The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-17

they pull out for Arkansas Two years
ago that county sent Republican to the
legislature by only 121 majority.
I'm one district in Bourbon county the
Re publicans had a majority at the last
election of 70. Today Breidenthal is
confident of success there. because he
has cOlonized 40 voters from the drouth
district
can by 65 majority in 1892. About 80
wandering Populists from the arid belt
are sojourning there until the 7th Of No
vember, when they will move on to the
Ozarks.
Jefferson ID another county the Re
publicans carried for the legislature two
years ago. It is stated that $50 voters
have been colonized there-enough to
elect two PcDulists members to the leg
islature.
"The same work has been done in Cot
fey, Neosho. Nemaha, PottawatOmie,
Wabaunsee, Morris and Marshall coun-
ties
Two years ago when the Republican
state central committee spent the entire
campaign in making a poll of the state.
Chairman Breidenthal fooled" his OD-
pOnents by instructing his workers to
have six or eight POpulists in each pre-
cinct pretend to have gone back to the
Republicans. This doomed the Repub-
lican poll and made the Republican
managers happy up to election day while
Breidenthal all the time figured the re-
tended Repu blicans off of the poll of the
Republican state central committee and
felt sure of a plurality of about five
thousand.
Chairman Breidenthal has adopted
much the same measures this year, and
under his Instructions all Of these colo
nized Populists report themselves as Re
publicans to the Republican poll takers,
and it is this fact which makes the Re
publican managers feel so sure of carry
ing 80 many Of the close Legislative dis
tricts in eastern Kansas. The results on
election day will show the effect OF Chair
man Breidenthal's work
Political Notes.
J. r Burton and John W. Breidenthal
have bet a $50 suit of clothes on the re-
suit of the election
Osecretary Bristow, of the Republican
state central committee, saws he has
had bad headache for three days.
Secretary Bob Semple of the Populist
atate central committee, says he proposes
to wear his straw hat until after election.
Chairman Leland, of the Republican
state central com mittee, says be never
was startled IN his life. but the campaign
Is not over yet
Chairman Charles Elliott Of the Re-
publican county central committee, car
ries a torch in the street parades like an
ordinary voter.
George w. Smith, s J. Young and r
v. Ridley will address a meeting Of col
ored Republicans at the corner of State
street and Seward avenue tomorrow eve
ming.
Ed S. Waterbury, the well known Lyon
county Populist. has announced that he
Will not support 5. NJ Scott for congress.
Waterbury wrote the official Populist
history Of the legislative " ar.
At a meeting Monday night held in
the Fifth ward, By the colOred Republi-
cans, a Curtis and Gardenhire hambeau
club was organized with q mem bership
Of sixty. The club viii meet again next
Friday night
Chairman Breidsnthal has q lot Of fun
talking about the list of @Republican
speakers published in the Capital. which
is kept standing, and includes the meet
ings arranged for David Overmyer aud
Sidney G. Cooke
Peter Gish and Geo rye Il Evans have
agreed that If the Repu blicans carry
the election Gish will walk in front OF
the ratification procession blowing g tin
horn, and if the Populists win Evans is to
lead the parade.
s. s. kirkpatrick, the Republic can
didate for congress in the Third district.
and w. +. Sapp, the Democratic candi-
date for the same Office. will hold a ser
les or twelve joint meetings The first
one waR held last night at Howard
There are fully dozen people in To-
peka who deserve the title "literary."