New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-23

only 1892 and the Republican plurality on the
total vote for members of the House Oh Deie-
gates was only 776
Column BIN this column the electoral votes
Of South Dakota, Washington and Wyorn1ng-
land Minnesota, Indiana, west NILslni9 =, tr,u
Delaware are added. South Dakota gave brydn
plurality Of only 1873 in 1896 In Io9 E. 1t cav
a Republican plurality Of 6,466 on congress
and the average Republican plurality on the
State ticket between 1000 ana 0UVo IN
Washington Bryan's plurality In ,i 1870 vas *ts
12.493. In 1898 the Republican plurald6y on the
total Congress vote WAS 8,424. In 1897 HarIl-
sons plurality was 2o00 Bryans plurality In
wyoming in 1900 was 7S0. and in 1898 the Re-
publican candidate for Congress was electeo pE
a plurality of 2.296. In the same year the re
a plurality of 394 votes. In 1896 Delaware
for the first time gave her electoral vote 10
Kinley's plurality was 1887. In 1893 the Re-
publican plurality on the total vote for Con-
gress was 2.513, the candidate being man VINO
was not Objectionable 20 either Repupllcah Iac-
ton. He has very recently DIED.
Column 4-The Bryan array is diminished by
the 10 votes Of Kansas, in ADDITION 10 those %
Delaware South Dakota. Washington ana
Wyoming and the IA votes Of Michigan are
added to It. Kansas gave Bryan pIurahCy
WeaTep IN 1890 In 1898 the Republican plu-
rality the total vote for Congress was sd,
and in the same year the Republican pIura amy
the State ticket was Iol3I. MdlcnlBah ECO 900
Mckinley plurality of $4,000 in 1896. In lS92
Harrisons plurality was 2O5OO but the eiectoIanI
votes were divided. 3 going to Cleveland and
to Harrison. In 1896 the Palmer-Buckner ticket
received 696S votes.
Column BIN this column CALIFORNIA. Idano;
South Dakota Washington and wyoming all
drop out of the Bryan list, but Kansas reap
pears Idaho gave her electoral vote to weaver
in 1892 and to Bryan in 1896 & -oa.oroa 20
Column Elm this column Idaho Is restored 10
the Bryan list Minnesota, West virginia ana
Michigan dropped and Illinois is addeo. ~. IN
1892 Illinois gave Cleveland "a electoral No'es
and a plurality of 2I,OO0.
Column I'm this column California, Idaho,
RaDscs South Dakota Washington and Wyo-
\, ole votes taken
BRYAN list of 1896, and Maryland, Indiana, Del
aware and New-York are added TO 1t, naklng
gave her electoral vote to Seymour in 1868, to
Grant in 1872, to Tiden in 1876, to Garfield IN
1880 to Cleveland in 1884. TO Harrison In 1883
to Cleveland in 1899 and to Mckinley in 1896
NcKinley's plurality was 26S,9Zo TWO years
later. with the money question still an open
one in Congress, the Republican plurality or the
total vote for Congress shrunk to 49, $50 and on
Governor to 1876. In 1883 Harrison's plurality
was 5000 in round figures, and in ISSZ CleVe-
lands was $4,000. In 1896 the Palmer Buckner
vote was 1892, or more than thousand in
excess of Roosevelt's plurality in 1898
Column Sony California. Idaho. Washing
ton and Wyoming are omitted from the Bryan
list of 1896. and Maryland, Delaware and New
York are added to It, together with II electoral
votes from Kentucky making the aggregate OF
224 votes required to elect. Some such combi-
nation this may have been IN Mr. Hanna's
mind when he addressed the National Com
rnittee last Friday the Delaware case.
Column Sin this column the only variation
from Column is the substitution OF South Da-
same.
Column 1O-In this column all the Bryan
States of 1896 are counted for him except south
Dakota Washington and Wyoming; all the cleo
toraI votes of California and Kentucky are given
to him. and Maryland, Delaware, Indiana and
Michigan are added TO the list. The result is
10 give Bryan 225 votes one more than enough
to elect him.
Column lin this column all the Bryan States
Of 1896 are included except Wyoming; the
solid electoral votes of California and Kentucky
are conceded TO him. and Maryland, Indiana,
West Virginia and Delaware are added to the
list. The total Is 225 Votes-One more than
the number required to elect.
Column 12-The only variation compared
with the preceding column IS the substitution
Of North Dakota for Delaware. The electoral
tvote Of the former State was cast for Mckinley
IN 1896. but in 1892 it equally divided
among Harrison. Cleveland and Weaver.
II must be apparent from careful inspection
OF the foregoing table, in the light Of the ap
pended observations. that the warning speech Of
the chairman of the Republican National Com
rnittee which has been adverted to, both a
necessary and timely one, and that he meant
all he said when he declared that he reflected
the views OF the President, and that contingent
cies might arise in which the vote Of Delaware
would decide the result of the National contest
It is worth while here to reproduce the last
paragraph Of that remarkable speech, which
reads:
I feel an intense interest in this case. because
of its possible bearing upon National politics.
and l appeal TO you-indeed, I supplicate the
Delaware Republicans of both partes-to forget
that there has ever been a fractional fight in
the party in your State, and to unite in the in
terest of the common cause; and it will not
do TO forget that the responsibility for any mis-