Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-27
Where the Fight Will Be Hottest in
Kansas.
REPUBLICANS EXPECT A Big VICTORY
Confidently Look for the Election
Of Major Morrill,.
CLAIMS OF THE POPULISTS

TOPEKA, Kans., September -, INA.
From this tine until election day the con-
test in Kansas between The populists and
republicans will be waged with Increased
energy. The fight will be centered In the
close congressional and legislative districts.
and, unless radical changes take place
within the next six weeks, the result in at
least three congressional and forty legisla-
tive districts wifi be so close that IT will re-
quire the oficial count TO determine 1t. Up
to the present time the campaign has been
prosecuted without reference TO, district
lines, and speakers have been sent into all
parts of the state by the state committees
Of both parties to arouse the voters and
| prepare them for the determined fight to
| be made during the last six weeks OF the
| campaign.
The republican committee claims today
| that Maj Morrill, and the entire republican
| state ticket will be elected by a majority
over the populists of 1000 to $4,000 and
that the party can safely transfer the battle
to the close congressional and legislative
districts, and also elect the eight Congress-
| men. and insure the election OF a republi-
can to the United States Senate.
Chairman Breidenthars Claims.
Chairman Breidenthal in an interview
with the correspondent Of The Evening
| Star, denied the claim of the republicans
today. He says the populists feel confident
| of the re-electio Of Gov. Lewelling, the
| state ticket, a majority OF the Congressman
| and a suficient number of members of the
lower house of the legislature TO insure the
election Of a populist United States Sen
| ator.
Chairman Richa rdson OF the democratic
state committee. while not claiming the
| election Of his state ticket, insists that the
vote for David Overmyer, democratic can
| d;date for governor. will surprise the people
| OF Kansas and the nation. He says re-
| cruits are coming from the ropulfsts daily,
and that many anti-prohibition republicans
4 will vote for him. On the other hand, he
| says the democfa ats will elect at least f1f-
teen members of the legislature-enough TO
| hold the balance OF power In the joint con-
| vention-and will name. the Senator, and
| that he will be a democrat
| At the present time the sentiment and
| enthusiasm is certainly with the republi-
| cans This is evidenced by their big meet
ings, the organization of clubs. fiambeau
parades and the interest manifested among
the rank and file of the party. The popu-
lists have held many big meetings.
| to work up the enthusiasm that
| has characterized republican meetings. The
| nomination of Morrill, for
| governor. by the republicans. was a big
card. His acquaintance i'm the east among
the monied men, who have invested large
ly In Kansas securities has been taken up
|
| are made to the voters to support a man
who can assist in restoring the shattered
| credit of the state and the injury to its
| good name caused by populist vagaries
| and fiat ideas promulgated by Senator PEI
| fer. Congressman Simpson and others, in
| Congress. The same sentiment that gave
| Major Morrill, a unanimous nomination is
going to be strong factor in the sena-
| tortal contest If the republicans win the
| legislature. The business men in the
| publican party insist that IL is just as i'm
portant that a man Of recognized business
\ capacity and standing be elected to the
be chosen governor and that the politicians
| should recognize this fact and allow the
| men who pay the taxes to have something
| to say. This element in the party looks to
| Major Calvin Hood of Emporia the best
representative OF the financial and business
interests of the state Major Hood is not
| an active candidate and says that unless
| the best element of the party should favor
him he would not consent to enter the
| scramble. He was for many years the
| close personal friend and business associ-
| ate of Senator Plumb. He is a banker, and
mas a wide acquaintance in the east He
| is a man who has the confidence and re-
| spect OF men of all parties and his life
| has been spent at hard work. He has ac-
| cumulated a comfor table fortune and the
large element urging his candidacy put
their support on the well-founded propo-
| sition that a man who has successfully
| conducted his own business can be safely
| intrusted with the business of the people.
The other candidates for the Senate are
| ]. w. Ady, J. r. Burton and A. W. Smith
| Ady and Burton are lawyers of recognized
ability. Smith is farmer and the
republican candidate for governor in 1882
He is a strong man among the farmers OF
| the state.
POPulist Candidates for the senate.
If the populists win the legislature. there
| will be three candidates. but at the present
time Judge Doster stands in about the
alofir xx-ith
Hood with the republicans. He is regarded
as their strongest man. and already a num-
Der of legislative conventions have instruct
ed the nominees for Doster John w
Breidenthal and s. II. Snider are his oppo-
nents. but there will have TO be a great
change in sentiment IL they can even COM
bine their strength and defeat him. While
the sena torial election does not occur until
January next interest is just as great as II
the ballots settled the matter on November
g. Of course they will. as far as the poll
tics OF the Senator is concerned and for
that reason both parties working with
increased energy and the frieSss of the
various candidates are on the alert and &C
tive
The candidates for Congressman-at-larpe
are w. A. Harris. populist. and r. w Blue
republican. Congressman Harris is stronger
than his party In Kansas. and will probably
run ahead Of his ticket 1000 votes Blu,
predictions as to the result I'm the state
cannot now be made with certainty.
First District.
In the first district, which is now rep-e-
sented by Congressman Broderick, repubIi-
can. the populists and democrats have made
combination and nominated Harvey Solo
mon, a lawyer of Atchison. The combined
democratic and populist vote in the district
exceeds the republican vote 200, but there
are so many internecine fights and bicker-
ings i'm both parties. resulting in Solomon's
nomination. that he caEnot defeat Broderick
solomon as Cleveland democrat. and was
nominated as the populist candidate He
declared he was for the principles of the
Omaha platform when nominated. Later
the democrats of the district met in conven-
ton and nominated him on a platform
which strongly Endorsed the national adj
ministration. The result is that hundreds
OF democrats and populists are openly fight
ing him. many of whom declare they win
support Frederick. who, they saw. voted for
the free coinage Of silver. and is, therefore
sare representative. Leading populists
ana democrats ccncede Broderick's cleo
ton.
second District.