Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-13
GUESS on 1900 voTE.
Forecast fSrHt Sovrmbcr's Election


Figures.
In the election Of 1892, the first fol-
lowing the last census, the total vote
on Presidential electors was 12,l5U.-
90. In the election proceeding i'll
1855. tho last before the census, the
total vote on Presidential electors
WIS 1892, 100. Between 1855 and
1892, Idaho casting 1900 votes. Mon
tana.ii,C0O; North Dakota, 5000;
South Dakota. 10000; Washington,
ST,00o. and Wyoming casting 10000
were admitted into the Union. and
these cast collectively 2I2,000 votes.
The net gain therefore during the in
terveniug four years vas $4,000, or
shout 1 per cent.
At the same rate Of Increase the
total vote at the last Presidential
election, i'll 1895. should have been
, about l2.6iO.C00. Instead of this it
was more than li.GO0,OO0, n total vote
without ~prccedeat i'll the United
States, or ~ fact in II country in
which universal suffrage exists. So
large m increase, nearly " million
i'll four years, following "a period OF
financial depression has been ascrib.
ed generally To the interest enlisted
in the Neutrality-suspicious. contest. the
important character OF the principles
| % .,l,..l - - PM .,A, ,,,Ll.. g,,nl,
| conditions it would he dificnlt to
account for the increase VI nearly two
millions unless there had been "A .gen-
eral lethargy among the voters i'll the
various contests preceding or unless
other reasons contributed To the large
total OF -four Years ago. AS a matter
of fact such reasons did contribute
materially ami ~perceptibly and "A
statement Of Il few OF them would
make easier an understanding OF tine
situation which is now confronting
the political couputcrs IN their early
estimates of the probable total vote
that Will be cast for the President in
November next.
Between 1892 and 1895 Utah, with
"a total vote OF nearly 100000, was add.
ell to the number az States and in
Colorado the exercise 81 suffrage WIS
extended tn women, with the result
that the total vote .: thatStlte which
Was 5000 in 1872 rose tn 10000
in 1886. MOrcO yer, in the border
States Of the country III which prlUr
to the silver is.ur, Democratic sue
cess had been accsptcd rs a matter OF
course, the uncertainty Ot the contest
brought ont a larger vote, the in
crease in MARY land being from BIB
600 to 2JO.U0J. in Kentucky from 3D.
900 to 10000 and III Missouri from
$4,000 To- GIj,COO. Tho changes in
these border States, the extension of
suffrage ia Colorado and the admis-
sion Of Utah account for 10000 OF
The gain and III il,U other States there
was DOu the normal increase aug
mented 10y the yi.Or ~ the contest in
many Of tlie Suites which were I'M
certain and 10y the fact that .horc
were V electoral tickets in the
field, drawing Ia the polls all classes
OF electors, some OF whom had taken
no part IN previous elections.
Since the Prcsidcntinl election 81
four years ago there has been Il large
increase III the population OF tho
United States. No States have been
added to the number which are to
participate, and but woman's suffrage
has been extended in Idaho, with a
certainty Of adding la its vote. On
the other hand, rest ictious have been
adopted III Mississippi, Louisana and
South Carolina the full effect OF
which will be shown at the next cleo
ton and tlio most reasonable estimate
OF the probable total vote is about 10
0OO,0OO.-N. Y. Sun.