The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-01
LONG AND VICTORY
EIs ELECTION ASSURED BEYOND
THE LEAST DOUBT.

Ono Thousand Majority Is the Conservative
Estimate of Chairman Harlow-Other
Think 1t VIII be at Least Five Thous
and-Result Arrived at by a Mos
Thorough and Systematic Poll of th'
District by Experienced Campaignsrs-
No Doubtful Vote is Counted in thu
Total-Chairman Harlow Gives DETAIL
Chairman Frank Harlow OF the Re
publican congressional committee sub
nitted the following statement yesterday
with reference to the campaign:
$50 far as the congressional committee
Is concerned the work Of the campaign
Is over 1t has been conducted vigor-
pusly since July 1, and on much more
extensive scale than ever before attempt
ed in this district, and l believe l may
safely say in the state.
THE organization has been complete
and the work thorough in every detail.
Nr. Longs personal campaign has been
IN extensive one, covering the thirty-siX
counties of the district, and as high as
4 dozen speeches have been delivered in
some of the eastern and more populous
counties. Everywhere he has been
greeted with larger and more enthusi-
tstic audiences than in either Of his pre-
ceding campaigns. He has appealed to
reason and not to the passions Of his
audience. The opposition has given him
respectful attention, and throughout the
district admitted the logic Of his argu-
.lent and complimented the manner of
is presentation. He promptly accept
ed the challenge of his opponent for a
discussion of the issues before the peo-
pie and promptly placed Mr.. Simpson on
the defensive at the first meeting and
maintained his position to the end. His
action in the matter is in striking con-
traSt with the trea tment accorded him
by his opponent, whom he challenged in
the two preceding campaigns. The COM
mittee circulated throughout the district
5000 copies of stenographic report Of
the closing debate at Wichita, as a cam
paign document, which is ample evil
hence OF the general sentiment regarding
the two men and the principles which
they advocated.
''Mr. Long closes his campaign tomor-
row in Mcpherson county, and returns to
his home Tuesday ready and willing to
submit the question to the good judgment
and intelligence of his constituents, and
confident Of success when the people
have spoken. The committee held its
final meeting Saturday last in this city
with twenty-three counties personally
represented. The majority of the COM
mittee are the same men that figured in
the 1894 campaign. They are safe and
conservative in their estimates, and
thoroughly acquainted with prevailing
conditions in the counties they represent.
In arriving at results all doubtful or I'M
known parties are conceded to the oppo-
6ition. Their figures have been made
with special reference to the congression-
al contest and without a single exception
show that Mr.. Long viii lead the national
ticket. The total vote Of the district viii
be trifle under $4,000. The twenty
four counties west of the west line of
Barton, Stafford Pratt and Barber which
gave Mr.. Long 113 majority in 1894, will
show again but a small advantage for
either candidate. OF the remaining
twelve eastern counties each candidate
carried six in 1894, but the chances now
are that Simpson will lose one if not
two OF these.
"Mr. Longs plurality in 1894 was 1886, !
with a prohibition candidate who po,led |
n,0o4 votes, making our majority over
all $751;. This Prohibition candidate was |
withdrawn some weeks since, and the |
race is between the two men as it should |
be.
When the votes are all counted out this |
time it will require one more figure to |
express Mr.. Longs majority over the |
combined opposition than it did in 1894. |
In the face of the opposition claim of |
x ,,oin y-;t T -Iat
will carry the Seventh" by at least |
900 majority
Mr.. Harlow's figures are as conserva- |
tive as usual He wants to be on the |
safe side. They represent the minimum |
OF the polls that have been made of the |
district. The probability is that Long |
will beat Simpson 5000 plurality. He is |
as sure to be elected as that the sun will |
rise and set on the day of election.