The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-05-16
Number 3.

uema1 the other day who assured us that
Westmorsand will give Van Buren a ma
jOrity, Of twenty-five hundred. where hs on-
ly 60. majority Of fvs hundred in 1896.
Fayetie held tremendous county meeting
a week or two age, more than four thousand
people being pressnt,a which she promised
to increase her vote, compared with 1886.
more than thousand: And Allegheny, a
decided Harrison county, st her, receKt
spring elections, elected large majority
Of Democrats, on political grounds, justices
Of the Peace! The signs, elsewhere, are
net less suspicious.
Ohio,-Our readers hsvs seen the result
Of the the spring elections in this State, at
which Democrats were victorious 10 the full.
In 1898, Shannon was elected over Vance
by majority OF six thousandi notwithssan-
ding General Harrison took the field HIM
self, aud attempted to stir up the hard cider.
Besides, Harrison has been beaten several
times since his great unfOught baAlss,. Of
which nobody heard until his nomination,
The spiri. of tho People now--the daily
acceasiens 10 the ranks of the Democrats
prove that he is not more popular al the
present day, and that his defeat is not less
certain, than when he wanted 10 be Governs
or but failed In the attempt
Virginia.-The results Of the recent E.
lections, while they show nothing Of which
we have any cause to fear, are admitted, Oh
all hands, TO be no test of the Election foil
President. No Southern StGte, let i
remembered, can, tcithOut injury TO u
most reverd institution giUs its vote TO- me
candidate Of fhe Yabolitionists. ;,Thismsy
be considered settler. But, as ifto, stieng-
| and most influential sons--proniinent Har-
rison men herstofore--Ons of them Harri.
son eleticr in ls3s-cOming forward ans,
renouncing all allegiance to British Whg-
gerry and its sister Abolition p q y j :,
Nsw York.--Martin Van Buren, was me-
YER defeated in New York for public of
fee The recent spring elections proves
loo, that the Democrats are fast recovering
their lost ground, and that, whsn his, name,
which has always been .'a,, tower Of
strength" in the Empire State, 10 submitted
to the People, the same verdict will be ren-
dered upon il that was rendered in 1885,
We ask attention to the following from the
Albany Argus
THE TOWN ELECTIONS.
| Democratic Nett Gain of FIFTKFOUR
1Owns since last fall.
Tie official returns Of the general slec.
ton in November last, chow that the demo-
Gratis carried then All towns, and the fed
eralists ACT towns. The actual returns Of
the town elections in Mach and April of
this year. show that the democrats have
succeeded in 43o towns, and the federal
lists in 4ss. Being federal loss Of 30
towns, and democratic gain of 25 towns
and ne. Democratic gain Of FVfy5oas
Iopns.
The aggregate federal majority last year,
was 1900 votes in a poll Of 100000. IL
as the Evening Journal assumes, the town
elections may be taken as an indication o.
the popvlsr sentiment, land they never
were more generally or sharply contested
upon party grounds than at the pressn
time, the change IN favor Of the democra
cy since last fall, is decisive Of the sPproaeh'
ing election. Ii is difference Of hf.y-iou!
towns, or sne-ssventeenth Of the whsle
numbsr--or, il calculated by aggregate ma
jorities, and one seventeenth assumed a.
The raliS, the gain is upwards Of 10000
votes, or difference to the democratic par
~, beyond the federal majority last fall, o.
more than 10000.
Maine-Our enemies themselves admit
Maine will go for Van Bureu.
I Ne,o Hampshire. Which is like ac
knowledgsd 10 be Of the right stamp By
), friend and foe.
/ Vcrmonh-Harrison may get Vermont
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