History of Andrew and De Kalb counties, Missouri : from earliest time to the present; together with sundry personal, business and professional sketches and family records. besides a condensed history of the state of Missouri, etc, Part 16

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Publication date: 1888
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1868-U. S. Grant, Republican, 86,860; Horatio Seymour, Democrat, 65,628; Grant's majority, 21,232. Total vote, 152,- 488. Number of electors, 11.


1872-Horace Greeley, Liberal Republican, 151,434; U. S. Grant, Republican, 119,196; Charles O'Conor, Democrat, 2,429; Greeley's majority, 29,809. Total vote, 273,059. Number of electors, 15.


1876-Samuel J. Tilden, Democrat, 203,077; R. B. Hayes, Republican, 145,029; Peter Cooper, Greenbacker, 3,498; Green Clay Smith, Temperance, 64; scattering, 97; Tilden over all, 54,389. Total vote, 351,765. Number of electors, 15.


1880-Winfield S. Hancock, Democrat, 208,609; James A. Garfield, Republican, 153,567; James B. Weaver, Greenbacker, 35,045; Hancock's plurality, 55,042. Total vote, 397,221. Num- ber of electors, 15.


1884-Grover Cleveland, Democrat, 235,988; James G. Blaine, Republican, and Benjamin F. Butler, Greenbacker, (Fusion electors) 202,929; John P. St. John, Prohibition, 2,153; Cleveland's plurality, 30,906. Total vote, 441,070. Num- ber of electors, 16.


In 1884 the vote for governor resulted: John S. Marmaduke, Democrat, 218,885; Nicholas Ford, Fusion, 207,939; John A. Brooks, Prohibition, 10,426; Marmaduke over Ford, 10,946; over all, 520. Total vote, 437,250.


171


HISTORY OF MISSOURI.


THE VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1836-40-44.


1836.


1840.


1844.


COUNTIES.


Harrison and


White, Whig.


Van Buren,


Democrat.


Harrison,


Whig.


Van Buren,


Democrat.


Whig.


Polk,


Adair.


New county New county


204


450


Andrew.


No return


131


122


175


163


Barry . . .


55


88


436


142


478


Bates.


New county


206


307


Buchanan


340


1,118


599


1,162


Benton.


4


75


150


501


252


664


Boone.


714


567


1,112


500


1,190


602


Callaway


446


616


881


626


940


793


Caldwell .


No return


133


154


129


212


Cape Girardeau


140


435


455


764


518


914


Carroll.


33


142


112


182


242


311


Chariton.


84


188


246


391


371


602


Clark.


No return


240


206


225


220


Clay.


282


347


457


649


765


552


Clinton.


48


129


127


288


310


567


Cole


73


576


348


962


418


1,122


Cooper.


No return


778


694


901


783


Crawford


59


86


240


264


237


367


Dade. .


New county


255


690


Daviess


No return


170


264


318


446


Decatur (now Ozark).


133


338


355


552


386


796


Gasconade


81


115


136


636


71


326


Greene.


11


140


279


452


346


365


Henry (called Rives in 1836-40).


40


108


291


421


280


283


Holt


354


619


753


901


1,013


969


Jackson.


183


489


457


711


614


852


Jasper .


89


138


298


321


327


349


Johnson.


78


240


255


374


367


511


La Fayette.


165


294


500


475


820


576


Lewis


197


298


542


602


380


403


Lincoln.


275


236


462


543


578


683


Linn.


No return


93


235


269


494


Livingston


No return


249


487


198


351


Macon


No return


374


500


327


457


Madison.


No return


152


275


183


399


Marion


343


338


827


534


1,017


721


Miller.


No return


21


317


74


369


Monroe


280


317


815


618


792


578


Montgomery.


169


92


334


262


359


232


Morgan.


51


216


167


494


262


544


New Madrid.


No return


363


194


298


208


Newton


178


630


189


663


Howard


New county


155


242


Jefferson.


New county


57


208


Franklin.


351


S17


Grundy


New county


New county


185


378


Camden.


New county


70


247


384


941


Audrain.


Democrat.


Clay,


172


HISTORY OF MISSOURI.


THE VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1836-40-44 .- Concluded.


1836.


1840.


1844.


COUNTIES.


Harrison and


White. Whig.


Van Buren, Democrat.


Harrison,


Whig.


Van Buren,


Democrat.


Whig.


Polk,


Niangua (now Dallas).


New county


76


345


Osage.


New county


120


434


Platte.


459


968


900


1,386


Perry


17


173


319


339


385


463


Pettis


64


161


156


262


228


319


Pike


405


415


732


746


861


809


Polk.


65


80


241


860


273


636


Pulaski


49


230


196


720


86


325


Ralls


122


151


400


335


422


322


Randolph


195


399


515


405


596


571


Ray ..


232


221


432


563


599


734


Ripley .


2


70


15


325


31


266


St. Charles.


282


237


586


459


480


503


St. Francois.


144


197


221


199


301


234


Ste. Genevieve


47


97


170


223


193


245


St. Louis ..


843


618


2,515


1,874


3,688


3,329


Saline


135


178


375


322


317


442


Scott. .


No re


turn


284


500


258


480


Shannon


New county


57


271


Shelby.


31


63


233


226


244


209


Stoddard.


17


170


69


308


115


323


Taney.


No return


41


258


36


297


Van Buren (now Cass)


No return


208


360


257


443


Warren.


150


376


342


348


364


341


Washington.


245


311


479


514


613


588


Wayne


No return


57


211


86


366


Wright


New county


97


486


Total


7,337 10,995


22,972 29, 760 31,251


41,369


St. Clair


New county


177


342


Scotland


New county


591


446


. Democrat.


Clay,


173


HISTORY OF MISSOURI.


PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1848.


COUNTIES.


Whig. Taylor,


Cass.


Democrat.


COUNTIES.


Taylor,


Whig.


Democrat.


Adair.


110


200


Marion


1,046


797


Andrew


384


689


Mercer


144


183


Atchison


77


136


Miller


. 76


373


Audrain


135


166


Mississippi.


133


181


Barry


55


217


Moniteau.


161


466


Bates


146


186


Benton


208


382


Boone.


1,102


588


Morgan ..


167


342


Buchanan


704


1,055


New Madrid.


323


168


Caldwell


128


168


Newton .


161


461


Callaway.


349


631


43


148


Camden


155


282


92


312


Cape Girardeau.


485


709


Oregon


7


111


Carroll


266


298


Ozark


69


113


Cass (Van Buren).


270


410


Perry


322


389


Cedar.


116


271


Pettis


230


265


Chariton


414


577


Pike.


793


784


Clark


284


242


Platte


1,102


1,494


Clay.


626


418


Polk


231


516


Clinton


290


286


Pulaski.


124


241


Cole.


277


581


Putnam


74


120


Cooper


813


633


Ralls .


397


299


Crawford.


263


275


Randolph


607


508


Dade.


166


306


Ray


509


626


Dallas.


105


283


Reynolds


21


148


Daviess


269


358


Ripley.


14


154


De Kalb.


37


146


St. Charles


477


569


Franklin


339


680


St. Clair


148


163


Gasconade


87


349


St. Francois


285


274


Gentry


152


396


Ste. Genevieve


142


168


Greene


401


825


St. Louis.


4,827


4,778


Grundy


225


187


Saline.


586


438


Harrison


63


144


Schuyler.


204


192


Henry.


274


239


Scotland


131


240


Hickory


98


224


Scott


147


217


Holt ..


148


248


Shannon


35


54


Howard.


801


888


Shelby


175


263


Jackson


695


954


Stoddard.


97


196


Jasper.


161


294


Sullivan.


154


250


Jefferson


246


311


Taney


54


325


Johnson


334


451


Texas


82


185


Knox ..


196


197


Warren ..


351


336


La Fayette


915


585


Washington


473


423


Lawrence


170


374


Wayne


91


245


Lewis


479


479


Wright.


72


131


Lincoln.


566


696


Linn .


230


297


Total.


32,671


40,077


Livingston.


195


373


Macon


360


470


Majority


7,406


Madison.


231


377


Monroe


807


561


Montgomery


379


186


Nodaway.


Osage .


Cass,


174


HISTORY OF MISSOURI.


VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1852-56-60.


1852.


1856.


1860.


COUNTIES.


Whig.


Pierce,


Democrat.


Fillmore,


American.


Buchanan,


Democrat.


Douglas,


Democrat.


Union.


Breckinridge,


Democrat.


Republican.


Adair.


113


201


283


410


616


293


339


185


Andrew.


466


784


428


889


819


677


319


97


Atchison


106


150


132


345


645


165


63


68


Audrain


200


160


565


521


289


580


206


1


Barry,


72


253


148


488


257


333


286


1


Barton.


New county


53


64


107


76


93


28


Bates.


104


116


255


409


511


386


348


30


Benton


167


328


159


467


574


306


100


74


Bollinger


28


112


199


413


250


166


99


23


Boone


1,112


613


1,329


958


578


1,671


652


12


Buchanan


712


857


768


1,036


1,626


1287


614


452


Butler


16


26


34


143


235


88


17


1


Caldwell.


157


209


237


295


263


367


186


43


Callaway


670


493


1,095


805


839


1,306


472


15


Camden


67


109


210


269


269


224


132


6


Cape Girardeau.


328


487


664


898


543


651


325


175


Carroll


239


286


599


659


752


552


276


3


Carter


4


16


83


Cass.


228


337


596


561


242


715


607


23


Cedar


65


162


163


391


324


266


277


4


Chariton.


348


498


440


559


692


608


295


1


Christian


120


342


308


Clark


325


289


721


587


542


752


497


277


Clinton


283


290


406


397


368


674


314


11


Cole.


216


462


259


552


430


226


487


114


Cooper


645


535


787


778


988


952


281


20


Crawford.


240


278


460


434


169


353


192


35


Dade


175


276


333


418


283


406


305


8


Dallas


102


344


132


454


225


288


172


20


Daviess


296


351


380


572


692


545


265


33


Dent


74


96


77


396


207


243


338


7


De Kalb.


66


167


172


336


239


243


213


7


Dunklin


No


return


101


147


150


209


79


Franklin.


277


619


531


846


888


577


108


494


Gasconade


89


304


220


403


188


157


51


433


Gentry


133


233


396


757


873


517


259


201


Greene


484


920


1,003


1,029


298


986


414


42


Grundy


215


184


350


335


416


507


190


129


Harrison


111


164


318


495


910


319


50


297


Henry.


266


245


402


369


623


703


232


16


Hickory


75


194


130


333


298


197


143


15


Holt.


189


291


240


409


453


348


171


202


Howard


675


762


798


867


939


920


247


1


Howell


136


176


91


Iron . .


349


194


36


108


Jackson


728


858


894


1,168


1,095


1,473


943


191


Jasper


169


355


294


398


407


424


192


38


Jefferson


172


310


523


387


490


416


155


149


Johnson


360


456


844


540


617


1,224


527


18


Clay


626


406


756


675


528


1,045


305


Douglas


With


Ozark


Lincoln,


Scott,


Bell,


175


HISTORY OF MISSOURI.


VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1852-56-60 .- Continued.


1852.


1856.


1860.


COUNTIES.


Whig.


Pierce,


Democrat.


Fillmore,


American.


Buchanan,


Democrat.


Douglas,


Democrat.


Union.


Breckinridge,


Democrat.


Republican.


Knox


210


255


391


471


687


520


301


161


Laclede


71


184


225


321


189


335


276


6


La Fayette.


303


532


1,293


654


774


1,577


371


24


Lawrence


168


390


358


574


138


445


516


59


Lewis,.


398


408


642


761


468


833


597


43


Lincoln


440


587


572


846


806


725


396


3


Linn. .


249


282


383


400


521


546


219


105


Livingston


251


321


430


501


401


578


470


20


McDonald


63


194


61


299


206


138


194


3


Macon


355


473


435


934


1,176


655


414


134


Madison


117


259


355


418


305


226


98


9


Maries


New county


67


246


98


95


309


7


Marion


894


751


1,321


727


1,240


1,386


432


235


Mercer


186


186


417


450


682


491


169


80


Miller


62


279


108


224


94


193


495


23


Mississippi


117


168


317


327


233


305


185


1


Moniteau


189


353


387


427


476


546


332


87


Monroe ..


760


611


1,012


762


680


1,086


408


8


Montgomery


386


265


603


365


612


658


83


45


Morgan


133


278


227


403


550


321


204


18


New Madrid.


93


32


295


234


117


223


160


Newton .. .


107


323


236


528


654


406


255


22


Nodaway


61


111


183


438


546


265


274


147


Oregon


11


95


37


324


66


45


245


2


Osage


143


372


219


412


235


190


308


258


Ozark


32


57


51


149


81


69


155


Pemiscot.


57


34


111


119


118


154


70


Perry


171


213


207


586


467


217


63


139


Pettis


245


301


432


319


369


615


211


9


Pike


803


758


1,131


1,113


1,117


1,300


420


15


Platte


910


1,060


1,040


1,263


845


1,208


877


6


Polk


260


504


412


662


125


730


477


4


Pulaski


39


169


68


268


107


62


281


7


Putnam.


135


156


257


488


590


369


246


111


Ralls


341


278


534


369


391


585


149


1


Randolph


476


502


606


595


360


821


520


Ray .


483


618


744


874


881


1,006


233


9


Reynolds.


5


98


82


114


123


38


85


4


Ripley


16


83


41


306


78


74


. 232


St. Charles


378


598


583


772


832


619


64


534


St. Clair.


149


225


210


347


344


338


294


1


St. Francois.


250


529


401


541


592


421


141


19


Ste. Genevieve


122


165


308


356


351


217


72


48


St. Louis


4,298


5,826


6,834


5,534


9,264


4,931


610


9,945


Saline . .


514


443


853


599


563


1,035


366


Schuyler.


177


222


287


472


455


267


251


14


Scotland


216


283


352


632


741


436


187


197


Scott.


59


97


345


222


215


243


192


6


Shannon.


9


14


40


27


38


127


2


Shelby


207


328


432


373


4,6


702


293


90


Stoddard


116


177


151


315


230


385


198


Lincoln,


Scott,


Bell,


.


254


199


430


37


Phelps


176


HISTORY OF MISSOURI.


VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1852-56-60 .- Concluded.


1852.


1856.


1860


COUNTIES.


Whig.


Pierce,


Democrat.


Fillmore,


American.


Buchanan,


Democrat.


Douglas,


Democrat.


Union.


Breckinridge,


Democrat.


Lincoln,


Republican,


Stone


17


94


3


137


83


31


112


Sullivan


127


277


260


553


557


373


575


83


Taney


11


168


34


388


97


43


287


Texas


95


167


91


479


61


194


511


6


Vernon.


63


153


172


302


151


207


381


Warren,


301


301


378


369


510


307


89


95


Washington


360


334


487


578


635


493


62


28


Wayne


New county


189


468


172


335


376


Wright.


95


167


64


267


44


128


369


Total


29,984 38,353 48,524 58,164 58,801 58,372 31,317 17,028


VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1864-68-72.


1864.


1868.


1872.


COUNTIES.


Republican.


Mcclellan,


Democrat.


Grant,


Republican.


Seymour,


Democrat.


Liberal Republi-


can and Democrat.


Grant,


Adair


797


162


930


288


961


1,427


Andrew


1,141


60


1,412


515


1,383


1,604


Atchison


639


781


183


912


1,001


Audrain


126


392


312|


279


1,575


673


Barry


197


17


371


322


759


687


Barton


23


277


229


570


603


Bates.


27


13


782


620


1,746


1,499


Benton


574


21


705


329


807


912


Bollinger


243


12


331


79


661


409


Boone


262


813


177


171


3,199


993


Buchanan


1,914


810


1,971


1,373


3,552


2,571


Butler


No ele ction.


No election.


404


188


Caldwell


496


88


844


374


875


1,330


Callaway.


274


965


202


382


2,718


721


Camden .


468


1


406


132


403


564


Cape Girardeau.


1,213


551


1,009


835


1,283


1,104


Carroll


285


113


967


810


1,699


1,480


Carter.


No ele ction.


33


40


126


30


Cass.


76


105


1,010


1,160


2,012


1,453


Cedar


297


,


630


294


743


772


Chariton


363


2


799


834


2,342


1,342


Christian.


557


5


573


123


253


663


Clark


997


128


1,080


302


1,254


1,288


Clay


216


7777


293


314


2,207


528


Republican.


Lincoln,


144


100


287


185


245


291


3


Webster


Scott,


Bell,


Greely,


177


HISTORY OF MISSOURI.


VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1864-68-72 .- Continued.


1864.


1868.


1872.


COUNTIES.


Lincoln,


Republican.


Mcclellan,


Democrat.


Grant,


Republican.


Seymour,


Democrat.


Liberal Republi-


can and Democrat.


Republican.


Clinton


297


492


585


644


1,418


975


Cole.


1,256


502


861


752


1,322


1,146


Cooper.


939


381


972


486


2,179


1,432


Crawford ..


297


307


385


431


677


524


Dade


507


4


734


144


701


962


Dallas


243


12


620


199


451


791


Daviess


775


286


1,089


503


1,349


1,405


De Kalb.


400


197


597


257


841


1,017


Dent


107


1


214


161


515


394


Douglas.


189


2


445


23


Rejected.


No ele ction.


Reje cted.


807


112


1,717


401


1,624


1,146


1,582


1,725


862


185


1,074


135


276


878


Gentry


525


281


769


443


1,181


1,029


Greene. .


2,223


346


1,304


740


1,666


2,082


Grundy


933


17


1,082


306


774


1,423


Harrison


1,252


212


1,428


475


1,115


1,750


Henry.


465


232


980


710


2,124


1,526


Hickory


365


1


479


112


249


655


Holt ..


673


S1


1,080


137


844


1,377


Howard


534


6


171


1,256


1,972


873


Howell.


No ele ction.


170


22


350


383


Iron


535


2


308


209


600


377


Jackson


602


557


1,441


3,052


4,475


2,814


Jasper.


46


2


1,099


444


1,338


2,092


Jefferson


915


323


796


833


1,240


878


Johnson


832


224


1,512


861


2,504


2.299


Knox


669


348


759


342


1,161


850


Laclede


659


50


400


372


825


556


La Fayette


346


395


709


543


2,984


1,523


Lawrence


833


850


397


1,098


1,199


Lewis


774


533


830


825


1,703


1,109


Lincoln


907


135


1,216


650


1,478


1,686


Livingston


442


497


1,127


788


1,745


1,571


Macon


1,757


23


1,221


1,114


2,335


1,745


Madison


240


14


217


161


724


340


Maries


215


244


145


315


439


253


Marion.


828


375


973


703


2,593


1,685


McDonald.


26


193


41


157


143


Mercer


1,158


3


1,082


379


527


1,201


Miller


555


111


573


157


716


865


Mississippi


108


257


20


328


725


308


Moniteau


866


434


7781


349


1,275


986


Monroe .


158


597


174


1,302


2,559


453


Montgomery


530


225


703


481


1,289


1,062


Morgan


348


264


586


378


895


657


New Madrid.


99


9


10


342


796


243


Newton


. . ...


. ..


212


1


778


208


1,036


1,158


542


357


459


393


1,537


645


Linn


Dunklin


Franklin


Gasconade.


Greeley,


Grant,


178


HISTORY OF MISSOURI.


VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1864-68-72 .- Concluded.


1864.


1868.


1872.


COUNTIES.


Republican.


Mcclellan,


Democrat.


Grant,


Republican.


Democrat.


Liberal Republi-


can and Democrat.


Grant,


Nodaway.


829


9


1,104


588


1,503


1,683


Oregon


No election.


5


229


445


54


Osage


764


679


634


664


209


770


Ozark


38


156


56


135


288


Pemiscot


No ele ction.


3


147


476


10


Perry


509


116


602


570


621


725


Pettis


879


396


1,022


797


1,965


1,675


Phelps


985


263


530


405


906


696


Pike


1,143


930


1,008


1,619


2,578


1,740


Platte


496


882


567


758


2,148


936


Polk


870


5


892


413


998


1,172


Pulaski.


105


28


176


199


534


324


Putnam


1,292


47


1,255


248


Reje cted.


Ralls.


292


194


225


194


1,177


391


Randolph


484


327


223


1,412


2,212


870


Ray.


531


798


769


534


2,257


1,161


Reynolds.


7


20


53


138


400


125


Ripley


No ele ction.


45


108


314


97


Saline


170


98


602


377


2,790


1,283


Schuyler


546


191


509


240


788


792


Scotland


612


533


775


707


1,130


874


Scott ..


155


186


247


230


804


444


Shannon


No election.


4


172


242


20


Shelby .


366


216


579


305


1,281


884


St. Charles


1,438


394


1,542


1,099


1,672


1,559


St. Clair.


223


1


570


315


1,159


1,027


St. Francois.


246


134


254


377


1,028


443


Ste. Genevieve


423


217


246


607


634


384


St. Louis


14,027


8,882


16,182


13,491


19,399


16,701


Stoddard


111


6


222


117


660


319


Stone .


100


177


103


122


348


Sullivan.


1,074


52


926


568


1,119


1,133


Taney.


29


208


52


201


339


Texas


37


10


202


99


838


481


Vernon. .


No election.


341


581


1,344


601


Warren


948


271


851


367


567


1,007


Washington .


788


239


419


722


878


641


Wayne.


343


189


Rejected.


565


354


Webster


533


192


548


334


808


763


Worth.


346


121


369


349


446


531


Wright.


65


2


298


100


484


553


Total


72,750


31,678


86,860


65,628


151,434


119,196


Majority


41,07%


*21,232.


32,238


* In 1868 the State authorities rejected the returns from the counties of Dunklin, Jackson, Monroe, Oregon, Platte, Ripley, Shannon and Wayne, together with portions of other counties, bringing about the following as the final declared result: Grant, 83,887; Seymour, 58,905. Grant's majority, 24,982.


Republican.


Lincoln,


Seymour,


Greeley,


179


HISTORY OF MISSOURI.


VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1876-80-84.


1876.


1880.


1SS4.


Blaine and But- ler, Fusion.


Adair.


1,192


1,604


24


1,269


1,657


329


1,443


2,041


Andrew.


1,503


1,590


56


1,571


1,781


121


1,707


1,985


Atchison.


1,117


1,156


143


1,261


1,228


490


1,345


1,680


Audrain


2,268


836


2,322


983


530


3,034


1,554


Barry


1,001


1,000


13


1,163


970


327


1,586


1.662


Barton.


760


710


41


942


519


712


1,837


1,715


Bates


2,071


1,478


2


2,949


1,897


245


3,785


3,004


Benton


851


1,096


962


1,204


164


1,289


1,531


Bollinger


998


572


1,068


629


117


1,241


891


Boone .


3,845


1,181


4


3,269


1,170


418


3,569


1.364


Buchanan


4,136


2,496


74


4,693


3,317


391


5,236


3,879


Butler.


696


230


746


275


96


900


491


Caldwell.


1,058


1,383


115


1,139


1,369


373


1,343


1,850


Callaway.


3,493


976


4


3,369


1,184


110


3,420


1,347


Camden ...


540


638


507


563


197


608


808


Cape Girardeau


1,836


1,417


7


1,869


1,641


102


2,084


2.078


Carroll


2,403


1,977


28


2,404


2,039


409


2,893


2,774


Carter


209


80


17


238


80


50


284


132


Cass.


2,277


1,440


14


2,710


1,710


275


3,057


2,107


Cedar.


904


921


900


926


258


1,562


1,449


Chariton.


3,165


1,719


28


2,899


1,617


548


3,287


2,194


Christian.


494


929


4


438


791


529


700


1,536


Clark


1,581


1,494


8


1,570


1,503


120


1,652


1,599


Clay.


2,844


508


57


2,969


589


193


3,179


916


Clinton


1,756


1,019


81


2,061


1,237


187


2,164


1,636


Cole. .


1,529


1,099


1,384


1,338


55


1,526


1.513


Cooper


2,331


1,770


2,189


1,730


372


2,475


2,223


Crawford.


1,036


754


1,099


805


69


1,106


1.053


Dade.


893


1,305


38


902


1,227


238


1,268


1,692


Dallas


652


761


33


487


654


555


687


1,363


Daviess


1,848


1,663


4


2,047


1,796


285


2,180


2,213


De Kalb


1,083


1,110


62


1,305


1,238


221


1,501


1,645


Dent.


826


446


1,073


707


35


1,171


798


Douglas


136


744


47


163


497


556


388


1,182


Dunklin


1,148


93


1,333


182


1,527


382


Franklin .


2,294


2,149


2


2,260


2,647


78


2,290


2,931


Gasconade


558


1,158


15


1,982


1,377


334


2,155


1,800


Greene.


2,315


2,565


146


1,912


2,198


1,286


3,190


3,793


Grundy


1,113


1,810


4


1,586


2,097


239


1,688


2,410


Henry


2,380


1,499


1


2,821


1,694


306


3,292


2,280


Hickory


390


631


436


675


252


626


1,063


Holt. .


1,315


1,628


18


1,297


1,605


212


1,475


1,957


Howard.


2,371


1,048


1


2,047


1,166


513


2,286


1,256


Howell


495


458


726


457


305


1,369


1.116


Iron .


805


386


854


565


786


545


Jackson.


5,438


2,909


490


6,703


5,123


732


9,551


9,281


Jasper


2,905


3,138


520


2,533


2,874


1,114


3,318


4,124


COUNTIES.


Demoerat.


Republican.


Greenbacker.


Hancock,


Demoerat.


Garfield,


Republican.


Weaver,


Greenbacker.


Cleveland,


Democrat.


Tilden,


Hayes,


Cooper,


1,102


1,917


124


1,203


2,126


Harrison


1,373


2,013


487


1,512


548


1,523


Gentry.


1,461


1,138


180


HISTORY OF MISSOURI.


VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1876-80-84 .- Continued.


1876.


1880.


1884.


COUNTIES.


Democrat.


Hayes,


Cooper,


Greenbacker.


Hancock,


Democrat.


Garfield,


Republican.


Weaver,


Cleveland,


Democrat.


Blaine and But- ler, Fusion.


Jefferson,


1,853


1,157


2,012


1,501


69


2,272


1,858


Johnson


2,734


2,183


6


2,795


2,400


318


3,324


3,052


Knox.


1,538


1,165


1,468


574


765


1,619


1,319


Laclede.


1,009


731


11


960


365


774


1,203


1,283


La Fayette


3,281


1,734


3,163


1,822


102


3,697


2,586


Lawrence


1,137


1,180


339


1,476


1,567


337


1,947


2,103


Lewis


2,059


1,320


1,928


1,152


152


2,129


1,363


Lincoln


2,294


1,004


10


2,039


790


634


2,243


1,321


Linn.


1,914


1,878


14


2,049


1,991


182


2,157


2,268


Livingston.


2,013


1,616


150


1,859


1,165


1,268


2,030


2,227


McDonald.


715


400


2


706


213


471


1,040


710


Macon


2,776


1,752


288


2,880


1,726


844


3,100


2,619


Madison


1,277


447


3


952


391


1


931


473


Maries.


840


251


924


288


58


957[


425


Marion.


3,099


1,723


3


3,086


1,811


87


3,251


2,172


Mercer.


960


1,501


22


990


1,573


231


964


1,811


Miller


662


836


9


757


970


167


1,047


1,360


Mississippi


1,195


458


1,137


525


113


1,222


722


Moniteau.


1,607


1,142


1,323


853


643


1,408


1,448


Monroe.


3,422


589


3,488


671


120


3,485


801


Montgomery


1,809


1,411


29


1,721


1,329


343


1,930


1,641


Morgan .. .


1,038


748


950


798


57


1,141


1,014


Newton ...


732


1,546


55


1,535


957


971


2,042


1,938


Nodaway


2,411


2,213


59


2,485


2,303


941


3,043


3,353


Oregon


656


63


809


85


23


1,114


286


Osage.


1,082


895


13


1,137


1,117


10


1,096


1,219


Ozark


231


427


314


409


132


344


634


Pemiscot


745


8


1


749


85


683


120


Perry.


1,150


683


1


1,110


887


71


1,227


990


Pettis.


2,833


2,098


3


2,908


2,457


306


3,477


3,067


Phelp


1,216


750


5


1,132


416


548


1,282


876


Pike.


3,167


2,122


65


3,236


2,151


289


3,394


2,428


Platte


2,648


864


2,693


945


49


2,692


1,046


Polk


1,209


1,385


1


1,360


1,506


250


1,545


1,936


Pulaski.


748


408


1


772


462


19


948


615


Putnam


809


1,478


26


725


1,513


424


934


1,835


Ralls.


1,687


511


1,800


603


14


1,756


714


Randolph


3,538


1,269


13


2,927


1,051


691


3,193


1,818


Ray . .


2,492


1,107


28


2,614


908


568


2,895


1,608


Reynolds


622


115


747


39


790


198


Ripley.


438


114


578


115


70


819


376


St. Charles.


2,509


1,062


2,191


2,223


33


2,118


2,334


St. Clair


1,190


931


963


765


1,053


1,687


1,631


St. Francois ..


1,524


554


24


1,750


778


60


1,875


1,001


Ste. Genevieve.


1,159


533


1,081


650


40


1,115


684.


St. Louis ...


25,385


22,916


79


2,719


3,223


4


2,513


3,547


St. Louis City.


23,837


23,206


872


21,712


21,135


Saline


3,942


1,728


3,851


1,907


359


4,041


2,579


283


1,070


341


1,086


461


New Madrid.


1,042


Republican.


Greenbacker.


Tilden,


181


HISTORY OF MISSOURI.


VOTE BY COUNTIES AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1876-80-84 .- Concluded.


1876.


1880.


1884.


COUNTIES.


Democrat.


Hayes,


Cooper,


Greenbacker.


Hancock,


Democrat.


Garfield,


Republican.


Greenbacker.


Democrat.


Blaine and But- ler, Fusion.


Schuyler.


1,117


908


17


1,065


570


457


1,202


1,009


Scotland.


1,464


1,060


2


1,405


689


479


1,526


1,077


Scott ...


1,163


306


1,330


459


1,331


515


Shannon


419


96


467


65


9


572


157


Shelby


1,672


957


14


1,770


350


847


1,910


1,128


Stoddard


1,403


406


2


1,541


590


92


1,718


761


Stone.


159


432


140


435


136


232


671


Sullivan


1,447


1,488


1,717


1,693


187


1,768


1,882


Taney


351


368


1,313


337


207


460


646


Texas


1,144


563


1


1,250


477


285


1,652


970


Vernon


1,874


774


26


2,338


940


360


3,781


2,007


Warren.


813


1,263


662


1,343


203


596


1,349


Washington


1,607


759


1,489


775


78


1,438


983


Wayne


1,114


395


1,144


568


46


1,337


814


Webster


1,076


1,003


8


1,024


561


616


1,229


1,316


Worth.


666


632


59


751


657


163


771


899


Wright.


498


605


7


409


641


365


956


1,248


Total


203,077|145, 029


3,498 208,609 153,567 35,045


235,988 202,929


Majority


54,550


1,997


30,906


SALARIES OF STATE OFFICERS.


Governor, $5,000; lieutenant-governor, $5 per day; secre- tary of state, treasurer, auditor, superintendent of public school, register of lands, and railroad commissioner, each, $3,000; superintendent of insurance department, $4,000; adjutant-gen- eral, $2,000; State law librarian, $900; supreme court judges, each $4,500; clerk of the supreme court, $3,000.


DATES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTIES, ORIGIN OF THEIR. NAMES, ETC.


Adair-Organized January 29, 1841. Named for Adair County, Ky., whence some of the first prominent settlers came. Kirksville, the county seat, was named for John Kirk, who set- tled the site.


Andrew-Organized January 29, 1841. Named in honor of Andrew Jackson Davis, a prominent lawyer of St. Louis.


Republican.


Tilden,


Weaver,


Cleveland,


7


182


HISTORY OF MISSOURI.


Atchison-Organized February 14, 1845. Named in honor of Hon. David R. Atchison, then one of the United States senators. The first county seat was Linden, so called from the number of linn or linden trees in the vicinity. The present county seat, Rockport, was named because the Tarkio Creek at that point is rocky or stony.


Audrain-Organized December 17, 1836. Named in honor of Samuel Audrain, the first actual settler within its limits. Barry-Organized January 5, 1835. Named in honor of Commodore Barry, of the American navy. Cassville, the county seat, was named for Hon. Lewis Cass.


Barton-Organized December 12, 1855. Named in honor of Hon. David Barton, one of the first two United States senators from Missouri.


Bates-Organized January 29, 1841. Named for Hon. Ed- ward Bates, of St. Louis. Butler, the county seat, was named for Gen. William O. Butler, of Kentucky.


Benton-Organized January 3, 1835. Named for Hon. Thomas H. Benton, Missouri's great senator.


Bollinger-Organized March 1, 1851. Named in honor of Maj. George F. Bollinger, one of its first settters, a prominent member of the Territorial Legislature, etc. The county seat, Marble Hill, was so named from the alleged natural character of the site. It was originally called Dallas.


Boone-Organized November 16, 1820, Named for Daniel Boone. The first county seat, Smithton, was named for Gen. T. A. Smith; the present, Columbia, a mile east of the former site of Smithton, was presumably called for "the queen of the world and the child of the skies."


Buchanan-Organized February 10, 1839. Named in honor of Hon. James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania. The first county seat was Sparta, near the center of the county; in 1846 the capi- tal was removed to St. Joseph.


Butler-Organized February 27, 1849. Named for Gen. William O. Butler, of Kentucky, a prominent American officer in the war with Mexico, and Democratic candidate for vice-presi- dent in 1848.




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