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The election officers determine first, the number of votes cast for each party, and second, the num ber cast for each candidate. The party vote Of each party is the total of the straight votes plus the individual votes on the split tickets. After this is ascertained it is only a matter of addition and division to determine the number of candidates elected by each party. In the above election the Republicans are entitled to four candidates, the Democrats to two, and the Populists, Silver Re publicans, and Socialists to one each.
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