*In the total popular vote of 1884, the compiler has included the scattering vote of the several states, as follows: Connecticut, 6; Georgia, 895; Kansas, 459; Louisiana, 453: Michigan, 4,284; Nebraska, 47; New Hampshire, 6; New Jersey, 784; New York, 4260; Oregon, 50; Texas, 12; Vermont, 27; West Virginia, 2; Wisconsin, 72- total,

11,362.

+ Plurality. The fusion vote for Cleveland and Butler in Iowa (not separated). The fusion vote cast in Michigan for Cleveland and Butler (not separated); Butler received 753 votes additional, cast straight. The fusion vote cast for Blaine and Butler in Missouri (not separated). The fusion vote cast for Cleveland and Butler in Nebraska (not separated). (a) The fusion vote cast for Blaine and Butler in West Virginia (not separated); Butler received 805 votes additional, cast straight. (6) In the state of New Jersey 637 ballots were rejected; the total vote cast, including those rejected, was 261.390.

Grover Cleveland carried the popular vote in 16 states, and plurality in 4; total. 20. James G. Blaine carried the popular vote in 16 states, and plurality in 2; total, 18. Total electoral vote, 401, of which James G. Blaine received 182; Grover Cleveland 219.

*In the total popular vote of 1888, the compiler has included the scattering vote of the several states, as follows: California, 3,033 (including 1,591 votes cast for Curtis, Amer.); Illinois, 150; Kansas, 3,829-(two of the union labor electors received 3,129 less than the others, and 2,896 of these votes were apparently cast for two other candidates, R. J. St. Clair and Robert B. Frye; the remaining scattering vote. 933, was on the greenback ticket); Louisiana, 85; Michigan, imperfect and scattering, 917; New York. 2,668 united labor, 2,068 socialist, 1,137 blank, 666 defective, 811 scattering-total, 7,350; Ohio, 18; Oregon, 61; Pennsylvania (Amer.), 24; Rhode Island, 25; South Carolina, 389; Vermont, 35-total, 15,916. + Pluralities.

TERRITORIAL ELECTIONS.

FIRST ELECTION FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS.

The first election held in Kansas was that for delegate to congress, November 29, 1854. The proclamation fixing the date, defining the election districts, naming the voting places, etc., for this first election, was issued by Governor Reeder November 15, 1854, and appeared in the Kansas Weekly Herald, of Friday, November 17, bearing date November 10, 1854. By the provisions of this proclamation, the territory was divided into sixteen election districts, as follows:

FIRST DISTRICT.-Commencing at the Missouri state line, on the south bank of the Kansas river; thence along the south bank of said river to the first tributary or watered ravine running into the Kansas above the town of Lawrence; thence up said tributary to the head thereof; thence in a direct line to the west side of F. Rolfe's house, and thence by a due south line to the Santa Fe road; thence by the middle of said road to the Missouri state line; and thence by said state line to the place of beginning.

SECOND DISTRICT.-Commencing at the mouth of Big Spring branch, on the south bank of the Kansas river; thence up said branch to its farthest source; thence by a southerly line, crossing the Wakarusa river on the east side of the house of Charles Matingley [Matney?] to the middle of the Santa Fe road; thence along the middle of said road to the line of the first district; thence by the same along the west side of F. Rolfe's house to the head of the first tributary of the Kansas river above the town of Lawrence; and thence by the said tributary to the Kansas river, and up the south bank of said river to the mouth of Big Spring branch, the place of beginning.

THIRD DISTRICT.-Commencing at the mouth of Big Spring branch, on the south side of the Kansas river; thence up the same to its farthest source; thence by a southerly line to the north bank of the Wakarusa river, on the east side of the house of Charles Matingly [Matney?]; thence up said river and its main branch to the line of the Pottawatomie reservation; and thence by the southern and western line of said reservation to the Kansas river, and down said river to the place of beginning.

FOURTH DISTRICT.- Commencing at the Missouri state line, in the middle of the Santa Fe road; thence along the middle of said road to Rock creek, near the sixty-fifth mile of said road; thence south by the line of the late Shawnee reservation ceded by the treaty of 1854; thence due east along the south line of said reservation and the north line of the existing reservation of the Sacs and Foxes, the Chippewas and Ottawas, and the late reservations of the Piankeshaws, Weas, Peorias and Kaskaskias, to the Missouri state line; thence up the Missouri state line to the place of beginning.

FIFTH DISTRICT.-Commencing at the Missouri state line, at the southern boundary of the fourth district; thence east [west] along the same to the northwest corner of the Sac and Fox reservation; thence due south along the western line thereof, and due south to the south branch of the Neosho river, about seventy miles above the Catholic Osage mission; thence down said river to the north line of the reserve for New York Indians; and east along said line to the head waters of Little Osage river, or the nearest point thereto; and thence down said river to the Missouri state line, and up said line to the place of beginning.

SIXTH DISTRICT.-Commencing at the Missouri state line, in Little Osage river; thence up the same to the line of the reserve for the New York Indians, or the nearest point thereto; thence to and by the north line of said res rve to the Neosho river; and up said river and the south branch thereof to the head; and thence by a due south line to the southern line of the territory; thence by the southern and eastern lines of said territory to the place of beginning.

SEVENTH DISTRICT.-Commencing at the east side of the house of Charles Matingly [Matney?], on the Wakarusa river; thence due south to the middle of the anta Fe road; thence westward along the middle of said road to Rock creek, near the sixtyfifth mile of said road; thence due south to the north line of the Sac and Fox reservation; thence along the north and west lines thereof and due south to the Neosho river; thence up said river to a point due south of the mouth of Elm creek; thence due north to the mouth of Elm creek, and up said creek to the Santa Fe road; and thence by a direct line in a northerly direction to the southwest corner of the Potawatomie reservation; thence along the southern line of said reservation to the head waters of the Wakarusa river, or the point nearest thereto; thence to and down said river to the place of beginning.

EIGHTH DISTRICT.-Commencing at the mouth of Elm creek, one of the branches of the Osage river; thence up the same to the Santa Fe road; thence by a direct northerly line to the southwest corner of the Pottawatomie reservation; thence up the western line thereof to the Kansas river; thence up said river and the Smoky Hill Fork beyond the most westerly settlements; thence due south to the line of the territory; thence by the same to the line of the sixth district; thence due north to the head of the south branch of the Neosho river; thence down said river to the line of the seventh d strict; thence due north to the place of beginning.

NINTH DISTRICT.-Commencing on the Smoky Hill Fork, beyond the most westerly settlements; thence down the same and the Kansas river to the mouth of Wild Cat creek; thence up said creek to the head waters thereof; thence due north to the Independence emigrant road; thence up said road to the north line of the territ ry; thence west along the same to the most westerly settlements; and thence due south to the place of beginning.

TENTH DISTRICT.-Commencing at the mouth of Wild Cat creek; thence up the same to the head waters thereof; thence due north to the Independence emigrant road; thence down said road, crossing the Big Blue river, by the old route below Marysville, to the Vermillion river; thence down said river to the mouth thereof; thence up the Kansas river to the place of beginning.

ELEVENTH DISTRICT.-Commencing at the Vermillion river, in the middle of the Independence emigrant road; thence up said river to the head of the main branch; thence due north to the northerly line of the territory; thence by the same to the middle of the Independence emigrant road; thence down said road, crossing the Big Blue river, by the old route below Marysville, to the place of beginning.

TWELFTH DISTRICT.-Commencing at the mouth of Soldier creek; thence up said creek to the head of the main branch; thence due north to the northern line of the territory; thence west by the same to the eastern line of the eleventh district; thence south along the same to the head of the Vermillion river, and down said river to the mouth; thence down the north bank of the Kansas river to the place of beginning.

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.- Commencing in the Kansas river, three miles above the mouth of Stranger creek; thence in a northwardly direction by a line three miles west of said creek and corresponding to the course thereof, until it shall strike the southern line of the late Kickapoo reservation; thence along the southern and western line of said reservation and the western line of the late Sac and Fox reservation to the north line of the territory; thence west along said line to the line of the twelfth district;

thence by the same and down Soldier creek to the mouth thereof, and down Kansas river to the place of beginning.

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.-Commencing at the mouth of Independence creek; thence up said creek to the head of the main branch, and thence due west to the line of the late Kickapoo reservation; thence north along said line and the line of the late Sac and Fox reservation to the north line of the territory; thence along said line eastwardly to the Missouri river, and down said river to the place of beginning.

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.-Commencing at the mouth of Salt creek, on the Missouri river; thence up said creek to the military road; thence along the middle of said road to the lower crossing of Stranger creek; thence up said creek to the line of the late Kickapoo reservation; and thence along the southern and western line thereof to the line of the eleventh district; thence by the same and down Independence creek to the mouth thereof; and thence down the Missouri river to the place of beginning.

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.-Commencing at the mouth of Salt creek; thence up said creek to the military road; thence along the middle of said road to the lower crossing of Stranger creek; thence up said creek to the line of the late Kickapoo reservation; and thence along the same to the line of the thirteenth district; and thence by the same along a line corresponding to the courses of Stranger creek, and keeping three miles west thereof, to the Kansas river; thence down the Kansas river to the Missouri, and up the Missouri river to the place of beginning.

The result of the first territorial election was as follows:
VOTE FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS, NOVEMBER 29, 1854.

*On the 25th of November, Governor Reeder issued a supplementary proclamation for the formation of the seventeenth election district by dividing the first district, as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the Kansas river; thence up said river to the mouth of Cedar creek; thence up said creek to the Santa Fe road; thence by said road and the Missouri state line to the place of beginning.