The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-29
VOIE Is Analysed
Assistant Secretary Houston
Goes Into Figures.
HE WAS MlSREPRESENTED
In an Interview and Goes Into
Matter in Detail,

Guthrie. o. T, Nov. pa dispatch
from Guthrie published in Kansas city
paper quotes Mr.. J. J. Houston. assis-
tant territorial secretary. as saying that
Oklahoma was anti-Republican by about
4.2o9 votes. Mr.. Houston. upon being
shown the dispatch. made the statement
that it did not properly convey his views
upon that matter Mr.. Huston then pro-
ceeded to set forth an analysis Of the
returns of the recent election. and drew
~therefrom certain very important con
olusions. Mr. Houston said.
IAN examination Of the returns in the
territorial secretary's office shows -the
total vote for delegate to congress to
have been 1886.
The total vote for candidates for the
council is $500 which is 7447 less than
the vote for delegate.
For council the following analysis of
the vote might be made: Socialist vote,
332; Republican vote 90 403; all other
vote. being the Fusion vote, the straight
Democrat vote and the anu-fusion PoDu
list vote, amounts to 81 This would
indicate a fusion plurality in case COM
plete fusion were made between all Dem
ocrat and Populst elements, Of 47S2.
Treating the vote on members Of the
lower house in the same manner, the fu-
sion plurality is shown to be 3,73L If the
average falling off on legislative vote be
evenly divided between the Republican
party and all other parties It would show
a falling off to each side of $3.50. Aver
aging the Republican vote for council and
house. the Republican vote Of the terri
tory as returned is found to be 1854. Adj
ding to this the Republican fall-off, as
above computed the total Republican
vote of the territory is found to be 81,
894 Using the same process of computa-
ton the total vote Of the Democrats and
Populists of the territory is found to be
IS 653, showing that the complete Demo
crat and Populist vote combined out
numbers the Republican vote by 4259.
This majority, then, can only be OBJ
tanned by a complete combination Of sll
the forces which are not positively Re
publican; for, as before stated, it simply
represents a vote composed Of straight
Democrats. and-fusion Democrats and
Fusionists. Now 1t is evident TO every
one acquainted with politics in this terrl-
tory. that there is a strong element IN
the Popufst party and a strong element
in the Democratic party which win op-
pose each other as bitterly as they viii
oppose Republicans, from a point of
principle, prejudice and personal interest.
This is especially true in the south eTn
e
few Republicans and where the Demo
Gratis and PoDulists are about evenly d.
vfded This proposition is not only a
theory but it has been proven in all past
elections as wen as in the vote now be-
ing considered; for, deducting the total
Republican legislative vote as above com
puted from the Flynn vote, it is found
that 3,S59 voters computed IN the fore
going estimate as Democrats and Popu-
lists voted for Flynn; and deducting
Nens vote from the total vote computed
as Democratic and Populist in the fore
going figures, it is disclosed that Nef
fell short 4.124 votes.
while part Of Flynn's increase Is no
doubt attributable to his personal rovu-
larity, and to the gratitude vote. It Is
also known that a part of the falling off
in the Nen vote is from the refusal Of
Democrats TO vote for n PoDunst, The
proposition that a complete fusion cannot
be effected is also proven by the election
of a strong Republican majority in the
lower house Of the legislature. and is not
disproven by the narrow majority Of all
forces opposed to Repubucansm, IN the
council It is also fact that the Pcpu-
list and Democratic forces have been
nearer together on Organism, at This
election than they have ever been I'm the
past or than they win be under the re-
constructed Democracy Of the future It
/ Is therefore M. opinion that in Oklahoma
as now constituted, the Republican PARTY
has a decided advantage"