The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-05
FINAL GUESSES.
Republicans and FusiOnists Both
Predict Victory.

I'VE will elect the Republican state
ticket, have a majority of the legislature
on joint ballot, elect all of the eight can
didates for congress and give President
Mckinley a majority of at least $4,000
at Tuesdays election" is the prediction
made by Morton Albaugh, chairman of
the Republican state central committee.
we will elect our state ticket, five or
six OF the congressman. carry a majOr
ity of the legislative districts and con-
troll the legislature, losing some close
districts only. and give Mr. Bryan and
our state candidates majOrities about
the same as we had four years ago.
This is Chairman Ridgley's opinion of
the outlook from a POpulist standpoint.
Mr.. Bryan's majority in Kansas four
years ago was u. $50. Mr.. Stanley's ma
jority in 1893 was 15,134
The officials of the Democratic COM
mfttee claim the election of the fusion
ticket and a majority for Bryan ranging
from 16. 600 to 20. 600. They also claim
the legislature and the election of the
candidates for congress
The Populist state committee has is
sued no bulletins within the past few
days Chairman A1baugh has had the
last say at the voters, having issued
the following:
There may be a few Of the fusion
leaders in Kansas inclined to adopt in
this state the methods of intimidation
and fraud regularly perpetrated in the
south and advocated by Croker in New
York. but such methods will arouse the
indignation Of the people and more than
offset any advantage they might gain
from them Republicans everywhere are
urged to demand fair deal and to in
sist that every legal voter be permitted
to cast his ballot and have 1t counted
Attorney General GODDARD has issued
an appeal to the honor of the fusionistSs
in the following language:
THE law provides that when an cleo
ton board is organized two members of
opposite political parties shall be select
ed to assist voters who are unable to
read or write or who. by reason of phys
ical infirmities, are unable to mark their
ballots
IN many cases the judges of the cleo
ton will be composed of a Democrat,
Populist and a Republican. In spirit
of fairness, a Republican judge or clerk
should be in all cases chosen as one OF
the persons to assist in marking the bal
lots The Democratic and Populist par
ties have fused and the selection of a
Democrat and a Populist for that pur-
pose would be in violation OF the spirit,
if not the letter, of the law.
Republican members of these boards
should insist upon their right to assist in
marking ballots, when it is necessary"
D. w Mulvane, national Republican
committeeman for Kansas, said today:
There will be a difference of several
thousand votes between Mckinley and
Stanley. not that Republicans will
scratch the ticket, but many Populists
and Democrats will vote for Mckinley
but will go no farther on our ticket.
Our original figures We're. as I re-
mem Der, about $4,000 in Kansas for Nc
Kinley as a majority. There is nothing
to indicate that these figures should be
changed. If any change is indicated by
the late returns which we have received
il shows that the majority Will exceed
the figures already made public rather
than diminish them
Mr. Mulvane is in charge of the Re
publican headquarters while the other
officers have gone home to vote.