New-York tribune., 1900-04-22
POLITICS IN KANSAS.
REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS REGARDED AS
BRIGHT-MR LONGS RECOMMENDATION.

REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS REGARDED AS
BRIGHT-MR. LONGS RECOMMENDATION
Washington. April q (speciaD-"As goes the
With District so goes Kansas" say all the poll
tcians of the Sun1ower State irrespective party
Republicans here also say that the prospects of
party success have not been so bright for several
years they are. ard this has added warmth
10 the congratulations they have bestowed on Rep
resentative Chester ]. Long to-day, who was re-
nominated by acclamation and amid great en-
thusiasm. which in striking contrast to the
dscord and contention which had prevailed in the
ranks Of the opposition. and resulted in the nomi-
nation Of candidates for Congress This was
the fifth time the Republicans had nominated Mr.
Long for Congress-four times b- acclamation-
and in the four preceding campaigns he was con-
fronted by the same fusion candidate-Jerry Simp-
son. Fusion has been the unbroken rule in the
district since 1880 until this year. That is the
Populists have furnished the candidate and the
Democrats have supported him. Simpson
Hollowel I'm 1890 by $50 majority; in 1892 he won
over Long by 1900 majority; in 1894 Long was
elected by majority of 2O00; In 1896 Simpson was
again elected by 200 majority and in 1898 Long
defeated him by 2iOo majority
The district is the biggest in the State com
prisng thrty-sx Of the 1o4 counties. and furnish
ing 30 per cent Of the members the State Legis-
lature-a fact of interest in view OF the
further fact that the Legislature be elected
fall VIII choose United States Senator to succeed
Senator Baker. Jerry Simpson is a candidate for
Senator. and he has been straning every nerve TO
preserve the fusion of the Democrats and Popu-
lists in the Congress districts. which he regarded
vital TO the Of his ambition. He appears
10 have utterly failed not only in the With Dis
irict. but also in the With which is the second in
and political importance in the 5tate and this
failure is regarded as good omen by the Republi-
cans respects the prospect Of party success in
the Congress districts and the State at large and
The return Of a Republican 10 the United States
Senate.
The electoral vote Of Kansas will be a rich prize
for which the Democratic-Populist combination will
make hot and stubborn fight this year, it did
in 1880 when Bryan carried the State by a plu-
rality of more than 12oD0, and the With Congress
District gave Jerry Simpson majority of 2 200
over Chester l. Long.
electoral vote of Kansas. and he cannot carry
Kansas unless he can carry the With District
was the way in which a Kansas man summed up
the prospect. He said that he thought Long would
majority for Mckinley In 1886 Bryans majority In
the counties composing the district 300 or
1000 more than simpsons over Long Mr.. Longs
vote In that year would probably have been larger
question. lie began the fight for an honest cur
rency and standard IN Kansas when a good many
Of the Kansas political leaders cit her in
of free silver or Of temporizing with the subject
and he has been an earnest and unfinchng adVo-
cafe OF SOUND money since, he also Of
protective tariff His assignment O he Ways
ana Means Committee AT the beginning of his sec
end term in Congress recognition which
well earned. and his usefulness and the ability he
has exhibited in that capacity have fully demon
strated the wisdom of the selection His speech on
the Porto Rican question in support of the Tariff
bill OF the best delivered that subject
IN either branch OF congreSs-a fact which has
been recognized by the Republican Congressional
sand copies OF il for distribution in the impending
political campaign.