Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-16

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election was practically, though not
formally, conceded.
Bank commissioner John W.
Breidentbal WAS the first to y.ald.
"rhe jig is up." he said I'VE might
just as veil admit we are licked and
go home."
This cast gloom over the room
full of politicians. J. Mack Love,
chairman Of the democratic state
committee, waited until several more
counties were heard from. Then he
said, I'VE are beaten by 25 900 at
least. I concede the state ticket"
and he eft.
RIDDLE COMEDIES THE STATE.
Chairman Riddle held on until the
last. At 2:15 he conceded the loss
OF the state ticket by small plural
ity and admitted the defeat OF all the
congressman exc pit Ridgely. with
Vincent and Jerry Simpson in doubt.
Tonight he estimated Stanley's plur-
ality at 5000 to 5000, and gave the
fifth and seventh districts to Calder
head and Long respectively.
The defeat Of Governor Lesdy was
due almost solely to the stay at
home vote. 1t is estimated that the
total vote cast will be in the neigh
borhood of 265, 900. Two years ago
Leedy and Morrill, combined received
S54, 1000. Allowing for a moderate
increase in population since then,
approximately $4,000 voters did not
go to the polls. AS rule the cities
cast reasonably full vote, which ac-
counts for the heavy populist losses
in the country.
1t can not be said that either the
democrats or the free silver republi.
cans failed to do their full share. In
fact both of these parties to the
fusion agreement cause made vastly
better showing proportionately than
the populists. ]. Mack Lows, David
Overmyer and w. H. L. Pepperell
point to Leedy's heavy vote In Leav-
enworth and Atchison as proof that
the democrats were loyal to the
triune compact.
The fusion committees were handi-
capped almost from the start by lack
of funds. Therepublicans, on the
other hand, were supplied with
abundant means to be spent legiti-
mately and otherwise ia waging a
campaign. That vast sums were
spent on election day under the inn
prcssion that the contest was going
to be close, is not disputed. Since it
transpires that Stanley had walk
over, the republican managers are
bewailing money thrown away.
Taylor Riddle says of the result !:
I'm this period Of political unrest,
no state officer can be elected twice
In succession. II every man in Kan
sas had got an extra farm on the
strength of Leedy's administration
they would either have stayed at
home on election day. or set an alarm
clock and gone to the polls and voted
against him before breakfast"
HOW THEY EXPLAIN 1T.
John w. Breidentaal says: ''There
are enough fusionists In Kansas to
have reelected our ticket without
half trying, but 10000 of them did
not go to the polls."
Superintendent Cf instruction
Stryker says: '.I am out of politics.
saw trend toward defeat six moaths
ago, but was powerless to stop it.
The trouble is that the Peoples Party
has Grifsed away from the purposas
for which it WAS created. Toe issues
ON which it was founded have been a.
Oandoned by self-styled leaders, and
the parry entered into league with the
worst iuste al OF the bsst el.meat of
the state. Much as deplore ds.e,t,
the party has brought it upon ltself."
Webb McNall, insurance commls-
sioner, attributes L ,edy's defeat SOLE
ly to the stay-at home vote and the
evil effect of political traitors and
knockers, who used every effort to de-
#stroy those who had bsfriended them.
Secretary of State Bush and Assist
ant State Auditor Charles A. Taylor
agree that the appointment of B. w.
Turner did more to injdre thu party in
the northwestern part of the state
than anything else.
James Lewis, private secretary to
Governor Leedy, said: Liam inclined
to doubt if the people want TO be we'll
governed, il they care whether laws
are passed in their interess or not.
They manifestIy overlook the large A.
mount of practical good that has been
accomplished, and are swayed by i'm
pulse or sentiment to vote by triaing
issues sprung In tie heat of q cam
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