New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
HOW IT GOES IN KANSAS.
REPUBLICANS GAINING DAILY AS THE
CAMPAIGN PROCEEDS
THEIR ORGANIZATION NEVER BETTER OR MORE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF CARRYING THE
STATE EXCELLENT.
[RY rELEGRApH no Tile TRIBuNE


Topeka Kan. Sept. 27-The campaign is now
fairly on and both the Republicans and the ''allied
forces" as the opposition calls itself have a host
Of speakers in the field. and political literature OF
all kinds Is being distributed and rearly every man
has pocketful and is anxious TO read 1t TO every
other man. 1t Is safe to say that there never was
such vigorous campaign waged In this state
The Popusts have their headquarters here. and
so have the Democrats both Bryan and Sewall and
Palmer and Buckner The Free Silver Repub-
licans also have opened headquarters alongside OF
their Bryante friends. The Republicans have
force their headquarters larger by far than they
ever had before and the fight is In better shape
than in mast campaigns There Is sign or
pickering or disturbance. Everything goes on Ike
clockwork and complete harmony, as well az
cheerfuness has taken the place OF the discomfort
and doubt in past campaigns Cyrus Leland. jr.
member OF the National Executive Committee, IL
looking after the speakers from other States ana
already has over fifty OF the best speakers from the
East engaged in the work OF political education j.
NJ Smpson chairman OF the State Committee ls
managing the campaign. and is doing II In thor
oush and systematic manner. He Is assisted by
l. l. Bristow the secretary, and Il. r Fienniken
the assistant secretary both holding the same posi-
tions they held during the campaign or 1884, "hcn
the Republicans elected the present Governor.
George Finday is also assisting in the work OF
placing the speakers in the proper localities
The Republicans concede that the fight is hard
ability to carry the State for Mckinley ana eject
majority of Republicans in both branches or tho
LEGISLATURE. That Governor Morrill, and the whoie
State ticket will be reelected Is already con-
cedeJ by the best Informed OF the opposition
The State reunion Of veterans Will be heid nero
during this week and the citizens OF Topeka nave
spared no effort TO make the people who Visit tho
ca pital happy for the whole week. III Is estimated
that there will be attendance or over ""o.
After visiting one day Mt the reunion. Generals
Alger. Sickels. Howard. Sgel and Corporal Tanner
will spend two days in riding through the state
and making speeches for Mckinley and sound
money from the car platform. They Will Visit al
least forty towns and cities. ,. Ill, -
The BRYAN and Watson electoral ticket VIII he
dled with the Secretary Of State next week IL
will receive at least 200 votes 80 its supporters
SAY every vote Of which. being for separate lst
Of electors will he q protest against the selling on,
Of the Popust party to the isrn pn N sn4
count lust 40 many votes less than the SrNt am
Sewall' ticket would otherwise receive. The PaIner
and Buckner electors have already been announce;
There are a good many Democrats who Will ,Note
for Mckinley. but It is thought that the Iaiiner Iiif
ticket Will receive about 400 votes. Inc frohinlo
ticn ticket will probably receive from ~" 10 SUI
votes. $500. To- a po
altogether the situation is much better for Re
publican victory IL Kansas than II was rour "e'hs