The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
Cast Exactly 2323 Votes For
Governor in 1896.
CLAIM MADE FOR 1898
That Republicans Will Have
Majority For Stanley.
This is Strongly Disputed by
the POpulists.
Indications That Vincent Will
Carry County For Congress.

Abilene. Kan, Oct 26-Dickinson
county is claimed this year by both par
ties This is the only county in the
state where the leading candidates in
the last gubernatoriaI contest ran ex-
actly even. When the votes were count
ed here in 1896 it was found that both
Morrill, and Leedy had polled 2,323 votes
each. This year the Repu ubIicans claim
the county by 200, while the PopuIists
are more moderate and say that Leedy
and the state ticket will beat Stanley
$50 votes.
very confident and are going to use
every endeavOr to poll their entire
strength on election day. The Republi-
can strength is in the towns, especially
Abilene and Herington. The POpuHsts
claim that they will make material
gains in the latter place this year and
that nothing short of such a storm on
election day will make it impossible
vent the state and county ticket from
carrying the county. Whatever the
county does In regard to the state and
local ticket It is reasonably certain to
predict that Vincent, fusion candidate
for congress, will run ahead of his ticket
and will carry the county by an in
creased vote as compared with two
years ago. Mr.. Vincent has given at
tention to pensions for the old soldier
element and has been especially sue
cessful having been able to secure pen
siOns or increase for applicants that
have failed before. This connected with
Mr.. CaIderhead's distribution of federal
patronage has made many votes for
Vincent.
Last night J. B. Case, chairman of the
Republican county central committee;
J. T. Pendergrast, chairman of Con-
gresham Vincent's district committee,
and Mr.. Vincent were seated at supper
a IA a
Vincent finished supper and went out.
Mr.. Case said: THAT man Vincent is
a mighty fine man. That's right
said Vincent'S chairman.
How will he run in this county"
asked the State Journal representative.
''Oh, everything's one sided here
said Case Mr.. PendergraSt laughed
and said: case that mans a reporter"
Well said Case, 4 mean one sided
our way, you know
Now, look here Case" said Pender-
grast, you and I have never made a
bet and so right here let's make little
one. III be- you a hundred dollars
Vincent carries this county,
"Oh we'll, don't want to win your
money" said Case as he got up and
walked away.
So far as your correspondent can learn
there are no PETER Republicans here to
speak of. There were in all AZ votes
cast in '96 in this county for all three of
the prohibition candidates for governor
Inquiries made of several parties failed
TO ma OF anyone L0aL na0 nearQ OF
anyone that would vote for PETER here.
Several were asked as to their opinion
of the local situation here. Walter
Nichols, secretary of the Populist coUn-
ty central committee, said: I'VE will
give the state ticket in this county an
increased vote over two years ago. I
think that we will carry the county by
a hundred and fifty to two hundred. The
Republicans also claim the county by
two hundred. We will elect our county
ticket. Vincent will have a consider
able gain over his vote of two years
ago and will run ahead of the rest of
the ticket. You ought to have seen how
the people began to get up and go out
when Calderhead began to talk last
Saturday. The Republicans are making
great claims that they will gain votes
from a, class that are dissatisfied with
some of the governors appointments.
This won't hurt US; it won't lose US ten
votes"
J. Humbarger candidate for county
superintendent, said: '"This county is
in good shape. We are going to carry
it by one hundred and fifty to two hun
dred votes. There are lots of gold Dem
OcratS that were not with US two years
ago and many of them are going to be
with US this year. This will be worth
from sixty to a hundred votes. We
have made gains, too, for instance a
farmer named Thomas Perry has come
out for US. He is a man that has been
a Republican for years; in fact he has
never voted any other ticket. Mr. Perry
gave his reasons for leaving the Re
publican party. He is an influential
man in his part of the county and his
stand viii turn a good number of
votes.''
W. c. Curphey, chairman of the Pop
ulist central committee for this county,
when asked his views of the campaign
said: Il am quite confident that we
will carry Dickinson county by $50 for
the state ticket and viii elect our coun-
ty ticket. Vincent will be stronger than
any candidate that we viii have and
will likely have five hundred majority
In this county. One man on our county
ticket will have a hard fight and he is
the candidate for county attorney. The
reason for this is that the Republican
candidate is the present incumbent and
that fact gives him a pull. Our candi-
date is a strong man and I think he
Will be elected. He came within 81 votes
of getting the office of register of deeds
and there were 500 Democratic votes
cast against him. This shows his
strength. We have the county well or
ganized and will poll our vote The
other fellows started off very strong
but are getting tired
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