New-York tribune., 1896-11-24
COLGATE s. CO.'S
Cashmere Bouquet
TOILET SOAP and PERFUME.
THE "POPULAR" VOTE.
SOME INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
FIGURES FROM THE RECENT
ELECTION

THE WAR BALLOTS.
rsy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl
Washington Nov 3-A great deal has been
said and written since the recent election about the
size of McKinley's plurality OF the popular vote
the total of which has been variously estimated at
$50 900 to 100000 or more. II is not yet practcape
to give exact figures showing the number Of votes
cast for the respective Presidential candidates IN
all the States figures by States showing the
pluralties for Mckinley and for Bryan, respective
ly When all of these figures shall have been oo-
tained and compiled some exceedingly interesting
facts will plainly appear TO show that the phrase
popular vote" is a misleading one when applied
10 some Of the States and that some OF the larger
oluralties for Bryan do not at all rest on what Is
generally understood by that phrase 1t Is pos
sible even now to give figures to show that such Is
the
In the enumeration Of population made In June
$50 than six years ago.. for the NIth census
he number Of men over twenty-one years OF age
constituting substantially the voting population
If the several States obtained. At that time
Alabama had a voting population dncluding $4,000
colored mem of 32 600. in round figures. when mas
since increased. At the Presidential eiectIoh ths
year the total number of votes cast was ABOUT
1885, 0o0 or about 10000 less than the total voting
population in 1890 OF the total number Of votes
.ast Bryan received according to the returns
counting both the votes cast for the Bryan and
sewall electors and the Bryan and Watson elect
srs), 131 900 votes and Mckinley received apout
5000 votes giving Bryan plurality OF 5000 votes'
about 80 per cent Of the total number OF votes
cast
In Minnesota. the other hand. the total voting
population In 1890 was about S76 OOO and the total
number Of votes returned this year was ABOUT 34l-
0os or only 5000 less than the total number OF
Of voting age according TO the census OF 1881
OF the total number of votes cast Mckinley re-
ceved about 1884, 900 and Bryan received about $4,000.
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less than 16 per cent Of the total vote cast
In Alabama the total vote returned was only SO
per cent Of the voting population according TO the
census OF $780, in Minnesota it exceeded 20 per cent.
In Alabama the total popular vote was 1460OO or
40 per cent less than Minnesota. bu, the plurality
returned for Bryan In the former State was 22VOO
or 40 per than McKinleys plurality in the
latter State Alabama will give Bryan eleven cleo
toral votes. and Minnesota will give Mckinley nine
And yet Bryan. Jones. ct al, complain about the
coercion OF voters in the face Of such figures as
these and talk about the tremendous popular vote
received by the Popocratc candidate 80.
In Mississippi the total voting population dka % in ,H lS'o
g. $685. Of which Bryan received 63,So3 and Mckinley
than p per cent Of the tota. number of votes re-
turned But the total number Of votes returned was
less than 81 per cent of the total voting population
south Caroline the total voting pSpSati9%n % in lsso
number Of vSe1 counted ana at ne d recent p
s McKiney sss giving the former plurality Of
4s4sS more than S. per cent OF the total number
OF only traction more than 8 per cent Of the total
voting population according to the census of 1890
on OF hoasna 81 ' nc"dns a co
rsd The II & 90 OF & hsa sa' e. s sen
Of the voting population in 1890 OF the votes re-
!H,Ses Bryan sredsa WITH and ~ MsKlney ,S1s4
or more than Il per cent Of the total number OF votes
n annears ,hererore ,ha. In four Rrvan States
!Alabana; Louisiana; Mississippi and South caro-,
total Of sbos votes the oa number Of
votes cast only about $4,000 which was less
hoss s os to the returns Of
eleventh census The four States mentioned Will
sSs Sran ss @ fo1 Bryan
with the figures for two McKnley States Accord
ton OF illinois io2sis. At the recsn, election M
the total number Of votes cast EXCEEDED @ losooo;
Cast in illinois was and one half times as great
BRYAN m sns ssaaess but McKinieys plurality in Illinois
only 81 per cent OF the combined prrates& & 81
give MCKINLEY only twenty -four electoral votes or
fifteen less than Bryan will receive from the four
Again. take me State of Kentncky which M in 1 1880
contained total voting population OF d5l,"1 the
,Sss' was aSort 44scc Of which Mckinley received
plurality ct less than &c., and On@ Of the e, BRYAN ySs, ses
O tSrs Exceeded BY @
but McKiniey's plurality in Kentucky was 2s7 s..
less than Rryans combined pluralities In these Tour
States which will give Bryan .hrty-seven electoral
votes. against Kentuckys twelve for Mckinley and
one for Bryan. ~,.o,,. o,oh, en-,
ncien,i; to indicate how slender is the foundation
FOR the Popocratic claim that there was "a ire, re-
mendous popular uprising in behalf OF Bryan ana
xrea silver - There was nothing Of the sort. II Is
bitter mockery to call that 'popuar verdict ,Ss
,,nn 1nn,,latjon of any State and such was the
ysgaii Of anS Ss oat 2,
=. nc recent election II also was OF some otner
states where .pluralites' for Bryan were EreSiE
exaggerated or Manufactured o"tr'sH'' aS Al
vina and Tennessee.