New-York tribune., 1885-01-17
Till TRIRTNE ILMINIC.

TUy TRIBUNE ALMANAC for 1855 contains the
only accurate table of the popular Presidential
vote thus far printed. II has been prepared by the
| Editor the Hon. Edward .IcPherson. with unusual
| care and discrimination. IL adopts as the stand
ard the vote Of the Elector each ticket who re-
! ceiyed in his State the largest number OF yotos
| In Michigan il assigns 10 Mr. Cleveland the votes
| given to the distinctive Democratic candidate Tor
Elector and 10 General Butler the votes gwen TO
| the distinctive Grecnback candidate for Elector
| In Iowa and Nebraska on the one hand. and in
| Missouri and West Virginia on the other 1t gives
10 Mr. Cleveland and to Mr. Blaine respectively the
votes cast for the Fusion tickets in those States
The aggregate result is plurality Of
23 Oo5 votes for Mr.. Cleveland THIS is the closest
| possible approximation to the actual will of the
ncople as formally expressed on the face OF tho re-
turns The nncera mites introduced INFO the count
| by Fusion tickets cutting both ways preclude
more accurate and definite ascertainmcnt OF the
polltcal preferences of the people. This result ac
cents the figures from the Southern States at their
foce value not taking into account the suppression
of the Republican vote.
The official vote from every state OF tho Union
| il presented by counties and compared with the
vote of 1880 so that the reader can at glance
| the changes effected in every county. In Con-
| necticnt. Jersey and New-York the comparison
|
comprehenslve for these three close States. APP
pcndcd TO the detailed vote of each State is an
ANALYSIS of the Presidential vote at each election
| s,nco 1864. This feature Is new. IL adds greatly
tn the value of THE ALMANAC and will prove a con-
yepience Tor all Interested in political movements
and results. 1t enables tho reader to follow the
| changes in the vote Of each State at each OF tho
Presidential elections occurring within the last
| twenty years.
There are complete records of the elections of
United States Senators by State Legislatures, sum
| mlries of the Constitutional Amendments adopted
in various States with the popular vote upon them.
and references to the action taken by their legsla-
tive or judicial departments upon Prohibition. Wo-
man Suffrage and other questions. digest IN fnr-
nishod of the legislation effected at tho last
session of Congress, and copous extracts
are given from the National platforms
OF tho last npaign. There are full
lists of the present Congress and of tho XLlXth
Congress, politically classified. far as chosen.
These are supplemented by the civil lists of eXecu-
! tIve department, judicial and diplomatic officers,
| with the names of tho Ministers in charge Of tho
foreign legations III the United States.
The financial aud commercial statistics OF the
year are included in the preliminary chapters. The
exhibits of foreign trade as valuable rs they
are compact. In Wow of the relations of move
ments OF specie to the general trade of the country
n special table has been prepared, showing tho
tota, declared value of the imports and exports OF
specie 10 and irsm each country during the fiscal
| years ending in 1883 and 1884. The additional
body of statistics comprises the general subjects OF
customs, internal revenue. currency. National
| banks, Government appropriations and expendi-
lures. and immigration. In response to pressing de-
| mands from the public two pages are devoted to
postage tables. THE ALMANAC Is submitted to
popular Judgment In full confidence that its well-