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Show Debs Polled a Half llliofi Voles Secretary of the Socialist Committee Gives Out a Statement Regarding Ballots Cast Tuesday. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. Leaders of the 'Socialist party claim that Eugene V. Debs, the party's candidate for President, Presi-dent, polled over 50,000 votes In the recent re-cent election, or over -1 per cent polled, according to a story to be printed by the World. Four years ago Debs polled 07,730 votes. Party leaders say that over 100.000 votes were cast for Debs In Illinois Illi-nois last Tuesday. In speaking of the division of the vote In the leading States, the secretary of the Socialist party says In a statement: "The States showing the greatest ratio o Increase ore Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota, Min-nesota, Wisconsin; Pennsylvania, Michigan Mich-igan and California, The news from Washington estimated a large Increase, but no figuros are given. The only decreases de-creases reported arc from Massachusetts Massachu-setts and Colorado, the vote In the former State being half o that cast In the State election of 1003. Increases in. States. "Illinois gives 100,000, New York about 40,000; Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and California about 30,000 each, and Minnesota, Mlpourl, Indiana and Iowa between 15,000 and 20,000 each. Massachusetts, Massa-chusetts, Michigan, New Jersey and Washington give from 10.000 to 15,000 each; Kansas, Nebraska, Idaho. Utah. Oregon, Montana and Texas from 5,000 to 10.000 each; Maine, Maryland, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Tennessee and West Virginia should give from 2,500 to 5,000 each. Arkansas, Arkan-sas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, South Dakota Da-kota and Wyoming give from 300 to 1,500. The two Carollnas together did not give more than 500," Debs's Vote in New York. Debs made a good run in New York City. Although the ofllcial tabulation has not been completed returns at the bureau of elections show that Debs received re-ceived 24,294 votes in the greater city. In Massachusetts Debs got 12.3S4 votes, or less than 3 per cent. In Connecticut he polled 3.500, in Rhode Island S00, and in Vermont 747. A Jubilee banquet is to be tendered Mr. Debs in this city next week. |