The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-29
ed and would seem to justify the claims

ed and would seem to justify the claims
of the fusion leaders.
The claims of the committeeman of
the county are as follows: Frank Nigh
swanger. chairman of the Populist COM
mittee. This county is in good shape I
think. am prophesying that Leedy
and the ticket will carry it by several
hundred, say from six to eight hundred.
Our strength is mostly In the country,
but we are making good gains every
day in the city and I don't think that
the Republicans will carry the city by
more than two hundred. Their nor
NAL majority in the city is about six
hundred. Our county ticket will be
elected. At least we expect it to-"
James Burton, chairman Of the Demo-
cratic central committee and of the ex-
ecutive committee of the county said:
This county will go for Leedy by six
to eight hundred. There are going to be
a good many of our business men that
won't vote for Stanley. They know
him. A good many men will talk for
talk Stanley after the election but they
are not going to vote for him. They
have come to us and told US so conf
dentially and without solicitation.
There has been some reduction in
insurance rates here and that is going
to cut some figure with business men;
they are not saying much but thew viii
vote. We will get the vote out on cleo
ton. Bryan ran away ahead of the
state ticket two years ago, the reason
for that was that many were afraid Of
Leedy and the rest of the ticket be-
cause they didn't know them. They
know what to expect now; this will help
US greatly"
Captain ]. H. Shields of the Demo-
cratic committee said: This county
has never been canvassed as closely by
our committee as it has this year. We
have held or advertised fifty meetings
in the townships of the county. Some of
these meetings are yet to be held but
we will hold them all. Our chief work
has been in the country so far; of course
we have not neglected the city but we
will finish our campaign in town next
week. The Republicans are about 300
short in their registration while we have
our men registered"
Continuing, he said: "The people
here are afraid of the stand that Stan
ley will take on the metropolitan po-
lice question. Both parties claim him
and quote him as having promised them
to administer affairs as they want them.
This fact is shaking the faith of each
faction in him and weakening him here
at home"
Governor LeWelling when he was
asked what he thought of the local
situation said: "1 have no information
as to Sedgwick county except such as I
have obtained from the committee and
my own personal observation. 1 have
been away most of the time I think
Governor Leedy will get the full fusion
vote of this county and that means a
majority. I carried this county the last
time I ran by about one thousand and
about fifteen hundred, but there We're
at least one thousand Republicans that
voted for Leedy on account of their dis
satisfaction with the Morrill, adnninistra-
ton. This year, owing to local pride
and heavy pressure, many of these Re
publicans will vote for Stanley but
there is no reason why this county
shouldn't give the usual Populist ma
jority for the state ticket
Jerry Simpson when asked how it
looked to him over the Seventh district
said: "Well, have now been pretty
well over the district and can safely
say that the chance of the state ticket
is better than it was last time. There
has been little or no falling off. In re-
gard to my own chances I will say
will have a larger majority than I had
two years ago. Long has made trouble
for himself in the management of his
would be postmasters. AS nearly as I
can ascertain he has not only caused
dissension in the cities but also in the
| smaller offices and figure that he has
turned from two to fifty votes away
from him in each of the appointments
and I think that it will average ten
votes in One-half of the postoffice dis
trictS'