The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
GROWING FAST.
a Great Increase of Socialism is
Shown by Recent Election.
MAY BE MILLION NEXT YEAR.
At Present Rate of Growth the Vot-
ing Strength ofSociaIists in
1904 Should Reach
That Figure.
ing Strength

Socialism has increased it's national
vote from 126,445 ia 1900 to more
than 100000 cast this year. Official
returns when tabulated may swell this
to 100000
In the Presidential election of 1892
Socialism made its first bid for nation
al political support in this country.
It's candidate, Simon Wing, Of Massa-
chuSctts, received p, 1854 votes. Four
years later Charles n. Matchett, of
New York, was given 36, PA votes. In
the last Presidential election two So
cialist tickets were in the field. Debs
and Harmon for the Socialist Deroc-
racy numbered S6,6S6 supporters,
while the Socialist labor candidates,
Malloney and Remmel, received &c.
759.
In conservative Massachusetts, the
political students were astonished a.
few years ago, when the Socialists
cast 8 per cent. Of the vote of the
State and obtained legal recognition
as a party. Both Of the old parties
made lids for the support Of their
wandering adherents. They adopted
several Of the less radical planks froRs
the SocialiStic platform. This was a
method adopted by Prince Bismarck
to combat socialism in Germany: and
the Massachusetts, result was the
same.
A year ago the Socialist vote in the
Bay State was 10, 761. Returns from
2sl cities and towns show that the
new party this time polled 80, 105, an
increase Of practically 800 per cent.
The leaders confidently predict that
they will elect Socialist Mayors next
spring in a score OF Massachusetts,
towns. This vastly increased vote was
largely drawn from the Republicans
and accounts for the decreased Repub-
lican majority.
In Rhode Island the increase In the
Socialist vote is declared to have been
directly responsible for the loss Of the
State to the Republicans.
The indications in New York are
that the Socialists made their heav-&
lest gains in Republican strongholds.
The results in the Western States
also possess a political Importance. In
Milwaukee the vote for Governor was
as follows: Republican, 26, 11s; Demo-
cratic, 20.762, and Socialist, 11,73i.
Four OF the Socialist candidates for
the Legislature were defeated only by.
narrow pluralities.
The Socialist vote in Chicago ex-
ceeded 1900, an increase Of 400 per
cent. Eight Illinois towns made cor
responding increases in Socialist
strength.
The same story comes from Indiana.
Ohio, too, shows a similar increase.
The recent election places Socialism
on the official State ticket there. Min
neapolis cast 1000 Socialist votes and
St. Paul about 1900. The party
claims 5000 in the State. Coying-
ton, Ky, shows an increase from 34S
in 1900 to 1,708 in the recent cleo
tion.
The returns from Pennsylvania in
dicate it has become the banner State
for Socialist votes. President George
F. Baers precinct in Reading cast So,
Socialist votes against is last year.
The Socialists carried Cokeville by a
heavy plurality. Lancaster increased
its vote from II to 502: Reading from
1872 to more than 1,000; Wiiliamsport
from 211 to 7S2. Maine cast 5000
and Texas twice that number Of Soci-
alist votes. while California more than
doubled its vote Of 1900 for that
party.
a corresponding rate Of lucrease;
would give Socialism more than a mil
| lion votes in 1904.