The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-06
THE REPUBLICANS BADLY
DEFEATED.
BRYAN CARRIES THE STATE
Governor morrill, WIN he Succeeded by
Mr.. Lccdy-The Legislature strong
~ Fusion on Joint BaIlot-psr-
tial Returns From the state
Jerry simpson Defeats
Chester Long.

TOPEKA. kan. NOV. 3 Bryan and The f-
sion state ticket have carried Kansas 10y a
majority that NAV he anywhere from 5000
10 1900
At Republican headquarters the hope IL
still held out that Morrill, and the rest OF the
state ticket may be saved. but they back II
with uncertain figures. II is a fact that the
returns so far received put Morrill, slightly
In the lead of Leedy, but from the outset
these returns have shown a steady Rcpub-
lean loss from the vote of 1892. when the
fusionlsts won the state by 5000 majority.
To illustrate: At II o'clock complete re-
turns had been received from ga precincts,
giving Morrill, 1879, Leedy, iG.643. This
bhows a Republican loss In the same pre-
tincts on the vote on governor Ia 1892 OF
LEGO and a fusion gain Of 250.
These figures represent about onc-nlnth OF
.he total vote of the state and the same ratio
of loss and gain kept up to the end would
give the state to Leedy by 10000 or 10,
= prudential claims that these returns do not
fairly represent the fusion gains. As they are
from Western precincts where the popula-
don has become no sparse that the fusion
bpeakers had little room to make converts.
The same PA precincts give Mckinley 49,
f+e; Bryan, 1s,02S. This indicates a lead Of
1886 by Bryan over Leedy, but an analysis
and comparison Of the returns develops the
probable fact that some. evidently a ma
Iority, of the judges of election have either
Counted the Bryan and watson vote for
Bryan or thrown II out entirely. This fact
coupled with the expectation that Leedy
would run somewhat behind Bryan, ac-
:ounts for Bryan's strong lead over Leedy
n one-ninth of the total vote OF the state
aeard from. This Is the Judgment of H. NJ.
Culton. who has been tabuldttng election
ieturns In Kansas since 1890
In the returns from 226 precincts only ia
iotes for Bryan ana watson, ~ for Palmer,
and AZ for the Prohibition tickets are re-
ported.
Chairman simpson end Secretary Bristow
efuse to give out anything but the exact
tount of precincts. The fusion chairmcn
are not tabulating the returns In such detail.
Chey accept the statements of majoritics
elegraphed by their county committcomen
and have reports of the majorities for gov
irnor In thirty-hvc counties as follows;
For Leedy Bourbon 500, Butler 500 Cay
100, Decatur 400. Edward iOO Ford 20
franklin 500, Hamilton 80. Jewell sOO, King
nan 800. Lin 200, Miami. $50, Mitchell 800. |
Montgomery 400. Neosho 500, Norton 200,
Usage 400, Ottawa zoo. PAwnee 100, Pratt
$50, Rocks ITO. Rush 100. Scott 70, Sedge-
wick 400, sherman 1915. stafford s60. SUN
ser 600, Thomas. 100, TresO %.
For Morrill, Allen $50, Douglas I, 100. Fin
icy IFS. Greeley 6O, Jackson 100, Riley loo.
On Corgressmen. Breidenthal estimates
.he result a. follows: First district, BrOder-
Oh, Publican, 2.OO0; Third district, Ridg-
sy. fus.yn. 5000; Fifth district, vincest.
fusion, 1000, Sixth district, Mccormick, fu-
non, 1900; Seventh district, simpson, FIJI
don, 5000. He regards the Second and
Fourth A. about a standof, the chances
strongly for Peters, fus' former
nd for Curtis, Rep GOD In
ne latter, Her etsc-
ion Of Peter yst
Surtls vince
county IA g.
In the ties Breidenthai has
heard = the election OF a.
mem .ouse and ~ of the senate,
1 tot ut of this total he claims a
gain n the Republicans over the
r., .tation In the legislature Of
1880. Vie estimates that the legislature will
stand on Joint ballot: senate -Fusionists
81. Republicans y; house tusionists II, Re
3ublicans ~ Total tusionists, lOs;
total Republicans. 81; fusion majoIity,
OIL Joint ballot, 81. The Republicans are az
little disposed to conccde Breidcnthal's ng-
ares on the legislature as on the state ticket,
but they will make no estimates until they
ihall have received more complete returns.
They are not so hopeful of getting the legis-
lature, however, as of carrying the state
ncket.
At IL 80 O'Clock, Breidenthal had received
the following additional reports Of MAORI
.iss for governor by counties:
Leedy-Leedy, sou. Barber, las; Clark, Is,
Graham, 200, Morrill, Brown, $50; Marion
300.
Governor Morrill, ran 100 ahead Of Mckin
icy In Brown. Fulton. Republican candidate
for state senator carried the county by 81
In Clark county Harry Bone, Republican, Il
defeated for reelection by 7 majority.
WICHITA. Kan, Nov. \. Bryan has carrte'
ssdgwick county a Republicans conced,