Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-30
CRAWFORD SEES C. 0. P. WIN
County Chairman Makes Vote Analy-
sis that Indicates Victory.
REGISTRATION POINTS TO I
Apparent Democratic Gains Are De-
ceivinE, as They only show
stray sheep Return
ing to Fold,

ceivinE, as they only show
stray sheep Return-
ing to Fold.
"A study OF the complete registration
shows tina a large number OF democrats
who have heretofore been registered as
republicans for city purposes, so that they
could take part in the republican primaries
have returned to the first love and lined
up where they properly belong, In the
democratic column" said Chairman Craw-
ford of the republican county committee.
For instance, in the First ward, as com
pared with registration Of one year ago
the republicans lost seventy-nine and the
democrats gained 800. In the Second ward
the republicans gained POS and the demo-
Gratis oil, in the Third ward the republicans
gained go and the democrats lost ITO, in the
Fourth ward the republicans gained 2sl
and the democrats 452, in the Fifth ward
the republicans gained 1914 and the demo-
Gratis AL, in the Sixth ward the republicans
gained $40 and the democrats lost 80, In
the Seventh ward the republicans gained
l54 and the democrats 293, in the ighth
ward the republicans gained 1913 and the
democrats SS1, in the Ninth ward the re-
publlcans gained COZ and the democrats
33s, in the Tenth ward the republicans
gained 1O1 and the democrats 339, in the
Eleventh ward the republicans gained 500
and the democrats 22 and in the Twelfth
ward the republicans gained ga and the
democrats 61O.
Down to Real Party Vote.
This makes a net gain for the repub-
Leans Of 3,612 and a net gain Of 3,S43 for the
democrats over the registration Of 1907.
This leaves an apparent net gain for the
democrats and independents and all other
opposition of PAL, but the real reason Is
we'll understood in political circles. The
total republican registration, including
South Omaha, is $40. and under the cir
cumstances, l think it can be safely
claimed now that this number represents
the true and actual republican vote, purged
Of about all democrats who have been
registered as republicans for city purposes.
The democrats and all other opposition
combined have II, I'll. This gives a normal
republican majority on registration over
all other opposition Of 1881.
"Four years ago, when President Roose-
Welt had over 5000 majority in Douglas
county, (Which, of course, represented
many democratic votes). the total regis
tration of the republicans in Omaha and
SOutn Omalla was 1911. InlS, OF COuISet
included democrats who were masquerad-
ing as republicans on the registration
books. The combined opposition had 1O.4e4.
The normal republican majority on regis
tration in 1904 was 4,777. Leaving out the
: vote for President Roosevelt, which repre-
scented many democratic votes, and taking
the vote on senator's, which was a fair
sample, the total average for republican
senators in the county was 15.27l, and the
average vote of the democratic candidates
for the senate was 1888, showing a repub-
lican majority over all of 4,75S, which is
only a few votes less than the normal
majority at the registration.
. an 1900 Douglas county gave Mckinley
1880 and Bryan 1925. Nobody claims
that Bryan is as strong now as he was
E in 1900. In the above calculation. except
: on the total vote, the country precincts
c are not included.
u Full Majority for Taft.
y LAS the registration just completed now
u stands. Judge Taft should have on a full
vote a majority OF $500 in Douglas county
u There are fifty-four precincts in Omaha and
: 1t would require a change Of thirty votes
in each precinct to wipe out this majority,
Those who are In touch with the situation
believe that so far as changes are con-
cerned from one party to the other the
democrats, who, for business reasons. will
vote for Judge Taft, will more than equa,
any slight republican disaffection that MAJ
exist.
ut will be seen by the above calculation
based on actual registration figures, thai
u the democratic claim that Douglas county
a Is democratic is all moonshine. Giving
: Mr.. Bryan every independent vote, pro.
%hibition, socialist, populist. (Which he will
not get, then add the democratic strength
and he has still got to find $500 votes ad.
v ditional before his friends can begin tC
talk of carrying Douglas county.
1 The trend is now all toward Judge Taft
and the republican ticket, and while 1t has
never been doubtful, since the registration
and the transferring of democrats to theii
+" own registration books, we are Eettins
u down to the true and actual condition OF
c things. and it is a very conservative state.
ment to say that Judge Taft will have q
, plurality on a full vote Of 5000 in Douglas
county.
las to South Omaha, the republicans
have done themselves proud there. ano
have registered 2,5Os votes, against 2,55t
for democratic and independent and 123 fol-
> socialist, and it now looks like the whole
republican ticket would have a majority
in South Omaha. The meetings yesterday
and the day before of the employees, at al
the packing houses, and at the Live Stock
exchange, addressed by Governor Sheldon
Senator Burkett and Mr.. Jefferis, have
never been equaled for enthusiasm, close
attention and numbers"
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