The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-10-18
The BatfIe Groand - he Prosidential
Elecuon.


Elecion.
We have before ~ the colorcd charts
representing The Battle Ground Of
the Presidential Election" furnished
with the current number Of Harper.
Weekly. Iti. The object Of these ehar1s
TO show the political complexion of the
United States BY States. aud Of the
doubtful States by counties. The facts
thus indicated can be found IN such
political almanacs a. those of the New
York World and New York Tribune
newspaper; but these maps enable Us
to take a comprehensive view of the
situation att glance, and summarize a
vast deal Of political information in
the form most convenient for immc
date service.
The States accounted doubtful by
Harpers Weekly arc New York. New
Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana, Michi-
gan, California aud West Virginia.
Referring to the colored map Of the
United States we see that New York
was carried by the Republicans IN the
presidential elections Of 1872 aud $780,
aud BY the Democrats in those Of 1876
aud 1884 that in the last four cleo
tons for Governor the Democrats car
ried the state three times and the Re-
publicans once; that the two United
States Senators are both Republicans,
and that Of the States "a members in
the Federal House Of Representatives
l9 are Republicans and - Democrats.
Referring to the chart devoted entire
ly TO New York we see at once in what
parts Of the State the Democratic
strength mainly lies, and in what
parts the Republican strength. We
see also what alterations have occur
red in the different counties, and in
what order they have occurred, in the
last four Presidential elections.
We have taken the State Of New
York as an illustration Of the general
character Of these charts. Taken as d
whole they indicate a general and
gradual development of Democratic
strength. In no instance do we ind
that there is tendency towards a re-
action in favor OF the Republican par
" in any Of the States which were
Democratic az the close Of the recon-
struction era. Most Of the Southern
states that were carried for Grant in
1879 were carried for Tilden In 1876.
and an Of them would have cast their
electoral vote for the Democratic cam
didate in the latter year if the Elccto-
raj Commission had not reversed the
decision Of the popular vote. I'm thc
last two Presidential elections the
south has been solidly Democratic.
Of the seven doubtful States four
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
and Iudiana-were carried by Tilden
IN 1876 and by Cleveland in 1854.
West Virginia Wa carried successive
~ by Tilden, Hancock and Cleveland.
California gave Hancock a plurality
offs only in 1880; butin 1884 Blaine's
plurality was l3.l2s Michigan has
been carried by the Republicans in
Every Presidential election since the
war; but of the states IL members
To- the popular branch Of Congress ;
are Democrats and Republicans. and
the agitation of the tariff question j.
supposed to have greatly increased
The Democratic strength. The vote
II the solid South together with that
IF New York and Michigan. would
suffice 10 carry the Union. with one
electoral vote to spare. The solid
south with New York, Connecticut
and California would Suffice. withtwo
electoral votes 70 spare Finally. thc
solid South Will Connecticut. New
Jersey, Indiana. Michigan and CALI
fornia would carry the Union with
ont New York. and there would be
three vote, to spare. The solid south
las 1873 electoral votes, New York 3G.
Indiana Il. Michigan l3, New Jersey
&. California s. Connecticut G. The
total electoral vote Is 40l 81 which
2Gl are necessary 20 elect.-N. O. Pic
avuHe.
sTRAYED OR STOLEN.