Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-06-28
ELECTIONS loR W l,lsaAS.

kept OF the popular Vote, there were
four candidates. And-ew Jackson
received 1882 votes, IohnQ Al
ANS, 1o5,32l, William II Cr.wfa~d
44,2S2 and Henry Clay Al 9Sl
but in this contest there were no
recognized parties, no conventions
aud no platforms: the election de-
generated into a personal contest
I'll 1928 jackson and John Quin-
az Adams were the only candidates
far president. Four years later
Jackson and Clay. In 1886 Martin
Van Buren, and William Henry
Harrison were the only candidates.
In the campaign Of lS40 the abo-
litionists held a liberty party con-
vention and cast 1853 votes for
James G. Birney, of New York.
Harrison and Van Buren were the
other candidates. In 1874 Polk
and Clay were the chief candidates
Birney was again the nominee of
the liberty party and received
62,300 votes.
AT the election of 1S4S Taylor
and Cass divided the great bulk of
the popular vote, but Van Buren,
as the candidate Of the free soil
convention, polled 291 1858 votes.
Four years later the free soil vote
went to John P. Hale and fell to
156,149 Franklin Pierce was the
democratic candidate and Winfield
Scott the Wing.
In 1856 the republican party
came into the field with a strong
organization, and for the first time
since 1924 there was a substantial
division of the popular vote between
more than two candidates.
In 1860 four candidates divided
the vote and asa result of the split
in the democratic party Lincoln
became president, the war was pre-
cipitated, the union preserved and
the black man freed. These terrific
issues so cemented party factioas
and obliterated minor differences
that the election Of 1864 foun d on
" two candidates in the field-Lin-
coin and Mcclellan. In 1865
Grant and Seymour were the only
candidates.
In 1872 Grant and Greely divid-
ed the popular vote, save for
slight diversion Of 29,4S9 votes tc
O'Connor. nominee of the labor re-
form convention, and smaller
diversion Of 560S votes to Black
prohibition candidate.
In 1876 the popular vote was di
yided among four candidates. Th'
democracy cast 4,2S4,757 votes fol
Tilden; the republicans threw
4,033,950 votes to Hayes; the
greenback vote of Sl,740 went t.
Peter Cooper; and the prohibition
lists cast 9522 votes for Smith.
AT the election Of 18S0the green
back vote was thrown to Weave
and increased to 30S,5TS. Nea
Dow was the prohibition candidat'
but figured only in the scattering
column.
In 1884 the greenback vote fel
to 1850, and Benjamin F. Butlel
was the nominee. The prohibition
vote was thrown to John P. st Johr
and increased to 10000.
In 1888 the popular vote wa
substantially divided between
Cleveland and Harrison. Streato
nominee Of the union laboriconyen
ton, received 1S6,S36 votes ant
Fisk, the prohibition nominee, poll
ed 246,875.
In 1892 the popular vote SHOWED
greater division than since 1860
Weaver, populist candidate, receiv
ed 1,041, ,02S votes
In 1896, the popular vote wa
divided substantially between N
Kinley and Bryan 106,199 70
the former, 6,5o2,eS5 for the latter
Palmer, gold democrat, was sup
ported BY 1887 votes and Lev
ering, the prohibition candidate
mustered 131,757.
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