DECEMBER 3d, 1904
The Commoner.
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THE official canvass of tho votes cast Novem
ber 8 for presidential electors was completed
on December 22, when the result was announced
in Minnesota, North Dakota and Washington. The
Associated Press is, therefore, able to present tho
first table giving the official vote of all the forty
live states. The total vote is 13,508,496, against
13,968,574 in 1900, a decrease of 460,078. The bal
lots were divided as follows: Roosevelt, republican,
7,627,632; Parker, democrat, 5,080,054; Debs, social
ist, 391,587; Swallow, prohibitionist, 260,303; Wat
son, people's, 114,637; Corregan, socialist labor,
33,453; Holcomb, continental labor, 830. Roosevelt
received over all 1,746,768 and over Parker 2,547,578.
In 1900 McKinley had 467.046 more than all the
other candidates and 859,984 more than Bryan. The
vote for Roosevelt this year was 409,822 more than
for McKinley, while that for Parker was 1,277,772
less than for Bryan four years ago. Watson re
ceived his largest vote in Georgia, the total of
that state, 22,634, with 20,508 in Nebraska being
nearly one-third of his aggregate, 114,637. Barker
polled 50,218 in 1900. Tho prohibition vote in 1900
was 208,791; in November, last, 260,303; a gain of
51,512.
FOUR years ago the socialists had an electoral
ticket In thirty-two states and -polled 87,769
votes. This year they had a ticket in forty-five
states and the Debs vote was 397,587. In 1900 over
5,000 votes were polled in California, Illinois, Mas
sachusetts, Missouri and New York. In November
Debs got over 5,000 in California, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washing
ton and Wisconsin the largest number, 69,225, in
'Illinois. The vote of the socialist labor party in
1900 wa3 39,944 This year it was 33,453 a loss of
6,491 in these states: Colorado, 335; Connecticut,
575; Illinois, 4,698. Indiana, 1,598; Kentucky, 696;
Massachusetts, 2,359; Michigan, 1,012; Minnesota,
974. Missouri, 1,875; New Jersey, 2,680; New York,
9,127; hio; 2,633; Pennsylvania, 2,211; Rhode Is
land, a8; Texas, 421; Virginia, 56; Washington,
1,592; Wisconsin, 223. The continental labor party
had adherents only In Illinois really in Chicago
where 830 votes were polled.
McKINLEY, in 1900, polled more votes than
Roosevelt in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Mpyland, Mississippi, New
Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texa3 and Virginia. Roosevelt got more
than McKinley in the other thirty-two states. Par
ker received more votes than Bryan in Delaware,
Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York,
Rhode Island, South Carolina anu West Virginia,
while Bryan got more than Parker in the remain
ing thirty-seven states. The republicans made
gain3 over their vote in 1900 in thirty-two stat s
and the official figures show losses in thirteen. The
total gains of the republicans were 732,048 and the
total losses 312,249; net gain, 419,799. The demo
crats polled more votes in eight states than in
1900 but less in thirty-seven. Their total gains were
30,792 and the total losses 1,291,491; net loss, 1,260,
699. Roosevelt carried thirty-two states, against,
twenty-eight by McKinley, and has 336 electoral
votes under- the apportionment of 1900. McKinley
had 292 tmdr 'the apportionment of 1880, there
having b'eelTaff addition of twenty-nine by the last
apportionmen.tr Parker carried- thirteen states,;
again3t,'fieven'teen",by Bryan, and hns 140 electoral
votes. "BryanVhad-lBB under the apportionments
force in 1900. '
THE following table shows the official vote in
each state for the five principal candidates:
. Roose- Par- Wat- Swal-
velt. ker. son. low. Debs.
Ala. ...:. 22,472 79,857 5,051 612 853
Ark 46,860 64,434 3,318 993 1,814
Call 205,226 89,294 7,380 29,535
Col 134,687 100,105 824 3,438 4,304
Conn 111,089 72,909 495 1,506 4,543
Dela 23,714 19,360 51 607 ijb
Fla 8,314 27,046 1,605 5 2,3X
Ga. 24,003 83,472 22,634 685 19'
Idaho 47,783 18,480. 353 1,013 4,949
111 .. 632,645 327;606 6,725 37,740 69,22o
Ind.....; 369,289 274;345 2,444 23,496 12,013
Roose
velt. Iowa 307,907
Kas 210,873
Ky 205,277
La 5,205
Maine .... 64,437
Md 109,497
Mass 257,822
Mich. :.... 361,866
Minn 216,651
Mi3s 3,147
Mo 321,447
Mont 34,392
Neb 138,558
Nev 6,867
N H 54,179
N. J, 245,164
N Y 859,533
N. C 82,442
N. D 52,595
Ohio 600,096
Ore 60,455
Penn $40,949
R 1 41,605
S C 2,271
S. D 72,083
Tenn 105,369
Texas .... 50,308
Utah 62,444
Vt 46,682
Va 46,450
Wash 101,504
W. Va. .. 132,608
Wis 280,164
Wyo 20.89
Par
ker. 149,141
81,800
217,170
47,708
27,630
109,446
165,746
134,151
55,187
53,280
295,847
21,773
51,876
3,982
33,905
164,566
683,981
124,121
14,253
344,674
17,521
Wat
son. 2,207
6,156
2,511
Swal
low. Debo.
11,601
7,245
6,609
338
1
1,294
1,159
2,103
1,424
4,226
1,493
20,508
344
83
3,705
7,459
819
163
1,392
753
1,510
3,034
4,279
13,302
6,253
"7,181
328
6,323
"749
6,486
20,787
361
1,137
19,339
3,806
337,998 33,717
24,839 768
52,863 1
22,002 1,248 2,865
131,653 2,491 1,889
167,220 8,062 4,244
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9,777 792
80,638 359 1,312
28,098 669 3,228
100,850 639 4,604
124,107 530 9,770
8,930 208
14,847
16,494
3,61)2
995
2,106
2,247
13,091
8.941
11,692
392
13.0')8
5,529
7,412
925
1,090
9,587
36,883
124
2,017
36,260
7,619
21,803
956
22
3,138
1,351
2,287
5,767
859
218
9,975
1,574
28,220
1,077
Totals ..7,627',632 5,080,054 114,637 260,303 391,587
One republican elector.
THE following table shows the gains and losses
of the two parties named In the different
states, compared with the vote of 1900:
,ji Republican Deraocrauc
Gain.
Alabama
Arkansas 2,060
California 40,471
Colorado 41,615
Connecticut 8,522
Delaware 1,185
Florida 895
Georgia
Idaho 20,585
Illinois 34,660
Indiana 33,226
Iowa 09
Kansas 24,918
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine . . .
Marvland
Mass. 18;956
Michigan 45,59
Minnesota 26,190
Mississippi
Missouri 7,356
Montana 9,019
Nebraska Wf
Nevada 2007
New Hamp. ...
New Jersey ..... 23.457
New York 37,541
N. Carolina '
N. Dakota 16,704
Ohio 56i
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Rhode Island ... 7,821
sTcarolina "
,South Dakota ... 17,64 1
Tennessee
Texas
Utah 15305
Vermont 4,lii
Virginia
Washington .... 44,048
W.Virginia 12.766
Wisconsin 14,298
Wyoming ba'
Loss.
33,163
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Gain.
502
17032 1,772
Loss.
16,516
16,708
35,091
22,628
1,088
' 1,214
10,934
' ..... 175,455
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57,024
.... :.... 77,801
21,574 M... 17,729
9,028 .... 5,963
998 .... 9,152
26,705 .... 12,825
'.... 8,747
77,534
.... ....'. 57,714
2,606 1,574 ' .....
46,075
... .i lo,373
. . , ,i . i". 62,137
.... : 2,394
624 ..... 1,584
242
5,595
50,639 .... 31,631-
6,206
... 130,203
15,864
. 86,234
.... 5,027
1,308 5,430
17,542
15,825 .... 13.095
79,333 ..... 100,203
.... .... 11,593
3,072
69,415 ....' 65,442
..." '.... 16,735
2,145
35,178
1,368
B
ECAUSB of hlo war on "Frenzied FInanco,"
Thomas W. Lawson of Boston is a very
busy man theso days. Tho Now York correspond
ent for tho Chicago Tribune says that this fight
between Mr. Lawson and ilonry II. Rogers la
rapidly coming to a head and that U10 full forco
of tho storm may break at any raomouu Tula cor
respondent oxprcRflos tho opinion that "Homo good
sized wrecks will bo piled up boforo It subsides."
According to tho Trlbuuo correspondent, Rogers
started an elaborato campaign against Lawson
through his lawyers, Sarnuul Untormycr and Jaraoa
M Bock, former assistant attornoy goncral of tho
United States. Ho tried to atop tho circulation of
the January number of Everybody's Magazine,
which Is to bo placed on salo tomorrow, and which
contains an Installment of Lawson'a "Frenzied Fi
nance" that Is
particularly scvoro
on Rogers.
Total3 732,048 312,249 30,792.1,291,491
ROGERS" correspondent sent a formal notice to
tho American News company which acta as
the distributing agent for Evcrybody'a, notifying
tho managers that thoy will expoao thomselveu to
tho danger of criminal prosecution If they place
the magazine on sale tomorrow. Following ia a
copy of tho letter: "Tho American News Com
pany Gontlomcn: Wo aro instructed by our client,
Henry H. Rogers, to advise you that Information
has come to him to tho effect that in tho forth
coming Issue of Everybody's Magazlno (January
number) Is Included an article by Thomas W. Law
son, entitled 'Frenzied Finance,' containing grosa
ly libelous statements concerning Rogers, amount
ing, as wo aro advised, to criminal libel. Wo beg
herewith to direct your attention to this article
and to respectfully notify you, on behalf of Mr.
Rogers, that your company ofllcers will bo held
liable for the circulation of tho magazine contain
ing tho offending article."
WHEN Mr. Lawson heard of Rogers' lettor to
tho News company, ho sent a telegram to
New York newspapers which telegram concluded aa
follows: "At lost Standard Oil strlkos. At last tho
issue is clinched and the American peoplo will
know the truth. I repeat, It Is now up to tho
American people tho peoplo against 'the system
or, to bo technically correct, 'the system against
the American people.' As I said to Col. Greene
at our meeting the other day: 'As the very air Is
full of four notched guns, It behooves sensible men
to get out their antidote for rattlers.' " Tho pub
lisher of Everybody's announces that he will con
tinue to publish Lawson's article and the American
News company manager says that ho will continue
to handle them.
AREMAKABLE exhibition given recently tit
the Missouri school for tho blind by a boy
known as the "male Helen Keller," Is reported by
the St. Louis Star. The story follows: "George Lee,
12 years old, deaf and blind and formerly dumb,
an inmate of the school, was th.- subject, and Mrs,
A. Mulot, a French teacher of the blind, gave the
demonstration. Mrs. Mulot, whoso bomd Is In
France, has been In St. Louis during the fair, and
has devoted a great deal of time to the blind and
deaf pupils In tho World's fair dormitory. She has
been teaching "Georgle," as. he Is familiarly called,
for some weeks. Under hdr tutorship the boy has
made phenomenal progress, and his achievements
are said to be second only to those of Helen Kel
ler. The demonstrations were witnessed by a large
number'Of St. Louis persons Interested In this sort
of work, and they were amazed. Were it not for
the feats that Miss Keller has been known to do,
tho achievements of little George Leo would have
been almost past belief. The demonstration lasted
for an hour and a half. George read from the
Blblo and from other books, wrote a number of
pagebrapoke quite audibly and distinctly, described
a dozen objects placed in his hands, told their
names, and half a hundred other things. He has
teen In the Missouri school for some time, and
will romain there for some years, but It Is tho
miction of those interested In him to see that
he ha3 every opportunity of development."
ONE of tho least self-advertised of scientific
itithnritfp.fi. Accordlnc to a writer in tho
Kansas City Journal Is Professor Roentgen.
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