The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
STILL VERY CLOSE
Republicans Now Figure HOch's
Plurality at $500.
Five Counties Are Yet TO Hear
From.
THESE ARESMALLO ONES
Revised Figures Reduce the
HOch Vote.
Senator Long Refuses to Discuss
the Election.
THESE ARE SMALL ONES


resulted in some reductions in the Re
publican claims, due partly to increases
In Democratic pluralities in certain
counties. and partly to reductions Of
Republican plurantes in others. There
have been no returns received yet from
= the five missing counties; Grant. Meade.
Morton, Stevens and Sherman, but none
Of these counties have a large vote
With the five counties above mention
ed TO hear from, Hochs plurality In
the 100 counties reported is 1881
The Republican state headquarters
will be kept open for several days. wait
ing returns from the official count Of
ballots, which is in progress in every
county In the state today.
The Democrats have practically given
up hope, but they still insist that the
official count must be made to satisfy
them of Hoch's election.
The Republican politicians are drift
ing in TO Topeka now to find out how
1t all happened. Chester I. Long,
United States senator, was here today.
He leaves this afternoon for Kansas
City, where he will join the special
committee appointed by the United
States senate to Investigate Indian af-
fairs in Indian territory. This COM
mittee IS composed Of Clark Of
Wyoming. Long of Kansas. Brande-
gee Of Connecticut, Teller Of Colorado
and Clark of Montana
This committee" said Senator
Long this morning, "is appointed to
look into the question of leased Indian
lands, the coal land proposition, and
all matters touching the welfare of the
Indians 1t viii probably be in the
territory for two weeks"
What do you think IS the signih-
cance Of the recent Kansas election ?"
was asked
'I am very much interested in the
Indian question just now" was Sena-
tor Longs reply.
Kirkland Is Elected.
The report that Charles B. Kirkland
Of Saline county had been defeated for
land was reelected by the narrow mar
gin Of 55 votes.
]. L. Bristow of Salina, who was in
Topeka yesterday, brought the news
of Kirtland's election. The Republican
committee had been counting Kirkland
among the missing" Saline county
gave over 500 plurality for Harris, and
the Republican committee is inclined
to charge up the slump to Mr. Bris-
tow's paper, the Salina Journal
I'D like to know if they consider
was responsible for the returns in
Marion county" said Mr.. BristOw, who
resents the idea that he fought the
Republican ticket in his county. Il
Wyandotte, and several other counties
I might mention ."
There is some disposition among
some Republicans to blame the Repub-
iican state committee for lack of good
management Of the campaign. They
think that the Republican state com
mittee was to blame for not knowing
the true state of affairs in Kansas. and
realizing that the Republican ticket
was so close to defeat.
Curtis Wen Pleased.
Congressman Charles Curtis thinks
that the election has assured his cleo
tion to the United States senate He
said this morning.
While I don't care to discuss in
detail the effect of the defeat of some
of these Republican candidates. I can
say with utmost confidence that 1 feel
more confident than ever of election to
the United States senate. The result
of the fights for representative have
not injured my chances"
Congressman Curtis said in speak
ing of the general result of the cleo
tinn; II told some of my friends on
the saturday before election that there
would not be 5000 votes between
Hoch and Harris I didn't say that
for publication, however, because peO-
pie would have said I was crazy, if ]
had"
Ryan StiH Claims IT.
w. H. Ryan chairman Of the Demo
cratic state central committee, stated
this morning he was still satisfied that
the official count would show that Col
B Harris had been elected governor by
plurality of about 1000. Mr.. Ryan sale
that the claims of the Republican com
rnittee in regard to many of the coun
ties in the state were without fOunda.
tion and that the plurahties they claim
In several counties would be cut 6owr
bv the official count sufficiently to in
sure the election of Harris.
The following Is the way the plural
ties compare, as claimed at Republican
headquarters: