The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-20
MEETS SOLDIERS.
Gov. Leedy at Camp of 22nd
Kansas Volunteers.
The Regimental Band Welcomes
the Visitor.
MANY CALL ON HIM.
Some Republicans Say They
Will Vote For Him.
Capt. Joe Waters Campaigning
With the Governor.

1eedy came in from Kansas City yes
terday and spent the day in this city
speaking at Turner hall in the evening.
The governor was met at the train by
friends who entertained him during the
day. In the afternoon he was escorted
out to the camp of the Twenty-second
Kansas where he was shown around the
camp by Col. Lindsey. When the COVER
nor arrived at the camp the band
turned out and played several tunes in
front of headquarters. The governor
then came out and was introduced to
the soldiers by Colonel Lindsey. The
governor said: Il am not going to make
speech but wish to welcome you back
to Kansas. I am glad to see such a fine
body of men and while you did not get
a chance to fight, Kansas knows that
you are able to and willing to and we
feel proud of you
The governor then walked around
through the camp accompanied by Col
Lindsey.
During the day many friends and bus
mess men called. Without exception
they were disposed to take a rose color
ed view of the situation locally and at
every turn the governor was assured
that he would carry LeavenWOrth coun-
ty by from three to six hundred votes.
Two years ago Leavenworth county
went for Morrill, by nearly three hun
dred votes. The reasons given by the
Leedy men to back up their claims of
such a great change in the county are
that this year the POpulist ticket will
get the hearty support of the German
and cOlOred vote. Two years ago the
German vote here was for Morrill, large
ly due to the fact that he was consider
ed as being a local man, having large
investments here and being president
of one of the largest banks in the city.
John H. Atwood, who is a business
partner of Senator Lucien Baker, said:
a a fhO11G1n6
better off in this county this fall than
we were two years ago. I predict that
Leavenworth county will give the fusion
ticket seven hundred majority"
While the governor was out at the
camp and was sitting in Col. Lindsey's
tent a gentleman drove up in front and
came in. He was introduced as Mr..
Charles Miller. After some talk Mr..
Miller said: Governor, I said in the
spring and I want to say it again right
now in your presence that am going
to vote for you. 1 have two sons and
they are going to do the same. Our
reason for doing this is because we
think you have made the best governor
the state has ever had"
Mr.. Miller was the United States mar
shall for Kansas under Hayes and was
the last candidate that the Republicans
had for sheriff in Leavenworth county.
During the morning. Tom Harmon,
ex-MayOr of Kansas City, Kan, and
Republican, who happened to be in
town on business called on the COVER
nor. He wanted to ask for the pardon
of George Orr. The governor told him
he had decided to pardon Orr. Harmon
then said: Governor. do you remem-
ber how you saved Kansas City, Kan,
forty-three Thousand dollars when you
were state senator?"
NO said the governor.
''Wen," said Harmon, Eve had to
build a sewer and if we could issue
bonds to do so it was just $43, 600 cheap
er than to pay for 1t by ipstallments
7 n RXnl9lned
YOU was afraid Populist would not
favor a bond deal but when you saw
that it was for the good of our town
and was economy you took the matter
up and we got our bill through and the
people of our town feel grateful to you
for it, too"
''They might vote for him to show it,
suggested a local admirer.
mo" said Hannon, cit would not do
for me to say anything like that for I
am an awful good Republican" Here
he laughed and shrugged his shoulders
in way to suggest that he
was joking. then he continued:
'I can only say that they will re-
member him. I should say anyone was
going to vote for him they would get
after me you know. Oh, I'm good
Republican"
Dr.. S. F Neely said in speaking of
the situation: There is perfect fu-
sion in this county of all anti-RepubH-
can elements. That always means that
IeavenwOrth county goes anti-Republi-
can. The Germans and the cOlOred
vote will largely go for Governor Leedy
and the entire ticket and that means
that the ticket will have 500 majority
in the county. Two years ago the Re
publicans carried the county by about
500 but then Morrill, was considered a
local man as he was president of one of
our banks. A prominent Republican told
me cOnffdentiaIly, 7 can't give you his
name because he doesn't want me to
use it. that Leedy would gain votes in
Leavenworth, Wyandotte and Atchison
counties and perhaps in Shawnee"
Carl Rergfreid, a business man said:
'This county will give the ticket ma
jority, just how much I can't estimate.
going to support Leedy I think that the
entire county ticket will be elected and
that at least two OF the three mem
berS of the three representa- tiVeS to
elect will be fusionists.''
C. A. Taschetta, who is clerk of the
district court said: You can safely
place Leedy's majority in Leavenworth
county at 3O0.'
A. z. Dempsey, chairman of the Dem
Ocratic central committee, said: 1--WE
will carry Leavenworth county by 500.
It will be largely the German and col
ored vote that will do it. Our county
ticket will all be elected and I think we
viii get all three of the representativ /
Mr.. Dawes Is comparative a stranger
here and although he is running in a
Republican district it looks favorable
for his defeat"
Warden Harry Lands got home from
southeastern Kansas last night, he said
WEen asked as to the situation:
1T could not be more favorable.
was there in 1896 when we got such
handsome ma jOritieS and / predict it