These include all the frarids said to have been committed in the various counties before the State canvass. This is the largest vote ever polled in the State. being 5.727 in excess of the republicn vote of 17 and 6.885 in excess of the democratic vote of the same year. It may be asked. why this great increase in the democratic vote since 1874 1 If it has increased 6.885. the republittan vote has increased 5.727. but it is a matter of general notoriety that the tide of immigratios into Florida since that time. and which is now going on I am happy to say. is chiefly of white population. and the larger part of the increased democratic vote is from that population. The State e vassers changed this result on their first canvass. and made the vote to stand 23.849 republican and 22.993 democratic. throwing out over 2.000 votes actually cast at the ballotboxes. tend thus creating an apparent majority for the republican ticket of 926. -How this was done is shown by this table: Iepnblican elector. Democratic elector.
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