The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-08
HOCH is AHEAD.
His Election Of Governor Now
Practically Assured.
Democrats Still Claim That
Harris Has Won.
PLURALITY is SMALL.
Will Be Cnder Five Thousand
in Any Event.
Official Count Is Awaited With
Interest.
Legislature known to Be Safely
Republican.
PLURALITY is SMALL.

Chairman s. C. drummer Of the Re
publican state central committee TINS
afternoon gave out the following state
ment:
\ Governor Hoch has been reelected
by not less than 1000 and probably py
4.500 plurality. Our figures are based
upon reports from all but six countles'
all of which counties are in the south
western corner of the state where they
have ne telegraph or telephone facih-
ties, and all of these counties, with pos
sibly one exception, will give Repuon-
can majorities
every telegram has been received
and tabulated in public in the pres
ence Of the reporters for the Demo-
cratic as well as the Republican news
papers. and the doors of the Repubi-
can headquarters have never been
locked from the time the campaign
opened until this time.
''The intimation on the part OF some
of the Democratic newspapers that the
Republican leaders were trying to
make changes in the returns is a de-
liberate and malicious falsehood. we
have nothing to cover up; our nght
has been in the open, we nave won,
and we shall see to it that no attempt
is made to steal the victory from US.
Latest returns received this morning
from points throughout Kansas tend
TO confirm the reports printed IN
Wedne nesday evenings last edition OF
the State Journal. to the effect that
Hoch is elected by about 5000 plu-
COL ". A. Harris, who arrived in
Topeka Wednesday evening, does not
cOncede his defeat and neither do
the Democratic committee officials.
They are pinuing their hopes to the
changes of an official count.
The official canvass OF the votes OF
the state will take place at the 5ffice
of the county clerks Of the arious
counties on Friday
Arrangements have been made by
the Republican and Democratic state
committees to have their representa-
tives present at all the official counts.
IN order to see that the thing is done
right, and the official returns promptly
sent in to the committee
The report fro mthe official returns
viii probably all be in the hands of
the committees by Monday, and then
the complete and accurate vote OF the
state can be given. The plurality OF
Hoch may be cut down to $500
The Democrats claim that some OF
the claims made by the Republicans
are much too high, and that the Of
fetal count will cut down the plural
tiles enough to elect Harris.
Denies Corruption Charges
Chairman drummer when Informed
this morning that the Democrats were
making charges that the Republicans
had stolen the election, said
1T is generally admitted that fraud
occurs in the big cities. There is never
any attempt to tamper with the cleo
tfOns in the country districts 1t hap
pens that all the big cities in the state
were carried by the Democrats this
year, so If there was any fraud prac-
ticed. it must have been by the Demo-
era ts.'
Somebody was joking drummer
today about the ante-electiOn forecast
of 10000 plurality for Hoch.
"Oh," said drummer, that's not my
fault The newspapers all made
typographical mistake, and got one
cipher too many on my estimate. What
] really said was 1000, and 1 claim
that = am a good guesser.
"I don't mind saying, now that it is
over" said Mr.. drummer, that If the
election had been held few weeks ago
we would likely have been defeated.
The big Fairbanks-Allen meeting
which was held in Topeka was the
turning point in the campaign Since
that time, we have gained strength, and
I believe it was our hard work during
the last two weeks of the campaign
that saved the ticket"
Republicans Claim 4, 120 Plurality.
AN but five counties in the state had
/. reported to the Republican state cen
, .ral committee UP to o'clock this
afternoon, and the plurality for Hoch,
as shown by these returns. is 4129.
The plurality for Hoch has been grad
ually growing as the late returns came
In
The five counties still to be heard
from cast a light vote, and will prob
oblv divide up about even. They are
Grant. Meade. Morton, Stevens and
Sherman. The following is the report
as it has been received a Republican
state headquarters: