Evening star., 1895-11-02
POLITICS IN KANSAS.
Only the P0pulists Are Making n
Vigorous Campaign.


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
LARNED. Kan. October 81, 1895.
The political sky in Kansas looks bliz-
zardy. Election day is at hand and ''the
Oldest man in America couldn't tell how
the cat will swing till the votes in the
various counties are counted and strung on
the string. There is no state election this
year, but there is one judge of the su-
preme court TO be voted for to fill va
cancy. Judge Albert H. Horton, chief JUS
tice for nearly twenty years, resigned from
the bench several months ago, and Cover
nor Morrill, filled the vacancy by appoint
ing Judge David Martin of Atchison.
Judge Martin appears as an "indepen-
dent" but he is in reality a stanch re-
publican. The opponent of Judge Martin is
Charles Holiday of Topeka, democrat.
The Campaign.
Each county in the state votes for county
clerk, register of deeds. sheriff, treasurer,
surveyor and coroner. In a few counties.
where the republicans outnumber the 9TH
ers two TO one, only republican ticket
has been put up. In half dozen counties
the democrats have indorsed the republic
can ticket, and pop ticket is also in the
field. In one county the republicans and
pops have fused. In one county the re-
publicans have indorsed the democratic
nominees. In NEST of the counties the pops
have a full ticket in the field, and they
are making a vigorous campaign. Their
state central committee has had all the
speakers that could be raked together in
the field, and is fighting as though this was
not an off year. The democrats and repub-
licans are making still hunt of it. EX-
cepting in very few of the counties, they
have not a speaker in the field, and in two
thirds of the counties of the state, not a
democratic or republican speech has been
made this fall.
The pop party has lost adherents steadily
all through the state. The Star correspon-
dent attended the conventions and rallies
of '83 again in 'A, and has been at many
of the conventions and rallies this year.
In 93 outdoor meetings were the rule, he
cause no hall could hold the audiences. In
~ the halls seated all comfortably, even
when Governor Lewelling was going about
explaining his action in aiding the populist
legislature do it's work, and was accompan-
led by the speaker of that house. This year
the populist speakers talk to empty benches.
question in this city three weeks ago, and
he didn't draw as well as the Pickanniny
Band that played against him on the street.
The SenatOrship.
Senatorial candidates are occupying the
attention of all classes of voters. Senator
ingalls, is an avowed candidate for the place
Of Senator PETER. He says that he could
nave won last winter hands down." instead
of Lucian Baker, if he had but said the word,
but that his ambition was to go back in the
place that he once filled, and that he intends
to go. 1t is the general opinion in the state
that If he had come back among the people
and made the effort four years ago that he
Is making now, he would have saved the
ticket and his own head then. If the choice
OF Senator could be made by a direct vote,
there is no doubt that Senator ingalls, would
Win, for he is solid with the common people
but the politicians of the state no longer
love him. They think he has not always
played fair. His chief opponent among re-
publicans is J. r. Burton, who came within
one vote of getting it when Baker was elect
ed.
Strange to say, silver while the chief topic
on the side, is not much discussed in pub
lie. Both of the old parties dread it, and
prefer to make no particular record till they
find out what probable acton will be taken
by the national committees.
Just now Kansas feels very g,ddy over the
showing she makes in the census reports
when sized up beside the antique state OF
Massachusetts. Kansas has a school fol
every lS2 persons, Sunday school for every
40, only one criminal for every 1000, and
an increase of wealth during the decade
OF ~ per cent per capita. Massachusetts
has school for every 6U persons, a Sunday
school for every 1,2tO, a criminal for every
ONO persons, per capita increase of 5 pei
cent