The Wichita tribune., 1898-11-12
w. E. STANLEY.

At 2 o'clock this morning all signs
pointed to the election of the Fusion
state ticket by majority of 10000 or
$4,000 and the Fusionists were betting
the Republicans to standstill. This
confidence seemed to have been war
ranted by the returns from the larger
cities, which surprised both parties
by giving Fusion gains. 1t was in the
cities that the Republicans looked for
their big vote. The Fusionists con-
ceded this, except in the big towns
along the Missouri river. where the
resubmission sentiment is strong, and
expected to make offsetting gains in
the country precincts. The result,
however, was the reverse OF these cal
culations The Fusionists gained in
nearly all the more populous centers,
while the Republicans gained in the
country.
1t was from the cities that the first
returns came, and Leedy's gains were
so unexpected that the fusionists be-
lieved it was landslide for their tick
ct, and claimed everything. The Re-
publicans were almost willing to con-
cede the claims of the fusion commit
tee haat lateSs le COW y 2
uniform all over the stste
that there is no doubt of Stanley's
election, although only small frac-
tion of the total vote of the state has
been heard from.
The fusion committee hangs to the
hope that the tide may turn, but no
returns are coming to fusion head
quarters while telegraph boys keep
the stairway of the Republican head
quarters hot. Mort Albaugh, chair
man of the Republican state commit
tee, claims the election of Stanley and
the Republican state ticket by from
5000 to 10000, not less than eighty
members of the house and seven or
eight members of Congress. Taylor
Riddle, fusion chairman, claims the
state by $500 and three congressman.
John w. Breidenthal. former POpu-
list chairman, while not yet giving up
the state, says Republican success was
possible by the failure Of the full tu-
sion vote to go to the polls He claims
that the Republican gains were not
due to a change of sentiment among
the people, but TO the apathy OF o
large element of the Fusion vote.
/ The remarkable gains made by
Leedy in the larger cities are an I'M
erin 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 rule
should be continued in the cities. The
liberals voted for Leedy.
An emphatic evidence of this is
given in Atchison county, formerly a
strong Republican county. Two years
ago Morrill, carried it by 702. Yester-
day Leedy carried it by 140 Another
evidence is shown in Leavenworth,
where Leedy made big gains 1t is
possible that Wyandotte would have
made similar gains for Leedy if full
vote had been cast, but by Republi-
can coup about 1,700 packing house
employees did not register, and in con-
sequence fair expression of the peo-
pie was not given in that community.
In the coal counties the miners car
ried out their threat to scratch the
Fusion ticket on account Of their ha'
tired for McGrath, Governor Leedy's
state mine inspector. Cherokee, Craw'
ford and Usage ordinarily are Fusion
strongholds, but the returns show
heavy losses this year.
In Franklin county, for years relia
blv Fusion, Senator Sheldon and P. p
Elder, Populist bellwethers, who have
been fighting Leedy, made their IN
fuence felt, and this year the Repub
licans claim the county.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Nov. 90-RetErn'
from forty-one out OF 1ifty-eight pre-
cincts in Wyandotte county, Kansas
give Stanley 3,o56, Leedy 1902. Th'
precincts yet to hear from will no
materially change the result and Stan
ley's majority in Wyandotte county
will be ycrv close to Morrill's majority
in 1896. which was 500.
The Republicans elect their entire
county ticket and three representa-
tivcs-
Stuart Probably Elected.