The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-11-29
CLOSE ELECTIONS.


sue gave the following article thai
will be read with much interest, as il
shows the present election not t.
have been the only "close" one by
any means that has occurred. L
also shows that heretofore the de
feated parties were willing to abid,
by the result:
In our election system it is not a,
all strange that there are close votes
in States any more than in counties
In 1850, Washington Hunt was elect
ed Governor Of New York by 261
majority on the official count, and
there was no Jones Elkins combina-
tion to disturb the tranquility of the
State over it. Horatio Seymour, the
defeated candidate, sent no bowling
dispatches from Utica about fraud,
as Blaine does from Augusta, but
with the dignity and patriotism of a
statesman he gracefully bowed To
the result. In 1852 Seymor defeated
Hunt by large majority, and in
1854 he was again defeated by Myron
H. Clark by 300 on the official count.
Seymour was then Governor, with
Democratic power in every depart
ment, but he accepted the result
without moan.
To come to our own State, in 1910
Pennsylvania cast her electoral vote
for Harrison over Van Buren, by $40
majority, and in l848 Governor VIM.
F. johnson was elected Governor
over Longstreth by 305 majority on
the official count. No attempt was
made to disturb it, although party
feeling ran very high at the time.
The Jones Elkins- Blaine idea of elect
ing after election had not been de-
veloped,
Going through the States on their
Presidential vote we find many in
stances of narrow margins.
Alabama in 1S4S cast it's electoral
vote for Lewis Cass by SSl majority.
At the Harrison-Van Buren, cleo
ton OF 1910 Arkansas was carried by
the Democrats by $50.
In 1880 Hancock's plurality in
California was only 70.
Connecticut in 1886 cast it's cleo
toral vote for Van Buren, over Harri-
son by 1853 plurality.
In 1852 Pierce's plurality in Della
ware was only 25, yet there was no
dispute over the vote of the State.
In 1864 Mcclellan carried it by 6l2,
and in 1872 Grant by 422.
Illinois in 1924 gave jackson but
$50 plurality.
Louisiana gave jackson but sos
plurality in 1928, Van Buren, only
270 in 1886, and Polk but 500 in 1874.
Pierce and Buchanan each had less
than l,50O in the State. In 1876 the
vote of the State was stolen by men
now anxious for an "honest count"
in New York.
Mr. Blaine's State of Maine gave
Harrison but PIT in 1910 over Van
Buren,, and that was the year maine
went hell-bent for Governor Kent"
But the closest vote we have come
across is that of Maryland at the
Presidential election of 1882, when,
in total vote of $4,000, it gave Jack
son four majority over Clay. No
row was kicked up by the Elkins
crowds Of that day. In 1860 Mary
land gave Lincoln 1872, and in 1872
Greeley 908.
Massachusetts has generally given
decisive Presidential pluralities; but
in 1889 Marcus Morton defeated Ed
ward Everett for Governor by two
majority. There was Wing Legis-
lature into which the change of one
vote would have thrown the contest
and thus secured the election of Ev-
erett; but Edward Everett would
have spurned a questionable title to
any office, and no graver affront could
have been offered him than for the
Johnny Davenports of that day, if
there were any, to have proposed
dispute over the return.
Mississippi in 1885 gave its vote
to Martin Van Buren, by POI major
ity, and in 1848 to Cass by 615.
Missouri in 1924 was carried for
Clay by 1O3 majority, and in 1860 on
poll of 10000 gave Douglas but
429.
New Jersey in 1924 gave jackson
but 679 majority, and in 1874 Clay
but 692.
North Carolina in 1852 gave Frank
lin Pierce but 627 over General Scott.
Oregon in 1868 gave Grant only
l64, and in 1875 Hayes but SAT.
In 1874 Folks majority over CLAW
in Tennessee was but 113.
Virginia in 1860 gave John Bell
but 35S plurality.
These figures are only of impor-
lance, as indicating that very great
questions may be decided in particu-
lar States by small pluralities. That
is the situation in New York to day.
The Democracy have an undisputa-
BILE plurality on the face of the re-
turns, unless they are "doctored.
We don't believe they can be. The
State canvass is the conclusive and
final judgment, and by that they pro-
pose to stand.
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