Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-18
Suggestive Figures.

The Democratic majority In the
State of New York, says the De-
troit Free Press, at the late election
was between 10000 and 11,000
The Democratic majority in New
York and Kings counties was about
$4,000, so that the Republican ma
jority outside of those counties
was about $4,000. In 1868 Sey-
mour, for President, had a majority
of 10000 in the State, yet in that
year New York and Kings counties
rolled up a majority for him of 49,
700, and he was in a minority
in the State, outside of those
counties, of 62,709. Hoffman was
elected Governor in 1868 by a maj
GRITTY of 27,946. New York and
Kings counties together gave him
81, 430 majority, and the remainder
of the State went against him to
the extent of majority of 56,474.
If the Republican candidates for
Secretary of State had received
this year the majorities that Girls
void did in 1868, he would have
been elected by majority of over
10000. In 1860, when the State
was carried for Democracy by over
10000, the anti-Democratic major
ity in the rural districts was 293,-
S3S. Hoffman was elected Cover
nor in 1870 by 29,730 majority, and
yet, if New York and Kings coun-
ties had given him no larger major
ity than they did the Democratic
candidates at this election, he would
have been defeated by few hun
dreds. In 1871, when Miller, now
elected Secretary of State, was de-
feated by Mr.. Scribner, he received
larger majority by 1900 in New
York and Kings counties than he
did this year; then he was defeat
i by 1907 majority; now he is
elected Ivy about H. 900. There is
a difference in the vote in the out
side districts in his favor of $1,000,
showing direct change of over
$1,000 voters. The vote this year
will not vary greately in the aggre-
gate from that of 1871; it will be
a little smaller perhaps, but not suf.
ficienuy so to account for thi:
great change. In 1872 Mr.. Gree.
ley carried New York and King.
counties by 25,794, but the remain.
der of the State was adverse tt
him by a majority of 1924. Hi
majority in the two counties named
would have given him the State j
the remaining portion of the Stat,
had given Grant no greater major
ity thanZthat which the Republican
candidate for Secretary of Stat,
received at the election this year.
The figures which we have pre-
sented do not show that New Yorl
and Kings counties did not d
well fer the Democrat candidate
at the late election, but they sho,
most Enthusiastically how nobly tn
whole State rallied under the ban
ner of Reform. They show what
|. revulsion there has been in the inte
rior of the State against Republi
can rule-a Revision which has as
snmed well nigh the proportions G
} q revolution. IL we go back as ia
, as 1860 and analysc the return
from the counties in all the cleo
tons which have occurred sine
, then, It will be found that, whethe
, the vote was light or heavy, ther
, were only two years when I'll
! State, outside of the counties o
3 New York and Kings, gave small
a err Republican majority than it di
T in the election last week. One {
9 these years was In 1862, when ther
: was agreat popular reaction agains
g the Republican party-a reactic
4 which would have proved fatal
, N n N had not been for the wa