Mississippi leader., 1893-04-18
THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.
An Interesting Analysis of the Figur'

/ table giving the Presidential vote IN
/ full for each State. With one or two
exceptions, the figures given have
been obtained by us directly from the
Secretary of State. The total vote
cast was 12O5S,4 ,402. being an increase
over the vote of 1888 of but 673,231
which is less than one half the increase
shown in the election of 1888 over the
election of 1884, and less by nearly
100000 than the election of 1884 show
ed over that of 1890 The first thing
the figures show, therefore, is either
that the popular interest shown in the
late election was less than usual or
else that the new ballot laws in b
States operated to keep down the to-
tai vote.
The second interesting fact shown
by the figures is that the victorious
candidate, Mr. Cleveland, received 47G.
, Alb votes less than Il majority of the
. total popular vote. IN fact no candi-
date since 1876 has received q majority
of the popular vote. For the last y
years there has not been majority
party i'll the United States.
\ third interesting fact is that for
the first time since 1860 Il third candi-
date has secured votes in the electoral
college. Weaver secured plurality
IN five States. nancjF, Colorado. Idaho,
Kansas. Nevada and North Dakota.
In each of the five the vote for WeaYer
was combined Democratic and Peo-
pies Party vote. In Colorado. Kansas,
and North Dakota no votes were cast
for Cleveland. in Idaho but two votes
were cast for him, and in Nevada but
III votes were cast tor him It is ev-
ident, therefore. that every electoral
vote secured by Weaver was given to
him by a combination of Democratic
and Peoples Party votes. Three of
the five States are also, 1t will be no.
ted, silver States.
4 fourth interesting fact is that in
nine States. Weaver came in second,
namely. Alabama. Florida. Louisiana,
Mississippi, Nebraska, Oregon, South
Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. and held
the balance Of power III eight other
States. namely, California, Indiana,
Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina,
Ohio, Washington and Wisconsin
This is a handsome showing.
The vote received by Cleveland in
the South was 2,O72,O67: the vote he re
ceived in the North nearly one and
one-half millions larger, being 3,480,721.
In other words about seven. out of
every II votes cast for Cleveland
were cast In the Northen States.
Counting out the five fusion States
(where the Democratic vote was cast
almost entirely either for Weaver or
Harrisonl the vote for Cleveland out
side the Southern States was only
about 100000 less than for Harrison
Cleveland carried six Northern States
namely, California. Connecticut, Hi
nois, Indiana, New York and Wiscon-
sin, and every Southern State.
Weaver's total vote was above a mil
lion q,042.02l OF this vote 421, ,S99
came ffom the Southern States. OF
the Weaver vote in the Northern States
(62O, 1922 all but 120,095 came from
States west of the Mississippi River
That Is, nearly eight out of every nine
votes cast for Weaver were cast either
in the Southern States or in the States
west of the Mississippi.
The vote for Bidwell is 270,71O show
ing gain over Fisk's vote of 2O,I60
The States that show gain are: Cali
fornia, Delaware. Florida, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Mary
land, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey
New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylva
MIA, Virginia and West Virginia. The
largest gain was made in New York
State 1862, and the largest percenta
ges of gain were made as follows; Mis-
sissippi, 81 per cent; Nevada, III pei
cent; West Virginia, 98per cent; Iowa
II per cent; Virginia, 66 per cent.
In the Northern States, east of the
Mississippi, Bidwells vote was 1876, ,255
leading Weaver's vote in the same sec
ton by 74,170. Bidwell's vote leads
Weaver's in the following States
namely, Connecticut, Delaware, Hi
nois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Vermont and Wisconsin,;
States in all, comprising just about
one-half of the total population of the
entire Al States of the Union. That is
in one-half of the Union, Bidwell'.
vote was In excess of Weaver's, and il
the other half Weaver's was in exces.
of Bidwell's. The vote for Bidwell was
however, straight Prohibition Part!
vote without combination or fusion o
any kind. Bidwell held the balance o
power in the following eight States
California, Delaware, Indiana, Michi
gan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Obi,
and Wisconsin.
Finally, the total Republican vote
t5l71,712) is 26s,996 less than in 1885
the Democratic vote (5,552, 1881 is bu
16,546 greater than in 1883, while tn