The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-22
REPUBLICAN VICTORY
In 1916 Foretold by Vote Of 1914
Scattering Progressive Vote
Permits Democrats to
Hold House.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Repub-
lican National Committee has made q
final analysis of the result Of the cleo.
tions held last November According
to long statement given out tonight
by Secretary Reynolds at the committee
headquarters here, the analysis shows
three very important political facts.
First. the Republicans carried upon
national issues states that would give a
clear majority in the Electoral College
and elect Republican president.
3. The Democratic majority in the
next House Is only the result of the
Progressive vote in certain districts of
the country, and the Democrats will be
really minority party in the House of
Representatives.
3. Two-thirds of the Progressive vote
of 1912 has not only ceased to support
third. party candidates but has returned
to the support of Republican principles
and candidates.
These three proportions represent the
analysis of the official figures of the
votes cast in thirty eight states.
The Republicans carried twenty
three states" says the statement,
(which, in the Electoral College cast
2SS votes for president, clear maj ,rity
of 90 over the 266 necessary for choice.
There are three states which may be
temporarily classed as doubtful, as en-
national issues they divided their allegi-
ance. These are Oregon, South Dakota
and Nevada, in which Democratic SEN
ators were chosen, but Republican
House delegations were elected
REPUBLICAN GAIN OF 3,4s9,5s8
"At this election $50 Democratic can.
didates were successful. In thirty.n nine
OF the congressional districts, however,
the Progressive vote was larger than the
Democratic plurality, 80 that had it not
been for the Progressive vote the Dem.
ocratic membership in the next House
would be only 19l with 218 necessary
for majority. The Progressive vote
also elected four Democratic senator's
those in Colorado, California, Indiana
and Oregon.
"The question of what has become Of
the Progressive vote of 1919 is we'll an.
swered in these official returns. In the
thirty. eight states whose returns have
been compiled there is a Republican
gain OF 2.4S9, 5SS over the Republican
presidential vote of 1912. There is a
Progressive loss OF 2,5O7,81l, as com.
pared with the presidential vote Of that
party two years ago In other words
the Progressive loss Is within less than
l per cent of being the same as the Re-
publican gain.
I'm the twenty.three states which
put themselves in the Republican col
umn, the Republican plurality over the
Democratic vote was over 1,006, 900;
whereas, in 1912, the Wilson vote in the
same states was larger than the Taft
vote by over q million. OF the total
vote cast by the three parties in these
states in 1914. the Republicans cast
40 g per cent the Democrats 38 8 per
cent and the Progressives 1l.5 per cent.
In 1912 the presidential vote cast was
Republicans, 2s 4 per cent; Democrats,
1877 per cent and Progressives $40 per
cent.
The twenty.three states are: Con.
necticut, Delaware. Idaho. Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts. Michi.
gan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New Mexico, New York. North
Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington.