The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-01-22
REPUBLICANS HAD
CLEAR MAJORITY
Secretary Reynolds Makes
Interesting Deductions.
Some Facts Gathered From Re-
turns Of Last November
Election.


Republican National Committee, has
made some very interesting deduc-
tions from the official returns of the
\ last November election.
According to his statement the re-
suit of the elections of November last
proves three very important political
facts:
First: The Republicans carried
upon national issues States that
would give a clear ma jority in the
Electoral College. and elect a Repub-
lican President.
Second The Democratic majority
in the next House is only the result
OF the Progressive vote in certain
districts OF the country, and the Dem
ocrats will be really a minority party
in the House OF Representatives.
Third: Two-thirds of the Pregres-
sive vote Of 1912 has not only ceased
to support third party candidates. but
has returned TO the support of Re-
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This is the story that Is told by
the Official figures Of the last election
just compiled by the Republican
National Committee. They are the
official figures Of thirty-eight' differ
ent States, representing all sections
of the country.
The ID l, rriAA Ctatac
which i'm the Electoral College cast
2SS votes for President. a clear ma
jority OF 22 over the 266 necessary
for choice. There are three States
which may be temporarily olassed as
doubtful, as on national issues they
divided their allegiance. These are
Oregon, South Dakota and Nevada,
in which Democratic Senators were
chosen but Republican Congressional
delegations were elected.
At this election 230 Democratic
Members of Congress were successful.
In 80 Of the Congressional districts
of the country. however. the Progress
sive vote was larger than the Demo-
cratic plurality, SO that, had 1t not
been for the Progressive vote the
Democratic mebership In the next
House would be only 1911, with 218
necessary for a majority. The Pro-
gressive vote also elected four Demo-
cratic Senators. those in California,
Colorado. Indiana and Oregon.
The question OF what has become
of the Progressive vote OF 1912 is
well answered in these official re-
turns. In the 3s States whose re-
turns have been compiled, there is
a Republican gain of ASSESS over
the Republican Presidential vote of
1912. There is a Progressive loss
of 2.507.Sl1, as compared with the I
Presidential vote of that party two
years ago. In other words, the Pro-
gressive loss is within less than l per
cent OF being the same as the Repub-
lican gain.
Gin these 23 States which put them
selves in the Republican column, the
Republican plurality over the Demo-
cratic vote was over million;
whereas, In 1912. the Wilson vote in
the same States was larger than the
INT vote by over one million. or
the total vote cast by the three par
ties In thes States in 1914, the Re-
publicans cast 49,6 per cent; the
Democrats $50 per cent, and the
Progressives lis per cent. In 1912,
the Presidential vote cast was: Re-
publicans. 2S.4 per cent; Democrats,
1877 per cent; Progressives, 3l.s
per cent.
or the total Progressive vote cast
by these 23 States. II is interesting
TO note that half of 1t was cast by
two States. Illinois and Pennsylvan-
ia, and nearly two-thirds of the total
by the three States of Illinois. Penn
sylvania and Kansas. II
The three doubtful States. accord
ing to the last ELECTION. were Nevada. a
Oregon and South Dakota. In Ne
vada, the Democrats won the Sena-
torship by 40 votes. and the Repub-
licans won congressman at-large {
by a plurality of SIT. In Oregon,
t&e Democrats. and his own personal
reelected Senator Cham
berlain by . margin OF $4,000 while
the Republicans carried all three
Congressional districts and had q