The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-25
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The New York Tribune makes the
following very interesting analysis of
the popular vote for president at the late
election:
What was the Butler vote! Partisans
OF Mr.. Cleveland calmly reckon 1t all Tor
him in Michigan, Iowa and Nebraska,
aud in that way only figure out pIu-
rally for Cleveland OF the popular vote
as cast. On the other hand, they allege
that if about 10000 votes be deducted
from Cleveland Tor the Butler votes cas-.
these states, about $4,000 must be de
Quoted from Blaine Tor the Butler vote
cast in Missouri and West Virginia. II
happens, however, that there IL some
evidence as to the intention and the
actual vote of The Greenback people In
all these states. In Michigan there is
absolute cestalnty; l40. 1876 votes were
csst for Cleveland elector, and Al 800
tor the Butler elector running against
him.
ION the other hand, there Is equal GER
tAlnty that in Missouri the former Green
back vote resolve itself into Its original
elements, substantially, as to the presi-
Dental tickets, for 1887 more votes
we're cast for Cleveland than for Marma-
duke, the Democratic candidate tor gov.
ernor. This shows that the Democratic
eenbackers voted for Ford, the fusion
ndidate tor governor, but for CleYe-
land, the Democratic candidate, for pres.
Ident. In like manner tue Republican
Gre hackers voted for Blaine tor presl-
dent, and for Ford for governor. The
GreeDback vote at the last preceding
election, in 1882, was 80, 407, drawn
about equally from the two main
parties. AS 16,957 voted tor Cleve-
and, Il may be assumed that
the remaining 16, 450 voted for
Blaine, and if the one number hOuld be
deducted from Blaine's vote to ascertain
the Republican strength, the other
should be deducted from CleVeland's
vote TO ascertain the Democratic
strength. AS this would only reduce
Cleveland's apparent plurality 500, 1t is
4s well to count the votes in the state as
they were cast.
"In Nebraska 1891 Greenback votes
we're cast at The last previous election,
and substantially the whole of this vote
seems TO have gone to the Democratic
or fusion electors. II II be- claimed thai
the greater part of this force had been
practically identified with the Demo-
Gratis, so that the votes should fairly be
counted for Cleveland rather than for
Butler, il is to be observed that there Is
1 thT LnOIO W EGCu Nlilu1l
fication of the Greenback vote with the
Republicans In West Virginia. In that
| state no separate Greenback vote has
been polied for four years; there were
| only 8 1910 in 1880, and the natural svm
patty of these voters with Mahone's eff
forts IN Virginia would have led them TO
| unite themselves permanently, as he has
done, with the Republican party. If
the 9.079 West Virginia Greenbackers of
| 1880 should be deducted from the Repub.
licAn vote much more should the 1891
Nebraska Greenbackers of 1882 be de-
Quoted from the Democratic vote, and
this would only reduce Mr.. Cleveland's
relative strength about 1900.
FINALLY, there remains the lows
Greenback vote of S0,6l7 In 1892, which
fused with the Democrats 1t is main.
tanned that enough separate votes fol
/ Butler electors were cast in Iowa to
prove that 50 900 Butler votss went into
the fusion. There can be no ground
whatever for counting these votes q!
cast for Mr.. Cleveland. Buff be held
that only the LAST previous vote should
he deducted, as in other states excep
Michigan. al least 30,Si7 should be takeI
from the Cleveland vote.
MANY Official corrections of previous
professedly Official returns from the diff
ferent states have been made. As Ger
reCted to this date, dividing the fusion
vote, in Michigan as 1t was cast, anC
giving both parties the vote they re
ceived in Missouri, West Virginia anC
Nebraska. the total, exclusive OF Iowa
is as follows: For Blaine, 4, S4S. $40; TO
for Cleveland, 4.693, 533; for Butler, TIA,
4S7; for st. John, 149, 100. Fer lows, a
least 30,Sl7 should be taken from tht
Fusion vote and allotted TO Butler, an(
the totals would then be: For Blaine
4.S45, 96S; TOR Cleveland, 4S40.004: 70
Butler, 205 ,304 for st. John, $50, SOP
Plurality for Blaine. 1904 1.-THE Nebras
ka Greenback vote of 1882 be deducted
from Cleveland, and the West Virgins
Greenback vote of 1880 be deductet
from Blaine, the plurality for Blsin,
would be 1886.
"All these results are attained IN spit
of the virtual disfTanchIsement O
200. 900 persons in the southern states
If there had betn or could now be fire.
and fair vote in obedience to the cousti
tuition of the United States, and an hon
est count of the votes freely cast. the re
sult would he substantially as follows
For Blaine. 100000; Cleveland. 1900
900; for all others. 800. 900. By tn
greatest crime against free government
that has eyer been perpeirated In thi
country. q candidate having n real ms
jority of q million and a half against hin
has been elected under the forms o
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