Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11
NEXT ELECTORAL COLLEGE.

NEXT ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
St. Paul Pioneer Press: While the
political trend for some months has
offered much encouragement to the
democrats in their forecast OF results
in the presidential campaign next
year, there is feature Of the sltua-
ton that gives the republicans de-
cided advantage, compared with the
vote in 1908 This advantage is found
in the reapportionment that is neces-
sary under the thirteenth census,
which shows gain OF thirty-hve cleo
toral college votes in states that are
normally republican, against gain OF
thirteen votes in states normally DEM
ocratic, net republican gain OF
twenty two. Here is a table show
ing the distribution OF electoral votes
BY states under the old apportionment
and the new:
Old pportionment-Alab II
Araknsas, 9; California 10; Colorado
S; Connecticut, 4; Delaware, 8; Flor
ida, 5; Georgia, l3; Idaho, 8; Illinois
d; Indiana, Is; Iowa, l3; Kansas, 10
Kentucky, l3; Louisiana, 9; Maine, g.
Maryland, s; Massachusetts, 10; Mich
igan, IA; Minnesota, IL; Mississippi
10; Missouri, Is; Montana, 8; Ne
braska, 8; Nevada, 8; New Hampshire
a New Jersey, y; New York, 80
North Carolina l2; North Dakota, 4
Ohio. 23; Oklahoma. Z; Oregon, 4
Pennsylvania, "a; Rhode Island, 4
South Carolina, p; South Dakota, 4
Tennessee, p; Texas, l9; Utah, 3
Vermont, 4; Virginia, -; Washing
ton, 5; West Virginia, 7; Wisconsin
13; Wyoming, g.
New apportionment-Alabama, y
Arkansas, 9; Arizona, 5; California
l3; Colorado, 6; Connecticut, I; Della
ware, 8; Florida, 6; Georgia, IA
Idaho, 4; Illinois, %; Indiana, Is
Iowa, l3; Kansas, 10; Kentucky. IS
Louisiana, 10; Maine, 8; Maryland
s; Massachuse Is; Michigan, Is
Minnesota, ~; Mississippi, 10; Mis-
souri,, lS; Montana, 4; Nebraska, 8
Nevada, 3; New Hampshire, 4; Ney
Jersey, IA; New Mexico, 3; Ne,
York, As; North Carolina, u; Nortl
Dakota, 5; Ohio, "a; Oklahoma, 10
Oregon, 5; Pennsylvania, SO; Rhod'
Island, 5; South Carolina, u; Soutl
Dakota, 5; Tennessee, u; Texas, 20
Utah, 4; Vermont, 1; Virginia, II
Washington, 7; West Virginia, 8
Wisconsin, l3; Wyoming, 8. lota
55l.
Based upon the electoral vote o
1908, the vote OF the electoral colleg
in 1912 would show the following nor
NAL gains:
observation-disclosures, 8; Idaho, /
Illinois, 2; Massachusetts, 2; Mich
igan, /; Minnesota, |; Montana,
New Jersey, 2; New York, 6; Mort
Dakota, |; Ohio, |; Oregon, |; Penn
sylvania, 4; Rhode Island, !; Sout
Dakota, /; Utah, !; Washington,
West Virginia, l; New Mexico,
Total, IS.
Democratic-Alabama, l.; Florid
/; Georgia, /; L Louisiana, |; Oklahom
8; Texas, 2; Colorado, l; Arizona,
Total, 49,
This apparent advantage for the +
publieans in the electoral college
Of course, based on the vote for Pre-
ident Taft and Mr.. Bryan in l9C
The congressional and state election
in 1910 so changed conditions tn
this advantage has been in larg
measure overcome States that we
carried by Mr.. Taft in 1908 but viii
elected democratic governors III l9
were: Connecticut, Indiana, Mali
Massachusetts,, Montana, New Jers'
New York. North Dakota, Ohio a
Oregon. With this remarkable gs
in the number OF democratic &C
ernors, the democrats also Won
house Of congress and made gains
the senate, which has narrowed
republican majority in that body
close margin. The developments
the special session OF congress ha
created marked dissenslons in the
publican ranks and have SO up
party lines that it is difficult to m;
intelligent forecasts of next ye;
battle. The figures, however, are
ceedingly interesting and will have
be taken into consideration i'll spe
lations concerning the distribution
the vote of the electoral college