, 1876-09-23

AA IVHa8 FAHk-d0lLEH" AND HRLTa III DE-
FIAT cAea AND BUTLER, In 1848.
10 the Edtos. Qf Ths Tribune.
GALnsBuRo, ILL.,, eept Gothic Democratic
National Convention, held Mt Baltimore, Afay
q, 1873, nominated for President Con. Lewis
Cass, Of Michigan, and for Vico-prcsidcnt Gen.
William o. Butler, Of Kentucky. The opposing
Whig cant1}datcs were Taylor and Fillmore.
a National hfass Convention, composed main-
II Of dlsaffected Democrats, and few disnf-
fcctcd Wings, WIS held at Buifalu on tho 9th Of
August following. Under the gulso Of pro-
tossed opposition to slavery, they assumed tho
designation Of " Frco-9oilcrs,r and nominated
for President Martin Van Durcn, for y!ce-prcs[-
dent Charles Francis Adams, Ono Of the most
prominent, active, and earnest aup-
postera OF Van Buren, and A,1ans
WIS tho present Democratic candidate
for Prcstdent-Samucl J. Tllden.. At Van
Buren md Admins meeting held tu New York
Presidential election, Samuel j. 'Tlden, John
VIM Bnran, and John C.ehrane naatlc spcechcs,
and tho latter introduced resolutions strongly
dcnouncing Slavery, md ita extension to new
Tho result ot the election was tint Taylor and
Ftllmors received lG3 Electoral votes; Ca8s and
Butter, 127; Van Buren, and Adams, none. Tay-
lor and Fillmore were accordingly elected. This
vote of tic State of Nov York alono, which
was given, by reason Of tho boiling Of Van Iu-
rem, Adams, Tildcn, and company, to Taylor
and Fillmore, been given to Cass and Butter.
md Fillmore received 1,SGo, ,752: Cass and Hut
lcr, :, l,919 Due; Van yurcn aud Adams, a9l, ,9l2;
Cass and Butler and Van l,uren and Adams
eyer Taylor an4 FILLMORE, 159,s52 The tl,sp as
soIyed by Taylor alitl Fillmore. Had Van
Busen. Adams, Tllfien, md the remaining bolt
srs not bolted, Casa and Butler, the rcgular
been elected. They would have received by
considerably Increased majoritics tile Electoral
votes Of tho States whose Electoral votes thoy
did receive, nrul in addition would l.ayc re-
tornl votes In Nsw York, Massachusetts, sand
other States, tho Democratic vote OF which waa
divided by the bo1ssng Of Van Baren, Adams,
Itlden. and their followezs. In tho State OF
yes ss ryo? isa mere feeege q fas 's :as
Buren and Admins, 1M, ,4a7; Casa anu Bntler,
114819; Vaa Burcn and Adams and Caas md
Butler over Taylor aud Fillmore, 1929.
II IL vaa sSas as rmo1s If ss rcesa sa
VIM Btren and Adams, n, ,o5s; Cass and Butler,
S5,2281; Van Durcu and Atlams and Cass and
Butler oyer Taylor and Fillmore, 11,250. Like
wise in other statos, in oil which large numbers
tho party caused by tho boiling Of Van Buren,
Alains, Tildar,, anl tho Democratic t'Frec-
Sollcrsn generally, wholly rcfraine1 from rot
ing. Compagcl with tho votes Gust ut the Inst
preceding and the ne1t succeeding Presidential
elections, IN the State Of Now Y0rk-tAe homo
Of Vnu Buren and Tillen-the divided Demo-
cratic vote cast in 184s, md the Democratic vote
then not cast at nlf, very clearly show tho fatal
result to. tho regular Democratic Presidential
tickct III tho latter yeRr OF tho boltnR mentioned.
Witness tho following figures:
,s1 siscsy, tss. wh!g 22s 4s2 Psk, Domocrat
1B4A-Taylor, Wing, 21B, 5Hl Cnss, Democrat,
III, 31D; Van Nnron, Free Soil, 120, 407.
1S51-scott, Whig, 2It, HS.,: Pierce, Domocrat,
2G2. 0B3; Hale, FREQ Soil, o5, 320.
From tho foregoing official figures It will DO
seen TINT while tho Wings lost, in 1913, q total
Of II, 500 votea In Now York State as compared
will, tho vote received by tho WhEg candidate,
Clay, In tho saano State, In 1911, the Democrats
lost 13 ,N0 potes, IL 18a3, in the Same State, as
compared with the vote received by tho Dunno
cratic candidate, Polk, who carried the State by
1, log majority. 1var Ctay In t8F. Agnin, It will
10 aenn that III 1B59, when tho Vnn buren,
Adams, md Ttlden bolters didn't bolt but vUt-
cd tha straight Domocrat1c ticket, tho Demo-
cratic candidate, Pierce, carried the State BY
27,2Q1 majority oyer Scott, tho Wing candidate,
and by an increased Democratic vGte ct q, 4U5
oyer that cast Ior Pnlk III 18t.
III Illinois ntl other Western StatGs similar
DETECTION, IN tho Democratic ranks, all tending
to dcfcat tho regular De,nocrnttc Presidential
candidates IN 1913, eusucl from tho Van Dureu,
Ada,nB, aud Ti!den bolt aforesaid. Tho follow
as tablu Of o1llcal nk.ures iu the several States
nnIuCl tells It's own story: