Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1892 — THEY ARE PLEASED. [ARTICLE]

THEY ARE PLEASED.

ProMblttonUtaf Satisfied with Their Showing at the Polls. “Leaders of the Prohibition party are very iquch encouraged over the results of the election just passed," said C. L. Stevens, editor of the Lever, the official organ Of that party. Me continued: “We think the National vote will run to about 325,000, against 250,000 for 1888. In the Western States, 6uch as Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota, where the People’s party movement was very strong, we lost some from our vote of four years ago. On the other hand, in most of the States east of the Mississippi River, and in lowa and California, we made substantial gains. Nearly everylSta’e shows some increase over 1888. f I believe that the official returns will show the increase in Illinois to be the greatest of any State. Indiana made good gains, and also New York, including New York City, and most of the New England States." The Vote. O Mr. u Stevens gives the following table as a conservative estimate of the Prohibitiofi vote by States: I ‘.-V , 1888. 1892. Alabama .....1.... 683 too Arkansan .... 614 1,600 California 6,761 15,000 Connecticut 4,234 0*4,000 Delaware 400 800 Florida „ 417 Boe Georgia. 1,808 1,800 Idaho i,»„ 600 Illinois 21,696 80,000 Indiana i 9,«81 16,000 lowa 3,660 8,000 Kansas 6,779 7,000 Kentucky 6,225 8,000 Louisiana 160 150 Maine 2,691 4,000 Maryland 4,767 7,000 Massachusetts 8,701 9,000 Michigan 20,042 21,000 Minnesota 15,316 16,000 Mississippi 218 2,000 Missouri 4,539 5,000 Montana 400 Nebraska 9,429 9,500 Nevada 41 100 New Hampshire. 1 1,694 1,700 New Jersey 7,939 10,000 New York 20,281 41,000 North Carolina 2,787 6,000 North Dakota .... Ohio 24,366 30,000 Oregon 1,677 2,000 Pennsylvania. 20,947 26,000 Rhode Island 1,261 1,800 Tennessee 6,369 6,000 Texas 4,749 7,000 Vermont 1,469 1,700 Virginia .... 1,682 6,000 Washington 3,000 West Virginia 1,084 1,600 Wisconsin 14,277 16,000 ' Totals 240.946 327,360