The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-03
The Popular Vote.

The total vote was as follows: For
Cleveland, 1861 $3.50; for Harrison,
5, 176.6ll; for Weaver, |, OPS, O6O; for
Bidwell, 25S,347 The decrease in
Mr.. Harrison's vote over that of 1888
was 264, O97, while Mr.. Cleveland's
vote increased tn the same period 81
AS. Mr.. Cleveland's plurality-not
estimating the Democrats who voted
the fusion ticket in four States-was
39l 1873, As against %, 534 in 1888
and %, OO5 in 1884.
Between 1880 and 1892 the in
crease i'm the vote was 30 per cent,
but the increase between 1884 and
1888 was l3 per cent, while that be-
between 1883 and 1892 was little
more than Z per cent. The vote was
doubtless smaller than the natural
increase of population you'd call for,
especially in view of The fact that
six States voted in 1892 that did
not vote in 1888. The population OF
the country increased between 1880
and 1890 nearly % per cent.
Mr.. Cleyeland's vote fell off, com
pairing the returns of 1890 with those
of 1888, in the following states: Flori-
da, from 81, 56l to 30. l43; Kentucky
from lS3, 500 to Ia, 424; Maine,
from 30, 4Sl to 1904; Michigan.
from 213, 1863 to 2o2, 296; Minnesota,
from l04, $50 to 100, 80; Mississippi,
from S5,47l to 1929; Nebraska,
from 80, 552 to 24,740; Nevada from
5.326 to I'll: New Hampshire, from
1882 to 42,0Sl; North Carolina,
from l47 1902 to 2,95l; Oregon,
from 70, SD to l4,243; South Caro-
lima from %, S25 to 54,69S; TenneS-
see. from l5S,779 to 1876, Az; Yer
mont, from l67 ,SS to 1928.
In these same states Mr.. Harrison
received no votes in Florida, and the
fact that there was no republican OPP
position accounts for the falling off in
the democratic vote and in the total.
In Kentucky while Mr.. Cleveland's
vote decreased about 5000, MIR. Har-
rison'S decreased about 10000. The
prohibition vote more than held its
own. while the labor or populist vote
increased from 6222 to %, 503. Mr..
Cleveland's vote fell Oh 1000 in
Maine, while NJ. Harr:son's fell off
1000. In Michigan the falling oil
in both parties was about the same,
but the third party vote increased Il
little more than $1,000, the prohi-
bitionists about holding their own. In
Minnesota the republican loss was
about 10000 and the third party gain
was about $4,000. In Mississippi the
republican vote fell oil from 81, 096 to
| 100. In Nebraska the republican
loss was $4,000 and the third party's
gain was $4,000. In Nevada the re-
publican loss Was J,G33 and the third
party gain 1000. In New Hamp-
shire Mr.. Harrison lost is votes and
the third party gained 279. In North
Carolina the republicans lost "a, 900
votes and the third party gained H.
6S5. In Oregon the republicans
gained 1000 votes and the third party
26, 800. In South Carolina the re-
publicans lost $50 votes and the third
party gained 2, 400. In Tenne.s the
republicans lost 10000 and the third
party gained $4,000. In Vermont the
republicans lost 5000.
Mr.. Cleveland gained in the follow
ing States and the following vote, in
round numbers: Alabama, 1000;
Arkansas, =, 900; California. l79; Con-
necticut, 5000; Delaware, 1000;
Georgia, $4,000; Illinois, 5000; In
diapa, |. 500; Iowa, II 900; Louisiana,
1890; Maryland, 100; Massachu-
sets, $4,000: Missouri. 5000; New
jersey, 10000; New York, 1900;
Ohio, 5000; Pennsylvania, 5000;
Rhode Island, 1000; Texas, 1890;
Virginia. IL, 900: West Virginia, &, 600;
Wisconsin, $1,000.
OF these States, Mr.. Harrison lost
ii, 900 in Alabama and the third party
gained $1,000; 1900 in Arkansas
and the third party gained 1900;
1000 in California and the third party
party gained $4,000. Mr.. Harrison
gained $500 in Connecticut and 200
in Delaware. He gained 5000 in
Georgia and the third party gained
$4,000. He gained p, 900 in Illinois
and the third party gained IL, 800.
He lost 10000 in Indiana and the
third party gained 10000. He gained
5000 in Iowa and the third party gain
ell II, 0m. He lost %, 900 in Kansas
and the third party gained 10000 He
lost 1900 i'm Louisiana and the third
party gained 1000. In Massachu-
sets MIR. Harrison gained $4,000. In
Missouri he lost 10000; in New
Jersey he gained 1900; in New