The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-09
Of the Republican State Ticket
by 5000 Plurality.
1T is ALSO GIVEN UP
By Democratic State Chairman
Pepperill.
Chairman Riddle Defers the
Surrender a Few Hours.

The Republicans have exemphheo the
custom of the Kansas people to reverse
themselves on state politics every Two
wears by electing Stanley by a majority
which will probably not fall below TO-
500.
The entire Republican state ticket IS
undoubtedly elected by majorites not
far from that of the head of the ticket
While the fusionists showed many re-
markable gains in the cities, the Re
publicans more than offset them by
much larger gains in the country dis
tricts-
Attorney General Boyle in some local-
tiles has run ahead of his ticket but
not at all in sufficient votes to endanger
the election of Godard-
The Republicans have surely elected
majority of the congressman and at
this hour appear to have chosen seven
ont Of eight. Congressman Ridgley,
Y7opulfst. of the Third district, seems to
have defeated kirkpatrick and from
all present indications will be the only
Populist Kansan in the house Of repre-
sentatives. The Republicans seem to
have elected a majority of the members
Of the house sufficient to give them
majority on joint ballot, notwithstand-
ing the Populist supremacy in the state
senate.
At 1890 o'clock today John Breiden-
thai conceded the election of Stanley by
5000 votes.
The concession was made immediate
" after the receipt of a telegram an
nouncing a stand off in Montgomery
county. This telegram followed
number showing Populist losses com
pared with two years ago.
Secretary w. L. Pepperin Of the
Democratic state central committee
said:
I'm my judgment the entire fusion
state ticket is defeated by a majority
ranging from 1000 to 6.OOO.''
A few minutes before Breidenthal
conceded Stanley's election. Chairman
Riddle of the Populist state central
committee left the headquarters and
just before he left he said:
''I will not take back my last state
ment of 200 majority for Leedy until
6 o'clock tonight"
At 8 o'clock. however. Chairman Rid
die conceded the election of the entire
Republican congressional delegation
with the exception of Ridgley, Vincent
and Simpson, with the indications point
ing to the defeat of the last two
At that time Chairman Riddle claim
ed but As members of the legislature
elected, and said he did not believe
there would be enough fusion members
of the next legislature to elect a state
printer. Eighty-four members are re-
quired on joint ballot, and with Riddles
claim of but As the Populists will have
only 73 on joint ballot.
Conner Davies, the only other candi-
date fer a place in the senate besides J.
w. Frasius Of this county, was de-
feated by the big Republican majority
in Republic county.
The election of the Republican state
ticket by majority of 5000, 100 mem
bers of the lower house of the legisla-
ture and seven out of eight congress-
men. is the claim made at Republican
headquarters.
Morton Albaugh, chairman of the Re
publican state committee said: 1.-The
election of the Republican ticket by
majority exceeding 5000 is. in my opin-
Ion now assured. The returns which we
are receiving show Republican gains
everywhere, even iii counties which we
did not expect to carry. These straws
Indicate which way the wind blows and
I am confident of a complete victory
The defeat OF Jerry Simpson. accord
lng to returns received at Republican
headquarters from the various counties
IN the district, seems assured.
Charlie Curtis majority is bigger than
ever, but the state ticket does not run
up with him. The Republicans have lost
considerably in the First district.
Congressman Ridgley will be re-elect-
ed but by decreased majority if the
present ratio of Republican gains con
tinue in that district.
The returns are coming into the Re
publican headquarters rapidly whiIefe
returns have been received at the Popu-
list headquarters. The PopuIist com
mittee officials say they instructed the
local committeeman to send nothing in
complete, which accounts for the delav.
Returns started to come in slowly at
Populist headquarters this morning.