Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-16
ir IooSs rtKt iONG CONTEST nj
rwIIN ruI~I rwo GENTLhMEN.
BUT MATTERS ARE UNCERTAIN
BtKroN's rRIESDs CLAIM HE y
IN no WIN.
Judge Thachers Constituents Are Working
Manfuily for Him and Representative
stockbrand IL for ingalls,
Caucus Meets Tonight for
the Great struggle.

Topeka kas, Jan i5--tSpeuialJ To-
night the senatorial issue is the euErossiug
topic While there has been but little
change in the strength Of the various can
didates since last Thursday, the members
are pretty nearly all out from under cover
and something like accurate figures may
be given. Tonight a canvass was made at
the different headquarters. a careful re-
vision of figures was made and the result
is as follows. Burton, 3O Hood. q.
Thachcr 10; Leland, Il, Ady, i2; Smith. a;
ingalls,. L. This represents the FIRST ballot
strength Of the candidates in the caucus
tomorrow. Approached separately each
candidate viii claim more for himself than
IS allotted here. but these figures are about
right The one vote for Ingalls, Will come
from Representative Stoukbrand. OF Wood
son county lie says he Is urged to vote
thus by petitions from his constituents.
There are los Republicans who might vote
tn the caucus, hut Senator Price is sick
and Senator Thacher says delicacy VIII
keep him out.
y big delegation of Lawrence men is in
the city tonight working for Thacher and
It is certain that he has the Second dis
trict very nearly solid. Where the con
AfSA VIII tiAl no man can ltl. IL Is any
mans game at this hour. Many of the
talent predict that the caucus viii not
agree upon a candidate before Monday
night. Others think that "Wednesday or
Thursday night ought to settle It. There
are just as many different opinion as TO
between what two men the fight Will final
~ narrow down.
Hood is more often mentioned as being
~ a ha cl
1t may be between Hood and Burton, but
there Is n growing belief that the fight
may eventually settle between the north
and south parts of the state, with Hood
and Leland the rival candidates. AL
though they are now understood to be
very friendly to each other. Burton's
friends discredlt any prediction which does
not leave their man in as one of the finals
and the Thacher men are equally as loyal
The other candidates pretty generally agree
that Burton Will show hts greatest strength
at the first ballot or early in the struggle
and then begin to wane This is the young
inexperienced and enthusiastic crowd, and
the heady work of the old campalgners is
making inroads on him Several changes
have been noted In the past few DAYS and
they are generally IN the direction of Le-
land or Hood There is Il subdued feeling
that some time, In some way, these two
men Will turn UP az masters Of the situa-
tion. II they should 20 together tonight
they would still he sixteen votes short of
caucus nomination, but 1t is the popular
idea that both OF these men have a re-
serve force lying about somewhere in the
brush They seem to be rather indifferent
as to what the first shall bring forth, and
their plans are built upon the theory OF
long siege The caucus will meet at
o'clock on Wednesday night in tho senate
chamber and continue nightly until a can
didate is chosen, or until the arrival of
Tuesday compels the members to 80 into
regular session and vote.