To the Editor of the "Norrm-Ena Dany News"
Sin-—The following assessment the basis of percentages may be interesting to those holding post mor toms on the election:
1787, or 46 per. cent, of the possible voters voted.
Of the total number of votes cast. the percentages gained by the ious candidates were as follow:
Shanghai, Mar, 28, er, cent, Okamoto Mr, Marden's Views Harvie To the Editor of the Nase "Norrt-Cuua Dany News" in arriving at the: con ¢lusions contained in your to-da; Teading article under the above heading you do not appear to given consideration to. the implications of the very interesting article on page 9 of the same issue, giving an anal Shanghai, Mar. 29, Mr, Marden's Reply To the Editor of the Assuming that you are correct in estimating the Japanese vote at 800 and assuming also that. the Japane: gleeters like the Peers in "Lolanthe "vote just as their lenders tell to," you would, by eliminating the Japanese vote enrively, in the pro portions indicated by your Japanese informant, arrive at the following. interesting' result:—
Sim—In the footnote to my letter published in your issue of to-day you state that my charge against your journal of inconsistency. "perhaps the product of the peculiar genius of my statistics ang interpret T made the charge because on January 21 you wrote: presuming 'Arahold "As circumstances are at arent, Elected to, the' Council, cine the present. Vice-Chuleman, he would robable choice' for Chait-
Me. 1. Punatan Okamoto The Japanese admittedly so regulate their vote as to endeavour to assure, the Japangge "candidates ing the poll. They naturally, fore, (without this, implying any. specific opposition)—give the smallest proportion of their vote to the non-Japanese candidate, whom they "con as being
vote, to obtain the greatest non-Japanese 'The above analysis seems to indicate that in this instance they correctly gauged Bie it. Be Avnbold must have the result, and that secured. practicely" the unanimous vote of the non-Japanese electors He' does not, therefore, amen' have been ax scurvily treated as you Indicate "and! possibly the veeeSors may have "appreciated that.
Femarke as" Chairman of the Bu Company he gid not, allow hameelt to be deterred by mere'vove-calebing considerations from saying to, Shareholders" what" he "presumably considered it his duty to tel then, You sinto that "the, Electorate has given the 'Counell'n clear fine Which it is exceedingly didieult. to ignore'. The only hint which is Apparent from the voting itself You also state that my interpretative methods apparently" $nclude the assumption that the wishes of non-Japanese electors should be folely taken into account."
They, do expressed the hope that he. Council will proceed to the election of its
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