The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-26

kown Republicans came out Of the brush
and cast their votes for Mckinley. The
total vote shows an increase OF 1900
over 1892.
The best figures obtainabe about Hi
hols for this year give Bryan 439, $50; Nc
Kinley SOB. 8l7; Palm, 3 S02. and about
1900 for lbs two Prohibition candidates.
The total is about l.070 900. In 1892 the
vote for president was: Cleveland, 426.-
28l; Harrison. 800. 298; Weaver. %. 207;
Prohibition. 1910. The total was 873.-
646. In 1888 the vote for president was:
Cleveland. 34S, 27S; Harrison. 370.473;
Prohibition 81 sos; Union Labor. 1000;
United Labor. l40. The total was TAT, 6S6
In the Republican landslide year Of 1891
the vote for state treasurer was; Demo-
crat. 322 459; Republican. AS 1856; Pro-
hbition. 1919: Populist, So 1913. The
vote Tor the Republican candidate in 1894
was the largest ever given TO Il candidate
oil any party in Illinois until this year
and Mr.. Bryan polled nearly $4,000 more
votes Than were given TO that candidate
Mr. Bryan polled 80. 800 more votes than
Mr. Cleveland carried the stale with in
1872 when Cleveland had a plurality of
27.OOO over Harrison, but again that mys-
lerlous vote CONES out of the brush for
Mr. Mckinley and gives him nearly 1850. =
600 votes more than ever before polled for
any candidate
In Oregon the vote was: Bryan. 40. 533;
Mckinley. 4S so: Palmer, $685. Prohibit
ton, SIT. In 1892 it was: Cleveland A.
243; Harrison, 35,002; Weaver, 26965;
Prohibition. 2.2Sl. The Democrats and
PopulsIs were fused on one elector that
year and he was elected. This year Mr..
Bryan pooled over 5000 more votes than
were ever before polled for the candidate
OF any party, yet the Mckinley vote
makes tremendous leap, being nearly
40 per cent greater than the vote cast for
Harrison in 1892
The complete unofficial figures for In
DINA this year give Mckinley 323 0l9;
Bryan, 1903. 754; Palmer, 3,579; lowering
1858; Bentley, 1880; Socialist Labor, 145
Total. $3.50, 544.
In 1892 Cleveland carried Indiana by
7.l25, the vote being: Cleveland. 1852. TAO;
Harrison, 255.6l5; Weaver, 90 POS; Pro-
hibition, l3,050. The total vote was SOD, =
Ol3. In 1888 the vote was: Cleveland
26l. Ol3; Harrison. 1853. 36l; Prohibition,
9.SSl; Union Labor, 1904 Total vote,
536, $40. In 1894 the highest vote until
his year that was ever given to candi-
date was given to Republican cand datr
for secretary of state. 1t was 2S3, 405
HIS Democratic opponent polled only
23o, 732 votes. the Prohibitionist. II ,157,
and the Populist, 20. 1888 The total vote
was 562, 6S2. This year of grace, 1896
Mr.. Bryan received 20.400 more votes
than were ever before given to any candi-
date He poled Al 600 votes more than
Mr.. Cleveland received in 1892 which
would be accounted for by the addition
OF the Populst vote and reasonable
gain. But behold. the Mckinley vote
leaped forward 10000 through the APP
pearance of an army that never before
cast ballot, and that disappeared imme-
dlately and has not since been seen.
The vote in Ohio was approximately
40, 900 for Mr.. Bryan and 525. 900 for Mr.
Mckinley. Mr.. Bryan poled A. 600 votes
more than were ever given to any Rep
ublican candidate in Ohio before this year,
the vote for Bushnell for governor in 1895
being 427. al. Mr.. Bryan had 10000
votes more than MIR. Harrison received
when he carried the stale In 1892. The
vote that year was: Harrison, 405, 1877;
Cleveland. 404, lis; Weaver IA. $50; Pro-
hibition, 26,0l2. We may be sure that
Mr. Bryan did not have any votes counted
Tor him that he didn't get Yet in spite
of his gains there were 100. 900 indiyid-
uals who never voted before, vet came
out OF the woods long enough to vote the
Republican ticket and defeat him by So
600.
The Kentucky vote is as follows: Nc
kinley 2lS.055, Bryan 217,797, Palmer
5.0lS. lowering 1874 Mr.. Bryan received
over ". 600 votes more than Mr. Cleve-
land received in 1892 when Mr.. Cleveland
had over 40, 600 plurality over Mr.. Har-
rison. Mr.. Bryan received $1,000 votes
more than were ever before given to any
candidate. Yet there were votes enough
for Mckinley found somewhere to over
top Bryan.
In recent interview Mr.. Hanna said
he knew during the campaign there were
times when 1.-THE best and the bravest" of
those outside of headquarters despaired
of the result, but that was because they
did not know the secrets of the work be-
Ing done in the doubtful states. The fig-
ures quoted above, and others which
might be quoted concerning other states.
suggest that an explanation of the ''se-
crpt work. wnnld no most i,ta,oct;..x