New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-18
THE VOICE OF NEW YORK.

table which has been presented OF inc lull
vote cast for the Republican and Democratic
candidates for Governor in this State at the
recent election. From fifty counties the
returns given are official. From the remaining
three the returns are estimated on the hgureS
published III the local newspapers ana these VIII
not vary enough from the Official hsnres TO
make any appreciable change in the general
result. They show Cleveland's majority to be
1891. The total vote this year for the two
principal candidates for Governor Is o1o,59|.
To this is to be added the Prohibition vote,
which is estimated at $4,000. This brings the
aggregate up to 9O6,597 The total vote for
President in 1880 was 1,105,22G OF which
Garfield received 555.544. and Hancock
534.511. In 1881 the total vote was S43, 10Y,
of which the highest number received by any
Republican candidate was 4l7,461, cast for
Davenport for Controller. His Democratic OPP
ponent received 4O3,3SO. This year Judge
Folger's vote is 342, 1903, which is 213,2l1
less than Garfield received and 1871 less
than Davenport had, Notwithstanding the fact
that the total vote in 1881 was 2G2, ll9 less
than that of 1850 and SO, 400 smaller than
the vote for the Republican, Democratic and
Prohibition candidates this year.
These are remarkable shrnkages, but they are
mere trnes compared with what we behold
when we compare Judge Fogcr's vote in 1882
with the vote cast for him for Chief Judge IN
1880. The falling of here is @2O,5Is. Did
ever public man have swifter or more dis
astrous fall from popular favor than that
Every way we look at the figures brings ort
this unprecedented revulsion in popular feel
ing with fresh force. In 1880 Judge FOlger
had a majority with Garfield in forty six cOun-
ties This year he has a majority in only eight
He stands 80 low on the ticket that even Platt
Carpenter runs only few thousands behind
him, and the absurd candidate for Congress
man Large runs several thousands ahead OF
him. In two counties even Platt Carpenter
iuns ahead Of him. We are unable to mag
inc any worse ignOmny than that In all the
counties Judge Andrews runs far ahead OF him.
In Jefferson his lead is 2,129; in Cayuga.
1872; in Duchess, 1855 in Orange, 1000;
and in many others the excess ranges between
400 and 900. In thirtytwO counties from
which official figures on the Judgeship have
been received, Judge Andrews has gained
1912 votes on Folger, indicating a lead of
80, 900 in the State. If we examine indiyid-
ual counties, the change in sentiment is DO less
striking In New York County Folgers vote is
4O,GlG less than he had two years ago; in
Kings it is pisa less; in Albany, 1922, and
SO Oh through the State.
Turning now to CleVeland's vote, the first and
most noticeable fact which presents itself is
that it is only a few thousands greater than
that cast f0r Hancock in 1880. Cleveands
total is 5S6,294, and Hancock's was 1851,
a gain for Cleveland Of only 1,7S3 votes. Yet
Cleveland has the enormous majority OF
193,991 1t is self-evident that he owes this
not so much to Republicans voting for him as
to their not voting at all. Thus i'll New York
County, while the Republican vote is over
81 600 less than that cast for Garfield. Clcye-
lands vote is only $3.50 greater than Han
COCKS The Repu blican loss is two-thirds the
size Of the vote cast. Clearly about 10000
Republicans did not vote at all, and few
thousands voted for Cleveland. In Kings the
same facts are apparent Here the falling of
is over $4,000, and the vote itself is only
10000. showing that nearly as many Republic
cans staid at home as voted Cleyeands gain
in the county is only about 1000. In Albany
County, where Pogers vote is 5000 behind
Garfieds, Cleveaads is only ,169 greater than
HancOcks. Even in Erie which is Clevelands
| nO1llo anu NHele nt was ebIDcctcu 10 pOU nldDy
Republican votes, the figures show that he
carried the county only because the Repubi-
cans did not vote. Folger's vote there is 7, 791
below GarGeld's, while Cleveland's only exceeds
Ilanc0ck's by $500. In many other counties
like Queens for example, while there has been O
falling off in the Republican vote there has also
been q falling of in tho Democratic vote.
When the full vote is received for all the
candidates, and especially for Chief Judge. it
will be more easy than it is now to calculate
what proportion of Clevelands majority is due
TO direct Republican votes. 1t is evident that
the percentage is small. The Republican vote
shows a falling of of 80 per cent from Gar
fields, while the Democratic vote shows an
increase of only one third of per cent over
Hancock's. That Is the whole case in sen
tence. The total for the Republican, Demo
cratic and Prohibition candidates is 194.975 less
than the vote for the corresponding candidates
In 1880. Nearly all this came from the Repub-
licans. for they had abundant reason for stay
ing at home. whereas the Democrats had every