The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-11-17
THE POLITICAL DRIFT.

tive to study the political complexion
|of the various states of the Union for
forty years, and note how those states
have cast their ELECTORAL vote during
the past ten elections. The figures
show how uncertain are all prognOsti-
cations ON the eve of election, especial
ly II conditions politically, are not nor
NAL. The last two presidential cleo
tons have been influenced wholly by
a split in the republican party that
has made the election of democratic
president possible. No one will contend
that Mr.. Wilson's first election and his
reelection last week were within the
bounds Of possibility had the republi-
can party been united.
Alabama, of the unbreakable solid
south, has gone democratic ten times.
Arizona has taken part in only two
presidential elections and in both in
stances has stood in the democratic
rank.
Arkansas is another of the solid
south.
California has thrown it sfull vote
to the republicans five times, once to
the democrats, last week, and four
times its vote was split, twice major
ity Of the electors were democrats, one
republican and one progressive.
Colorado voted republican four
times. five times democratic and once
populist.
Connecticut has gone republican six
times and democratic four times.
florida has stuck to democracy for
forty years.
Georgia has been consistently demo-
cratic.
| Idaho has voted seven times for the
president, the democrats carrying the
state four times. the republicans twice
and the populists once.
Illinois has thrown its weight to the
REPUBLICAN party eight times and to
democracy twice.
\ Indiana has dressed up in the repub-
lican ranks seven times and switched
Ito democracy thrice.
| Iowa has stood BY republicanism
nine times, going to the democrats
four years ago.
Kansas has lined up with the repub'
llicans six times, with the democrats
three times and with the populists
once.
Kentucky has been loyal to demo
cracy except once in 1896, when il
gave one of its ELECTORAL votes to Nc
Kinley.
II Louisiana has never had a break In
its democratic column.
Maine has given its vote to the re-
nine times and to the demo
crats once.
II Maryland has gone democratic 81,
times, partially democratic twice, ant
republican twice.
II Massachusetts, voted with the re-
Hpublicans nine times ana once with the
emocrats.
n Michigan was with the republican!
eight times. split its vote between re
Ipublicans and democrats once ant
Ivoted for Roosevelt in 1912.
III Minnesota voted with the republicans
mine times, progressives once.
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1.-THE democratic column.
h Missouri has headed in with thu
democrats eight times and twice will
the republicans.
Montana has voted for presiden
seven times, four for the democrats
and three for the republicans.
| Montana has voted for president sew
en- times, four for the democrats ant
hree for the republicans.
Il Nevada has drilled with the repub
iicans three times, with the democrats
six times and populists once.
New Hampshire has gone republican
eight times and democratic once. II
doubt this year.
/ New Jersey has split even, five ant
five.
1 Nebraska has gone republican si'
times and four with the democrats.
II New Mexico has voted twice for pres
dent and both times democratic.
New York has cast its big vote sever
times with the republicans and thrice
With democracy.
II North Carolina has never had
reak in its democracy.
| North Dakota has voted seven timei
for president. four times going repub
lican, twice democratic and once spit
Ting its vote between democrats, repub
licans and populists.
Ohio has swung 20 republicanisn
seven times, twice to the democrats
and once splitting between the tive
parties.
II Oklahoma has voted for three presi
dents and has been consistently demo
cratic.
Oregon has. stood by the republicans
eight times, gone to democracy once
and divided one year between republi
cans and populists.
Pennsylvania has been loyal to re
publicanism nine times, going tt
Roosevelt in 1912.
II Rhode Island has voted republican
nine times and democratic once.
South Carolina has been steadil!
democratic of course.
Tennessee has never wavered in its
Allegiance to democracy.
South Dakota has voted seven times
for president, six times republican
lonce democratic and once progressive
Texas has been solidly democratic.
Utah has had six votes for presi'
dent, four for republicans and two fol
democracy.
Vermont is the one and only state
that has stood truly loyal to the repub.
|lican party throughout the ten contests
a. the ballot box.
Virginia has kept up the reputation