The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-08
Exceptions are Dale, Brown
and Possibly BaIIentine,

trict to hear from. The vote viii be very
close. He has made a wonderful race.
His majority would have been over
whelnaing had the Populist commissioners
acted decently and not gerrymandered
him out Of the First ward, which went
Republican, as the Populists foresaw
when they resorted to their high-handed
action.
There are fourteen precincts yet to hear
from in the county altogether. They are
not expected to change the result an
nounced above, though Mr.. Kerr's friends
thought last night that he had a chance
Of winning.
This morning at o'clock Herbert Pat
terson gave the majorities for candidates
in the thirty-four precincts heard from,
out of a total of forty-eight in the coun-
ty, as follows:
Chain ....-.........'...'.'''''' 40
Boone .............. ......... ......l...... 500
Simmons ......- ooS
Marble ........................'. o4U
In Mr. Patterson's opinion the "A pre-
cincts not heard from Will reduce MAORI
ties to these figures:
Chain OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Boone
Simmons ..................-..,..... '4uo
Marble .......................... 80
The majorities of the candidates in the
city of Wichita are as follows:
Dale ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Chain ...................-........'
Simmons ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Boone '.'''''''''''''''
MundevellO ..........-...... ...-...--''''''.. %
McCOillSter '9OA
Chairman S. B. Herman. Of the Republi-
can central committee, said this morning
TO a reporter for the Eagle: While it
was not complete, it was a wonderful
gain for the Republicans. and victory
for the platform, for expansion and for
Republicanism The Republicans Of the
city are to he congratulated. We have
elected everybody but the district judge
and the surveyor, and possibly the coun-
~ commissioner. 1 have not given the
last named place up yet. The Republi-
can party in Sedgwick county is now on
its feet. We are regaining the places in
we will take more"
Chairman Sam Amidon, Of the Demo-
cratic central committee, said this morn
ing: 4 am not in the iconceding business.
OF course the Republicans have elected
Chain, Boone, Simmons and McCollister'
but I think we may pull Kerr through.
We have Dale and Brown and the county
commissioner. Ballentne is sure elect
ed. National issues had nothing to do
with the result It was purely local
fight"
The consensus Of opinion last night was
that the Republicans had won on their
platform. They gained largely in the
city. In some townships in the county
the Republicans gained, notably in Viola
in others they held their own; in stu
Others, and a very few, they lost a little
Rut the country vote as rule was q
gain to the Republicans
In Wichita the wards did splendidly by
the Republicans. Except on Dale, the
Renublicans carried every ward in the
o}t,- nv maiorities they have not had tol
wears The First, the Second, the Third
the Fourth. the Fifth and the Sixth al
came up gallantly.
There was % per cent greater vote cas-
this year in the 81 precincts heard IRON
than there was two years ago For IN
stance: In 1897 Denny, Republican, fol
county clerk. received 3,153 in these .
,recincts. In the same precincts yesteT
5av. Chain. Republican, for county clerk
received s4q9. In 1897 Burton, Democrat
for clerk in the same "a precincts receives
2675 votes. and Hewey, Democrat yes
ta-s3ay for clerk received 5.o54-.
The great gains made by the Repu6l
cans Yesterday were last night cause Ii
general congratulauon among all the az
herents of that party.
The election was a quiet one. The Vo
was considered light, lacking 70 per cen
II is estimated. OF being what was e
pected. Chairman Herman and Secrela'
Cantlsv had perfected fine organlz'
ton for getting ont the vote, but son
of the vote wouldn't come out. On Il
other side the fusion forces did not 9
their vote out nearly as well and a lars
part Of il which came out voted part
the Republican ticket apparently. Ever
man on the Republican ticket save "
carried Wichita By more than Stani'
carried Il last tail. They carried the ci
nv more votes than any Republican @
TWO wears ago and the gains made on
-. Republican vote three years aso a
astounding
Under splendid campaign manaseme
the Republican forces acted in unison I
the first time in good many Yeal
Their united effort showed a result Z
mora than was anticipated, and demo
s-ratss that the old differences are gone
The fusion forces are rot IN as l@'o1@
a condition There was teelins a-no
the Populists generally last evening ''
the same old story of the Democrats W
ing for Democrats and against Fopo7I'
had been told again. There was also {
feeling that the Democratic campaign q
been run too exclusively in the lnteI'
of Judge Dale ana Surveyor Brown ana
the neglect OF the interests o. W
Hewey. Mr.. Kerr and Dow Wemple
The election yesterday was taken
mean an endorsement OF the question
evanston; an Endorsement Of the Repus
cau platform voicing that sentiment. a
IN derogation OF the fusion Platform WIFI
called the war in the Philippines a &
Sraca TO American civilization.
The election was a decisive one
sadqwick county politics. For years
Democrats, representing the contrcii