The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14
HOW WILL KANSAS GO?

| Every day finds the question being
asked by telegraph, by telephone and
by letter, '.How will Kansas go on the
3rd of November" The question has
been a hard one to answer, intelligent
ly. The trouble encountered every
| where by all parties, has been that in
making their respective polls such a
large per cent of the voters have re-
fused 10 answer or otherwise 10 COM
NIT themselves. 1t has been like the
experience OF a late continental tray-
eler who, on arriving in New York
from San Francisco, was asked by
reporter how things were going. He
answered: 'Oh, all one way; it's a
complete landslide, and perfectly ter
rife" (Which way and which side"
inquired the reported. "Darned If
know was the paralyZing conclusion.
But in Kansas, as elsewhere, order Is
coming out of din confusion. Men,
thousands of them, who, being deter
mined enough in their own minds as to
their own course, but who persisted in
talking upon all sides for momentary
effect or for talks sake. or for the mere
pleasure of endeavoring to refute
every argument whether it conceded
with their own convictions or not, have
mad a pause and their position is no
longer doubtful. While the indica-
tons are now that the Republican
state ticket will be elected by a good
safe majority and that all the Repub-
lican congressman will be elected, to-
gether with a Republican legislature,
vet it still seems as if Major Morrill,
would carry the state by a larger ma
jority than will the national ticket.
This is accounted for upon the theory
that quite a number of free silver Re-
publicans will vote for Bryan who still !
hold themselves TO be Republicans,
and who being utterly unable TO swal-
low the socialistic platform Of Chicago
will vote the state and local Republi-
can tickets. When it comes down to
the scratch fewer and fewer will be
the Republicans who will do this sui
cidal thing.
The Republican state central commit
tee are much more confident in their
claims than they were a month ago,
and the spokesmen for the other par
ties correspondingly less confident.
The chairman OF the Republican COM
mittee gives out the following figures
in round numbers: McKinley'S ma
jority, $4,000; MOrrill's majority, 3D.
900; congressman, First district, 5000; |
Second district, 1000; Third district. |
5000; Fourth district. 1000; Fifth dis
trict, 5000; Sixth district, 1000; Sew /
cnth district 5000; at-large, Z. w.
Blue, $1,000.
The vote in the state for the last |
two campaigns, one a national one.
shows that combination of Demo
Gratis and PoDulists makes the state /
as a whole close. Morrill,, two years
ago, had majority over both the Pop
Ulists and Democratic tickets The
this year is a fusion which
many Democrats will not vote to sus-
tain. In fact, there are many Demo-
Gratis who would not vote for Leedy
under any consideration. Those who
do not refrain from voting at all will
vote for Morrill, because of his splen-
did business administration. Besides
the German vote of the state is we'll
nigh unanimous for Morrill,.
There is smother fact that is large
ly influencing toe Republican vote of
the state-and the state is unquestion-
ably Republican-and that is the con-
yiction that tie national administra-
ton is. without farther question, to
De Republican No man likes to know
lngly throw away his vote. Besides
every business man. at least. realizes
hat under such circumstances it would
cost Kansas very dear to go
Pop.