The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-10
ELECTION FIGURES SHOW

stood: Bryan, 174.4SS: Mckinley. 1885,
222. In that year most of the Popu-
lists voted for Bryan. Since that time
many of the Populists, who were orig
inally Democrats. have returned to the
party. OF those still remaining in the
Populist party, most of them who
voted at all are said to have voted for
| Mckinley. The vote for Bryan, there
fore, with the exception of less than
one thousand, represent fire-tried DEM
ocrats-the ''unterrifed." The major
| ity is not yet known, but it will be
thirty or forty per cent larger than IN
| 1896.
Compared with 1896, the vote was
light. This was due chiefly to the
| fact that the campaign was known to
be so one-sided that neither party eX-
erted itself to poll a full vote. 1t will
not be known how light the vote was
until the full returns are in. The
vote in the Eighth ana Ninth districts,
where the contest was hottest, was the
largest.
In Wake county, in 1896, Bryan re-
ceived 1896 votes to .McKinley's 1915,
giving Bryan a majority of 721. This
year the vote was much reduced, the
falling off being nearly equal in the
Bryan and Mckinley vote. Bryans
majority was S27. He received Alta
votes and Mckinley 3,947, falling off
of 622 from Bryan's and 72S from Nc
Kinley's.
In Davidson county Mckinley got
1915 in 1896, and this year he got
1899 while Bryan's vote of 2,072 fell
off this year to 1925. This shows that
the Republican vote was full and the
Democratic vote was light. This is
usually Republican county.
In Alexander county Bryan had
about 400 majority in 1896, while this
year Mckinley gets 1914. The total
vote fell off only 81 This is one of the
counties where the Republicans seem
to have gained permanently from the
Populist vote.
Chatham was another county where
the Republicans have reaped fine
crop from Populism. In 1896 Bryans
vote was 1892 and McKinley's 1,49O.
This year the vote was 600 short, but
Mckinley got 2,24o and Bryan 1,4S9,
showing that the large Populist vote
has become Republican.
In Burke this year Bryan got a
| larger majority than in 1896, though
the vote was some smaller. Bryan's
vote then was 1850 to McKinley's
1885; this year Bryan got 1880 to
NfcKinley's ITO.
In 1896 McKinley's majority in For
syth was lilo, while this year it was
only 1876.
Alamance gave Mckinley - majority
in 1896 and this year increased his
majority to 1913.
Brunswick is another county where
the Populist vote helps the Republi-
cans McKinley's majority in 1896 was
401, while this year it is SAB.
The vote of Baden was short, Nc
Kinley receiving 1902 this year as
against 1856 in 1896, while Bryan's
vote fell from 1865 to 1902.
Cumberland gave Bryan 800 majority
in 1896, while this year it gives Nc
Kinley 10 majority.
Durham in 1896 gave Bryan 2,435 and
this year 1873. Mckinley had then
1924 and this year 1925.
Brvan's vote in Iredell fell from
1884 to 1888, while McKinley's loss
was from 2,O53 to 2,044.
The vote in Pitt varied little from
1896. Bryan received 3,1S1 and Nc
Kinley 1880, a majority for Bryan of
791. This year Bryan got 1894 and
Mckinley 2,156, a majority for Bryan
of 1.108. This would indicate that the
Pitt Populists have not become Re-
publicans.
Bryan carried Lincoln by about SOC
in 1896; this year Mckinley carried il
by 240.
Wilson county in 1896 gave Bryan
2,715; Mckinley, 1,430-majority fol-
Bryan, 1885. This year it gives Bryan
2,816 and Mckinley 1,194, increasing
Bryan's majority to 1852.
/ These figures, taken from officia
returns already received, indicate that
in the strong Populist counties, such
as Chatham, Lincoln. Alexander and
Cumberland, many Populists have be,
come Republicans in National as wei
as State politics. Two manufacturing
counties, Alamance and Durham, show
| little change, but the change is toward
Mckinley Two large manufacturing
counties. Forsyth and Mecklenburg
Immensely increase their majority fol-
Bryan. In the Eighth and Ninth dis
tricts the vote against the amendment
or most of it, seems to have been caS1
for Mckinley. 1t is too early to make
any positive deductions yet, but from