The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-27
Analyzing the GubernatOrIal
Vote.

IAAthIN LlHE itiC "hD(I
Vote.
The fact that Mr.. BrOward recciv-
ed a few more votes in the state at
large than were cast for Mr.. Davis
II ritiful plurality of 227 III Il vote of
"A l41, or about One-half of one per
tent--haS been seized upon by Mr..
Broward's supporters as the leading
and apparently the only argument in
favor of his nomination in the second
primary. A brief examination of the
official returns will discover the real
value of such an argument.
Broward's vote in the entire state
was a very small fraction over 30 per
cent, of the entire vote, while Davis
vote was within quite as small frac-
tion of 80! per cent of the whOle-a
difference in Broward's favor OF about
ONE-HALF OF ONE PER CENT! Brow
ard 'leads,n to be sure, but scarcely
enough to justify very much of the
Dragging his friends are doing in his
behalf.
Broward got small majorities in
in five small counties, viz: Calhoun,
Lafayette, Liberty, Monroe and Tay-
lor; Davis got large majoritles in five
big counties, viz: Dade, Duval, Put
nam, st. Johns and Volusia. The
sum of Broward's S maiolities was PAT;
the sum of Davis majorities was S55!
There's a lead for you!
Broward secured pluralities over
Davis in "a counties, Davis got plu-
ralities over Broward in 20 counties,
and IN one the vote was tie between
them. These four little pluralities
in excess of the number given to Da-
Wis constitute about all that Brow
ards friends can really afford to
boast Of
But after all, the real test of fitness
as between the two candidates, must
be found in the vote cast:in their re-
spective counties and precincts, and
the official returns show conclusively
how each is regarded by his friends,
Ineighbors and fellow citizens where
he is best known, in his own home.
AT BRowARD'S HOME.
In Duval county Davis received
2,O5S votes, or more than 81 per cent
of the total vote of 5000, being a plu-
rality over Broward of 993, and u
majority over all of 5O7; BrOward got
,O65 votes, or about 20! per cent of
the total vote.
In Broward's home precinct Davis
received I2l out of 233 votes, or near
Iy 50 per cent, making plurality ov-
er Broward of 30, and a majority Ov-
er all of 8; while Broward got only 81
votes or u small fraction over 80 per
cent of the total vote of the precinct.
Broward received the entire vote
2O-in one precinct, IA majority vote
in eight precincts and small plurali-
ties over Davis in three others; DAY.
is received Il majority vote in fifteen
of the 26 precincts in the county.
AT DAVIS HOME.
Compare the foregoing with the re-
cord of the ballots in Mr. Davis home
county.
The total vote of Putnam was 957,
of which Davis received 795, more
than So per cent. of the total
county vote and 3l6 more than ma
iority; while in the entire county
Broward got only So votes. Davis
carried every one of the q precincts
by large majorities, receiving every
vote cast for governor in six of the
precincts, including his own, while
Broward got votes in only l5precincts.
The inevitable deduction from the
foregoing is, that Mr. Broward has
received his largest vote in those To-
calities in the state where he is least
known and his smallest vote in the
county and precinct where he lives
and is best known, while Mr.. Davis,
on the contrary, has received his
heaviest vote in his home county and
precinct, and his lightest vote else
where.
Those democrats in remote coun-
ties who may have been induced to
support Mr.. Broward under the false
impression that he was regarded by
= hts neighbors and fellow citizens
who know him best as a fit and prop
er person to fill! the high office which
he seeks, will be undeceived by the
above abstract from the official re-
turns of the first primary; and those
, who were unfamiliar with or misin-
formed concerning the standing of
Mr.. Davis at his own home and
among those who have best and long
est known his merits, will be able TO
determine much better than before
whether, or not, he is justly entitled
to their support in the present con-
test.~