The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19
TIE ELECTION RETURNS


ptniB 20 ltrnson-.hn Increase or Nearly
800 0, 900, and all oft Went 10 ituiSiu-
iey--IryRn DOT Lvs. ninn Cleveland Re
ctIyci la 1891.
The New York Journal OF Commerce
hna the following on the full force OF
the election returns:
The tull popular vote or tho country,
In nearly all states official. and In thc
others close approximation 60 the Of
llclnl ilEurcR shows that Mr.. MuHin.
ley's plurality, or tho excess Of hlf
vote over Mr., Brynn'5, was G00,79g.
This IL nearly per cent OF the
tNtAi vote cast, but " may seem to
come persons, too small TO be very re-
nsguflng M "a tho future. A cOmpar-
l5un OF the returns with those OF four
years ago. however, win ahow that the
sweeping character Of the recent VIC
tCry for FOUND money has not been
OvCroStlmntcd. In the first place. Mr..
CleSclnndH plurality over Mr.. llnrri-
son wna SS0,Sl0; adding 10 this Mr. No
kinley's plurality over Mr.. bryan we
have u change OF 9Sl 600 In the plural
tiles OF the two great parties. THIS Is no
small matter In view OF the history OF
presidential elections, But II does not
SHOW tho fuli extent Of tho change
TINT has been effected. The total vote
cast was greater than that OF four
gears ago by l,Sia,l9i. Mr. McKinley's
vote wns l,933.3i2 greater than Mr.
llaTrjsOn's, 80 that the Republican vote
absorbed more than the entire lncrcas-
ed vote OF the country. In view OK the
circumstances under which tho In.
dianapOlis ticket was nominated va
may fairly add tho Palmer vote TO the
Mckinley vote, In which case we have
nm aggregate Republican and gold
coin OF 2.OGj.i2s. which Is more than
100000 greater than the whole Increase
In the vote OF the country.
The vote for Nj Bryan, together
with the straight PopulIst vote. was
S9,g6j less than the vote for Mr. ClCvc-
land and the vote for General Weaver
four years ago. 30 that where the RE-
publicGns and their sold niles, EomC
voting FOR Mr.. Mckinley and some t0r
Mr., Palmer. gained more than two
million voters. tho Democratic party
on the Chicago plh form, together with
the straight Populists. cast about 50. go
votes less than four years ago, IN spite
OF tho natural Increase OF the vOtin:
population In tho interval II Is q very
notable fact that one party should
have gained more than the whole In
crease OF the vote. and the other
Sno",u tiuSc cHpS'ic"ceu HH aoHoluVE
'SS rS ~ lou' ;utla'
- ~ .oulaS II WVui" DS GFcht ulln'
ttH ~, " suIPuSe t'lIt NJ, or nearly az
w s'IT iiIo!G ui ;, elA ihilI'on tlen WHO
.S 'oF ar. b.iAn were httohEiy At
, $500 " nv pIl"I'l5Iea eI'uIcIat'u ~
'i,N"ec; ~ W'at'y; % Necessity "
tnoS' tNc regular Democratic candi-
MI Eo' t"e kF1'lteI n2rt OIL tAe l,cW-
petI'. w. III" NuuII htNt 6ot u no
- sStI VINO ny WIS or What was inc
itl't SI.,. ~ winch ne voted ihch' 700.
" ~ MT WI! Ia'Ec nuinne' OF
EtI'' &c opJ"cisu 10 NJ Bryan ma
We NhlcaEV platform. 50 mHch max
III. ~ SIlNSu HWay from Ihe polls' OF
VI uMLS '"G's NIIcS'oI Ho'eu To- inc
MI hlustir oI hsh tariIl. IS suihc!eh'
H.4rINy 'Hut "'ot"sl HcIy large 'iuNl-
~ aiu ifcVtpF even large num-
~, opJCS'eu 10 All bryan huu IN"
SHlciEH pIA'iofH' hut could nor Nuite
DliE themselves 10 leave their party.
Mbhy democrats voted Tor Mr.. Bryan
VINO %ouiu nave Eoted LOT nifnosc any
1.cI.I pHC"n except UT. Alchinley, anu
~ tnc "utn 'He party lines IRE so
hth,lE tAe ilnes OF color ana race that
SItat many sounu money men Ielt
constrained oy what seemed 10 them
CpHs'atthIlohs more Immediate 10
themselves ana 20 their localities to
HDte inc regular ticket or their party.
We are Iustllen IN ocheFtnG that no
small part OF the Bryan vote was cast
" SOUND money men VINO felt that
tncy Cpuiu nor ABANDON their party.