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 section which was in most need of some means of communication voted a much larger majority in favor of Mr. Granger than Classes I and II. The cities, however, gave a majority to Mr. Throop, Utica casting a larger and Albany a smaller majority than the class in which they are situated. Buffalo also cast a majority in favor of Mr. Throop, although the class in which it is situated cast a majority in favor of Mr. Granger. (See table.)

"Thus it is clearly shown that the people largely voted for the respective candidates because they stood for economic principles which were of direct interest to them. The most densely populated east determined the election and Mr. Throop, the Republican candidate, was elected by