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of the hills has at some time broken of and slid
out into the bay. forming a point. The cleft ho-
tween this and Its parent hill lie too clearly
marked to escape observation and
THE poruzIs1s NAVE GAINED.
Moro PoPuiist Electors Than Four Years
AGO Fewer Democrats.

Moro Populist Electors Than Four Years
AGO Fewer Democrats.
Twenty-Five Populist electors were chosen at
the Presidential election of 1892 for Weaver
and Field. This year there will be twenty seven
for Watson for Vics-President a gain of FIVE
in an electoral college only three larger than In
1892. The twenty-seven votes which Mr.. Wat
son expects to have are In the States following
on the basis OF union with the Bryan silver!tes
heretofore made. He will get three votes from
Louisiana, five from North Carolina. three from
Arkansas. four from Nebraska, two from South
Dakota, two from Wyoming. two from
Washington, one from Utah. ono from
Montana. and four from Missouri. Four years
ago the twenty-five electoral votes In the cleo
toral college OF the Populists for Weaver and
Field came from these States: Kansas, 10;
Colorado. 4; Nevada, 3; Idaho. 3, and North
Dakota and Oregon, l each. The very latest
com putation Of tho electoral vote, South Da-
kota and Kentucky being divided. gives Major
Mckinley 272 and x-Congressman Bryan l75.
As Mr.. Watson Is to lie credited with ~ cleo
tors; IL nppesrs prr2'iaele that the total vote of
Not for a great many years has = defeated
candidate for the Vice. Presidency received 80
with the poor showing made by him In the popu-
lar vote OF his own nelghoorhood; Maine went
majority, n larger majority than had been given
against any Democratic candidate In that State
In a national election Tor many years. The ma
jority against the Bryan and Sewall ticket in
tho neighburinR New England State OF Nav
Hampshire was "a 900 and In Vermont 40, 900.
Massachusetts went against the Popocratic
ticket by l1S, 5000, a totally unprecedented
majority abraham Lincoln had $1,000
In 1854, and Gen: Grant a fraction
less than that In 1868. Rhode Island by %. 900.
and Connecticut by $4,000. In the six New
England States collectively the majority against
Bryan and Sowall Was nearly 800, GOO, and con
biderinR that Mr.. Sewall was nominated with
special reference to New England support. the
result cannot be regarded AS otherwise than
most humiliating 10 his friends. When Andrew
johnson was nominated for Vice President on
the Republican ticket In 1884. during the height
OF the war excitement. he was chosen from
what was known then as the "enenly's coun-
try" and IL was not popularity supposed hat he
would bring to the Lincoln ticket any material
number of votes in tho Southern States,
his nomination being a conces ion to the
views OF those wal Democrats who REGARDED
some of the policies o; the Lincoln AdmInistre.
tion at that time as sectional. hut with Mr..
johnson on the Republican ticket. Missouri
Maryland, and West Virginia, three harder
states. were carried by the Republicans. They
had at that time 23 electoral votes. Two mora
than were cast for the Democratic national
tickle In all the States of the country partici.
pAting.. This year there is no practical way OF
aBcertaining how many Populist votes were cast
for Bryan. but 1t 10 at least certain that the ~
Watson electors represent prop0rtlonAtelv a
larger number OF the voters than do the 14g
Sep all ~sleetorA who Will vote for the Maine can
didAto In December for Yi0e-PTesldsnL