The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-06
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p 15r measures, it is thought,
will ensure order.
Most of the party leaders Of the state
are here today. The campaign Will
close tonight with large meetings OF
both parties. VIM Goebel and ex-Sen-
ator Blackburn will address their fol-
lowers while Gov. Bradley, w 5 ray
Tor and other candidates on the state
ticket will make a last appeal to Ike
publican voters.
SENATORIAL, FIGHT IN VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Va. Nov. 6-Present ind1-
cations are that an unusually light vote
will be polled tomorrow The legislature
which is to be elected viii select a
successor to T. s. Senator Martin ana
this is practically the only issue. Both
Tyler and Martin claim a majority or
pledges It is conceded that the legis-
lature will retain its present over
Whelmingly Democratic complexion,
with probably a reduction of the hand
full of Republicans and Independents,
except in a few counties little interest
is displayed
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS CONF
DENT.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 6.-There was a
general closing up of campaign head
quarters to permit officers and clerk5
living out of town to go home to vote.
Based on the registration figures in
cities and large towns, the vote tomor-
row with good weather will equal If not
exceed that of a year ago. Under the
new law, voters in order to participate
in next years primaries must give their
political Affiliations when they register
and the result has been gratifying to
Republican managers but the fusiOntstS
declare it means nothing.
Col. Bryan Will make his final ad
dress Of the campaign tonight at
Omaha. and will return to Lincoln to-
morrow to cast his ballot.
IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston, Nov. 6-The closing of the
campaign in Massachusetts is unat-
tended by anything like excitement.
-T7 al ararNr
date for governor w. Murray Crane,
and the remainder of the state ticket
is regarded as certain. Robert Treat
Paine, jr., the Democratic nominee for
governor, and the other Democratic
campaigners, will hold their final rallies
tonight. The Democratic state commit
tee claims that the anti-eXpansiOnlst
element in the Republican party, viii
either refrain from voting OF cast their
ballots for Mr.. Paine and that the
Republican plurality tomorrow viii be
at least $4,000 less than that Of last
year. The Republican state committee
will not concede a reduction of more
than 10000.
ODDS ON THE DEMO Gratis.
Baltimore. Nd. Nov. 6.-The campaign
In Maryland closed Saturday night. with
the leaders OF both parties claiming ey-
IN favor OF the Democratic candidates.
SoqS, OF 70 / are being freely oHeFed on
smith 5 election as governor, with but
few takers, though why this should be
is not apparent to an unprejudiced OBJ
server. The officers to Be elected on
Tuesday are governor. comptroller and
half the Senate e. viii also also be Chosen, but
no United States senator is to be elected
The Republican candidate for governor
Is the present Incumbent Lloyd LOwn-
something more than 1000 plurality In
state G by 81 49, Since then there has be e
a change, the state election two years ago
vote last year showed such decided Demo-
cratic gains as to again put the state
Thomas G. Hayes. the Democratic can
didate for mayor of Baltimore, was elect
results of these dontests witch f 2 give the
Democrats confidence that John Walter
Smith, their candidate, will win.
United states Senator George L. Well
7ngton, who vas chairman of the Repub-
who resigned the place at the request of
Governor Lowndes early in the present
except to predict the defeat Of the Rep9b-
Hcan ticket by an overwhelming major
tty- He announced today that he saw
nothing in the situation to alter his opin-
ion as heretofore expressed and repeated
that he believed Lowndes' defeat to be
BALTIMORE WILL DECIDE.
Baltimore, Nov. 6.-The day before
the election finds the leaders of both
parties apparently calm and confident
and making rather extravagant claims
as to the result.
Chairman Murray Vandiver, of the
democratic state central committee says
that his party will carry 20 of the %
counties IN the state while Gen. Thomas
Shrylock who is at the head of the re-
publican state central committee in
sists that the democratic candidate for
governor will carry Worcester county
in which he lives and no other More
conservative estimates cOncede the
eastern shore to the democrats by 200
Southern Maryland to the republicans
by 1000 and Western Maryland to the
republicans by about the same plural
1ty, leaving Baltimore city with its IL,
600 voters debatable ground
Former Congressman Charles E. COT
I'm of the Fifth congressional district
heretofore a Staunch republican has de-
clared his intention to vote for the dem
ocratic ticket on the ground that Gov.
Lowndes has unduly favored Congress-
man Mudd in the distribution of state
patronage.
IOWA SITUATION
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. .6.-The ticket
to be elected tomorrow in Iowa. is gov
ernor, treasurer, state superintendent
of public schools and railroad commits
s1oner. Upon the legislature hangs the
decision in the selection of L S seuat tor
and the election of republican caudi-
dates in doubtful counties, will deter
mine whether Gear or Cummins will be
chosen. The managers of the republi-
can campaign are confident that Iowa
will go republican 1t is asserted that
even the democrats privately concede
it. Chairman Weaver of the republi-
can state central committee said today:
While The condition is decidedly
voters out the committee figures on a
majority of As, 000 1t is more than
likely it will exceed that figure Chair
man Huffman of the democratic state
victory. We believe that there are
enough republicans dissatisfied with the
administration to carry the day"
THE WEATHER.