The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-30
F0RAKER GIVES OUT A POLL.



MORE WORKINGMEN FOR JONES.
The canvass taken of these works was
poll as could be made. It showed, in addi-
ton to the above, that 20 per cent of the
Card company. the Bullet Electric com
pany, the American Laundry Machine
tend to vote for Jones' It is estimated
that there are 10000 ''dinner-paiI' votes in
dicated by the sample polls taken is main
tanned, Jones will get 10000 workingmen
average will show in the election returns.
Lew Bernard, McLean's manager in Ham
would get to exceed 5000 votes in Gin
cinnati Last evening George B. Cox,
while talking over the long-distance tele-
phone wires to Columbus, told a pig Re-
publican in the capital city that Jones
would get 10 900 votes in Hamilton.
That means that Cox believes Jones
at the Columbus end of the wire.
DEMOCRATS AVOID ON-PARTISANS
upon Golden Rule Jones as blessing
in disguise so far as the state at large is
the Democratic state headquarters to
leave Jones alone, to say or do nothing
to incite Jones enthusiasts to wrath.
The Republicans, however, are fighting
Jones and fighting him hard. Colonel
Dick is sending out WagOnlOads of printed
matter designated to prove that Golden
Rule Jones represents nothing and that
Grafton of a Buckeye voter. The inference
is that the Republicans have discovered
publican preserves more than he is on
In this city the surface indications are
favorable to Mclean The Democrats
have strong organization and cheerful
have fused with the Independent Re
ticRet and they claim there is no ape
preciable Democratic disamection. They
declare Mclean will be elected
REPUBLICANS SPLIT BY COXISM.
On the other hand, the Republicans are
divided; the Cox and an 1 lRSepubsl.i57
two years ago last spring; But the in
nit their cause is not setting the city on
fusion ticket was elected Thev hold tbe
fusion mayor and the fusion city pros
ecutOr responsible for the lack of enthuS-
fasm which is embarrassing them. The
mayor and city prosecutor, they say. have
not been as successful in carrying out
promised reforms as it was hoped thew
would be. Nevertheless, the anti-Cox
Republicans are organized in every pre-
Their strength is put at from 900 to II 900
Democratic state ticket. While no one
vote the Democratic state ticket with the
fusion county ticket, it has been told by
one of the leaders of the Hamilton county
independent Republican committee that
Mr.. Mclean would not suffer from fus-
ion. He added:
"A considerable proportion of the Re
publicans in Cincinnati believe the real
issue in Hamilton county is Coxisrn vs.
Republicanism. We do not care form nat
ional or state politics this fail. we feel
that the defeat of Cox means the rehab-
iIitation of pure Republicanism. Cox is
using and has been using and viii con-
tinue to use as long as permitted the Re
publican organization in this county for
durable If we defeat him we strip him
of all patronage except what he has in
AS no FIANNA AND APKINLEY.
Mark Hanna is the Republican boss of
the state. He has seen fit to Join COM
pany with the Republican boss of Hamil-
ton county. We can not fight Cox with
out fighting Hanna. and Hanna has him
Il.
none of our choosing. He has seen fit to
drag President Mckinley into this cam
paign. If the president will permit these
two bosses to make him and his admins
t SIaIion an issue ne must aplGe the con-
Hanna, and the president get hurt we
can not help II. We rather would have
Mclean governor than Cox a boss, and
that is the long and short Of our posi-