Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23

of fact they will be elected until the electoral college
meets the respective States and the result canvased by Con-
sress and the result officially declared.
We have elected the presidential electors who are pledged
regard them good elected The eleeor who became
traitor his candidate and would doubtless need live
When figures discover the remarkable fact
that the counting of the vote for President the November
task ha. been accomplished every State except few
ties in New York the Empire State thu. illustrating how
Tines bo a no. les. than baots we're cas-. for
ordns and Coolidge while Cox and Roosevelt received
S Ss IS: OF 4''0 popular plurality less than L.
Vermont gave Harding and ceoIdse ee2ia xotes while
y of 7293 The minor PARTIES received little attention in
a remarkable fact j. tina. Eugene V. Deb the Socialist
candidate who serving term I'm the federal penenary at
ns o thu
dency Of the United States.
all e MINI: s did ssys 1s.
e it, ss.v vote s o in 2zo The
its vote Their; swollen by the strength Of tn .ocaed
Non.Partsnr League
been 5s3. while New York i. had 1857 votes. The Sin
s S sss" e IN ss to
.d1s sJ sadds s I 'sc9rd when gave Aye
only State that has Republican party. presidential
ss in every ese0" sire. The party began to cleo,
an of supporting the successful candidate.
Snss Vermont *as no: admitted State to the Union
he then elected by would probably
have been in line In the second election Vermont
John Adams three In the third election Vermont gave Adam.
four while Pnckey Of South Carolina received the other four
Jefferson and Aaron Burr threw the election the House of
pre- Vermont supported Adams for reelection
helped defeat Burr the thirty sixth ballot
In 1908 the retirement of Jefferson who declined
;.on 1t also voted for the reelection Of Madison in 1872
Vermont eight for President Monroe 1916 he
was REELECTED by practically unanimous voice in 1920
ing along personal lines between Jackson Clay Crawford
as result Of coalition with csy when the was
thrown into the House. 1t also supported him for
son against Van Buren, unuccessfuy tuphanty
in the famous log cabin campaign of 1870 when Van Buren,
mont had acquired the habit voting against cand
dates having supported Clay the Wing against Polk in 1914
Cen Lewis Cass In 1852 refused neghbory to Frank
lin peres Of 3ai New Hampshire and supported Cen Winfield
great pathfinder but Buchanan elected From that
on Vermont has been unalterably Republican,
Vermont gave Abraham Lincoln majority of "a All in
1893 W.. q and il s77 2ssS g.Ss. fsys:
mont majority for Blaine 1884 646 and for Benia
mi" 3s'%sn Ms21ie AN:
the largest record and only that Harding in
For 91u 9eseon in the s
Roosevelt in 1904 had majority of 29o3 and Taft in 1908
had 1879 majority Of 70 so and plurality Bryan 2so5
80 for Roo'sye and 1884 for Wilson In is Vermont.
vote 40 ESQ for Hughes and H. 7OS Wilson, a plural
y of 7542 compared with Hardnes 472e3 plurality this
year.
The plualies given Harding Coolidge in some of the
other States most nconcevaby large For example,
?ok popular plurality for the Republican ticket was no les.
than loe9 900 Other noteworthy pluratie. follows.
Pennsylvania Ol3; Illinois, O85 Michigan 52o4l5;
Iowa. 4o6 753 Massachusetts, 4o4462 Ohio 1856; Cali
tornia 395Sol; Wisconsin. 1854; Minnesota 376427;
New Jersey 354654; Indiana 1885, 006 Kansas 1885, Miss.
ouri 81 $685. Washington, l38.439 Connecticut l0S57:
North Dakota 22 640 Maine H. 1914: Rhode Island ST.
New Hampshire 1884.
Before party candidates named. there no such
thing popular vote for candidate The elect.
fought candidates dc in GU, day In
States electors long chosen b. he Legislatures
State selecting its method.
The total o- President in this years contest
rsy 26570 600, compared with other years. as follows:
In 1870 1929 ~; in :el2 l6e in 1908 I48e7-
sl3245; in 1892. l2o436o3; If 1855 u 3Sl,4os; 1884
1904 96s in $780, l96 38o; 1875, G.3l8835 in 1872
e,43lI in 1868 57246ee in 1864 4o24 1872; in $50
4.677053 in 1856 4.254366
A compared with Harding plurality of O3) 80 it is in
eresting preceding purales follows Wilson
Hughes in 1915 59l. 1856; Wilson oosevelt in 1912 D.
leo94 Taft Bryan in zoe 269 so4 Roosevelt
$40 700; Mckinley Bryan 1885, COL 1884, Cleveland