West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-01-07
Kingwood. january z. 1897.
FIFE RESULT.
Some Figures on the Recent Election
That Are Hard to Reconcile.

Ihat Are Hard to Reconcile.
Senator Teller. as we'll as many
others, doubts the result Of the re
cent Presidential election. We ac-
cept the result. of course. We are
law abiding. But an ANALYSIS of
the vote in the "piyotal" or "mid.
die western" States, when COM
pared with some others which were
So decidedty one-sided as to afford
no opportunity for bribery or cor
.ruption, aud no temptation to
boodlers, discloses strange, and,
indeed, an iuexpllcable state of
facts. 1t seems utterly impossible
to reconcile the results In those
States, (''middle western'') with
known statistics, former recent
elections, and the well established
rules of estimating the voting
strength Of given population.
There are always number of
''stay at BONES" every election,
but very seldom such u per ceut as
TO startle the country, whom thew
come ont largely at y succeeding
election. A slight change may
occur in this way, and frequently
does, but very seldom indeed. so
great as TO be startling Great
chaRJes from one election to an
other, are scarcely ever the result
"t the "stay at home vote" coming
out, but are the result of change
OF sentiment in Que or other party,
or some new issue beng presented.
Ouch change necessarily shows an
INCREASE in the vote of one party,
and corresponding decrease in thu
vote of the other. Now, applying
tiTese principles, let us look at the
votes of Ohio, West Virginia, Indi.
ana, Kentucky, Illinois, &C., which
may be called pivotal" and COM
pare them with Massachusetts, New
York, Virginia, Texas, Arkansas,
&C., States that may be denomi-
mated as "so7id."
Cleveland carried Illinois in 1892
by 7.125 majority; Bryan get A.
600 more votes than Cleveland.
and yet Mckinley carried the State
by large plurality. Harrison
carried Iowa IN 1892 by %, 739;
Bryan received 4,54T more votes
than Harrison, and yet Mckinley
c'rried iowa by large majority.
tHevelaud carried Kentucky in
1892 by majority Of 10000; Bryan
received ~, 1876 more votes than
Cleveland, and yet Mckinley car
RED Kentucky. Harrison carried
Michigan by 20,412 majority in
1892; Bryan received 1000 more
votes than Harrison. and vet Nc
Hlnley carried Michigan. Harrison
carried Minuesota ia 1892 by 81.
9O5; Bryan received 1914 votes
more than Harrison, and yet Nc.
Klnley carried Munesota. Har-
Tison's majority in 1892 was l ,O73;
Bryan received 60, 900 more votos
than Harrison, and yet McKinley's
naJerity vas over 10000. The
vote Of Illinois was nearly $50. 600.
Ohio 100000, Kentucky 100. 600
and West Virginia about 80. 600 in
excess Of that Of 1892. The Re
publicsns in West Virginia, With a
hess vote than the Democrats in
1892, gained IN 1896 about p 600;
while the Democrats md P0pulists,
$4,000 in 1922, gained only about
5000. Kansas shows gain Of
only 10000; Texas 40, 600; Alabama
5000 IossS New York only 40. 600
gains Massachusetts 900; Vir.
ginia $4,000 losss Arkansas 900.
Indiana ("pivotal"T 10000 gain.
Perhaps Republican, or boltocrat
papers aud wiseacres, can explain
the above facts, aud make them
tally with honesty.