The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
Analysis Shows That Stay.at,
Homes Alone Caused Judge
Parker's Defeat.
MISSOURI SLUMP WAS 50,075.
Republicans Have No Cause for
Observation-Disclosures on Part
of Democrats General in
Middle West

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, Dec. 4~.-Anslysis of the
vote cast at the recent election shows
conclusively that President Ro~osevelts
overwhelming victory was due to failure
on the part IF the Democrats TO go to the
polls, and not to any great increase in the
number Of Republican voters.
This is plainly shown by the fact that
the vote iii 1854 was less thai that of 1890.
and also of 1896. notwithstanding an in
crease in population of at least 5000. coo.
The total vote in the last election was
1858, 6ls; in 1899 it was 1881 $50. ami in
1896 IL. BIS.
MCKINLEY AND ROOSEVELT.
In 1900 Mckinley polled 7.zoT. 9gS votes.
On November S last Roosevelt received T.
1850. OF i32.G37 votes more than Mckin-
ley. Yet RoOsevcit's plurality over Par
kcr is 2,5i6. 66g.
In 1899 McKinley's plurality over Bryan
WAS $40. $50. Parker ran l."a.2 2 votes be
hind Bryan. These votes did not 20 TO
Alr. Roosevelt, az the returns prove, Mr.
Roosevelt receiving less than half a mil
lion votes more than did Mr.. Mckinley.
FROM the meager returns Immediately
following the election. the enormous plu-
r~alitieS given by the various states made
- "itN@ N"aA VA 4A"A 49,
over hundreds of thousands OF Democrats.
As a matter of fact. he merely poiled the
normal Republican vote. with slight
gains. due 70 Increase of population. as It
stuGy Of the figures given will show.
For instance, Illinois gave Mr.. Roose-
welt a plurality of 3S .oo. In 1900 it gave
Mckinley 94.924. or an increase of more
than 200, 900 for Mr.. Roosevelt.
This on its face would convey the M
preston that there had been wholesale
Democratic assertions TO the Republican
standard bearer. In truth. there was no
such movement. RooseVeits vote was real
Is less than 3, 900 in excess OF Mckinley >
in Illinois.
The failure Of Democrats to vote IS
shown by 4 COMPARISON of the total y9.g
cast in 1870 and 1904. Bryan polled y5.ool
four years ago. Parker polied S2',oD last
month. g decrease of 175.455. Not even the
35.Vtb additional votes given Roosefeit anu
counts for the missing vote, and nothing
could more clearly establish the fact tla'
stay-at-homes were responsible for the De
feat OF Judge Parker than the returns
from Illinois.
THE SLUMP IN NEBRASKA.
Another illustration. however, Is found
in Nebraska. where the Democratic Fo'e
was more than cut in half. falling from
1l4.Oi3 for Bryan in 1850 to 52@o tor fai-
ker, "A decrease of e1,C93.
Roosevelt carried Bryan's home Staie
by 75. 6ScS. vet he received only ISIS votes
more than did Mckinley four years ago.
when Mckinley carried it by a measer
1872.
And thus the story might be continued
throughout the entire list OF states. RAJ
sas. which gave Mckinley a plurality IN
1880 OF 1884, this year gave Roossveit l@e,.
OG3 plurality. yet the total Republican vote
was only 24.93S more than that given Nc
Kinley four years ago.
In every section Of the country. partcu
larry in the Middle West. where the Pre5i-
dent was strongest. the figures tell the
same story OF apathy on the part of the
Democrats. In Iowa, for instance The
Of 1900. while the Republican vote increased
on.y 10. Bryan received 209.l7s in 1850;
Parker 1871 in 1904. Mckinley polled &c.,
IS5 in 1900. and Roosevelt 3W.@I.
REPUBLICAN JOY NOT WARRANTED.
Missouri, the gaining of which caused
so much joy In the Republican camp. does
not appear TO warrant any great jubila-
ton. 1t shows a falling off of 56. 0l5 votes
compared with that enrolled for Bryan
four years ago. and although Roosevelt
carried the State by $500, his vote was
only 1856 more than that given given Nc
Kinley in 1900
Ohio gave Roosevelt the enormous plu-
rality OF Us Al. Mckinley carried his
own State by 69,0S6 in 1900. This is an
other example Of the false impressions
created by pllralities. Roosevelt,s vote
New York's popular vote increased SO.
63 ever that Of 1909. Judge Parker polled
5.4s6 more than did Mr.. Bryan. an in
crease of less than l per cent while the
Republican vote was 81, 1853 more than that
of four years ago.
These figures also show a lamentable
failure by Democrats TO go to the polls.
but It is less pronounced than In the
Western States. where at first blush. Mr..
Roosevelt appeared to nave made such
tremendous gains.
Debs. the Socialist candidate. who was
also the candidate OF his party in 1890. de-
veloped great gains. showing an increase
of more than 1000. Watson ran strong
est in his own State. Georgia. In South
Carolina he received one vote.