Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1904 — THE BIGGEST MAJORITY. [ARTICLE]

THE BIGGEST MAJORITY.

Ifolitical Race in Which’Pennsylvania at Present Leads Texas. In 1868, at the first national election after die close of the Civil War, the Republicans carried' Pennsylvania by 28,000 'majority, and’ Kentucky, then the strongest of the Democratic .States, gave a majority of 713,000. Texas had not been readmitted to the Union, its reconstruction not being complete. In tho succeeding presidential election, tiiat of 1872, .Pennsylvania rolled up a majority monumental for that ,of t 135,000 for the Republicans, and Texas went Democratic by 16,000. In 1876 Texas gave 60,000 Democratic majority; Pennsylvania went Republican by 18,000. In 1880 the Republican majority in Pennsylvania M was ’3’7,000; ‘ the Democratic majo/ity in Texas was 98,000, Texas leading all oijier States in majority. - " In 1884 Pennsylvania gave 81,000 Republican majority and Texas 132,000 Democratic —Texas still further ahead. In 1888 Pennsylvania gave 80,000 Republican majority and Texas 146,000 Democratic —Texas still further ahead. In 1892 Pennsylvania gave 63,000 Republican and Texas 140,000 Democratic majority. In 1896 Pennsylvania shot ahead with 295,000 Republican majority, but Texas was not very, far behind with 202,000 majority for the Democrats. In 1900 the Republicans carried Pennsylvania by 288,000 and the. Democrats carried Texas by 146,01|p —Pennsylvania far in the lead. Of these two States, one Intensely Republican arid the other overwhelmingly Democratic, the two parties are likely to depend this year for their banner majorities; and under existing conditions it Is not thought probable that the Democratic majority in Texas will fall below 200,000, whatever may be the’ result in Pennsylvania-.