People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-11-17
State Election Sized Up.

state ELECTION SIZED Up.
A Kansas City Star special from
Topeka reads:
Returns received on Thursday show
that of the l02 counties reported
definitely, Stanley carried eighLy-one
with plurdlities that aggregate 1852,
while Leedy carried only twenty-four
counties, with pluralities that aggre-
gate 2,576. This would make Stan
ley's plurality 1926. The three
counties not represented are so close
that their returns will not cut much
figure in determining the final result.
The returns all come from Republic
can sources, as Populists have aban-
doned their headquarters and leave
all the figuring to their opponents.
In all except five or six counties the
figures received are complete. In the
Others they are estimates Of county
chairmen based on returns from a
majority OF the precincts OF the cUuu.
ties. In the counties with large
towns Attorney General Boyle led
Leedy In almost every instance. His
vote is not reported from large ma.
jority of the counties. Leedy's
friends think that candidates below
the head Of the ticket usually fall a
little behind 10 aggregate. This will
keep Boyle from leading Leedy very
far.
The congressional returns are very
incomplete. Republican figures place
the majority for Curtis in the First
at $500. Curtis carried every county
in the district and reports, where
given, show him leading the state
ticket in almost every instance.
BowersOck's plurality 10 the Second
district is figured at 1900. He lost
Franklin, but carried every sther
county.
Kirkpatrick lost the Third by 600,
Ridgely (fusion) carrying all counties
except ChautsuQua and Wilson.
In the Fourth district Miller kept
up with his ticket, which carried
every county in the district, His
majority is estimated by the commit
tee at 2,7OO.
In the Fifth Calderhead has $500
plurality, losing only Clay and Cloud
counties.
Rseder's plurality in the Sixth is
likely TO reach l,5Oe and Longs 10 the
Seventh is estimated today al 1900.
Leedy lost thirty.seven counties
this year that lie carried 10 1896. They
are: Anderson, Bourbon, Chase Cot
fey, Com niche, Cowey, Elk, Frank.
lin, Geary, Grant, Greenwood, Ham
iton, Jewell, Johnson, Kingmsn,
Lebstte, Lvou, Miami, Montgomery,
Nemaha, NeOsEO, Norton, Osage,
Osborne, Ottawa, Phillips, Rocks
Rush, Sheridan, Sherman, Stafford,
Stevens, Sumner, TregO, Wilson and
Woodson. In almost every instance
the influence Of the blanket is to be
seen. Bourilton was 10 perpetual
row over police commissioners as long
as Leedy was naming police boards
Coffey is his home county.
10 Franklin, P. P. Elder, Senator
Sheldon and Walter Costigan fought
him before the convention, and Shell
don and Costigan all through tn,
campaign. Geary county had a loca
! candidate on the Republican stat,
, ticket, George A. Clark. Jewell wa
kept 10 a turmoil by r. W. Turne
7 and WE. Bush. In Johnson, John P
st. John left the reservation with hi
temperance friends.
!. In Kingman Glenn Fairclild, VIII
was elected to the legislature CD tn
fusion ticket, worked for Long an,
Stanley, because he hated Taylo
Riddle and Leedy. DR.. Wetmer
/: went back to his old patients in Lyo
( county and sowed seeds of revolt.
e Norton county Democrats Tough
: fusion 10 the Atchison convention
: and kept up the fight all fall. osag
t county miners demanded the remnva
OF Fl. G. Jumper as chairman of th
board Of charities, but were not az
peased. Ottawa csuDty demanded
place on the live stock sanitary boar
; and got nothing.
III Th0s. Richardson Sr. IL confine,