The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-19
VOTE or OUTSIDE PARTIES.
Remarkable similarity In the Run Made d.
Paine and lowering In 1909.

In the memorable Presidential election OF four
| years ago, memorable on account Of the shifting
which went on in the political columns of the
| rival parties and the vast interests involved.
nearly 1000. 600 votes were cast for the two
| leading candidates and fewer than 100000 votes
for the four other candidates collectively. "
the Inter. the only two whose vote reached
respectable proportions In any State. though
no electoral vote vas cast for either. were Gen.
Palmer. the veteran leader of the Democrats
opposed TO the Chicago platform, and Joshua
lowering, the Prohibition candidate opposed to
the adoption Of any Silverite declaration by the
partisans Of enforced sobriety.
Gen. Palmer and Mr.. lowering represented
diverse principles and interests. The former
was from Illinois; the latter was from Maryland,
The former obtained his chief support In large
cities Of the country. the vote Of the latter came
almost exclusively from the rural or ~backwoods
districts. The partisans Of Gen. Palmer ap-
pealed to voters having accurate knowledge OF
economic principles in business and lecisla-
ton; the supporters of MIR lowering voted for
him rs a protest against the whole course and
policy Of the Government in legislation. And
yet. despite the differences in the principles rep-
resented by these two candidates, the difference
in the constituencies 10 which their friends ap-
pealed and the difference in purpose which actu-
ated their party managers. the supporters OF
Gen. Palmer yielding 10 the demands OF eSpedl-
ency in support OF the principle OF currency legie-
lati6n and the supporters Of Mr.. Levertng being
unalterably opposed to any compromise with
the elements Of evil, the vote OF the two in the
whole country was almost exactly the same.
1873, 900 for Gen. Palmer and 1872 COO for Mr.. lev
enng Moreover. the vote cast for the two IN
some States was 40 nearly equal as TO be a re-
markable feature of a Presidential contest,
United States in other respects. Thus IN the
state of Missouri the Palmer vote was ? 500 and
the ifEyre G4s yGG WE X. 2 Palmer vote was ,iee
and the lowering vote l,le0, a difference OF
only half u dozen votes. In. CALIFORNIA me
Leyerinf vote TaS a,aT "a ana TN sne e ha y we're we're
67b and b's, respectively. !n New York the
Palmer vote was IS 900. while the Leyering
vote was 1900 In t kent nc w IN c wmlS9 tS,
lowering was only 300 behind Gen. Palmer,
and in Kansas the difference was 7O in Mr..
The Palmer electoral ticket was voted for
Colorado. Idaho. Nevada, North Carolina.
North Dakota, South Carolina and wyoming
ticket was voted for in every State OF the country
except Louisiana, Nevada and, Utah. and the
absence ,sn of sa .%}s ~ n,a n the on las Of Is ,bs pe sia,es
most TeT1ft khDlt uS I ldl ~ oiIt VI NV iN'h'fc
OF the country in which equal suffrage prevails
and In such States usually the Prohibition party
is not without considerable popular support.
Gen. Palmer received his largest vote in New
York and his lar gest vote In respect to the pro-
porto n II bore TO the total cast in Massachusetts
Mr.. lowering received his largest vote in Penn
sylvania, and in South Dakota he polled more
votes than Bryan had plurality
The conditions that made possible the candi-
dature OF six nominees for the Presidency
and seven for the Vice Presidency in 1900 were
exceptional in that year and are not likely
to be repeated for since the Presidential con-
test Of four yearshgo the party lines through
ont the country have been 40 far solidif1ed
tina, the battle this year will be fought from
start 20 finish under terms whose character
may be known in advance and Is little likely
To change as the campaign progresses.