The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03
State House Left In Charge of
StenOgraphers.
Dust Accumulates While Jani-
tors Go Home to Vote.
UNEASY is THE HEAD.
People Who Are vitality Inter-
ested In Result of Election.
If 1t is Close Result May Not Be
Known TIL Thursday.

The state house this afternoon is in
charge Of the women stenographers and
clerks. The building will remain I'M
swept too, until after the election be-
cause the janitors and the state officers,
assistant state officers. and the men
clerks, have gone home to perform their
respective parts towards saving the
country next Tuesday and to insure, il
possible two years additional term OF
Office.
Attorney General GODDARD is the only
state officer who votes in Topeka The
Judges OF the supreme court all vote out
of town and they have gone to their re
spective homes to avail themselves OF
the rights of citizenship.
Mrs. Diggs, state librarian, is state
officer. who could vote in Topeka. If her
idea of suffrage was in force in this state
but it isn't so Mrs Digs has come IN
from the campaign to rest while doing
her official work.
transacted at the state departments
proper until the arrival OF trains Tues
Cay afternoon from such points as the
time necessary to travel the distance
would permit such trains to leave after
the opening of the polls tuesday morn
ing.
The "hxers'' and men OF influence"
employed at the state house and at Re
publican and Populist headquarters will
stav with the voters until the count
begins, then they viii return to head
quarters and await the result and re-
ceive returns
The actual result will probably not be
known until next Thursday or Friday,
unless it is decisive. At that time the
prophecies of one side or the other win
begin to be proven. The side which Is
winning viii have crowds come on every
train The side which loses will meet
those coming travelling on trains going
Of
caused by defeat and in the freedom
from election jibes. the losers viii nerve
themselves to another appearance in
public necessary before another months
rent is due on the headquarters rooms.
prior to which time the furniture will
be gotten out and the scene of the late
unpIeasantness locked up in solitude.
Four years ago in Kansas definite
election results were not obtainable IN
til the Thursday following the election
During the interval however, the state
committee chairmen were busy issuing
bulletins to cheer up their anxious
friends. Some were anxious because
they had money up on the result Others
We're anxious because prospects of jobs
hinged on the election. This year there
is not SO much inquiry because Of the
money at stake. but If Mr. Breidenthal
is elected Topeka until inauguration,w win
be filled with applicants for positions
Mr. Stan1ey's jobs are all filed.
If Bryan should be elected president
there are several dozen men in fat Of
fees in Kansas who will begin imme6li-
ately the work of packing their official
trunks in order to hamper, as little as
possible, the duty of the new admins
tratiOn, as they see it.
There is not in Kansas today a Re
publican officeholder who is not abso-
lutely confident that he will retain his
federal office for another four years and
his state job two years more.
What CONSERVATION there would be in
the Sunhower state If the result were
these
pate.
In 1892 when Grover Cleveland wallop-
ed Benjamin Harrison, the same air of
confidence in the result pervaded Kan
sas- Harrison admirers regarded him as
the supporters of the Washburn foot
ball team looked upon the players when
they went to Denver. They can't lose
said the fans. but they did. In 49, the
but he did and was figuratively at least
buried too He has scarcely recovered
up to this date.
So the poole are prepared for ANYTHING
nowadays The Republicans claim ma
jOrities; the Democrats and Populists
likewise, for the state ticket: the Iegis-
lature and the election of solid con-
gressional delegation
National Chairman Jones announces
that the victory has been won but he
does not say by whom Chairman Hanna
admitting that Republicans are in dan
ger OF oVer-cOnndence, claims every
thing in sight from the election of Nc
klnley to the election of state admins
tratiOns in Democratic strOngholds from
which shall also come, in the opinion OF
mr.. Hanna Republicans enough to give
both branches of congress a safe major
ity 70 sustain the policies of President
Mckinley.
Despite. all OF these claims, coming as
they do from every political headuI1ar-
ters, no orders have yet been placed by
any party for fireworks with which to
celebrate the victory.