The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1904-06-03

VOTE.
The fact that Mr.. Broward received
a few more votes IN the State at larg'
than were cast for Mr. Dayls--a pitt
full plurality Of 227 In y vote Of a.
lai, or about one half OF one per cent
--lIas been seized upon by Mr. Brow
ards supporters as the leadlng-and
apparently the only argument In
favor OF his nomination In the sec
ond primary. A brief examination
OF the Official returns will discover
the real value OF such an argument,
Browaro's vote In the entire State
was a very small fraction over 30 per
cent Of the entire vote, while Davls's
vote was within quite as small a
fraction OF 20JS per cent OF the whole
III difference In Broward's favor OF
about one-hnli OF one per cent
Broward "leads," to be sure, but
scarcely enough to Justify very
much Of the Dragging his frIonda are
doing In his behalf,
Broward got small majorltles In
five small counties, viz; Calhoun,
Lafayette, Liberty, Monroe and Tay.
lori Davis got large majoritlos In
Ave big counties, vlSl Dado, Duval
Putnam, ~. Johns and Volusla. The
sum OF Broward's majOrltles was 2i7
tho sum OF Dayls's majorltIes was
1851
There's lead" for you'll
Broward secured plurAllties over
Davis In " counties Davis Got plu'
ralltles over Broward IN 10 counties,
and In one the vote was tie be
tween them. These four little plu
ralitles In excess OF the number given
to Davis constitute about all that
Broward's friends can really afford
To boast Of,
hut after all, the real test Of tlt'
ness NV between the two candidates,
must DO found In the votes east In
their respective counties aud pre-
cIncts, and the official returns show
concluslvely how each Is regarded
by his friends, neighhors and fellow
cltlsens whore he Is best known, In
his own homo,
Al RRowARps HOME.
In puval county Davis received
2OSs votes, or more than 81 per cent
OF the total vote of 3,co0, being o plu'
mlity over Broward vi 500, aud 9
majority over all OF 507; Brownrd
got ,O05 votes, or about 2oIS per cent
OF the total vote.
In Broward's home precinct Davis
received l2l out OF 28s votes, or near
" 80 per cent, making a plurality
over Broward OF 30 and majority
over all OF lj while Bruward got only
Of votes or n small fration over 30 per
cent OF the total vote OF tho precinct.
Broward received the entire vote
2O--ln one precinct, majority vote
In eight precincts and small plnrall'
ties In three others, Davis received
q majority vote In Is OF the ~ pre-
clncts IN the county.
AT DAvIs's HoME,
Compare the foregoing with the
record OF the ballots In Mr.. Davls's
home county,
Tie total vote OF Putnam was Sb7,
Of which Davis received 7ah more
than M per cent of tho total county
vote aud $40 more than q majority
while In the entire county Broward
got only 81 votes, Davla carried
every one OF the "a precincts by large
receiving every vote oas'
for governor In six OF tho precincts,
including his own, while Broward
got votes In only 10 precincts.
The inevitable deduction from the
foregoing Ia, that Mr.. Broward has
received his largest vote In those To-
calitles In the State where he IL least
known, while Mr.. Davis, on the con
trary, has received BIS heaviest vote
In his home connts nd precinct and
his llghtest vote elsewhere.
Those Democrats In remote coun
ties who may have been induced to
support Mr.. Broward under the false
that he was regarded by
his nelghbors and fellow citizens
who know him best as fit and
proper person tn Ill the high Office
which he seeks, will be undeceived
by the abovo~ abstract from the Of
fetal returns OF the first primary;
and those who we're unfamiliar with
DR. mlbinformed concerning the
standing OF Mr.. Davis at his own
homo and among those who have
best and longest known his merits,
will be able TO determine much bet
Ter than before whether or not he Is
Justly entitled TO their support In the
present contest.
Triumpks OF Modern surgsry,
a a =. H.