it was over
two months ago / told Breidenthal he
must take into Consideration the general
landslide to the Republican party which
was sure to take place"
YES" said Chairman Breidenthal,
Judge Doster can honestly say, I told
you So" Continuing, Judge Doster said:
"Ihis is not a PopulisT defeat. but
Democratic defeat and the Populists got
run over in the general stampede from
the Democratic party"
Fred Close said: I'VE were caught in
the general landslide The unrest of the
peopl did it."
Jud b J. f. Fitzgerald Of St Marys
said. The trades unions and laboring
people are spOnsible for the result
Governor Lewelling in befriendInp the
the corporation interests Of the state.
The corporations appreciated this aud
put all their strength against him. The
labOrlng men do not seem to have recOR-
u1LtQ iuclL tLlenQ ne general land
slide was also factor in the Populist de-
feat"
Secretary of State r 6. Osborn said:
"Ihis election shows that the people OF
this country prefer to wear the color Of
the corporations rather than be free men.
l have tried being a Populist and friend
Of the laboring masses, and I am now
going TO march straight and join the mil
Aonaires just as soon as / cam
Assistant Secretary OF State d. G. Ter
cher, who furnished the POpulist cam
paigners with literature said: The
general landslide did il. The people
we're tired Of the Democratic administra-
ton. and our Populist congressman had
% 60 in the overthrow Of the party in
power"
State Treasurer ". II. BiddIe said:
-Our defeat was caused by the general
unrest Of the people everywhere. If it
were in Kansas alone we might think
state politics had Something
70 do with our defeat but CON,
81 iering the general upheaval all
over the cou-try- We know that it is
thu condition Of the country that has
given the Republicans the victory"
State superintendent Of Insurance s.
II. Snider said: THE financial distress Of
the people of the country at large and
the general unrest accounts for the re-
suit Of this election"