The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-07


from Montana. The republicans arr
also given l6 ont Of thc "a increase
from the apportionment They gain in
the entire addition 50 to ie for the
democrats net gain Of 2S. On ~
basis Of old figures, that makes tne
combinations ia their favor somewhat
easier. On the basis Of the elections
since 1885. the Century table gives the re-
publicans fs8 and the democrats 158
electoral votes In this calculation
Massachusetts, Iowa and New York
are placed with the democrats, because
they have carried them at the two latest
elections Indiana gave 10000 &c the
election IN 1890, and Is also put on the
democratic side. Michigan is divided,
four for the democrats and ten for the
republicans. This is less BY one, at
least than the democrats win quite
surely obtain, as they will have one Of
the two for the state at large. This
compilation is not, however, conceded
by the magazine calculator to be an in
dex to the probable presidential result
i In getting down to the basis Of sure
states he reduces the democratic
column to the southern states, New
Jersey and four from Michigan, 17s in
4 all ana lust fifty short of the indispens-
able 22s. The republicans are given ali
the other states except Massar
chusetts, Iowa, Connecticut, New
York and Indiana, with
1856 votes. The combinations then-sug-
pested for the republicans are the 1876
sure votes, and New York and Con-
neeticut with ~, making 22s. A second
table adds to the 1856 Massachusetts. In
diana and Iowa, with 43 votes, making
s2e. Then to the same states New York
and Iowa, with 40 votes, would give
235. New York alone added TO the 1885
makes Just 222, or a tie, with no election.
In all the combinations Montana IS
piyen to the republicans, with ten votes
from Michigan. The compilations on
the democratic side involve much less
strain upon the probabilities than the
republican ones. As mentioned, the
! sure democratic vote comprises the 1913
from the south, 10 from New Jersey and
from Michigan, 17S in all. Adding to
! these New York and either Indiana OF
Massachusetts, and the total is ga. An.
other table adds to the 17s New York.
: Iowa and Connecticut, making OF
fiVes more imam a uldlu1At.ys "a -HtsAs -
tion giving New York to the refa AZ
! ans swells the 173 with Massachus tts,
? indiana, Iowa and Connecticut and
! makes 2s2 with no choice. This woule
!, meet the needs of the democrats, as 4
would throw the election into the house
2 Indiana and Connecticut are pretty
I fair reliance in such a case, but tn
Z Z late voting in Rhode Island is not YER
4 encouraging for its close neighbor tina
: has always been a republican buiwark
I. Iowa is extremely hopeful, but it is no
y quite a reliance as yet. The lessol
= drawn by the Century from the review
l. is that New York cannot be left out Q
2 the democratic table without maxim
$ the task for the party arithmetic ma
exceedingly difficult, and that the tou
2 votes the democrats count on IN Mich
e gan may decide the election. This Is .
'a eastern view, and does not afford sa
I = isfactory analysis of the western situi
q ton; but it may be conceded that Ne
1.' York is very important to the dem'
II Gratis, and, if they regard success as
on high consideration, they will not allo
ls the party to become the victim OF y
sp internecins feuds in that state.
oo' Paul Globe.