The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-04
LONG HAS CLOSED
CAMPAIGN OF THE SEVENTH DIS
TRICT ENDED LAST NIGHT.
Election Guaranteed by at Least Two
Thousand Majority - Chairman
Harlow Tells of the Work That
Has Been Done and Gives the Fig
ures-Remarkabl BILE Campaign.

Mr.. Long, the popular, honest. clean-cut
candidate for congress ID the Seventh con-
gressional district, closed his campaign
last night. He has submitted his case to
the jury of the sovereign voters OF thirty
seven counties in the most enlightened, al
though sometimes tickle, commonwealth
under the sun. All his work has been
done, and he awaits the verdict. The COM
mitt eemen of the district have all sent in
their last report, and at o'clock yesterday
Afternoon Chairman Harlow arose from
his able at the Carey hotel with all the
figures completed and a balance drawn.
He had closed up his books, filed away his
papers and was about TO go out for walk
20 get needed exercise when reporter for
The EAGLE me, him and asked him for an
Interview on the situation. Mr.. Harlow
said:
"Mr. Long will certainly be elected. /
base this statement both on the surface
indications and on the most thorough aud
complete poll ever made IN the district.
Until 1892 there never existed Il neces-
sitv for Il poll iu the Seventh dis riot, and
when, at the beginning of this campaign,
the committee started in to prepare one.
but few of its members understood the
work, and as result the figures in he
DOpnlOuS eastern counties OF the ul>trlcG
greatly exceeded the actual vote poied
Many of the members vi the 1892 commit
tee are also on the prrsrnt committee, aud
warmed 10y the experience OF that CAM
paign they now take the other extreme
and have so class fled the voters that ma
jorties are apt 10 he Increased rather than
diminished,
Two years ago the individual members
had not strong fat h in his figures on his
own county, but had unbounded confidence
hat other counties would make mp what
his own might fall short on his estimate.
To-day the conditions are reversed, aud
while each mem Der is absolutely certain of
his own county, he is inclined 10 doubt the
accuracy OF his neighbor who shows up a
larger percentage of gain.
I'VE expect to win this fight for various
reasons. The exodus TO the strip from
Tie eastern counties IN the district was
largely in cur favor, rs the border counties
furnished the PopulIst majority of 1892.
For the same reason we lose part OF our
ma jority in the western counties of the
district, which were largely Republican in
1892, although in proportion TO the total
vot- we show "A handsome gain there.
I'm certain sections the Democrats are
not satisfied wit b The action Of their COM
mitree or its half dozen representatives
who placed the name of Mr.. L Dg's oppo-
nent ON their ticket. They believe that
th.. action of the convention was final and
voiced the sentiment Of majority OF
their party and are displesssd that
the committee which is the child
OF the convention should assume
greater power than the parent. Many
of them will not vote for congre-sm
Then 1T is fair 10 suppose that tue general
drift to the Republican party which has
been evidenced by elections in other parts
of the country Will extend to this state
and this district, and all these factors
will in my judgment give Mr.. Long a
larger majority than his opponent re-
ceived 10 1892
THE CAMPAIGN which closes today at
Medicine Lodge. the bome of Mr.. Long,
HIS been a notable one, and the most
thorough ever made in the district. Mr..
Long commenced the campaign on July
18TH and since that time has spoken from
one to ten times in each OF the thlrty-slx
counties of The district. He has made a
most excellent impression. He has been
open, manly, and conrlr ous at a times
lie has avoided oratory and effects and
adhei ed only TO facts. He has doiged no
issue, but has plainly defined his position
on all question of the day. He has not
appeal 10 the preJu'ilces OF the people, but
10 their good Judgment. AlthOu-h a
master of sarcasm, it has heen unused and
ne has reasoned from business stand
point alone
early in the campaign he publicly pro-
posed 10 his opponent To jointly discuss
&
district. This proposition WIS ignored
the present representative preferring to
RELY on past success and 10y an appeal To
certain prejudIces, which have long since
lost their Effectiveness.
Il notice that one OF your local papers
states of "a MEETING held In his city tn It
Jerry was the god thy had come to wog-
ship The statement is not creditable TO
The good sense of your peopie-if not
wholly sacreii gious. There ha- been no
sickening alteration. aud nothing fl ,yorng
Of worship in the reception accorded &c
M Long He has been greeted by the
people in a business manner and lie
mas talked business ma ter- only and sug
r,ested such IDEAS lac honestly believes
will restore confidence IN his state aud
bring ack 10 us the capital which has been
Danish, d by reason of tie Impractical and
visionary schemes OF the majority II the
present representatives, from Kansas. III:
meetings have been large aud enthusiast,
at every point, aud he has II, a rule al
dressed twice as many voters At each meet
ing rs at the same places in 1877. Ih'
defamation of his character wnIch hat
been ATTEMPTED recently Il vll.ianous am
plliuly indicates the desperate sltuaiIo
of the opposition. and It ouly effect Will b
to react on its origiuators.
''Shuw me a clean, honorable man a
home WHO esteemed by ali as is Mr.. Lon.
at Med cine Lodge, where he has neve
tailed TO CArEN NOME township ny
large M oriry at every election where hi
name was on the ticket, and l Will SHOW
YOU a man who can be trusted away from
home and ! am satisfied hat the people o
this district have made up their minds {
trust him TO represent them at W ashing
ton.
81 place Mr.. Longs majority at 20o(
OF this believe thar SedGwIck county WI
give 500 Reno county will probably Civ
The largrst Rrpu blican majority IN tn
district, although Harvey county may Leaf
the list as in 1872 Tue tweaty-four wesl
ern COUNTIES of the district will give bin
at least $50 majority, The opposition Wi
carry Harper, X ngmau ana Stafford cour
ties by largely reduced malorI,ies whe
compared with the 1892 vote. Sumner
Mcpherson aud Rice VIII all give Repul
ican maj,Ii;ies, while Barton. Barber an
Pratt may give small DajorIties TO eithe
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