The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-13
FUSION GAINS.
Republicans Must Face a Loss
In Kansas.
What the Complete Returns
Show on Their Face.
POPULISM NOT DEAD.
Victories of 1898 Reversed at
Election This Year.
Kansas Counties Which Show
Republican Losses.

The Republican managers nave
claimed since the election that the vote
cast would, when the complete returns
were received, show an increase over
the Republican vote of 1898 at which
time Governor Stanley received ma
jority Of 1885 over Governor Leedy-
The returns now complete seem to tell
a different story.
In the 1898 election Governor Leedy
carried but "a counties. In the 1899 cleo
ton the fusiOnists carried more than 80
counties. The counties which were car
ried last year by Governor Leedy We're
as follows:
Cherokee, Crawford, Leavenworth,
Pratt, Mitchell, Clark, Ellis, Ness, Ire
go, Graham, Decatur, Stevens, Thomas,
Barton, Clay, Pawnee, Harper, Lincoln,
Rawlins, Scott, Saline. Smith, Stafford
and Edwards.
A summary of the returns from 80
counties thus far received complete
shows fusion gains this year, which in
some instances are complete reversal
of the Republican victories in 1898. In
not more than a dozen counties have
the Republicans maintained their for
mer majorities.
In the appended summary of results.
the first figures indicate the majority
by which Governor Stanley carried the
counties mentioned last year. Then is
shown the officers elected in those
counties by the POpulists in the Novem-
Der, 1899, election.
Rice-Stanley 375; fusion treasurer
Stanley 500; fusion judge
and clerk.
Nemaha-Stanley 200: two fusion Off
GERS.
Bourbon-stanley 1926; two fusion Off
GERS.
sumner-stanIey 436; entire fusion
ticket elected.
Chase-Stanley "a; entire fusion tick
ct elected.
AlIen-Stanley 4S5; reduced to 3OO
BrOwn-Stanley 500; fusion treasurer.
Wabaunsee-Stan 300; four fusion
officers.
MISUNDERSTANDING $50; fusion reg
lister of deeds.
Labette-stanley 40: five fusion Off
GERS.
Greenwood-stanley 100; three fusion
Jeweil-stanley 1859; five fusion Off
GERS.
Marion-stanIey 9O7; fusion sheriff.
F'ranklin-Stanley 122; three fusion
officers.
Wiison-stanIey 1874; entire fusion
ticket elected.
MarshalI-Stanley 487; fusion clerk.
ntgOmery-Stanley SO; three fusion
officers.
Kearny-stan1ey 76; two fusion Off
GERS.
Dickinson-stanley 300: two fusion
officers.
Stanley 2O;judge and three
fusion officers.
if.
Neosho-stanley 40; two fusion Off
GERS.
Misunderstanding IS; five fusion Of
fcers.
Geary-stanley 76; five fusion Off
GERS.
Jefferson-stanley Ss5; two fusion Of
ficers.
Cloud-stanley 10; three fusion Off
GERS.
Anderson-stan1ey 1875; three fusion
officers.
Linn-stanIey IS; two fusion officers.
Meade-StanIey 81; three fusion Of
ficers.
Kingman-stanley rs; five fusion Of
ficers.
sherman-stanley 10; three fusion Of
fcers.
Hodgeman-stan1ey 20; four fusion
officers.
MISUNDERSTANDING 331; fusion
sheriff.
After the newly elected judges go in
to office in January the POpuIists will
have a majority of that branch of the
government. In this state there are 80
district judges; six Judges of the court
of appeals; two judges of the court of
common pleas and three judges of the
supreme court. This is a total of Al. OF
these the POpulists will have 81; the
| Republicans 20.
The Republicans nominated 20 mem
| berS of the Twentieth Kansas for places
! on the county ticket. Not one of these
men was elected. The Populists elected
two.