Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-11-20
If A PRESIDENT HAD
BEEN CHOSEN

BEEN CHOSEN
II a president had been chosen In
last weeks elections. the tally In the
electoral college would have stood
thus: Republicans. 1922; Democrat
I54; Republican majority. 1868 This
is the resultant of the states standing
in the votes on Tuesday. November I.
1909. The Republicans would have
had more than twice Ms many electoral
votes as the Democrats. based on the
tally for state officers or members Of
congress. or both in the various
states on that day, coupled with the
figures In the states Oregon, Maine
and vermont--wb which held their cleo
tions for congressman and other state
officers earlier in the year.
Draw a line across the map OF the
United Ststcs from Maryland onward
to California Every state north OF
that line. comprising two-thirdR Of
OF the couutry's area. and more than
twotbirds of its states, Of Its popu-
latiop and of its electoral votes. was
won by the Republicans, except Mis-
souii aud Nevada. The Republicans
carried every state outside OF the old
solid south except Nevada. and the
vote was so close In Nevada, that II
last weeks election had been a presi-
Dental contest the Republicans would
probably have won that state In ad-
ditlon tho Republicans eBrricd Della
ware. Maryland and West Virginia
OF the old slave states. Only fourteen
states we're held by the Democrats
Thlriy-onc states we're carried hy the
Republican, Of course II the balio,
was Az fun and free below Mason and
Dirons old lino as II was above that
boundary. the Republicans would have
carried two or three more states.
TO this piiifuI measure has the
once mighty Democracy been reduced
In the nation The Democracy lacks
leaders issues and votrH, without
the ISSUES Il can never Ec, any votes
the issues II can never get tn" votes
In the present elections all the ole
ments oi the Democracy seemed 10
be pulling together. but they accom-
plished nothing Cleveland. Hili and
German were talking for the ticket in
the east Tom Johnson was talking
aud working for II IN the central west
Bryan was on the stump for II IN the
states on the Mgsinsippi's sunset
side. Al was vain however cieyc'
lands residence state. New Jersey.
which until recently was AS reliably
Democratic As Mississippi or south
Carolina. rejected HIS counsel The
state. New York. which gave the cleo.
iion for governor twenty years ago
by the largest majority ev"f rolled
up for candidate for that onlcc IN
any stn,e except once or twice. dis
regarded his advice Tom l.. Johnson
was overwhelmingly and ignomipious
/, pycrthrown in Ohio that state cast
Ing far larger majority for the Re
pubiicans than II did Tor lie fnvorite
son. McKlnioy for president In 1900
Bryan was cast out and rcpudihicd
all over the west. including his own
state. OF the four little mining states
which gave him the only votes which
he received outside of the old slave
IN if'' Hh'iF Ahf N'"'N MNh
by the Republicans except Nevada, the
smallest and poorest Of all Of them.
The immense majority OF l51 electoral
voted rolled up for Mckinley aud
Roosevelt In 1900 would have been en-.
ceeded by thiry-nnc II a president had
been chosen In IA. recent election.
omitiing the wartime election OF
1864 In which eleven states were un-
represented. and Grants canynsses Of
~ \ and 1872. In which the south's
social and political rehabilitation had
not been completed NO election since
Pierre. swept the country In 1859, car
rying all but tour states showed such
prepondorancc for the dominant par
~ as would have been displayed on
November 4. 1899, for the Republicans
II president had been elected on that
day Globe Democrat