The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-06

Campaign and VIII Have No surpIu.
Left-The Latest County Figures Indi-
cate Nearly 1900 Majority for Leedy
Over MorriIl-Attorney General Dawes
Beat en- More Than That.
The Republican county committee wen.
put Of business yesterday for another
year and gave up their headquarters in
the Sedgwick block. The tables, chairs,
desks and campaign literature had all
been removed when an Eagle reporter
called and boy was busy cleaning and
scrubbing. Nothing is now left for
Chairman Downing and Secretary Glass
to do but 70 audit bills, and that is about
the most unpleasant task Of any chair
nan or secretary. A great many people
thought the committee had barrels Of
money 10 use, but the fact is the fund
was very small and the committee was
troubled with poverty all through the
campaign. 1T had less money in the
fund than any campaign committee for
years and if they are able 10 make both
ends meet they can consider themselves
very fortunate.
nlittee only one man was elected IN the
county, the others having been defeated
by sweeping majorities The COMMITTEES
feared defeat all the time but they did
not think 1T would be SO hard. A great
many people blame them for claiming a
victory at the polls, but there is no sense
In that. A committee is not supposed to
give up in the middle of campaign or
at any time during its progress and say
I'VE are beaten" The people are very
peculiar. One half of them think that
II committee refuse 10 acknowledge
defeat when they anticipate it, that they
are not honest and the other half think
that IL the committee acknowledge de-
Feat they are treacherous. Indeed, there
were murmurs of complaint Tuesday
hight, when Chairman Harlow conceded
the defeat of Mr.. Long. 1t is the same
among all classes Of people regardless Of
politics. In front Of the office of the
Democratic organ. yesterday, people
were cursing the paper loudly because il
conceded the election of Major Mckinley
One man stood on the curbstone and
loudly denounced it as a gold standard
organ and tool of the money power
and stated that If had been sailing un-
der false colors all through the cam
paign-
If the committee had carried the coun-
ty ticket 10 success they would have
been considered great political generals.
but since they met with pronounced de-
feat great many people think they were
incompetent. The people forget that
they, themselves. do the voting that can
bring either success or defeat to ticket
OF course committee is 10 some extent
responsible for defeat If conditions are
n hat a xnt ~
them.
The fact of the matter is that both the
Republican committee and the fusion
committee knew but comparatively little
about the results and both of them were
surprised. The fusion ticket got a ma
Jority or 60O in some cases, more than
the committee expected, and elected men
who they did not expect to elect while
the Republican ticket was beaten by 500
votes on men they expected to elect and
elected a man whom they were doubtful
about. The fusion committee worked
hard TO keep Goldburg on the ticket for
tive while the Republican com
mittee worked hard TO get him off The
is that if Goldburg withdrew
from the race the fusion candidate would
be elected and the Republican candidate
defeated.
The committee We're scattered last
night and could not be found Herbert
Patterson who was constantly with the
committee and who analyzed the figures
more carefully than anybody, said tha:
In this county Leedy beat Morrill, by
nearly ! 800 votes. With three town
ships to hear from his figures and ratio |
of gain would indicate that majority for !
Leedy. The defeat OF Attorney General
Dawes viii be worse than that while the
remainder Of the state ticket will be |
about 1000.
The defeat of the county ticket will |
run between 450 and $50 votes.
All the local candidates take their de- |
feat phiiosophically. John Davis con-
ceded defeat when the first fifteen votes |
were counted. Charlie Mackey conced- |
ed privately. to his friends, three weeks |
ago. and Judge Myatt knew that he was |
defeated by 10 O'Clock on the night OF !
the election as did Harry Gordon, Otto /
Ecksiein and Mr. Grimes. John Davis |
heard the returns in the Eagle office and |
WAS as good humored and serene as il |
everything was going his way.
The fact OF the matter is they were |
conscious of the fact that they had made |
good records while in office. that they
had made a clean and decent campaign |
and that the cause Of their defeat was |
the western lanQSllOe.
In the language of Bryan, their defeat |
was the viii of the people and that is |
law.
ECHOES OF THE ELECTION.
j. S. Jennings is the oracle of those
who still believe there is a hope for
Bryan.
One of the saddest looking men in
town yesterday was the assistant post
master.
Nearly everybody in Wichita express
IS regret for the apparent defeat Of
Flynn in Oklahoma.
Farmer Doolittle is not yet satisfied
hat Bryan is defeated. He thinks there
vas trick somewhere.
Rufe Cone Is said to have lost 81 500
N Illinois He bet that it wouldn't give
Mckinley a majority of 80. 600.
DR.. McCgees is already out as a candi-
late for Oscar Smiths place on the
board of police commissioners.
Now that the election is over. Messrs.
Seahock. Arnett and Merrill should come
nto town and get acquainted with
heir constituents
Senator Leedy. If elected governor.
VIII have about 2.&S7 candidates for Of
ice from Secgwick county. His total
'ote here was 2,4S1
No one has vet been found who took
interest enough in finding out how ma
~ votes were cast for Palmer ans
3uckaer in Wichita
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