The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25
BRYAN's LOSSES.

II may be well 10 submit the follow
ing table Of Bryan's losses on the Cleve'
land vote, deducting the Popullst vote
which he received but which was not
cast for Cleveland:
Counties: Accomac 500. Allegheny 400.
Albemare 15l Alexandria Is. Amherst ~,
Appomattox IT, Augusta 43l. Bath As,
Bedford 49, Bland 2SS. Botetourt 2oi.
Buchanan g. buckingham 1876. Campbell
49, Caroline ls6. Charlotte l07, Charles
City "A. Chesterfield 154. Clarke l32. Craig
l25, Cumberland II. Elizabeth city 81.
Essex 20. Fairfax Cs. Fauquier l46. Floyd
10, Fluvanna 80. Franklin 4s1. Frederick
POI, Giles 205. Gloucester 21O, Goochland
p, Grayson 81, Greene 12i. Halifax 4s3,
Hanover 300. Henrico 16l Henry IS, High
land "a. Isle of Wight 1903. King George
10, King and Queen 80. King William ~.
Lee l54, Louisa 90, LOudon 309 Madis-n
l36, Matthews 1893. Montgomery 2i9 Nanse-
mond co. Nelson Is, New Kent p. Norfolk
800, Northampton AS, Northumberland %,
Nottoway d. Orange So, Page 2sl Patrick
Az, Pittsylvdnia 40, POWhatan 81, Prince
William 53, Pulaski 29S, RappahannocK
3, Richmond l6 ROckbridge G39. Roanoke
Az, Rockingham 3i7 Russell 459, Smytne
"A, Scott 293 Shenandoah $50 Spottsy-
yinia 30. Stafford 129. Tazewell 80. War
wick 81, Warren III, Washington 56l.
Westmoreland As, Wise ll2. and Wythe
$40
Cities: Alexandria 16e. Bristol 6S. Buena
Vista l22, Charlottesville 81, Danville 45,
Fredericksburg l26. Lynchburg 76S. Man
chester 49, Norfolk LII, Petersburg SIS.
Portsmouth $50. Radford 22l. Roanoke
,Vz Richmond 1854. Stanton 9. and
Winchester 1872
McI(fula,r ..-.t.s a. .-.s- l. II
Siatc' and but for the Populist vote Bry-
an would have lost Bath. Bland. Buck
lnShan Campbell Dickinson, Hanover,
Lee Middlesex, Northumberland. Rich
mohd, Russell and Surrey, and IL so a
majority Of the counties would have
been IN Mckinley's column. while sew
eral other counties were barely saved
TO Bryan by the Populist vote.
In lN2 Cleveland's vote was l63. 97I.
Weaver's 1926; in 1895 Bryan's l54 7O3
Deduct Viewers vote with the usual
increase FOR four years from Bryan's
vote ana It leaves 1iOs6l as Bryan's real
democratic strength. But taking Cleve-
lahd vote, and adding the usual in
crease Tor four years Bryan would have
received with an united Democratic party
ABOUT 1900 Democratic votes, so that
nearly HOD Democrats withheld their
WIS from hlm-remdined away from
the polls, voted for Palmer as few did.
or Tor Mckinley. This surely indicated
great disaffection. but by no means the
iull extent Of the dissatisfaction with
me work Of the Chicago Convention.
ior IL Is Wei known fact that an i'm
nense number OF Democrats, while con-
demning the Chicago platform. were in
duced by pledges which they had made
III the primaries or by party pressure
or partzan appeals. TO cast their ballots
ior the Chicago nominees; the number
mus influenced cannot Of course be deh-
hiteiy ascertained, but the best infor-
nation leads US 10 the conclusion that
not less than 5000 sound money. anti
chicago Convention Democrats voted for
Bryan and Sewall. SO II is reasonable
70 say that more than 1000 or nearly
two-hiths OF all the Democrats In the
state were opposed 10 the chicago pat
form, and that about 1900 Of them stood
70 the end IN determined revolt, while
the remaining 5000 entangled In primary
meetings or carried along by party pres
sure or partizan appeals, deposited their
ballots for the nominees under open or
mental protest.
A SIGNIFICANT FACT.
= most significant fact In connecilon