The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-21
LEEDY AT
The Governor Continues His
Campaigning Tour
In the Northeastern Part OF the
State.
GIVEN ASSURANCES
By Confident FusiOnists That
AtchisOn County
Will Cast a Majority of Votes
For Him.

,.,-.o- Oo+ 81 Governor John W.
Teedv arrived here yesterday slIOel ~, -
- ---a,,+ +o the hotel where he received
Cal1s from several friends during tne a
ternoon. 70 the
rrbe callers were enthusiastic as u tii9
success of the governor at the coliilIi9
election. Notwithstanding that " ~
carried this county by nearly
hundred votes two years ago.
.a,,rcos from which the fusiOn's-s s
a,rnect to make their gains here are the
1---i.f,1..-s, ,,,a7, who not knowing Leedy IN
7eqe we're afraid of his course should ne
he a1acted the coIored vote and the
German vote. -.
The following statements set out the
homes and claims of the fusionists;
Cburch White, ex-chief of police, and
who is a Democrat, said:
.sT feel quite confident that Leedy VIII
carry this county. There IS a compete
fusion and it is the first time tnat theIe
ever has been one. This year b9l-I
committees are working tCgether ana /
feej 90 confident on the result that IL
bet money on it. The Democrats are
all going to support Leedy anu 50 q &, ( = q
GOOD many Republicans John sea
TOMS friends are not tearing the4r rs IT'S
10 support Stanley SeaIOn was NGiS
confident of the nomination anu ms ms
friends here are very sore AZ lHt Wdy
They think Seat0n didn't nave 1alr
square deal and that is bound TO cut
some figure. - -
STANLEY didn't do any good Tor ms
partv when he was here
THE coIOred people are a great de-
shaken up We have about 200 colored
votes here in the city and when say
we will get As to 50 per cent OF thaJ
vote I am talking very reasonable anu
I have been in a position to Watcn the
cOlOred vote for years. When you con
4 a. IN
no colored votes at all you viii see that
we will make a good gain IN this eIe-
ment."
dy was W. T. Sullivan, chs irman of me
PoDulist county central committee. Mr.
Sullivan said to the Journal represen-
tative when talking of the local situa-
I shall be disappointed if this county
doesn't go from two to five hundred Tor
Iseedy That seems a large claim l
know and on the face of it 1t is, when
you consider that it went nearly seven
hundred against him before. But 1
don't see how it can do otherwise than
be for him this time. There are lots
of Democratic business men that voted
for Morrill, because they did not know
Leedy and were afraid of him. They
have seen two years of his admin 'stra-
tiOn and are not afraid of him now and
they are supporting him this time. We
have perfect harmony between the
Democratic central commit ee and our
selves ana we are meeting ana WLTklIlS
together, and our organization is COM
plete. We also have a strong local
county ticket and they are going to see
TO it that every vote is out. One thing
which is conclusive TO my mind is that
two years ago the men among the
working classes who were for Leedy
were silent while the other men were
talking, now this year men who are for
Leedy are not afraid to talk. This is
a sign as to how sentiment has
changed.
Mr. Price who is candidate for con-
gress in this district has been talking
all along that we would simply cut
down the Republican majority here. He
was in town Monday last and we care
fully went over the situation and when
we finished he said we would no doubt
carry this county"
Arthur Lacey, candidate for county
commissioner when asked what he
thought of his chances said:
Il am paying attention to my district
at present A careful canvass assures
me that we will gain votes in every pre-
Cinct in my district which is a country
one and if the gains in town are any
thing like that we will carry the county
easily"