New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-02
SELECTIONS FROM THE MALI.
SOME FIGURES FROM TIE VOTE IN COUNTIES.

SOME FIGURES FROM TIE VOTE IN COUNTIES
TO the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: "Thc Yates County Chronicle recently
polntcd with prd, to The fact that Notwithstanding inc
Dcmocratic tidal wave Yates County gave Harrison ms
year n larger plurality than in 1888. The Tribune
commenting on "The Chronicles statement con
cratuotcd the Yates Republicans upon the nd
mable result" and asked how II happened that the
brethren In Yates did well. We OF steuben
Comfy also the Yates Republicans. and
o. pecIally the Republican candidate for Member OF
Assembly who also the chairman OF the Re'
publican County Committee, upon the skin and energy
with which the CANVASS In that county was con-
ducted: hut not until we learned more than the
mere fact that the Republican plurality had been
increased. In 1884, 1888 and 1892, the Republican
prrality In Yates County Increased each year rs
The Republican vote diminished. A large Republican
plurality does not always mean large Republican
vote II NAV mean bad management by the Re
publicans and management by the Democrats
Among the blind a oneeyed man is king. In counheS
where large proportion OF the Democrats neglect
IL vote every Republican Is a hero The result III
Yates County, considering the large Al1ahce 'o'e'
shows that the Republicans cid splendid WORK bn'
II Is nevertheless true that although the Repuohca"
plurality Is greater than In 1885, the Repuphca"
vote fell OF II 3.5 per cent. Ought not The
Tribune to congratulate the Yates Republicans AGAIN.
this time upon the fact that the Democratic vote
fell off 90 per cent? "'rhc Albany journal ana
"The Emlra Advertiser have fallen into the same
error They assert that I'm the counties OF seneca
Albany, Chemung. Duchess, Greene. orange
schoharie, Schuyler. Toga and Tomphins 1.-The Re'
publican vote was increased over 1888" whereas in
every one OF these counties the Republican vot"
was less than in 1888. the loss ranging from J.!
10 nearly IS per cent The chief caiise OF congratu
laton IL that the Democratic vote In these counties
fell of from 3 to % per cent. In Chemung the
vote for Harrison was but 1-o per cent less than
I'm 1883. while the vote for Cleveland fell OF 20
Der cent thus changing the Democratic plurality OF
$40 to q Republican plurality Of 139. The R"phb'
ncan vote IN Seneca fell oil ID per cent the Demo
cratic vote IS 40 per cent. IN CaNust Tue f.e.
publican vote fell! off - !" per cent the Denocrm.v
vote 6 per cent In WAYNE the Republican wore
Toll off rs 2.lO per cent: the Democratic vote IL
Der cent In ferkimer the Republican vote ieii
OF only : per cent. while the Democratic vote ieli
Of only per cent: that. while liersimer Re
publicans did better than twohlrds OF the counties
that show an increased plurality, the kepnDuran
plurality in Herkimcr wns reduced from Lux ~
cO4 In Steuben County the total vote IN lsss was
81 300 In 1892 II 2O.9OI. falling OH OF l-lo
creased. but there Alliance vote OF SOB an1
the Socialist vote was gel The Kepnbncah ana
Democratic vote each fell of exactly per cent d
thus reducing Steubens plurality from g. -3 10 2.oJ
II the Democrats In Herkmer and stenben e0untes
had shown as much attachment for their homes OH
election day as did the Democrats OF Chenlilng ana
Yates counties Harrison's plurality IN hrrminer
would have been .S64, and IN SieuDen oJ.'' IL
the system OF voting had been the same ms year
as In 1885 steubcn would have poFed Us large
vote as in 1888 and given a larger Repubhcan
plurality .,-, o,.,.,o,
q, hand and among them there are but four that
did az well as steuben;. JOHN F. PARkli'R sr'
Bath y. y. Nov. "a, 1892.