The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-11-19
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MS 4artiion it - ef1i Hit1 aeteE
i'shsd facts These hEurss are per-
manly on record. whRfeveE me 81.
lurs deyelopmsnt msy be. BY ne
uppoStionment Of representatives,
made BY Congress undsr ne census
Of 900, the total slectnrai voss 10
1904 viii be 40 The nsmbsr
necessary 10 = choice Is as9s o. ff.
teen more than ia the prsgious dec
ade. Ia the latest elecu0n. Incind-
ing those of he preseas month, The
folIowing states were carried ey Ehe
Republicans: caiifornia, 20: Col-
orado. 5; connsticut, Z, Dslaware,
8; Idaho, 3; Illinois, ~ Insianas
I5; Iowa. Is; Kansas. 70; Maines
6; Massachusetts, IS; Miehsgsn.
la, Minnesota, IS; Moutzna. 8,
Nebraska, s; New Hampzhise. a;
New Jersey. II; New Yosk, 81
North Dakota, q; Ohios - Ore
gon. q; Pennsylvania, s4g South
Dakota. 4; Utah, 8; Vermont, sf
Washington, s; Wsst visginis. u
Wisconsin, t3; Wyoming ;. To
tal electoral votes in RsPubliesn
states, sIo. AZ the latest elections
the following states went DemO1rai-
/ ic. Alabama, II; Arkansas. 9;
Florida, s; Georgia, I3; KsnsHcky
la; Louisiana, g; Maryland. s.;
Mississippi, 10; Missouri. TSS Me-
vada, q; Horth CarOlina, IA; Rhode
Island. South carOlins, 9i Ten
nessee. IL; Texas, ISi virginis,
a. Total elecaoTai votes ~ Demo-
cratic states, 100. Rspublieau ma
joriiy of electoral votes. gaugea BY
the latest elections. I44.
To carry the presidential contest
next year the Democrats must re-
verse the figures of the Latest state
elections 70 the extentof ys electoral
votes. OF course this gain IS ad-
miited TO be hopeless without New
j N-ork's s9 as a start Even with
New York, 81 more electoral votes
would be necesssey 70 win By ma
iority Of in the electoral college.
New York and New Jersey trans
lerred 70 the Democratic column
would sliil leave iha, party ~ shorS
OF an electoral majority. A com
binanon calculated 10 win these two
states would make break elsewhere
/ IN the Democrats line. Il is quite
improbable. foF example, that Ar.
| Cleveland could carry MissoaTi. lis
wonld certainly fail in Nevada and
Rhode Island, aud be unPslstabls
10 the strong Bryan element in Ken.
tueky. Nothing short Of a power,
fal upheaval. no element OF which
, is now IN sight, can prevens ths
election OF a Republican President
and Of another Rspublicaa Congrssi
next year, taking ,ae figures OF lh'
--latest state election a > basis Of ihs
estimate, which Is The hesi sysilabI,
test.
Tweuty-nine OF the foTty-siv'
states were carried By shs kspahli
cans Al the lases, slessions Ol lh'
sixteen states carried b DsmOessiI
only two, Nevada aud Rhode Is
land, arc Norshesa states, In Rhod'
Island The ntmeSssss slsStsd onll
tbe governor The fest al The sat-
, officers aud The leEislsiese are Re
publican. Nevada Nss kcPeelieal
+ until the silver question heeam
prominens. Never before were ih
; Nostheru states as solidly RspUbli
can a. they are now sy ths fiEuEs
Ol their latest slecl,onS This i tb
: histoncal answsy 70 tie solid Soate
{. aud will unqnsssiOnslly coaiinus .
long a. thai thFeas a maintsined
? Probably. A. iosloFn hope. sns
!. sheir plighs snosnis - that. TIE Il
D isat Of she Deasoersts siil b q Cs'
~ Illinois. sloeg with New Nos
{ snd New Jersey, nss hseauss Eil
, nois IS proms,iag g,,.and, bas b
cause is eieeioIal vote j. esssnsil
q ! fght,ng shanSs. Tbs Rspol
nsaus OF Illiaais have nothiag 1
tear except iron losal dissensioa
Folly oi that kiad woald Be-
4 blow al he Rspablisaa party a
\ lionslly.-6lobs OsmoeIsi.
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