The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-23


At the election two years ago Kansas
cast about 100000 votes. According to
the Records poll, Bryan viii get
about one-third Of the total vote cast
or 100, 900 and Mckinley viii get two
thirds or about 200 600. giving McKin-
ley the state by 100 600 majority.
It has been estimated by members of
both Republican and fusion commit
tees that the total vote this year will
be nearly 325,000 and in that event Ne
Kinley's majority would be los, 900 ac-
cording to the poll"
In the ninety-eight counties given in
the "poll' every one shows a gain for
Mckinley except seven which give
gains to Bryan.
The latter are Butler Chase, Ed
wards, Ford, Labette, Lane and Paw
nee.
Committeeman L. T. Crum of the
Republican state central committee
commonly called Lit, who is Cy Le-
lands right bower and who comes from
Labette county, said. We'll Labette
county might give Bryan a gain in per
cent over Weaver's vote when all the
candidates are taken into considera-
ton"
DO you believe that the state will
give Mckinley los. 900 majority? "
We'll, we hope So with a humorous
Committeeman W e. Sterne. who
was present, smiled and said
IF you viii knock out the cipher and
make it $4,000 it will sound more rea-
sOnable'
The poll" shows a gain for Bryan of
70 per cent in Edwards county and a 5
per cent gain in Pawnee county.
Captain Henry Booth Of the Secra-
tary of states office, who comes from
PaWnee county. which is near Ed
wards county. said: Z am sure that
there is no such gain in Edwards for
Bryan; on the other hand I am conf
dent that Mckinley will gain in that
county and viii also gain in PaWnee
county I know just about how Paw
nee viii 90. and so far as it is con
cerned the poll is off. From what I
have seen I am satisfied that they must
have Mckinley's gains too high in
some of the counties. as it is surely too
low in PaWnee."
Chairman Jim Simpson has said:
Everyone that knows anything about
this state at All knows that 1t is close
and that II viii not so any forty thous-
and either way
Both Chairmen Love and BreidenthaI
say that the Records poll is worthless
and that very few cards have been sent
to Democrats or POpulists. Mr. Love
said today;
In only two counties have I heard of
our people getting cards and in these
counties most al 1.-The cards came to
Republicans. see that the poll gives
Mckinley a gain Of over y per cent
in COWley county. COWley is my own
county, and I know that this is not the
fact. The totals Of the poll are so alb
surd that no one VIII believe it for
a minute.
Chairman Breidenthal said: 'I have
not heard of but one Of our men that
got card in the whole state Tt is so
ridiculous that it is really amusing. I
think it is a campaign scheme, that is
all"
1t is not known how the Record has
secured the names of the persons to
whom it has sent the postals. 1T is
supposed that it hired men to copy
them off the list of tax payers in the
county clerks office in each county
The politics of the men sending in the
lists in the various counties may have
something to do with the result of the
poll. but this is certainly contrary to
the intentions of the Record, which is
undoubtedly perfectly honest in its at
tempt to secure only fair and impartial /
returns.
Deputy County Clerk John Wright of |
Shawnee county said, when asked /
whether the Record secured the names |
from that office: Il never knew Of /
any names being taken from this office /
for that purpose. A man by the name I
Of White came here some time ago and I
made copy of the list of taxpayers, /
hut do NOT know for what purpose !