Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01

Among the MIners--The Work Be-
fore the LeslsIature--Poiitlsal Cos
clip.
Topeka, Nov. 2s.-!The record
hrealsing Republican majority given
By Kansas to Roosevelt has passed
into history. The stste canvsss!iig
board met in the Office Of the secre'
snry OF state last week and mads an
oAicial count Of the votes. The result
shows that the total vote cast for all
candidates for president was 324,'sS.
While this Is $1,000 less than the vote
which was cast ct the presidential
addition Of 1900, Roosevelt received
,ssypral times more plurality than did
aaitSinlsy. Roosevelt's plWality was
l36,Oss and his majority ever all osu'
a,datss was sLlss. Poth the pluFaas'y
aha the majority, however. are record
Sleakers for Kansas.
The Popnipt party polled only e'lOo
.sotss TINS was the biggest surprise
ee the election. Everybody who pre-
feasd to know the Kansas sltuati !"
8pected that the Watson electors
MSnld receive q much smaller vote
fhSh the Bryan electors did four y'ar'
ID. but the vote this year is $500
lerS than that of 1900. Then 1t was
ac3 The Populist vote this year
,wSs the smallest cast for any OF tho
candidates for president The Prohi-
Hltion candidate received '7,245, the
Socialist 15.4s4, and the Democrats,
The banner vote received by tho
Roptiist electors in one county is 400
An Smith. Haskell and Greeley coun-
ties had one Populist vote each. There
was none in Morton, Stevens, Kearnsy
or Stanton.
shswnee county polled s,4os hs'
pubnkan votes which YVES the lArs''t
number in one county. The smallest
was SO in Morton. The big Demo
cratic vote was 1895 In SedgwiCk anc
the smallest was IA In Greeley. Tho
Klk prohibition vote, 1856. was also
cast in sedgwick. There were no
prodNbition votes in Stanton.
The greatest increase in the Social
fat vote has been in southeastern Kan
49, among the miners. Crawford
SltA 1887 votes. Is the banner so0'aF
- stronghold. Ne socialist Votes
deere cast In Morton and Stanton.
Immediately upon the completion OF
ma OtidiAl count by the state canvas
hs Beard, Clark A. Smith Of Mitchell
ri)uhty who has been elected justice
the sypreme court to fill the unex'
Bred sstt Of Judge Pollook's term
Knadunced his intention of taking up
~ duties of the office. He will qualify
lhnA taNe his seat on the bench with
n beginning Of the DOoomber term OF
H t1urt. When Judge Pollock was
kSpointed to the federal judgeship,
1vernor Bailey appointed W. D. Az
lsiason to the vacancy On the supreme
WAh Judse Atkinson was to hold
nfIloe only until his successpr was
ISeksa spd auaMhed. Now shAf Judge
IaNil AA been elected. the ocnstItu'
=. boahits aim to qualify at any
3. There are now two Smiths on
ny supreme bench--W. n. smith Oh
Gtfandotte and Clark A. Of Mitchell
II will be interesting to watch the
aeurse Of the next legislature and see
Now far And in what directions the re-
An lpSialasars Viii 90. There are q
,mnmhar Of subjects which are In nesd
u reterm legislation aAd which may
- Asy not uS touohsA ~ the AsAt
aesislature. The Legislature may be
- busy attending to the larger re-
Germs that the littls ones will escape
,mDtice. They add 10 the worry and
.sssrk the members will have with NE
Mid reforms. There will be any number
Y small bore rssormers about legisaa'
1--WE halls with crank bills on all sorts
4 subjpsts. Some Of these may see
Ne light or day. but Of course, ma
foplty wiz bs consigned 70 the waste
ahket. 1t vail DO interesting to see
nat action the Legislature will take
X regard u Sunday baseball. An at
capt to pi vent Sunday baseball VIII
he a big ltssurbaucs among the de'
Vices a the game in the eastern part
aRfhe state. Some who will make the
stest amount Of trouble are In the
Dat ranks Of the reforwers, The
1r1n.tera IN MANY parfe Of the state