The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-11-23
KANSAS
FIGURES
The Official Count in the
State Now Finished
And Shows that Mckinley
Lead the Grand March
and Room to Spare
PLURALITY WAS 25,S44
Frank Nelson Led the State
Ticket with 22,812
And Governor Stanley Won
out by the Handsome
Margin of 1859

Topeka, Nov. 20-T. T. Kelly, sec
rotary of the Republican State com
mittee, has received the official re-
turns from all the counties of
Kansas.
The total vote cast was 349, 9lS, the
largest ever cast in the State. 1nlS96,
which held the banner up until this
year, the vote was 327, 500. In 1898 it
was 2s7, 500.
According to tabulations completed
by the Republican State committee
from the official count of the various
counties, Mckinley polled 49,
Bryan, 1862, O37; Debs, l, 492, and Wool
ey, 2,945.
McKinley's plurality was %, S44.
Governor Stanley received 1sl, $50
votes; Breidenthal, l64, 800; Clemens,
l,l67; Hoisinger, 2,226.
Stanley's plu rality was 1850.
Frank Nelson, State superintendent
of schools, led the State ticket. Some
claim that this is due to the fact that
the Swedish vote went to him solidly,
while it was divided on other candi-
dates for State Office. But the returns
show that in Swedish communities
Nelson ran about the same as the rest
and that his increased maiorities
came from counties where no Sweedes
reside.
The Republicans have thirty-one
Senators and eighty-seven representa-
tives, total of lis on joint ballot.
The fusionists have only ninei Sena-
tors and thirty-eight Representatives,
a total of forty-seven.
The total vote cast on President,
State officers and Congressman
follows:
For President-NIcKinley 1S7,
Bryan, lG2, O37; McKinley's majority,
%, S44.
For governor Stanley, 1sl, $50:
Breidenthal 1914, $50. Stanley's ma
jority II, 1863.
For associate iustice-Johnson, ISL,
500; Martin, l62, 224, Johnson's ma
jority, 10, 2S5.
For lieutenant governor-Richter,
10000; Harvey, 1872, 49, Richter's
majority, 1S,475.
For secretary of state Clark, 49,
go; Frakes, 100, 675; Clark's plurality
20, 800.
For anditor-Cole, ISL, 2sG: West
gate, 100, Coles plurality 2O,-
676.
For state superintendent-N Nelson,
lS2, 2s6; Hamburger, lj9, 474. Nelson's
majority, 22,sl2.
For insurance superintendent
Church. 17S,2l6; McNall, 1853, 973,
Church's majority, l4,243.
Congressman-at-large-Scott, $780,
04l; Botkin, l6l, l5l, SCOTS ma jority
1855
For Congress; First district Curtis,
2s, 627; Click, 1926. Curtis MAORI
ty, SOL.
Second district Bowersock, %, l76;
Peters, 25,602; B0wersock's majority,
2,574.
Third district-Wheatley, 20, All;
Jackson, 26,6S7. Jackson's majority,
I17G.
Fourth district-Miller, 24,O95;
Grisham, 2O,667. Miller's majority,
3,42S.
Fifth district-Calderhead, %, 433;
Vincent, 10, 2ll; Calderhead's MAORI
ty, 1929.
Sixth district-Reeder, 10, GA;
Dykes, 1906; Scott, 5,4O9. Reeder's
plurality, 4,5GS.
Seventh district-Long, 81, 449;
Duval, 29,725. Longs majority,
1,724.
There will probably be two contests
in the Senate and one in the House,
In the Senate, Bob Finley, Republi-
can, of Sterling, will contest with
George r.. Ross, fusion; Charles
Buschow, Republican, of Colby, will
contest with S. G. Hopkins, fusion, OF
HoXie.
In the House w. c. Miller, Repub-
lican, will contest with Elder
Watkins, Populist, for the Barber
county seat.