Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-11
KANSAS POPS CARRIED LESS THAN
A FOURTH OF THE COUNTIES.
STANLEY WON BY OVER 10000
EX-SENATOR PETER CUT LITTLE
FIGURE IN THE FIGHT.
Boyle Failed to Run Ahead of Leedy,
as 1t Was Predicted He Would
Organization Was Ono of
the Secrets of Repub-
Iican Success.

TOPEKA. Nov. 10-tSpecialD Complete
and official returns received at Republican
headquarters from all counties in the state
to-day give Stanley a majority OF 162Os.
Two years ago Leedy carried siXty-four of
the i05 counties. This year he only carried
twenty-three of the 105. and in those which
he carried his maiorities were greatly re-
duced.
Returns received from various counties
by the Republican committee were only
on governor and congressman. but informa-
ton from other sources indicates that all
of the other candidates for state Office ran
along with the head of the ticket. Con-
trary to expectations, Attorney Gener1l
Boyle did not lead Leedy by any large num-
ber of votes. if. indeed. he led at all. Boyle
led Leedy in Sedgwick by 800 and in Bour-
bon by 800, and in several other counties
by a smaller number, but Leedy led Boyle
in n number of other counties, and the IN
dications are that there are not LOCO votes
between them.
No returns as to the vote for ex-senator
PETER, Prohibition nominee, have been re-
ceived anywhere. In Topeka. he got 20
votes. 1t is believed that his total vote
will not reach over 5000.
There were four district judges elected.
The Republicans got all of them. In three
instances Republicans succeed Republicans
and in one Republican succeeds Popu-
list W. l. Stuart was elected judge in The
Doniphan-Nemaha-B district. Judge
A. H. Skidmore succeeds himself in the
Labette-Montgomery district; Lee
Monroe was reelected in the Russcll-Ellis-
Trego-Gove-Logan-Wal district.
Governor Leedy is rot here tonight, and
for that reason the report from Wichita
that he proposed to re-establish the met
ropolitan police System cannot be OFF,
cially confirmed or cered. However, Pop
ulist leaders here tonight refuse to re-
lieve 1t. They say the Populist convention
settled that question, and that Lcedy does
not dare to take such action.
1T seems that he Republican party is
the party of the masses in Kansas, said
Assistant Attorney General Smelling to-
day. lin this campaign We fusionists told
about the glorious victory the masses We're
going to win against the classes. The
masses seem to have WON
The magnificent Republican victory in
Kansas shows the value of thorough po-
litical organization. Chairman Morton AL
baugh and Secretary Frank l.. Brown. of
the Republican state committee. decided
at the very outset that organization was
the proper method to pursue to win vic
tory, and they laid cut plans accordingly.
That their Judgment was correct is evil
denced by the returns. They began i'll Au-
gust to form an organization in every pre-
cinct in the state. They took Republican
workers in every township into their con-
fidence, and counseled with them. They
concealed nothing. The only thing they
asked was for the workers to keep the in
formation 10 themselves. This was done.
Never IN political fight In Kansas did
things work 80 harmoniously before.
There was not a traitor in the camp. This
workings
of the fusion committee. Every night the
Republican managers knew exactly what
the fusion managers had done that day.
They were kept posted daily.
Albaugh and Brown deserve great credit
for the manner in which they conducted
the campaign. They are both young men
and energetic. They worked day and night
| for the success of the Republican ticket
If they have any favors to ask of the adj
ninistration, they certainly will receive
them.
The following table shows the Stanley
and Leedy majorities by counties: and also
the Morrill, and Leedy majorities in 1886: