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and 30 gave over 11,000 in R pluralities. The Popu- 

 listic tendency in Texas is strong, representing in 

 1892 nearly 24 per cent, of the whole vote of 422,000. 

 In 1894, for Comptroller, the P vote equaled nearly 

 35 per cent, of the total vote. For Governor, in 



1895, the P vote exceeded 33 per cent. The silver 

 product of Texas, 1893, was nearly 350,000 ounces. 



Utah. This State voted at a presidential election 

 for the first time in 1896. Every county voted in 

 favor of Bryan, according to the most reliable 

 available statistics, with aggregated D pluralities 

 exceeding 50,000. The silver product of 1893 ex- 

 ceeded 7,000,000 ounces. 



Vermont. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 8,000. The D-P vote of 1896 was 5,000 less than 

 the D vote in 1892; the R vote, 13.000 more. i\o 

 counties changed sides in 1896. The aggregated 

 pluralities of counties voting R in 1892 and 1896 

 exceeded 40,000. 



Virginia. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 102,000. The D-P vote of 1896 was 20,000 less than 

 the added D and P votes of 1892 ; the R vote, 22,- 

 000 more. Of 37 counties changing sides in 1896, 

 23 changed from D to R. Botetourt, Buchanan, 

 Carroll, Grayson, Greene, Pulaski, Shenandoah, 

 Smyth and Washington, and Patrick, voting D for 

 twenty years or over, gave R pluralities in 1896. 

 King George, Montgomery, Norfolk, Page, Roanoko, 

 Rockbridge, Rockingham, Scott, Spottsylvania, 

 Stafford, Warwick, Wise, and Wythe changed from 

 D in 1892 to R in 1896. The counties changing 

 from R in 1892 to D in 1896 were Dinwiddie, Essex, 

 Middlesex, Prince Edward, Prince George, South- 

 ampton, Sussex and York, Gloucester, Northamp- 

 ton and Surry, Norfolk City County, Clarke, and 

 King and Queen. The Sound-money-D plurality, 

 with Palmer vote, exceeded 7,000. The aggregated 

 plurality of counties voting R in 1892 and 1896 

 exceeded 5,000. The Populistic element in Virginia 

 is considerable, representing, in 1893, for Governor, 

 over 28 per cent, of the whole vote. This, however, 

 was an exceptional case, there being no R vote. 

 The Weaver vote in 1892 was over 12,000. 



Washington. Increased total vote, 1896 over 

 1892, 5,000. Increased R vote, 1896 over 1892, 3,000. 

 Of 34 counties voting, 26 gave over 13,000 in D 

 pluralities; 8 gave over 1,000 in R pluralities. 

 Jefferson County changed from D in 1892 to R in 



1896. The Populistic tendency in this State is strong, 

 representing in 1892 over 20 per cent, of the total 

 vote, and in 1894, for Congress, over 33 per cent, 

 of the whole vote cast. The silver product of 

 Washington, 1893, exceeded 150,000 ounces. 



West Virginia. Increased total vote, 1896 over 

 1892, 28,000. Increased R vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 24,000. Ten counties changed sides in 1896, all 

 from D to R. Cabell, Calhoun, Pleasants, Raleigh 

 and Tucker, Brooke, Lewis, and Ohio, voting D for 

 twenty years or over, gave R pluralities in 1896. 

 Clay and Mercer voted in favor of Cleveland in 

 1892, but for McKinley in 1896. The Sound-money- 

 D plurality, 1896, with Palmer vote, exceeded 3,000. 

 The aggregated plurality of counties voting R in 

 1892 and 1896 exceeded 19,000. 



Wisconsin. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 75,000. The D-P vote of 1896 was 21,000 less than 

 the D and P votes in 1892 ; the R vote, 97,000 more 

 in 1896 than in 1892. Thirty-one counties changed 

 sides in 1896, all from D to R. Dodge, Fond du Lac, 

 Jefferson, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marathon, Outa- 

 gamie and Washington, and Brown, voting D for 

 twenty years or more, gave R pluralities in 1896. 

 Langlade, Sheboygan, Wood, and Oneida had 

 shorter D records. Ashland, Chippewa, Dane, 

 Forest, Green Lake, Iowa, Juneau, Kenosha. La 

 Crosse, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Oconto, 

 Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waukesha, and Winne- 



bago voted in favor of Cleveland in 1892, but for 

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

 1896, with Palmer vote, exceeded 49,000. The ag- 

 gregated plurality of counties voting R in 1892 and 

 1896 exceeded 46,000. 



\\'i/oiin<i. Increased total vote, 1896 over 1892, 

 4,000. Increased R vote. 1896 over 1892, 1,600. No 

 counties changed sides in 1896. Of the 13 counties 

 in the State, 7 voted in favor of McKinley, 1896, 

 and 6 for Bryan. The aggregated plurality of 

 counties voting R in 1892 and 1898 exceeded 800. 



Somi Inti'i'fxfiiKj Total*. Totals or aggregates 

 for some of the details shown or referred to in the 

 preceding text reveal, among other facts, that in 

 33 nonsilver-producing States, 274 counties in 1896 

 changed from D to R, giving a total Sound-money- 

 D plurality of more than 490,000, without the 

 Palmer vote. Of this 490,000, over 215,000 were 

 cast by 121 counties whose previous 1) record ex- 

 tended' back twenty years or over. In 18 of these 33 

 States 94 counties changed from R to D in ls!)(i. 

 In 15 States all changes, if any, were from I) to R. 

 The aggregated pluralities of counties voting R in 

 1892 and 1896 in the 33 States exceeded 1,818,000. 



In the 12 silver-producing and Populist States 

 562 counties gave D pluralities aggregating more 

 than 324.000, and 180 counties gave R pluralities 

 exceeding 50,000. In these 12 States 36 counties 

 with previous 1) records gave R pluralities in 1896. 

 The silver product in the " silver States " in 1893 

 exceeded 54,000.000 ounces. 



In 35 out of the 45 States voting in 1896 the per- 

 centage of the D-P vote to the total State vote of 

 1896 was less than the added D and P votes of 1892. 

 In 34 States the percentage of the R vote to the 

 total vote in 1896 was greater than in 1892. In 18 

 States the added actual D and P votes of 1896 was 

 less than in 1892. In 17 States the added D and P 

 vote of 1896 was less than at the last preceding 

 election for Governor. In 10 States the added D 

 and P votes of 1896 was less than at the last pre- 

 ceding election for Congress. 



David Rowland Francis was born in Rich- 

 mond, Ky., Oct. 1, 1850. He was of Scotch-Irish 



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DAVID ROWLAND FRANCIS. 



descent. After attending the public schools in 

 Kentucky he entered Washington University in St. 



