Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-05-09

Acknowledgement Of the colored peo-
pie in the Southern States had check
ed the tide that seemed about 10 flow
in his favor from the Negro districts
in the North, Mr.. OLaughlin says:
"What has been said gives a fair
idea of the condition OF the Negro
mind. The States in which their
votes could exercise a decisive result
are.
New York. where there are $4,000
Negroes of voting age.
Connecticut with $500 Negroes
of voting age.
New Jersey. with 10000 of yo--
Delaware. with $500 of voting
Maryland. with $4,000 of voting
age
West Virginia. with 1900 Of vot-
ing age.
Ohio. with $4,000 of voting age.
Kentucky. with $4,000 of voting
age
Indiana. with $4,000 of voting age.
Illinois. with $4,000 of voting age.
Missouri with $4,000 of voting
age.
Kansas. with 1900 of voting age.
Nebraska, with p 500 of voting axe.
Colorado. With $500 of voting aye.
lt The Neeroes should vote eu
bloc in tine States named for the Dem
ocrotlc candidate the electoral votes
OFT many ot these States would pass
from Republican control. Even r.
considerable number should decide
to support the Democratic ticket
the chances OF Republican success
would Dee seriously affected I'm New
YORK. for example the loss of 3S.
600 Negro votes or even half of them
probably would result iu Republican
defeat. the more especially If the
Republican candidate failed to am
peal strongly to the white voters of
his party In 1892 New York cave
cleveland "a plurality of f5.51S. In
$3.50 Mckinley was elected bv a rlur-
atty of 26S,f69. I'm 1900 Mckinley
was reelected by "a plurality of 1tg
400. I'm 1904 Roosevelt was elect
ed by plurality of 57qS7. while
the rest of the Republican Ticker
was defeated. the Democratic Houten
emf governor receiving "a plurality On
'-'l Ohio was Republican br
Nt1 bon 1892; fN.491 iu 1896. SO
O36 boz 1900. and 255I21 in 1904
but n 1905 during the cubornatorfal
campaign DC went Democratic bv
vote of 1904. Kentucky was Ro-
publican in 1896. and gave the Dem
ocrtic candidate in 1900 "a plurality
OF less chan 5000 aud n 1908 loss
than 10000. Indiana was Demo-
cratic in 1892 aud has been Ronubri-
can since. Illinois also was Demo-
cratic in 1892 and iu tho elections OF
1880, 1900 and 1908 overwhcImiue-
ly supported the Republican candi-.
dates
Missouri drew away from the soil
id South iu 1905 whom 90 gave
Roosevelt "a plurality of $4,000
kansas voted tle fusion ticket n|
1892. the Democratic ticket I'm 1890.
Che Republican ticket iu 1900 ana
1905. lu 1905 tlc Republican cau-
didate Tor governor was elected bv
plurality of 2.f-3. Nebraska sun
ported Bryan Don 1890 and haas been
Republican over since. Colorado has
been ar various times Democratic.
including the election of 1892. though
since 30 haas been Republican To eo|
back East. Connecticut supported fu-'
Sion iu 1892. 1890 and 1900. butt
voted for Roosevelt in 1908 and far|
90 Republican governor in 1906. New
Jersey for the past uirtv-siv years
has been Democratic as frequently AL
81 las been Republican Do strongly
supported Mckinley during his two
elections. and Roosevelt in 1909. butt
in Che guhernatOrial campaign OIL
last year gave Republican majority
of only S.013.
These statistics have been cousid-
cred with Che closest attention by the|
President and the Republican candid
dates. strenuous efforts have been
made 20 secure the support of the
Negroes for the nomination of Taft.
and like efforts have been made by|
Fairbanks and the other candidates"