The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-16
To GET THE SENATE
The Republicans Expect to Win
Over
Six POpuliSt Members Of the
Kansas Senate,
If NOT MORE OF THEM.
Among Them VIII Be Senator
Taylor.
Some of the Gossip Relating to
the Move.
LIZ NOT MORE OF THEM.

The very latest political story is that
an effort is being made on the part Of
the Republicans to capture six Populist
members of the state senate, which, if
accomplished, will give them a majority
in both houses of the legislature. and
enable the Republican party to absolute
ly control all legislation during the COM
ing session
It has been six years since the Repub-
licans have had full swing in the legi isla-
ture and they are now exceedingly anx-
ious to see how it would 60 once more.
As it now stands, fifteen of the forty
members of the senate are epublicans,
and if six other .'enators can be induced
to act with the N ajority party, the other
Populist senators might IS we'll stay at
home.
The day after election Senator Sterne
said TO STATE JOURNAL reporter that
he had the name of one POpulist senator
who had agreed to act viii, the Repub-
hcans this winter, but he could not make
his name public.
It is now said that each Populist mem
ber of the senate IS being visited by Re-
publican politicians and there are good
prospects that the six senators Will be
found without difficulty who will lay
aside their politics and vote with the Re
publicans.
A Populist editor in the western part
OF the state mas written an editorial TINS
week advising ali the Populist senators
to resien and let the Republicans have
full swing, but this does not meet with
the endorsement Of the Populist leaders.
who have plan of their own.
It is understood that the POpulist lead
ers propose 10 instruct all their senators
who are from districts which this fall
went Republican to vote with the Re
pubIicans whenever the legislation pro-
posed appears to be needful and proper.
The senators will be instructed to make
a fight for POpulist principles, but after
their plans have been killed in the com
mittees, they viii vote with the Repub-
licans explaining that, "While l am a
Populist and opposed to the proposed
Legislation. the district l represent has,
at the recent election given a Republi
can majority, l will represent my con
stituents and my vote may be recorded,
ave, with the Republicans "
It is understood that two Of the six
members have already been secured.
+ Senator Taylor of WyandOtre, has been
F fighting the Populist administration for
two years and he will vote with the Re
publicans.
Senator Reilly of Parsons, is a railroad
man and the railroad vote OF the state
was cast for the Republican ticket and
as his district went Republican this fall
it is understood he has already deter O.
{ mined to represent his people and vote
with the Republicans.
The Republicans may be short one
/ member as Senator John NJ. Price Of
Atchison is very sick man and his
! friends are doubtful about his being able
to be in Topeka at all during the coming
session.
Senator Prices absence will not how
ever interfere with the success of the
plan to control all Legislation if the six
Populist senators are secured.
With Senator Price absent and six
Populist senators voting with the Re
publicans the Republicans would still
have a majority of one, and if one other
member should drop out, making a tie
on any question, the Lieutenant Cover
nor. being IA Republican, would cast the
deciding vote and his party would still
be in control