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exceeded 13,000. The aggregated pluralities of 

 counties voting R in 1892 and 1896 exceeded 

 61,000. 



Kansas. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 12,000. Increase in D-P vote, 1896, over P vote of 

 1892, 9,000. (No D vote in 1892.) Increase in R 

 vote, 1896 over 1892, 2,000. In 68 counties D plu- 

 ralities aggregating 20,000 were given in 1896, and 

 in 37 counties the R pluralities aggregated 8,000. In 

 1892 the P plurality was more than 4,500. In 1895, 

 for Chief Justice, a straight ' Free-silver" ticket 

 polled nearly 43,000 votes. Three D counties (At- 

 chison, Marshall, and Wabaunsee) gave pluralities 

 for McKinley at the last election. Kansas is classed 

 for statistical purposes as a Populist State. 



Kentucky. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 105,000. Increase in R vote, 1896 over 1892,82,000. 

 Of 18 counties changing sides in 1896, 17 changed 

 from D to R. Jefferson, Lincoln and Mercer, Al- 

 len, Boyle, Breckinridge, Hart. Madison. Todd, and 

 Woodford voted R in 1896, having previously voted 

 D for twenty years or more. Campbell and Fay- 

 ette had shorter records. Bourbon, Boyd, Lawrence, 

 Pike, and Washington voted D in 1892, but R in 

 1896. Crittenden County, in R pluralities in 1884, 

 1888, and 1892, voted 1) in 1896. The Sound-money- 

 D plurality, 1896, with Palmer vote, exceeded 19,- 

 000. The aggregated pluralities of counties voting 

 R in 1892 and 1896 exceeded 12,000. 



Louisiana. Decreased total vote. 1896 compared 

 with 1892, 13,000. Th<> D-P vote of 1896 was 9,000 

 less than the D vote of 1892 ; the R vote 5,000 less 

 (counting in P vote on a fusion P and R ticket). 

 Six parishes changed sides in 1896, 3 from D to R 

 and 3 from R to D. Baton Rouge, D in 1884, 1888* 

 and 1892, voted R in 1896 ; also, with shorter records, 

 Assumption and Iberville, Plaquemines, Grant, 

 and Winn parishes, with R records, voted D in 

 in 1896. The Sound-money-D plurality, 1896, with 

 Palmer vote, exceeded 1,000. The aggregated plu- 

 rality of parishes voting R in 1892 and 1896 was 

 over 1,700. 



Maine. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 2,000. The D-P vote, 1896, was 16,000 less than the 

 added D and P votes in 1892 ; the R vote, 17,000 

 more. No counties changed sides in 1896. The ag- 

 gregated pluralities of counties voting R in 1892 

 and 1896 exceeded 45.000. 



Maryland. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 37,000. The D-P vote, 1896, was 10,000 less than 

 the added D and P votes in 1892 ; the R vote. 44,- 

 000 more. Of 13 counties changing sides in 1896, 

 12 changed from D to R. Baltimore city and Bal- 

 timore County, Carroll, Cecil, Harford, Howard, 

 Kent, and Prince George's, voting D for twenty 

 years or more, voted R in 1896. Anne Arundel, 

 Caroline, Frederick, and Washington voted D in 

 1892, but R in 1896. Somerset County, R since 

 1880, voted D in 1896. The Sound-money-D plu- 

 rality, 1896, with Palmer vote, exceeded 30,000. The 

 aggregated pluralities of counties voting R in 1892 

 and 1896 exceeded 4,800. 



Massachusetts. Increased total vote, 1896 over 

 1892, 10,000. The D-P vote of 1896 was 73,000 less 

 than the added D and P votes in 1892 ; the R vote, 

 76,000 more. One county changed sides in 1896 

 Suffolk County. D since 1876, voted R in 1896. The 

 Sound-money-D plurality, 1886, with Palmer vote, 

 exceeded 25,000. The aggregated pluralities of 

 counties voting R in 1892 and 1896 exceeded 151,- 

 000. 



Michigan. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892. 

 84,000. Increase in R vote, 1896 over 1892, 70,000. 

 Of 26 counties changing sides in 1896, 16 changed 

 from D to R. Mackinac, Macomb, and Washtenaw, 

 with D records of twenty years or over, voted R in 

 1896. Alpena, Emmet, Huron, Manistee, Montmo- 



rency, Oakland, and Wayne, D since 1884, voted R 

 in 1896. Baraga, Ontonagon, and Presque Isle, D 

 in 1888 and 1892, voted R in 1896. Otsego, Roscom- 

 mon, and Schoolcraft, voting for Cleveland four 

 years ago, gave pluralities for McKinley in Novem- 

 ber. The counties with previous R records voting 

 for Bryan in 1896 were Branch, Eaton, Isabella. St. 

 Joseph, Calhoun, Livingston, Gratiot, Ionia, Jack- 

 son, and Ingham. The Sound-money-D plurality, 

 1896, with Palmer vote, exceeded 16,000. The ag- 

 gregated pluralities of counties voting R in 1892 

 and 1896 exceeded 47,000. 



.Minni'sota. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 74,000. Increase in R vote, 1896 over 1892, 70,000. 

 Of 18 counties changing sides in 1896, 9 changed 

 from D to R. Le Sueur and Morrison and Sibley, 

 voting D from 1872 or 1876 to 1892, voted R at the 

 last election. Brown, Carver, Wabash and Wino- 

 na, Itasca, and Ramsey had shorter D records. The 

 counties having previous R records but voting for 

 Bryan in 1896 were Clay, Otter Tail and Wilkin, 

 Kittson, Marshall, Pipestone and Traverse, Beltrami, 

 and Cook. The Sound-money-D plurality. 1896, 

 with Palmer vote, exceeded 9,000. The aggregated 

 pluralities of counties voting R in 1892 and 1896 

 exceeded 50,000. 



J//*sis#i]>/>i. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 17,000. Increase in R vote, 1896 over 1892, 3,500. 

 The D-P vote, 1896, was 1,000 less than the added 

 D and P votes at the election for Governor in 1895. 

 No counties changed sides in 1896. Every county 

 gave Bryan a plurality in 1896. 



Missouri. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 133,000. Increase in R vote, 1896 over 1892, 78,000. 

 Of 16 counties changing sides in 1896, 3 changed 

 from D to R. Jefferson and Washington and Perry, 

 voting D from 1872 or 1876, voted R in 1896. The 

 counties with previous R records voting for Bryan 

 in 1896 were Dade, Dallas, Greene, Jasper, Law- 

 rence, Polk, Wright, Douglas, Laclede, Sullivan 

 and Webster, Barry, and Cedar. The aggregated 

 pluralities of counties voting R in 1892 and 1896 

 exceeded 27,000. 



Montana. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 8,000. Increase in D-P vote of 1896 over D and P vote 

 of 1892, 17,000. Decrease in R vote, 1896 as com- 

 pared with 1892, 8.000 ; as compared with vote for 

 Congress, 1894, 12,000. Every county except Custer 

 and Dawson voted in favor of Bryan. The aggre- 

 gated pluralities of 20 D counties, 1896, exceeded 

 32,000. At the congressional election above referred 

 to the P vote was nearly 50 per cent, in excess of 

 the regular D vote. For statistical purposes Mon- 

 tana is classed as a silver State. The product of 

 silver in 1893 reached nearly 17,000,000 ounces. 



Nebraska. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 23,000. Increase in R vote, 1896 over 1892, 15,000. 

 The recent record of Nebraska shows strong Popu- 

 listic tendencies. The R vote of 1892 was only a 

 trifle in excess of 4,000 ahead of the P vote. At an 

 election for Supreme Court judge in 1895, a split 

 Democratic-Silver-Populist vote aggregated 99,000, 

 being nearly 20.000 more than the straight R vote. 

 Out of 90 counties voting in 1896, 67 gave D-P 

 pluralities aggregating 18,000. The remainder, 23 

 counties, voting in favor of McKinley, reached an 

 aggregated plurality of nearly 5,000. Two of the 

 counties (Elaine and Greeley) gave Republican plu- 

 ralities in 1896. 



Nevada. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 500. Increase in D-P vote of 1896 over P vote of 

 1892, 1,000. (No D vote in 1892.) Decrease in R 

 vote, 1896 as compared with 1892. 800. Every 

 county voted in favor of Bryan in 1896. the aggre- 

 gate of pluralities exceeding 6,000. Nevada is a 

 silver State, the product, 1893, exceeding 4,500,000 



