The Red Cloud chief., 1898-11-11
w. e STANLEY.
state printer

At 3 o'clock this morning all signs
pointed to the election of the Fusion
state ticket by a majority of 10, 900 or
Is, 900 and the Fusionists were betting
The Republicans to a staudstill. This
confidence seemed to have been war
'anted by the returns from the larger
,ities, which surprised both parties
by giving Fusion gains. 1t was in the
,ities that the Republicans looked for
heir big vote. The Fusionists con-
seded this, except In the big towns
along the Missouri river, where the
-esubmission sentiment Is strong, and
expected to make offsetting gains in
.he country precincts. Tho result,
however, was the reverse Of these cal.
mlations. The F~usionists gained in
nearly all the more populous centers,
while the Republicans gained in the
,ountry.
1t was from the cities that the first
'eturns came, and Leedy's gains were
70 unexpected that the fusionists be-
lieved II was q landslide for their tick
st, and claimed everything. The Re.
oublicans were almost willing to con-
.ede the claims of the fusion commit
tee, but later the country precincts
began to report, and Republican gains
since are 80 uniform all over the state
that there Is no doubt Of Stanley's
election, although only a small frao-
Il n of the total vote of the state has
oeen heard from.
The fusion committee hangs to the
nope that the tide may turn, but no
-eturns are coming to fusion head
quarters while telegraph boys keep
he stairway Of the Republican head.
quarters hot. Mort Albaugh, chair
a Of the Republican state commit
tee, claims the election of Stanley and
,he Republican state ticket by from
1000 to 5000, not less than eighty
members of the house and seven or
sight members of Congress-. Taylor
Riddle, fusion chairman, claims the
state by $500 and three Congressman.
John w. ~Breidenthal, former Popu-
ist chairman, while not yet giving up
the state, says Republican success was
possible by the failure Of the full Flu.
sion vote to go to the polls. He claims
hos WV bcPocAASah kutho WCiO hot
iue to a change Of sentiment among
the people, but to the apathy Of a
arge element Of the Fusion vote.
The remarkable gains made by
Leedy in the larger cities are an un.
srring sign of the growth of resub-
mission sentiment In the state. The
home rule or liberal Republicans OF
these towns were unwilling to trust
Mr.. Stanley on the liquor question,
although his friends. and even he
himself, gave pledges that home ruls
,hould be continued In the cities. The
liberals voted for Lsedy.
An emphatic evidence Of this Il
yiven In Atchison county, formerly Z
strong Republican county. Two years
ago Morrill, carried 1t by TOO. Yester
lay Leedy carried IL by lao. Another
violence 10 shown In L~eavsnworth
where Leedy made big gains. II Il
possible that Wyandotte would hav,
made similar gains for Lesdy IL . full
vote had been cast, but by Q Rspubh
,an coup about l,7oo packing hous,
employees did not register, and In con
sequence Q fair expression Of the pe0
pie was not given In that community
In the coal counties the miners car
ried out their threat to scratch tn,
Fusion ticket on account of their hs
tired for Nc0rath, Governor Lsedyi
state mine inspector. Chsrokes, Craw
ford and Usage ordinarily are Fasios
stronghold, but the returns show
heavy losses this year.
In Franklin county, for years rslia
bly, Fusion, Senator sheldon and p. p
Elder, Populist bellwethers, who hav'
been Sighting Loedy, made their In
fuence felt, and this year the Repub
iicans claim the county.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Nov. 9o-Return
from forty-one out of fifty-eight pre-
cincts in Wyandotts county, Kansas
give Stanley o.oSc, Lcedy s,eoa tn
prscincts yet TO hear fron viii No
nw>pg1nlly change The roOult 81 Nm