Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
esnlsion. Claim.
Where Votes are Suppressed. :"

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In 1885 Florida cast S6 per cent. of It's
possible vote, and Connecticut cast "a
per cent, accordingto calculations pub
lished last year In the NesO York Press,
q Republican paper, edited by Mr.. Rob
ert p. Porter until he took charge of
the census. These figures convince Mr..
Henry Cabot Lodge that there is q
fraudulent suppression Of the vote In
the South. In 1888 West Virginia cast
S8 per cent. of her vote, and Massachu-
sets cast go per cent, in view. of which
fact Mr.. Lodge demands that the vote
In the South be counted by Federal Of
ficials. Mr.. Lodge opposed the amend
ment to the Davenport Rowel. Lodge
bill, offered by Mr.. Lehlbach, q Repub-
lican, that would make the Federal
election law apply to Massachusetts, as
well as to West Virginia.
According to the same Republican
authority In 1888 Texas and Virginia
each cast IS per cent. of its possible vote
and New HAMPSHIRE cast 72 per cent,
Vermont cast 63 per cent, Maine cast
81 per cent, and Rhode Island cast As
per cent, which figures satisfy Messrs.
Rowell and Lodge that the vote in the
South Is not cast, or IL cast not counted.
The vote cast In West Virginia was s8
per cent, In Florida SO per cent, In
North Carolina "a per cent, In Ohio "a
per cent, in New Jersey 50 per cent,
in New York 80 per cent. and In Penn
sylvania 76 per cent. If any one is not
convinced by these contrasting figures
that intimidation and false counting
prevail In the South he should apply to
Mr.. Henry Cabot Lodge to have the
figures explained to him.
How generally intimidation and false
counting prevail in Mr.. Lodges own
section Of the country can be seen by
comparing New England with the
Northwest. Indiana cast SO per cent.
of her vote, Kansas 81, Minnesota so,
Wisconsin SO and Michigan 50 per cent.
COnnecticutI cast II: per cent, New
Hampshire 72 per cent, Vermont SO,
Maine 81, Massachusetts, go and Rhode
Island As per cent. 1t must occur to
Mr.. Lodge that elections in New Eng
land are little better than farce. Ar
kansas cast 68 per cent. Of her vote,
! which is better than four of the New
England States did. Louisiana and
Rhode Island each cast As per" cent.
Alabama cast Sc per cent, which is bet
ter than Rhode Island and very nearly
as good as Massachusetts,, Georgia. Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina seem to be
the only States that in this ratio of vot.
ing rank below Rhode Island. :.
| The Northwestern group of States
cast S3 per cent. of its vote; the South
outside of six States, Alabama, Arkan
sas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi anG
South Carolina, cast IS per cent. Th'
six New Englang States cast 63 pc
cent. and the six Southern States abov,
enumerated cast 45 per cent. but one o
them, Arkansas, cast higher per cent
age than New England.
Mr.. Lodges section of the conntr
seems to be In as great need of Fedora
returning boards as the south. Th
. main difference between them is tina
most of the Representatives from Ne,
England are already Republicans, an
! the Lodge scheme is to get Republican
Representatives from the section wher
the people elect Observation-Disclosures
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