The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-04

Charles O'Conor, OF New York, and John
Quincy Adams. of Massachusetts,. A new
minor party that is still with US, the Pro-
hibiticn, first appeared this year and nomi-
mated James Black, OF Pennsylvania and
John Russell. OF Michigan A convention
calling itself Labor Reform nominated
David Davis, of Illinois. and Joel Parker.
Of New Jersey, but they declined and were
not voted for. The Republicans renomi-
mated Grant and with him Henry Wilson.
Of Massachusetts,. The popular vote was
6,466,l65. an increase over 1868 of 1,562,
little more than L per cent, and an in
crease of 1.7s9. 1893 over 1860 more than So
per cent. for the period OF twelve years.
during four years of which civil war ragged.
Grant had S,5s7.o7o; Greeley. 2.ss4.O7s; O'Con-
or, 2s,4OS; Black, 5.eOS. Grants plurality
was 762, 991; his majority 1885.
THE CENTENNIAL CONTEST.
The centennial year. 1876. witnessed the
twenty-third election. which was finally
settled by the Electoral Commission. and
the admission of a new State, Colorado.
making thirty-eight States. Rutherford B.
Hayes. of Ohio. and William Wheeler, of
New York, Republicans, and Samuel ].
Tilden. of New York, and Thomas A.
Hendricks. Of Indiana, Democrats, were
the principal candidates. The minor parties
put out tickets headed by Peter Cooper, of
New York, Greenbacker; Green Clay Smith,
of Kentucky, Prohibitionist, and James B.
Walker, of Illinois, American. The total
vote was S,4l2, 1888, an increase over 1872 Of
1.s46,4S7. almost exactly 80 per cent. Hayes
had 4,0S3;950; Tiden, 4,2S4, SIS; Cooper, 81, 74O
Smith. 9.522. and Walker. 2,636. Tilden had
250,9S5 more than Hayes and 157,037 more
than all combined Hayes fell behind all
the others combined Si,sSs. Tilden had
1854 per cent. of the whole popular vote;
Hayes, 4Z95; Cooper 0.97; Smith. 0.11
Walker, 003 This is the first and thus
far the only time a person receiving a
majority of the popular vote, had received
minority of the elecoral votes.
The twenty-fourth election, $780, was
close, New York deciding it. The popular
vote was 9,229,9l7, an increase over 1876 of
s17,214. little less than IL per cent. Gar
field and Arthur, Republicans, received
4,544,4l6; Hancock and English, Democrats,
4.H4,952; Weaver and Chambers, Greenback,
3OS,574; Dow and Thompson, Prohibition,
1906; scattering, 1856. Garfed's plurality
was 97,464, but all others combined had 311,-
lis votes more than he.
The year 1884 saw one of the most ex-
citing campaigns ever waged 1t was the
twenty-fifth election Blaine and Logan,
Republicans; Cleveland and Hendricks.
Democrats, constituted the leading tickets.
Blaine stumped the country in his own be-
half, but was defeated in the end, losing
New York by a series of untoward incl
dents. For the first time the total popular
vote was expressed in eight figures, being
10067.6 $40, an increase over 1880 of So, 663,
rot quite 10 per cent. Cleveland had ASA
9S6; Blaine, 4,S51,9S1; Butler (Greenback
Labor 1880; st. John (Prchihition), $780,
1916; scattering, H,9Oi. Cleveland's plurality
was 23,005, but the opposition vote COM
bined exceeded his by 317.6SS.
The twenty-sixth election 1885, was an
other close one, New York again deciding
the result. The popular vote was 1885,
COZ, an increase over 1884 of 1,32O,397, more
than Is per cent. Harrison and Morton,
Republicans. had 5.4lO,7OS; Cleveland and
Thurman, Democrats, 5,5s6.2i2; Fisk, Pro-
.hibition, 24a.665: Streator Union Labor,
| 1858; scattering, 1869. Cleyelaud's plu-
rality was 1854, but the opposition vote
combined exceeded his by 315521.
| From 1876 to 1892 there were thirty-eight
States. In the latter year, that of the twen-
| ty-seventh election, the number was forty
| four, Idaho Montana, North Dakota, South
| Dakota, Washington and Wyoming having
| been admitted. The popular vote was
| 12,077,65S an increase over 1883 of 6S9, 651,
| about per cent. Cleveland, Democrat, had
| 1854, 226; Harrison, Republican, 5,175,2O2;
Weaver, Peoples, 1,Oi2,6Sl; Bidwell, Prohi-
bition, 262. 7s9; Social Labor and scattering.
1880. Clevelands plurality was $4,000, but
| he fell behind the opposition combined
969, 206
| -Four years ago, at the tWenty-eighth
| election, forty-five States voted, Utah hav-
| ing been admitted The total vote was
l3, 923, 103 an Increase ever 1892 of 1.s45, Al.
about IS per cent. Mckinley, Republican,
| had 71Oi,779; Bryan Free Silver Democrat,
| $780, 925 Palmer, Gold Democrat, 1873, 148;
Levering Prohibition, 1320OS; Matchett,
| Social Labor, 3s ga; scattering, 1860. Nc
| Kinley's plurality was Col, $751; his majority,
| 2s6, 459.
| With the foregoing data as to the con-
tinuous (save in 1864, though by no means
| even, growth of the popular vote at our
quadrennial elections, it having ranged
from per cent. increase in 1s4s to
| 60 per cent in $780, those fond of that kind
| Of thing may be able to figure out the
| total popular vote at the election next
| Tuesday, and how it will be divided be-
: tween Mckinley and Bryan and the candi-
dates Of the various minor parties.
| EDWARD WRIGHT BRADY.
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