The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-16
PRODUCES FIGURES
Proves His Assertion as
to Negro Vote.
The Negro and Foreigners in 1900
Elected Mckinley. A Vote For
Roosevelt is a Vote to Give
the Negro the Balance
of Power.

To the EGitor:-Some of my Re-
publican friends say / made a state
ment | cannot prove when | said the
Republican party without the negro
and foreigner could not have elected
q president since the war. 10 prove
it / will take the election of 1900.
which is fresh in eVeryDody's mind.
and figure ii State by State. fo- no
man viii contend that any number of
negroes in the % states that are called
Republican voted, or will vote the
Democratic ticket. Five out or the
twenty eight states | shall name cast
20 electoral votes with negro Tnaies
over tWenty-one years, largely III eN-
cess of the Republican majority in
these five states, which are California
Delaware, Maryland. Oregon and
Washington. Then comes eight more
states casting rs electoral votes un-
queStionably saved TO the republican
party by the negroes. SO we nave
100 votes the total Democratic ahd
Republican electoral vote for 1901 was
447. One-half of which would be 20.
so 224 would have elected. The DEM
ocrats polled 1856 so had they won
the 1O6 votes saved by the negroes
to the Republican party. Democracy
i'm 1900 with so much diSSat 5Lacllon
, in the party. would have had 8 more
votes than would have been needed 10
elect Bryan. If this does not prove
the Republican party is dead without
the negro then / don't know white
from black, and Mr.. Roosevelt knew
il when he dined with Booker W2sn-
ington. and q vote for Roosevelt 1S a
vote to give the negro the balance OF
| power. ana the South Will be Hooded
with negro officers to pay the North
IT., lak ny q
/ fasten a tariff of untold millions on
! the American people TO keep fat the
| trusts that furnish the money 10 rob
$40 of the people for the benefit OF
| one-tenth while 40 of the voting
population is termed rural. and to
them Democracy must appeal for her
victory, by making plain that 1t is
| by negro aid a tariff is fastened on
them that yields no receipts at the
Custom House. Now for the evidence:
California Republican vote, 1885,
436. Democratic vote, 124 ,622, Repub-
| lican majority, 40,S14, negroes "a, 542,
| foreigners 1S0.294.
Connecticut Republican vote, 1922
| 572. Democratic vote, 14,l04, Republ1-
can majority. 28,46S, negroes 5,l24,
| foreigners LOG, 403.
Delaware Republican vote. 22,537,
Democratic vote 1866, Republican
majority, 90 Z, neg oeS or1-o' vi CiS1ii
| ers 6,747.
Illinois Republican vote. 94,5S5.
Democratic vote. 503,061, Republican
majority. 4,524, negroes 31,247. for
| eigners 467,125.
Indiana Republican vote. 336.O63,
Democratic vote. 309,5S1. Republican
majority. 26,4S2, negroes 1S,445. for
eigners 1887
Iowa Republican vote. 307,77S,
Democratic vote, 20926 Republican
majority. 96,512. negroes 4,633, tor
eigners ISL, 906.
! Kansas Republican vote. 1S5,952,
Democratic vote, 1872. SOS, Republican
| majority, 23,347, negroes 1924. FOR
| eigners 66,93S.-
Maine Republican vote. 65,475,
Democratic vote. 36.822, Republican
| majority. 28,653. negroes S07. for
eigners 31.515.
Maryland Republican vote, 1876 f12,
| Democratic vote, 122,271. Republican
majority. 1924, negroes 60.924. for
| egners 42,011.
| Massachusetts Republican vote,
23S, S66, Democratic vote. 156.977.
Republican majority, 81,889, negroes
13,416. foreigners 343,522.
Michigan Republican vote. 316,269,
Democratic vote. 211.685, Republican
majority, 104.584, negroes 1888, for
eigners 261,415.
| Minnesota Republican vote. 1879,