Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31
old KANSAS WILL Be ALL RIGHT !!
Republicans Certain to Make
a Clean Sweep.
The POpOCRETS ARE BADLY DEAORALIzED.
Have Given Up Everything Else in a
Desperate Attempt to Secure
the Legislature.

The special correspondent of the
Kansas City Journal, located at To-
peka, gives the following graphic ac-
count of the political situation in this
state, which is being verified every
day as the contest draws to close:
The campaign in Kansas has reached
the point where a reliable conclusion
can be reached as to the outcome on
Tuesday next. That the Republicans
will carry the state for Mckinley,
elect the state ticket from top to
bottom and control the legislature in
both branches is beyond all question.
The party managers have conducted
one of the best campaigns in the his
tory of the state. The organization
has been perfect from one end of Kan
sas to the other, and everything pos
sible has been done to enlighten the
voters on the issues of the day. Tons
of literature have been sent out, and
at the hundred or more meetings held
nightly under the auspices of the
state committee, together with as
many more under charge of the coun-
ty organizations, the greatest enthu-
pie by their votes propose to announce
to the world in no uncertain tones
that Kansas is not made up of re-
pudiationists.
While the Republicans, in every
section, present solid front, the OPP
position is badly disorganized, and its
only fight from now on will be to at
tempt to secure the legislature. All
efforts to save the state and national
PopOcrauic tickets have been aban
doned. This comes direct from
member of the Popocratic executive
committee who has been assisting
actively in conducting the campaign.
In this connection he also turns the
searchlight on the recent meeting of
both branches of the Popocrotic COM
mittee. At these meetings it was
said that, after compiling poll Of the
state by counties, it had been aScer-
tanned that Bryan's majority in Kan
sas would be about $4,000, and that
Leedy would run only about 5000 be-
hind. Interviews at that time with
the leaders who attended the meet
ings, indicated that Bryan could ex-
l.
figures, while conflicting, were given
out to bolster up the party workers.
As matter of fact, after the inaccu-
rate poll of the state had been footed
up, it was found that Leedy only had
a margin of 4 800, while Bryan's was
placed at 1900. These figures were
given to the Journal by one who at
tended the meeting. The Popocrats
have taken no poll at all to speak of.
The only information they get from
each county is guess sent in by their
rankest partiSanS, who are so badly
prejudiced that their judgment is
worth practically nothing The weak
ness and hopelessness of the Popo-
cratic cause are admitted in the letter
sent to w. d. Vincent, Populist can
didate for congress in the Fifth dis
trict, by Chairman Breidenthal, of
the sell-out committee recently.
The Republican committee has not
given out any figures 1t is not giving
up its time in that direction. 1t be-
lieves that instead of sitting idly by
and making extravagant claims it can
be of better service in getting out lit
erature and speakers to the people.
1t has taken a thorough poll of the
state, and the committee feels abso-
lutely confident of carrying every
thing. From one who knows, the in
formation is given out that the COM