Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-08-19
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" The OMISSION ufour Senatorial ticket
will bo accounted for by reference to the
Postscript.
ELECTION NEWS FROM THE WEST.
Returns of the election in Kentucky be
gin to reach us. The contest for Governor
has been very animated. AT the last cleo.
ton, it will..bc remembered, we were beat
en- by about 1000 votes. We subjoin such
returns as we have received.
In the city Of LOUSY lie, the majority FOR
Judge Clarke over Flournoy, the Tory can.
ddatc, is 655-Clsrkc 2Go Flournoy COS.
The vote in Louisville last year for Con,
gross was for Graves tWhir) l2ll-Pope
IVAN Burenl 1855. Wing majority last
year only SO.
In Franklin county, Clarke 48o--Flour
noy 548-last year Jackson majority so.
From the Cincinnati Wing, Aug 5.
KENTUCKY.
We learn by gentleman directly from Mays.
vile, that AT the close of the polls on the second
day Of the election in Mason county. Ky. at every
precinct that had been h'ard FROM The Wing cam
didates for Governor and Lieut. Governor were
ahead Of their opponents more than four to ONE
The majorly for the Harrison candidates in Ken.
lucky will be enormous
Handsome Triumph.-In Campbell county,
Kentucky, Mr.. VIM. ". Sourhgale, "a sraunch
wing and friend Of Gen. HARRISON and John A.
Goodsen (Van DuIen) have been elected TO The
Legislature
Mr. SouIhgale did not come out as a candidate
until the Saturday before the election, but he sue.
ceeded in beating Thompson, the late Van Buren
other wing candidate
Campbell county has heretofore been considered
strong tory county.
The Louisville Journal is Of opinion that Judge
CLHke has succeeded by decided majority.
INDIANA.
In This state only members of Legisla
tlre have been chosen. The Madison
Banner Of the Sd instant says the election
pissed off in that region with less excite
mcnt than has been witnessed perhaps for
many years, During the whole canvass"
says that paper, "there was little or no ag-
italion,-vcry little active clcctioneering
by the candidates, - no stump speeches,-and
n, efforts 10 make local considerations the
test"
The Banner states hat Mcssrs. Marshall,
Stapp, and Chambers are elected to the
legislature from that county, and Mr. E. F.
Peabody is elected for Jenning county.
The Louisville Journal of the 4h says
the accounts from two or three of the near
est counties Of Indiana, care Of the mos,
cheering character" In Floyd county the
Wing ticket for the legislature had sue
ceeded by large majority; and Clark
county, which heretofore always gave a
majority Of 400 for the admnist ration, has
now elected two whg representatives.
The Washington Globe publishes let
ter from Lawrenceburg; which is as fol-
lows:
LAwRENCEBURG, Ind, Aug. 4. 1886.
Dear Sir: The recent elections in Indiana have
been decided upon local, not parry grounds and
az FAR as heard from. srand-De born aud 2; il
Frank lin 2ani; in Ripley Van Buren,; in Shelb,
Van Buren, anti; in Switzerland Van Buren,.
TIE Cincinnati Wing states tina, % of The
UcnutIS CHOsCH III huulSDl arc w lllnS, III
well as the member chosen in jennings
This makes so far as heard from, Wings i2
Vani,es 8. 1t is rather a favorable symp
tom for the Wings, to see the Globe ex
plaining that "the election was decided o.
local grounds In former times, tn
Wings have had to resort to these cXpe
dents to save appearances. A few day
will bring US full returns.