The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
LOSE 80 MEMBERS
Republicans Make Gain in House
Over First Reports.
Fifteen Defeated Candidates
Committed to Square Deal.
HOW PRINGLE LOST.
Burlingame Chronicle Charges
Defeat to Clyde Miller.
Sheffield Ingalls, Has Plurality
Of Five.
HOW PRINGLE LOST.

Late returns indicate that the Repub-
hcans win lose only 80 members Of the
mouse Of representatives. This gives
the Republicans a voting strength OF 3d.
OF this loss. IS candidates were com
mitted to the square DEAF issue, and
IL either refused to answer or failed to
make any reply. hence are counted
against the square deal issues. -Four
Of the defeated candidates gave partlai
answers, or "hedged" in their answers
in such a way that they might or mlgh1
not support the issues.
Pringle and Hussey, both of Usage
county, and both defeated, were botE
pledged to the square deal propositions
but they were defeated by factlonal
trouble in the party. MI Hussey was
IN Topeka today. He said;
Pringle thought he had things all
his own way and came over into my
district and knitted me. Ny. defeat was
due entirely to trOubles within the par
ty. as I know I received a good many
Democratic votes"
The old Miller and anti-Miller feud
seems to be at the bottom Of the Usage
county trouble. The Burlingame enron
icle charges Pringle's defeat to Clyde
Miller, secretary of the RepubilcaL
state committee. 1t says in its issue OF
November 6.
THE fight started last winter with
offers Of large sums of money, hrst
dE1tOlHS EEEDuD4iEdllSs Jul AiALAAA5 HD -
ers then to the Democrats. 1t was To
peka money passing through Usage city
channels. Money and transportation
were strongly in evidence at certain
precincts on election day, and accom-
plished the purpose desired by those
who furnished them. 1t was known
weeks age that the secretary OF the Re-
publican state central committee was
using his patronage and time in assist
ing IN the movement against Pringle-
Mr.. Pringle led the ticket in their
precinct with a majority of POS, and IN
all B-Urlingame there is no serener per
son 0ver the outcome than he
Sheffield ingalls,, of AtchisOn u
ty. who was reported defeated. is
elected by five votes. according to a
message received today by the State
Journal ingalls, was running for the
legislature In AtChisOn county. He is
a son of the late Senator job J. In
gals. He is committed broadly to the
Square Deal platform. His opponent
was wilcox, and the first returns in
Dictated that Wilcox was elected by 40
votes. Yesterday WilcOx's plurality
was reduced to three votes, and today
ingalls, is ahead. The five votes is
the official count, and unless Wilcox
contests the election, and win before
a Republican house ingalls, will hold
the seat. All Of which means that
ingalls, will be one of the Atchison
county representatives.
The report that II. S. Polling had
been beaten by G.. H. Tannehill in
Phillips county also is a mistake, ac-
cording to a report received today by
John @. Royce, state bank commits
sioner. who lives at P~hillipsburg.
Tannehill is a Democrat. and very
popular in hat county. He was in the
last two legislatures. Polling is not
committed on the Square Deal issue.
Charles b Kirkland OF Saline coun-
ty. is also elected his plurality being
So
Indications are tina S. H. Haskins
OF johnson county is also elected,
though the vote is very close in hat
county. Johnson is a square deal
man
There is also a report today that DR..
A. B. Jones of Trego. who is report
ed to be defeated. is elected by a
small margin, but this can not be YER
med.
The Square Deal handbook re-