The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-10
ELECTION NEWS.
Result Of Yesterdays Vote as
Far as Known IL Given.
THERE NAY Be GREAT CHANGES
Vote of Close Precincts Not Yet In Which
IL Likely to Change tho Result
News Of Reliable Character
Not Obtalnable.


Topeka, Kan, Nov. AT this hour 90
O'clock very meager returns indicate
Republican gains in the county elections
held over Kansas today. 1t is predicted
by conservative politicians that the Re
publican gain win reach 10 per cent. In
Shawnee county the whole Republican
ticket Is elected by gain of 20 per cent
over last year. A very light vote was
polled all over the state. In 1896 the fu-
sionists carried 60 out cf los counties; last
year the Republicans carried 81 counties
out Of the 1O5.
Topeka, Kan, Nov. 7.-Returns receiv
ed up to midnight indicate that the Re-
publicans will hold the 10 per cent gain
predicted earlier tonight Cowley county
Is in the lead so far as heard from, show.
ing an average Republican gain of 4oc
over last year. In Sedgwick county the
entire Republican ticket is elected except
Judge Dale, Democrat, who is reelected.
There seems no great gain or loss In
Sedgwick county. In Leavenworth coun.
ty the ticket is divided. Everhart, Dem
ocrat, is elected sheriff by 400. defeating
Albright, Republican, Of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment In Douglass county
the entire Republican ticket is elected
and slight gains are indicated. Captain
Kraus, of the Twentieth Kansas, Fusion
nominee for county register of deeds,
was defeated in this county. In Lyon
county the entire Republican ticket Is
elected. The Republicans have elected s
out Of the 10 candidates for district judge
in tho state. In the Thirty-sixth judicial
district, where a bitter contest was on,
the two Republican candidates, James
johnson and Cyrus Hurrel, split the vote
and the Democrat, Gephart, went in. The
Republicans elected the only two candi-
dates for state senator. They were John
CLANCY of Shawnee county and G. c. Nc
Carthy, of Jefferson county.
Topeka, Kan, Nov THE entire Re
publican ticket was elected in Shawnee
county by majorities estimated at from
100 to 1000. The greatest fight was made
on Sheriff Cook, Republican. for re-elec-
ton and he led the ticket in thise city
by 200.
In Kansas City, Kansas. and Wyandotte
county, where the normal Republican ma
jority is about 1000 the Democrats elect
ed the district judge and county clerk
the Republicans holding the other offices
In Atchison county the Republican ticket
with the exception of one commissioner
Is elected by reduced pluralities. Hutchin
son reports Republican success in Reno
county by 800 plurality. a Republican gair
of 800.
Baltimore. Md, Nov. S.-Returns from
att nd ct0t a
slow in coming to hand and at O'Clock
this "wednesday morning the full vote
from only thirteen wards of Baltimore
city have been received, while in the
state not a single county is complete. The
thirteen complete wards in the city, with
the balance estimated, show a plurality
for Smith, Democrat, for governor, CT
7,541, while in the balance of the state his
plurality will probably be between 2,5Oi
and 5000. The Democrats have carried
the three legislative districts in Balti'
more city and the probabilities are thai
they will have IS members in the lower
house of the general assembly, while the
Republicans appear to have elected blu,
Is. The senate will be very close, with
the chances slightly favoring the Demo
cratic claim of majority of 2 On the
face of the returns the Republicans have
carried but five counties in the state. viz
Alleghen, Charles, Garrett, Anne, Arundel
and Somerset. Five others are doubtful
These are Carroll, Dorchester, Prince
Georges. st. Mary's and Calvert. The
Democrats have carried beyond a reason
able doubt the remaining thirteen, includ-
ing Frederick and Washington. by ma
Jorties ranging from 100 in Baltimore
county and 1000 in Dorchester town to
a very close margin in some of the others
A special from Cumberland to the Bal
timore Sun quotes Senator Wellington as
saying that this was one Of the happiest
days of his life. The senator added: 1.-The
defeat Of the Republican party in this
contest was not a surprise to me. At the
time OF my retirement from the chair
manship of the state central committee
of the party there was no question in my
mind as to the result. This is not a de-
feat for the Republican party; 1t is a
defeat for Lowndes and his personal al
ueS."
Toledo, O., Nov. mayor Jones lat
tonight said: 1.-THE result of the cleo
ton is extremely gratifying to me. as
must be to every lover of liberty. Tn
vote for the non-partisan idea is larg
enough to justify the claim that the caus
has won the greatest victory ever record
in the political history of the state.
believe the moral force will lead the leg
islature to pass the municipal code com
mission bill which provided that ever.
municipal officer in Ohio shall be electe,
by the bipartisan plan. doing away en-
tirely with political parties in all on
cities. Furthermore, the vote of the non
partisan idea will have it's influence II
sharing issues next year. There will b.
nf Ia in no