The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-03
Chairman Ryan Gives Out His
Estimate.
Says His Guess Is Conservative
at That.
rELLS OF DETECTION.
Only Ten to Precinct Necessary
to Defeat Republicans.
will Be Much More Than This
Says Ryan.

Colonel W. A. Harris will be. chosen
as the next governor of Kansas at the
election on Tuesday by a plurality OF
at least twenty thousand votes,' said
W. H. Ryan, chairman of the Demo-
cratic state central committee today,
and" he added, every level headed
Republican in the state Will agree with
me that my prediction is not only right,
but conservative at that.
We have reports here at Democratic
headquarters from every county in the
state and there is not one OF them which
does not tell of Republican detection all
along the line. They are encouraging
beyond any dreams that we may have
had at the opening of the campaign.
We have not made an extensive poll
Of the state, but we have made them in
the vital voting precincts, some in cities
and some IN the country districts. These
polls are sufficient to show. u.s. together
with the general reports from the coun-
ty committees, that every Democrat i'll
the state is for Harris and the Demo-
cratic ticket. We have not been ad-
vised Of a single Populist that is going
to vote against him, and our polls and
reports on the other hand show that
the detection among the Republicans is
great from one end of the state to the
other.
Take one poll in a city precinct,
which we have received In 1894 this
precinct gave Hoch LAG votes and Dale
"A. The poll for this yeas shows A
votes for Hoch and 132 for Harris Take
the bean vote secured by H B. Kelly
That showed a Republican detection of
over forty per cent among the Repubh-
can voters in the city of Topeka.
BY far the great majority Of the
polls we have taken and the reports we
have received show the same general
detection all over the state, although IL
some Instances the per cent Of detection
is less.
"A detection of but ten Republican
votes in each voting precinct of the
state is all that is necessary to defeat
Mr.. Hoch on the returns of last year
and elect Colonel Harris. feel
positive when say that in more than
half ethe=weting precincts Of the@s state
the detection among the Republicans
will be double, and in many instances
triple this necessary detection OF ten
s'Inz some respects this has been OUT
wardlv quiet campaign. but the is
sues have been plainly drawn, ana me
people of Kansas have been awakened
10 the necessities of the hour as they
never have before. BY this time their
minds are made up and their minds
have been made up to vote for Col.
Harris. who so plainly stands for the
enforcement of all the laws OF me
state with fear and favor to no one a
vote for Harris means vote for de-
cency and order in the conduct of the
affairs in Kansas and he is going to get
more than enough votes to elect him,
and we look TO see the Democratic
ticket elected with him.
81 see'' said Mr. Ryan in conclu-
sion. that Chairman drummer OF the
Republican state committee predicts
the election of Hoch by a plurality or
$1,000 over Harris. Some time ago it
was announced from Republican head
quarters that they had all kinds of
money to bet at odds of two to one
that the lowest man on the Republic
can ticket would have a plurality Of
10000. After few of these bets had
been taken they announced that no
more Of them would be taken but that
thew would bet two to one that Hoch
would have majority of ten thou
sand. But we have been unable to
get them to put up their money on this
proposition If the Republicans. and
drummer himself have any confidence
in his predictions they ought to grab
on A chance to bet two to one that
Hoch will have ten thousand majority
and they can be accommodated with
bets on this. proposition to any amount.
have now 81 600 entrusted to me for
such bet and can get any amount
more
w. H. /. Peppereli. secretary of the
Democratic state central committee is
fi1sf as sanguine over the success OF
Col. Harris candidacy as is Mr.. Ryan.
ssTt's a sure thing was the comment
Mr.. Peppereu had to make.