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Show The local Democratic organ sa)s that Howell was elected to the state senate in 181)8 by 2!)4 majoilty; also that I. 0. Thoreson as presidential elector In WOO received a majority of 208 votes. The editor then attempts to llgure out that Mr. Howell must hove lecelved 602 Democratic votes In lbOS. The Republicans have no desire to claim more for him than Is just.ly right, and wo shall here show that the Journal man's llguics ate as sadly amiss as nlnc-leiilhs of that papci's utterances Inn political way. Let X icpresent tho Republican vote, and since 2(18 Is given as tho noimal Democratic Dem-ocratic majoilty, let X phis 208 icpic-sent icpic-sent the Deinociatlc vote. It Is then plainly to bo seen that In order for Mi. Ilovvell to seciuo a majoilty of 21)1 votes he would only have had to scenic sc-enic 271) Deinociatlc votes or In other words he would only have had to transfer trans-fer to himself the Usiui' Democratic majority of 208 votes plus half the difference dif-ference between 2C0 and 2!)l, which makes 270. The Journal's promises, statements and flguics will bear Investigation. |