The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-26
SAPP'S FIGURES.
Democratic Chairman Says
Kelly VIII Be Defeated Easily.
Estimates DOIan's Majority at
from 10000 to $4,000.
SAYS DALE WILL WIN.
Gives No Figures to Substanti-
ate This Statement.
Statements by Members Of Cen.
trail Committee.

I'VE will elect Tom Dolan state treas
urer and defeat Tom Kelly by from So,-
900 to $4,000 majority. We will also
elect Judge Dale and the rest of the
fusion state ticket"
This is the statement made today by
Colonel w. F. Sapp, chairman of the
Democratic state committee, following
the meeting of his state committee
which was held at Democratic head
quarters at the Throop last night.
I'VE had reports from nearly every
county in the state except some OF those
in the extreme west" said Chairman
Sapp. II make my prediction on the
strength of those reports. twenty-five
members of the state committee were
present in person, others were repre-
sented by proxy, and we had letters
from still others reporting conditions In
their districts. From practically every
county the report was that the honest
Republicans would not vote for Tom
Kelly in face of the proven charges
against him. In some places Judge Dale
will run right along with Dolan, In
others he will not, but our reports show
that he will be elected"
| Several of the members of the
Democratic state committee who were
here last night were enthusiastic over
the situation in their judicial districts,
Others were not so jubilant.
DIR. c. w. Brandenburg of Frank
fort said: 1.-TWO years ago Marshall
county gave Governor Bailey a ma
/ 1ority of LOIS. This year Dale will
at least break even in Marshall coun-
ty, thereby cutting off a thousand OF
the Republican majority in the state.
Dolan will carry my county by at least
/ 500 majority.
over in Washington county, which
is also strongly Republican, Dale Will
get big vote and Dolan will carry the
county by 1900 or 1900. That is his
home county and some of his friends
think he will carry it by 1000 majori-
| ty. 1 think Dale and Dolan are as
good as elected right now. I have
been around a good deal and 1 have
not found Republican who would ac-
| knowledge that he will vote for Kelly"
| II. j. Hagny and S. 1. Amidon, of
Wichita, reported that Dale will carry
! Sedgwick county by from 1000 up. Mr..
| Hagny said that bets had been posted
in Wichita that Dale would carry it by
at least 800 majority and no takers
| could be found on that proposition.
poll of one precinct showed that out Of
! 223 voters in the precinct Dale would
| get 213.
P. c. Hanlon, of Kingman, said that
| Dale would carry that county by $50 to
| 200 majority, and that Dolan would get
a big majority.
CIaud Duval. who travels over the
state in his business and who comes in
! contact WIN VOTERS OF dll parties III
selling goods said: 'T believe Tom
Kelly will be defeated by from 10000 to
10000, and that Dale will be elected
governor by from $4,000 to $4,000. a
very peculiar condition is that Repub-
licans will not say how they are going
to vote. They are ashamed to say they
are going to support their state ticket.
That means that they are going 70
scratch. You cannot tell how mucn
they are going to scratch, but there
will be enough Of 1t to elect our state
ticket"
p F. Yearout OF Emporia. SAID that
Dale and Dolan will both cut down the
entire 400 Republican majority in Lyon
county and that the fusionists VIII
Tucker the Republican nominee.
Those present In person at the coms
mittee meeting were James w. Orr OF
Atchison, L. NJ. Penwell of Topeka, P
F. Yearout of Emporia, ]. H. Cuchen-
berry of Girard, w. f. Sapp of Galenas
G. P Christensen Of Belleville, T. Q.
Rodgers of Beloit. II. ]. Hagny OF
w. Brandenburg of Frankfort, p. Q.
Hanlon of Kingman, Jerry Grindrod
of Kansas City, August Bondi of Sa-
lima, r. NJ. Lawrence of Garden City,
]. N. F'ike of Colby, NJ. F. Trivett of
Eskridge, S. B. Amidon of Wichita, w.
H. L. Pepperell of Concordia, ]. L. Pet
tijohn of Olathe, Charles NJ. Sawyer OF
Norton and George T; Pitts Of yelling
ton and John H. Atwood of Leaven-
worth, national committeeman.
Chairman Sapp says that in addition
to receiving reports and talking over
the situation plans were discussed for
the balance of the campaign. The chief
proposition now is how to get the vote
out.