The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-10
NEELEY IS CHOSEN


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who was elected in 1890 as a Populist.
turned a nominal Republican majority
of $4,000 into a Populist victory of S'Ooo
votes He was the last Democrat to
represent this district in congress.
Democratic Victory, Says Morgan.
W. Y Morgan, editor of the Hutch
inson News and one of the best known
Republican leaders in the Seventh dls-
trict, when asked today by the State
Journal to give idea of the election
of Neeley said: 1T was straight
Democratic victory. Neeley got the
most votes. So far as I know the pro-
gressives supported Judge Martin 10y
ally. We had good vote out Tor
special election, but more Democrats
voted than did Republicans 1t looks
hard for the Republican party TO lose
with two parties under one tent me
leaders get together. but the rank ana
file don't. The latter don't understand
about compromises and futures careers;
they only know what they read IN the
papers. Thst's all there is to 1t; just
a straight Democratic victory without
any particular cause except that they
had a preponderance of the votes poll
ed
Stubbs Believes Majority Is Less.
Governor Stubs did not care to be
quoted on the result of the election IN
the Seventh district. He made speeches
out there for Martin. He did not be-
lieve that the election of Neeley IN
! Dictated the sentiment of the district
It was a special election he said, and
the vote was light The people in the
towns made the election. the farmers
voting hardly at all, according to
his idea He thought the predicted
majority of 1900 for Medley would be
greatly reduced when all the returns
were in.
DoIley Is Puzzled.
]. N. Dolley, Republican state chair
man, when asked about the defeat OF
Judge Martin in the Seventh district,
said: 81 do not know how it hap
{ pended. have no idea. had moth
! ing to do with that campaign The
candidates for congress always run
their own campaigns. I offered to
help, but the Martin campaign man
ayers being naturally in a position to
conduct best their own local affairs,
did not call on me- 1t may have been
that I could have done nothing at all.
But not having been in the campaign
and not therefore being in touch with
it, can only guess as to the causes OF
the Republican defeat. There must
have been some local issues to affect
the result. I had been told that the
regulars and insurgents were united in
supporting Judge Martin He had
pro Sressive platform. can not pre-
tend to account for his defeat. Party
lines are less closely drawn than they
used to be. The independent voter is
apt to upset the dope in a campaign
NO 40 uOl lA4iS fANbOAS RO-AA~S
to a Democratic year"
Medley Carries Hutchinson.
Neeley carried Hutchinson, in which
both candidates reside. by SO votes He
carried Liberal normally a Republican
town, by 81 votes. The first returns in
dicated grief for the Republicans.
Champ Clark, speaker of the house.
, launched Neeley's campaign at Dodge
City the day of the Democratic con-
vention there. He aroused the Demo-
Gratis by promises Of victory in national
elections this year. His visit helped,
without doubt, to cause the election to
result the way it did
The Democrats claim a majority of
1900 for Neeley.
The Vote in the Cities.
HaviIand, Jan. 1O.-The official count
in the congressional election in Havi-
land, Kiowa county. gives n r; Ross
Prohibition candidate 40. Martin SO,
Neeley 81. One hundred and eleven
votes were cast.
Kinsley, Kan. Jan. 1o-Practically
complete returns from all voting pre-
candidate. has carried this county over
Martin, Republican. by a majority of
IT,.
Pratt. Kan. Jan. 1O.-Extremely light
vote, weather fine. City of Pratt gave
Martin 167 votes. Neeley 1872. Martins
majority Is Unofficial reports from all
precincts in the county except three in
dictate Neeley will have a majority of
10 In county.
Greenburg, Kan. Jan. l0.-The COM
plete returns from II precincts out Of
IA In Kiowa county give Martin 299
votes and Neeley ga
Liberal. Kan. Jan. 1o--The city. of
Liberal, normally Republican, gives
George Medley a plurality of 81 votes.
Great Bend, Kan. Jan. 10.-Martin
carried Great Bend by a majority OF
200. Indications are that Medley has
carried Barton county by 400. The vote
was very light on both sides.
Dodge City. Kan. Jan. 10.-Neeley has
carried Dodge City by 80 majority and
the indications are that he has carried
Ford county by about 100. Martin has
; carried Cimarron and ingalls, by Is and
will probably carry Gray county by
small majority.
I.arnHd, Kan, Jan. 10.-Fffteen out of
% precincts in Pawnee county give
+ Neeley 242 majority over Martin Nee
/ ley has carried every precinct so far
! heard from, except two county pre-
cincts, and carried all four wards Of
| Larned city
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