The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-04
LOOKS LIKE DEFEAT
COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET IN
VERY BAD SHAPE

All OF the Candidates are Probably De-
feated. With the Exception of Charles
NJ. Irwin, Who Will Win Out by About
1OO-very Little Hopes for the Remain
der of the Tieket-Oniy Extraordinary
and Unlocked for Gains in the Enemy's
Country Can Save Any of Them-some
Peculiar Results Noted.
TIE latest returns from the county indi-
cate the defeat of every man on the Re-
publican ticket with the exception Of
Charles NJ, Irwin, candidate for represen-
tative in the Sixty-seventh district.
Extraordinary and unlocked for
changes in the remote country precincts
may help Simmons, Myatt and Davis,
but neither one of the gentlemen expect
10 be elected
The landslide struck Sedgwick county
but all Wichita points to the fact that
Il was the wrong landslide.
1t was about as queer an election in
its results as any one ever held in this
county. 1t is possible that Elder Botkin
will run ahead of his ticket and ii is not
only possible bu. very probable that
Dawes will run ahead OF Mckinley. The
man who would make statement to
that effect one year ago would be consid-
cred insane.
Jerry Simpson viii beat Long in the
county by big majority, notwithstand-
ing the fact that many Democrats
scratched Simpson.
The indications are that the silver Re-
publicans, and there we're many of them.
voted the Democratic ticket straighter
than the Democrats themselves.
IL the city the Republicans both
5cra tched and stabbed. 1t is alleged
that there were trades and dickers made
which helped TO enlarge the disaster TO
the party. There was a cross-fire be-
tween the factions that was very damag-
ing. If all the boys acted loyal towards
one another the best Republican ticket
ever placed before the people Of this
county would have been elected.
It is probable that when the returns
are all in it viii be found that Bryan has
carried the city. II such VIII prove true
this is the first time in its history that
Wichita gave its vote TO a Democratic
candidate for president. He carried two
Of Republcanism, the Fourth ward This
is a gain of about so votes in two years
for the party Of calamity. There are,
in reality, more Republicans in Wichita
today than ever before, but unfortunate
iy they are divided and being somewhat
Disguised with one another, they threw
their strength to the enemy.
1t is not improbable that Leedy will
carry the city, although the friends OF
Governor Morrill, claim he will carry it
by about $50. He carried it two years
ago by 1000. 1t can be seen that Morrill,
was badly scratched.
The election passed off quietly. There
was not disturbance of any kind The
saloons had their ront doors closed all
day and while there was a good side
door business there was very little drum
kenness.
The vote was very heavy and it was
practically all in by o'clock The u
sionists were better organized TO get
their vote out than the Republicans. In
some wards the Popocrats did not miss
man.
Great interest was manifested in the re-
suit. Returns were taken in nearly
places in the city. but the crowd in front
of the Eagle office was larger than all
the others combined. The Eagle gave a
splendid bulletin service and at midnight,
as previously announced, it sent up its
shower of rockets announcing the cleo
ton of Major Mckinley
At O'Clock This morning the Repub-
icans were down cast as TO the local
ticket and jubilant as to the national
ticket. The Populists We're exactly tho
opposite. Both were cheering and the
hurrahs for Mckinley and Jerry Simp-
son mingled in the morning air
TOWNSHIPS INCOMPLETE.
The following are some of the MAORI |
ties from the country. They relate only |
TO the county ticket:
Erie-Gordon 5.
Greeley Notwithstanding 9: Hay
maker g. Arne;t 9, Amidon 9, Mackey 9. |
Greeley (south)-Gordon 4. Myatt u |
Simmons Z, Davis 10, Mickey S.
Gypsum (wesD-Lewelling 35, Hay |
maker %, Arnett IS, Amidon "a, Col |
vile %.
Ninnescah-Gordon s. Wyatt 10. Sim
mons is, Davis 80. Mackey %.
Park (easO-Lewelling u. Haymaker |
., Arnett 6, Amidon g Colville Z.
Park (wesD-Lewelling q. Haymaker |
IL. Arnett 16, Amidon Z, Colviile Il.
Payne-Lewelling So, Haymaker Sc. |
Arm =tt - Amidon So.
Union-Amidon -
At O'Clock this morning only five of /
the sixteen precincts of the city had 1
been heard from. The aggregate vote
was {. follow:
Long, 552; Simpson. SIP.
Gordon. $40: Lewelling, 49,
Wyatt, 623: Haymaker. AL.
Simmons. 597; Arnett. 456.
Davis. 566: Amdon, 1876
Mackey, 564: Colvill 4S2.
In the five precincts Bryan was 16
votes ahead Of Mckinley and Leedy was
l22 ahead of Morrill,.