The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-02
ASTOUNDING RESULTS.

A North Carolina paper, the Caucas-
ian. has compiled some figures on the
result of the recent election that are
full of interest to any body who thinks
and acts as a American citizen, and
study of them will convince the most
casual observer that there has either
been an unprecedented increase in the.
voting population of some OF the states
within tho past few years, or there
was something wrong in counting up.
the vote cast last November. The Of
fetal count of the vote In Ohio, Iowa,
Kentucky and Indiana, compared with
the vote cast at past elections in those
states, show some astounding results.
We give below some extracts from the
Caucasian's figures and comments:
The returns from Ohio show that the
vote this year is 25s, ,444 more than was
cast in 1895. The contest in that state
last year for governor was very ex-
citing one, and the vote was lOO,Ooo
larger than was eyer before cast In the
state. The republicans tried to ex-
plain the great increase then by say
ing that every vote in the state was
cast then for the first time. On the
other hand, the democrats charged
that votes were imported and that
ballot boxes were stuffed. They showed
the population Of the state was $685.
600, and that counting one voter for
every FIVE of population that the total
vote could not be over 765, 600, while
the returns show S40.5O6. Now fere
comes presidential election, only one
year later and the vote has increased
25S, IA.
- None can claim that the population
of Ohio has increased over a million
in one year, and it would take such an
increase of population to explain this
increase of vote even if the election
was honest in 1895.
In short comparing the total vote in
Ohio this year, it would show that
nearly every person out of every three
of population counting women, con-
victs and insane) voted.
Indiana also shows phenominal
and even suspicious increase. The Of
fetal returns were as follows: Nc
Kinley, 323, 719; democrats and popu-
lists, 305, III, prohibition 3.055; Palmer,
2,l46; other parties 1851; total, 637 ,273.
In 1892 the same totals showed the fol-
lowing vote: Democratic, PSI, TAO; re-
publican, 255, ,615; prohibitionist, 13,050;
populist, 1900. Total vote. 553,6la.
This shows an increase Of $3.50
votes since the last presidential elec-
tion. It is an unreasonable increase.
when we consider that the last repub-
lican candidate was Mr.. Harrison and
that he lives in Indiana. 1t was
claimed in 1892 that Harrison brought
out q remarkably full vote. Therefore
there was little stay-at-home vote to
swell this tremendous increased vote.
The. increased vote would indicate
fhatshe population of that state had
Increased half million since the last
q E
election, and this Is unreesonable-
Ksntnckys total vote ID 1892 vds
$40, ,S48. Cleveland received 175, ,461 q
and Harrison 135, AL. In 1895 the
total vote on governor was 357, ,057. This
year Kentucky's total vote was 476, 6,06O.
OF these Mckinley received 21S,l71,
and Bryan 2l7.89O. Bryan received
81, ,424 more votes than did Cleveland
four years ago, and at least 30, 600 more
votes than the successful candidate Tor
governor received in 1895. But Ken
tuck's vote increased about $1,000 |
vottes in one year. Where did they |
all come from?
In 1892 the combined Cleveland and |
Weaver vote in Iowa was ZIG, 600; total
rote 435,000. The total vote this year
5l2, 900, of which Bryan received pa
)Oe and Mckinley 1900. This was
gain in four years of 1900 votes. OF
ibis gain Bryan received 1000 and
10000.
This was a gain of TO votes in each Of
ne 100 counties of the state. Counting
i've Inhabitants to each vote We have
IN increase of population in lows in
our years of $3.50 to the county,
otal of 385,000.
The census of 1890 gives Iowa 1,9i1,-
10 population. The state census taken
asst year gives the population as 2,05S,
100, gain in four years of 147, 900.
If the vote this year was honest and
ne census of 1890 and 1895 are correct
hen Iowa has gained 23S,000 souls
Turing the hard times of the past year,
whereas she gained but LAT 900 during
he four subsequent years!
1t is barely possible that Ohio, Indi-
ma, Kentucky and Iowa have enjoyed
uch an increase in population within
he past few years as these figures
7ould Indicate, but it is not probable.
I'D settled states do not increase in ,
opulation SO rapidly. Hence the only p
onclusion that can be reached is that
here was far short of a full vote cast
!, those states, in 1892 and 1895, and
nat those who took the most recent
snsus were careless in making enum-
-ations, or that there was fraud per-
strated in counting the vote cast on +
,e Al of LAST November. {