The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
The Omcial Vote.

The official canvass Of the vote Of
the various states for president is
available, except as to Utah, Della
ware and South Dakota, where the
canyassing boards are awaiting amend
ed returns or delayed by legal proceed
ings. But the reported vote OF these
states will vary little If any from the
official canvass. The total vote of
the country, excluding scattering, not
enumerated, was 1928, 1863, which
was 1877, 533 more than that cast in
1892. In the annexed statement are
included with the Mckinley vote l0,-
079 ballots cast for him on split tick
cts in Louisiana, Mississippi and
South Carolina, and in the Bryan vote
are included the votes cast for Bryan
and Watson in the Union, amounting
to l50,643. The totals are as follows:
Mckinley, Republican. . 7,l06,7i2
BRYAN Democrat 6,5l5 ,064
Palmer, Botocrat. 130, 1872
Leverrng. Prohibitionist 49,. lbs, 049
Bentley, boltiu, pruhibilionist 1924
Ma'chctt, Socialist Labor "a ,0SS
Total ......a......... 1925, 1863
Mckinley over Bryan ~ 59l ,648
Mckinley over all 2S5, 2j5
These figures cut down the claims
made for Major Mckinley. The mill
lion and the million and aquarter ma
jority for him over Bryan dwindles
down one-half, and is officially report
ed at 59l, 64S. The successful candi-
date has shade of fraction over 81
per cent. of the total vote His ma
jority over all is 2S5, 255. Consider
ing that Mckinley pollcd probably
800, 900 negro votes and Bryan got
none worth counting. and that four
fifths of the foreign vote went TO Nc
Kinley, it is tolerably plain that an
overwhelming majority Of the native
white citizens of the United States
gave their votes to William j. Bryan
for president of the United States
There is some comfort in that, and as
the American born as a general rule
constitute the governing class in
American politics, there is also great
hope for the future.
If the proportion of voters to popu-
latiOn this year was the same as in the
census and election year 1880, it
would indicate a total population in
the Union of rs, $50, 900; but that is
admittedly too large. The proportion
of one voter to five would show a pop
ulation of about II, 900, 600, including
the territories, which accords with
the most reliable estimates of present
population.
Some states cast phenomenally
large vote, and give color to the allie
cations of fraudulent voting. Take
Ohio, for instance; its total vote was
LOLA, 292, which, on the basis of one
voter to each five of population, would
show population in Ohio of over
5000, 900. 1t is not believed the pop
ulation of Ohio is in excess of 4,000,-
600. Other states show the same I'M
usual increase in voting population,
and particularly those that were held
to be somewhat doubtful at the cleo
ton. Indiana and Illinois come I'M
der this head, as well as Maryland,
where Senator German says the total
vote exceeded by some 20, 600 the to-
tai number of adult males in the state
on the first of this year. There was
an increase in the poll of 3S states, as
compared with 1892, and decrease in
seven states-three northern and four
southern. The states were Alabama.
Georgia, Louisiana South Carolina,
Maine, New Hampshire and Nevada.
In several OF these states in August
and September there were heated
state elections that determined the
presidential result and cut down the
interest in bringing out a full vote
in November.