The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-04
Tho Progress aad the Comparison OF
tho Vcfe


NEW YORK, New. 3.-The westhor
was cool and clear in tho eastern por-
tion OF the State, while throughout tho
Mohawk valley and at points further
north snow storms prevailed, making
the roads heavy aud dissgreeable, and
causing o much lighter vote than
would otherwise have been cast. Both
parties this morning ses~od confident
Of victory, the Democrats claiming
that lIill viii be elected by $4,000 ma.
jorlty. The Republicans, while a little
more modeat, wera fully an positive,
and, while they gave no figures,
claimed that Dsvenpori's elec.ion wac
sssured.
THE AGGREGATE VOTE or THE STATE
The aggregate vote of the State Ia
1854 WAS 623lB greater than it was in
1850: l50,6i1 greater than IL was in 1876;
JI457 gcGater than IL was In 1871; 3lS,-
l2i greater than it was In 1868; 4SG,4sS
greater taan IL was In 1864, and 492,Il3
creator tdan II was 10 1860. Thus in n
years the vote OF the S.9.e has in.
'-NtSSN lAcsliJ 10 IltN Nbll. l.Nc II 81
publican vote in 1854 was 6,5S7 rreLtor
than IL was "a 1850; 72,I9S grea.er than
IL was in 1876: l2l ,269 greater than u
was In 1872; 1919 greater than ID was
in 1868; l9S a70 grsater than il WA In
1864, and 100,S59 greater than Il WAS in
1880. Thus in p years tho Republican
vote las Increased so psr cent. The
Democratic voto In 1854 was 2O,O4l
greater thsn TWAS In lsS0l2, ,205 creator
than it was in 1916; l75,sI3 groster
than 1t was IN lS1a; 1921 greater than
1t was IN lsBS; 20l ,l6S groSter than it
vea IN 1861, and 25O,6li greAter than Il,
was Ia lso0. Thusln "a years tho Dom
ocratic vote has incresssd so per cent.
Tim CONGRESSIONAL VOTE,
The aggregate Republican vote for
congressional candidates In lSc! was
l3?2S3 greater than 1t was in 1882, aud
S,1S6 less than 1t Was In 1880. In 1891
1t was 81 .4l2 greater than was the Re.
publican vote for president In 1890:
l03,70i greater than for secretary of
state In 1881; 10S,l55 greater than IL
was for governor In 1882, and 74,5l6
creator than II was for secretary Of
state in 1883. The aggregate Rep1bi.
can vots for Congress in 1884 was n ,SS8
less than 1t WAS for president ia 1884,
The aggregate Democratic vote for
congressional candidates In 1881 Whv
l2S,l60 greater than 1t was in 1882, and
SO,155 greater than 1t was la 1850, In
1881 IL wsa AZ ,037 greater than was the
Democratic vote for president In 1880:
lII,9o5 greater thanit was for secretary
OF state in 1881; i5,03T greater than 1t
wss for governor In 1882, aud 1853 ,623
creator then IL was for secretary of
state in 1883. Tho aggregate Denocrat-
10 vote for congress in 1884 was 1881
greater Than IL wal for president ia
lSsh Tho aggregate Democratic yoto
for congress IN 1854 was c),529 greRter
than wns tho average Republican vote
Tor congress IN 1884. And tho DemG.
cratic majority on aggregate vote for
conBressin 1851 ovor tho aggregate Re-
publican vote, the aggregate Prohi-
bition voie aud tho aggregate Green
back or Butler vote, was 80 .Qs2, The
Democratic vole for president in lec
was ,lD greater than tho Ropuhli.
can vo!o, and So,0S2 less
than majority of all
votes cast--Repu6lican, Prohibition,
and Greenbsok or Butler. la the con.
gresSional districts, II om tho First ia
the Thirteenth, tho Republican gain
was 800 In excess of the Democretic
gain IN tho same districts, not counting
| tho Independent Tammany or County
| Democracy candidates on either .. 20.
The whole vote OF tho State 70 ovn-
grossional candidates was 25S,llJ great
or than IL wxa In 1882, aud 90, ,T6j rresi ior
than IL was In 1880. Tho whole con
gressienal vote in 1881 was 2s,5it great
or than IL was for presidsat In lSS0, aud
Ss,Soo less than IL was for president III
1881.
GAINS AND LOSSES,
lu 1850 the Republicans ca, ,led {,
counties, ovsty ono by majority oyel
all. In 1851 the kcpnblicans crrrled
4, counties, 30 bv majority over all, And
| elght by plurality over the u Democrats
| Thc Republicans gained on the vote o
1850 In ~ counties, and los. In 20 coun
ties. Tho Democrats ealnei on the
vote OF 1880 In 10 counties, aud lost II
y. Tho Republican, plurality oveI
tho Democrats In 1850 was 1887, snc
the Republican majority over all--de
ductlnR the l,5l7 votes cavt for tu,
prohibition candidate 5,e5i, Ths
Republican vote fer president in i.sl
! WAS II less than the aEgrevnte Repub
lican vote for Congress In 1870, Th,
Republican vote fer presldenS In 1ss
was 1880 greater than the oQRreRat,
KspqblIcsn vote for Consrss In 1881