The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-18
n WILL ACCEPT YOUR JUDO
MENT WITHOUT CAVIL."
President wilson's Pre- Election Pledge
OF Last October Recalled--Has He
Kept Iti-Is He Keeping II Now?

Kept ttt-Is He Keeping IL NOW?
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN--sir: on
the eve Of the Congress elections last
States were doing their hardest and
best fghtlng, Mr.. Wilson put forth an
appeal to voters as follows:
Mr. FELLOW CousTRrMEN II
you have approved OF my leadership
and wish me TO continue to be your
unembarrassed spokesman in affairs at
home and abroad, 1 earnestly beg that
you will express yourself unmistakably
to that effect by returning Democratic
majority to both the Senate and the
House Of Responsibilities. am your
servant and will sosrot your judgment
without cavil.
Those elections resulted on November
s, 1918. in the return Of Republican
majorities In both houses Of Congress-
The World Almanac. 1919, at page
1ss. in a table entitled The Sixty
sixth Congress, Begins March 4, 1919.
and Ends March a, 1884," gives q list
Of the Senators from each of the forty
eight States, showing that seventeen
OF them are represented by two Re-
publicans, fifteen by one Republican
and one Democrat. and sixteen by two
Democrats. That almanac also shows
forty-nine Republican and forty-seven
Democratic members of the Senate.
In view of Mr.. Wilson's prediction
appeal to all voters, let US see how each
OF these three numerically nearly equal
groups OF States standing as to votes cast
in the last Presidential election, in 1915,
when the total for all candidates
amounted to 1s.5ss,24s. / enclose three
tables of details as to each group and
each State in It, as shown in the
World Almanac. which are too long
for a letter of this sort. But to state
the matter briefly:
At the last Presidential election, in
1915, in the seventeen States OF Con-
necticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kan
sas, Maine, Michigan. Minnesota, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
North Dakota. Pennsylvania, Vermont,
Washington. West Virginia and Wis
consin. each OF which is represented by
two Republican Senators, there were
cast lo,s2s,71s votes. being 55.72 per
cent. of the total in all States.
In the fifteen States of California,
Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Maryland,
Massachusetts. Missouri. Nebraska,
New Mexico. Ohio. Oregon. Rhode
Island. South Dakotn, Utah and
Wyoming. each Of which Is represented
by one Republican and one Democratic
Senator. there were cast 5.253,7S3
votes, being 1884 per cent. of the total
In all States.
And in the sixteen States Of Alabama,
Arizona. Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky. Louisiana, Mississippi. Mon
tana, Nevada, North Carolina, Okla
homa. South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia. each OF which is repre-
sented by two Democratic Senator's
there were cast 2.954,74s votes being
1894 per cent. of the total in all
States.
That is to say. more than one-half
OF all the votes cast in 1s16-to be
exact. 55.72 per cent.--were cast in
States represented by two Republican
Senators: more than :. quarter of all
the votes-to be exact. ASA per cent
were cast In States represented by one
Republican and one Democratic Sena-
tor. and less than one-sixth of all the
votes-to be exact. 1894 per cent
were cast in States represented by two
Democratic Senators.
Is 1t not full time that Mr.. Wilson
should now, as promised nearly ter
months ago accept the Judgment OF his
fellow countrymen to whom he vainly
appealed for a Democratic Congress7
STUYvEsANT FISH.
GARRISON, August 16.