The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-11-28
VOTE COUNT SHOWS
DEMOCRATS STRONG.

OE1OCnA1S 81 NUM-
Majors Majority 10, O56, His Pluralit.
.119,2OO.
The complete official returns com
piled by Secretary of State Cornelius
Roach, indicate considerable increas'
in the strength of the Democratic
party, in spite of falling off Of thu
total vote.
Four years ago, Hadley Rep.) raj
ahead of Cowherd Dem.) by abou
1900, practically all of which wa.
obtained in St. Louis. That the nor
NAL Republican and Democratic vote
then was nearly evenly divided is in
dicated by the fact that Taft won les:
than 700 plurality over Bryan, while
receiving the benefit Of Hadley's ST.
Louis popularity.
A record vote for President ano
Governor Of more than $4,000 was
cast. This year there was much dis
satisfaction, and thousands of Repub'
lican voters remained at home be-
cause they did not wish to pick be.
tween third term candidate and
President Taft.
The total vote for President and
Governor in Missouri this year was
Slightly more than 696, 600, decrease
of $4,000 from 1908. But this de.
crease was not evenly divided be-
tween the Democrats on one hand
and the Republicans and Bull Moos-
ers on the other.
Elliott w. Major, Democratic NOM
inee for Governor, had a total vote OF
337, 019. only 1904 less than Cowherd
received four years ago.
The total Republican vote for Gov
ernor four years ago was 355, 932 and
the Democratic vote 34O,053, a Re-
publican majority of $3.50. The
Democratic vote for Governor this
year was 337,Ol9. The combined
Republican and Bull Moose vote
for Governor was 326,963 or
%, 1853 less than the Republican vote
four years ago. 1t also represents
the conversion of a Republican ma
jority for Hadley four years ago of
$3.50 into a Democratic majority for
Elliot w. Major this year of 1O,O56.
Mckinley Behind Hadley.
A further indication of unusual
confidence in the Democratic ticket
in Missouri this year is the fact that
John c. Mckinley, who led the stand
pat Republican ticket polled 1881
less votes than Hadley did four years
ago, although Roosevelt, leading the
the Bull Moose ticket, polled a total
of only 1911 votes and Nortoni,
the Bull Moose candidate for Govern
or, polled only l09, 146.
Woodrow Wilson received 33O,947
votes in Missouri. But his total
vote is Slightly greater than the
combined vote for Taft and Roose-
welt, although Roosevelt ran 1853
votes farther ahead of Nortoni than
Taft ran behind Mckinley.
Mckinley led the stand-pat ticket
and Taft brought up the rear, Roose-
welt led the Bull Moose ticket and
Nortoni was at the tail end of that
ticket. This reversal Of conditions
is considered significant iii determin-
ing whether or not the Democratic
victory in Missouri is clear cut or
the claim of Republicans
and Bull Moosers alike that the split
in the Republican party is RESPONSE
BILE for that victory has any founda-
lion. Although there is no question
that the division Of Republicans al
lowed the Democrats to roll up the
largest pluralities ever given State
on any ticket in this state,
here also seems to be no question
but that without the disaffection Mis-
souri, was safely back in the Demo-
cratic column. The combined votes
Of the Bull Moosers which the Re-
oublicans claimed were partially
lrawn from the Democratic party,
Ind the Republican vote combined,
;ould not have elected a Republican.
Many Stayed at Home .
But on the other hand, it seems s
Entirely probable that had Democrat
C victory not been so absolutely GER
ain many thousands of Democrats
Who stayed at home would have -,
'raved the inclement weather and |
increased the Democratic vote ma.