Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-10
TWELVE PAGES
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 10, 1899.
BRYAN WAS CHEATED.

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The N. Y. Tribune and other Repub-
1ican sheets seem greatly torn up in
Kheir minds by Mr.. Bryans statement
In a speech he has recently de-
iivered In Texas. This statement was as
follows: II do not believe all the votes
: and many We're counted against me
which were not cast"
There were many curious and mys-
FERROUS facts in the last Presidential
I election that justify Mr.. Bryan's state
sment, notwithstanding the protests
made by the Hanna election trust. The
whole popular vote Of Mckinley over
L Bryan. as counted or declared, was
y only 603.514, Notwithstanding the most
extraordinary votes cast in some States
4 for Mckinley: McKinley's majority
over all was 286,T2S.
In both California and Kentucky, one
Bryan elector was chosen; and McKin-
fey's popular majority in California
was reported as 2,797 and his majority
in Kentucky was counted ut but PSI.
1 Delaware returned Mckinley major
Z tty OF $3.50: and besides Delaware,
I. Maryland and Kentucky were former
Democratic and Southern States that
were counted for Mckinley. The vote
in Oregon was returned for Mckinley
= by majority of 2115.
But the. most significant votes in 1896
were those Of the, States giving the big
4 electoral votes. which are the only
votes counted in determining O. Presi-
dental election-that Is. the single vote
that decides the popular majority in a
State settles how dts electoral vote
/ must be cast. and oil popular votes in
excess go for nothing; but the size of
4 a popular majority in q State NAV
measure the anxiety and effort made
to secure its electoral vote. The largest
4 electoral votes We're as follows: New
s York. So; Pennsylvania, 80; Illinois,
"a; and Ohio, %; all OF which went for
sMcKinley,-New York, by 1859.
Pennsylvania, by 295,072: Illinois, by
142,4ss; and Ohio. by 1887.
The usual ratio Of votes to population
Is / to 6 Zone to six) and often is no
more than 1 to Zone to severn: and
+ is very rarely as great as 1 to ION.
Ito five). In 1890. the population Of New
3 York was 500, 1858: males of 81 years
and over, 1,7e9.649: the vote of 1896.
1,422,S76. Pennsylvania, population.
4 8, 25S,01 males of 81 years and over
,461, 1858; the vote, 1,214352. Illinois.
8 population. 1896. 351; males 81 years and
over, 1,o72,e vote. 1859. sSS. Ohio, pop.
ulation, 3.672,316; males of 81 years and
over, 1,o1s,564; vote, 1,114,29S
I Now, note: 20 per cent. of total popu-
lation OF New York in 1890 was Il out
OF 81. 1,19o.57o: actual vote cast wa.
1.422,014, or 222, 444 more than / out OF
8. or 20 per cent. Of population. Twenty
Z per cent. of the population Of Pennsyl-
wanna, 1851 ,602; actual vote 1,214,352, or
4 d62, ESQ more than out of 6, or 20 per
q cent. Twenty per cent, or / out OF 6
SSof the population of Illinois is 765,27o;
actual vote. 1.Os9,sSs. or s24,61s more
than Out of 6, or 20 per cent. Ohio
] actual vote, 1,114.293. OF s7s.sSo more
than Tout of s, or 20 per cent. Of popu-
1ation, These ore astonishing figures
for all these States and utterly incred-
Sible for Ohio and Illinois: for in addl-
4 ton to the discrepancies from usual
3rabios already, cited, the actual vote OF
\ n Ohio was 81, $50 greater than her ac-
;ggtually enumerated voting population;
4 and y in Illinois the excess OF actual
votes cast was 1926 over enumerated
Voting population. The. aggregate vote
:spf the TIVE States OF Illinois and Ohio
4 nhow me. ef, ormous ratio OF votes to
spopul ton OF one y vote to a every
Z khrss and q third e 1-sj Of population.
estdes Il q well known thai Mr..