Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-12-07
A PECULIAR POLITICAL MixUP.
Some Curious Features Of the Late
Election.

AS ASSShS SlSCtioA al tllS oIdIc
constituted peculiar mixup and was
marked by some curious results TAX
ing the average Of the Presidential
Electors the total vote for President
was 12.051. OF these Roosevelt re-
ceived 1929, Parker 1870. Debs 913
and Watson 1888. Roosevelt's plural
ity over Parker was 1859 and his ma
jority over all 1907. AS the average
majority CT the leading Fusion candi-
dates two years ago was about 400,
this indicates most remarkable
change-in fact veritable land
slide" to Roo:eve.t
In this case, however, the vote on
the Presidency is not a fair indication
Of the actual political complexion IF
tao State. Roosevelts large vote
was in the nature of Democratic
Silver Party protest against the NOM
inatiCn of Parker. True, it carried
most of the Fusion ticket down with
the presidential candidate, but it was
by comparatively small majorities
and it was owing to the fact as Mr.
Bryan well puts it, tn while manv
Democrats and Silver ATTY men dis
eliminated between the National and
A goodly number in order to appear
consistent followed the Republican
ticket right down the list and voted
the whole or the greater part CT -.
This is very general custom in such
cases.
In this connection a few compar
fsons may be of some interest. The
vote on Congressman was 11,401-
just $50 less than the vote for Presi-
dent. Van Duzer received 1924, Yer
ington 5,3O5 and Sadler 572. Van
Duzer, therefore, won by a plurality
over Yerington Of 219.
On the Supreme Judgeship the vote
reached total of II ,61S exceeding the
combined vote of Van Duzer. Yering-
ton and Sadler by PIT. This indicates
that more interest was taken in the
judgeship contest than in that for Con
gresham.
Mr.. Bartine. the Fusion candidate
for the Supreme Bench, received a
total of 5,5SS votes, the highest on the
Democratic, Silver ticket and leads
Van Duzer by GA. In fact, Bartine's
vote is the highest on either ticket
excepting those of the Presidential
Electors and Mr.. Norcross. At first
thought it seems strange that the can
didates of the Fusion party who hal
the highest number of votes shouli
be beaten while one who had a smaller
total was elected But the reason was
the opposition to Van Duzer was Ii
vided between Yerington and Sadler
while in the judgeship fight the oppo-
sition to Bartine was all massed IN
favor of Norcross. Van Duzer had
more votes than Yerington, but less
than Yerington and Sadler combined.
In view of these figures it is not
unreasonable to conclude that the
candidacy of Sadler helped Van Duzer.
There is hardly room for doubt, in the
main. the Sadler vote represented q
dissatisfied fusion element, which WITH
him out of the field would have sup
ported Yerington.
1t is worthy of note. too. that Mr..
Yerington's vote, which probably fully
represents the legitimate Republican
strength in the State. was 725 less
than that of Mr.. Nocross. Yerington'
being 5.3O5 while Norcross' was 5000
This is suggestive OF the strong, con
centrated effort made on behalf OF the
Republican judicial candidate, for Il
will not be seriously claimed that M
Norcross was personally more popular
than Mr.. Yerington. With Mr.. Bar
tine leading Van Duzer GA votes it car
hardly be urged that Bartine was
weak candidate, while the excess OF
the judicial vote over the Congress
ional makes it clear that the siren
uous fight of the campaign was on the
judgeship.
It is a singular circumstance that Il
two counties the vote was tie be
tween Norcross and Bartine. In i1u
reka each had 1913. while in Churchill
175 was placed to the credit OF eacf
candidate 1t is doubtful if 2 similar
thing ever before occurred in the his
tory Of American elections.
Mr.. Norcross' largest majority was
in Washoe where it footed up 4!b