The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-10-21

The Journal OF Commerce makes the DEM
ocrstic majority in 45 counties l4l3-7 coun-
ties to hear from, which gave in 1888 demo-
cratic majority OF 1886, aud in $50 Of 1907.
The Evening Post, makes the Dem. majority
in the same AZ counties 5292.
The Journal Of Commerce says there will
be a whg majority in both Houses-7 10 the
Senate, and in the House.
or tn. members Of Congress the Democrats
have elected IA and the wings 10, aad one not
yet ascerisinsd, but probably a democrat.
The Phsdelphs papers make the follow
ing comments on The election.
From the Spirit of the Times.
THE CONTEST.
We have achieved glorious victory in the
county of Philadelphia. The Wings are in
dsinay Instead Of carrying the city by 4 ma
jority Of four thousand as they did in 1899, and
as they have bsasied for weeks past they would
now, they have elected their Congressional
ticket by the meagre MA ority Of $500, while
their Mayor and Counclnen have succeeded
by even smaller majorites. This too, for the
strong hold of Whiggery-the hstbed Of the
Bank aristocraey-ths cty. whose administra-
ton, annually commands by its illegal patronage
almost thousands OF votes. Were we strug-
Cling against faction, which had no patronage
had the Wings of the city no more advantage
than ourselves; were no personal interests
bound up on the part Of their myrmidons with
the success oftteir ticket, we could TO morrow
outvote them eren in Philadelphia.
One reason is given by the Wings for this
tremendous defeat. They allege the polls were
blocked up, and the voters kept from the win
,hi IL lar nj
that a larger vote was polled yesterday than was
ever poed before, and that up to the time Of
declaring the majoritics, the Wings were every
where alluding to the peace, order, and fairness
which had characterized the polls.
Its a complete victory on our part. The
Wings are stunnded by their overw helmiDg de-
feat. Mr.. Tyson was beaten without an effort
10 the first district; and Mr.. Ingersols large
majority settles forever the fact, that fer two
terms he has been cheated out Of his seat, by
the friends Of proaigate. Had Naylor been
the candidate the Democratic majority would
have been 1000, as Mr.. McMichael was deeid-
edly the strongest man that party had in the dis
rlct.
The Wings boast that the Third district" set
the ball in motion" on their side !; and now
wo shall show them how gallant will be the re-
bound. The sober second thought has com.
ual contest we shall, as a party, know ne local
divisions. such as weaken us in few Of orr
strong holds now. Thus the domocracy OF
Montgomery; which now, divided upon the
conduct of Mr.. Sterigerc, has given us not
quite 500. will, on the 30lh, give from 900
10 a thousand majority.
From the Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
THE WRITINGS OF DEFEAT
The federal papers Of Philadelphia and some
Of the federal leaders, are making quite a noise
about frauds at the election on Tuesday, which
they allege were committed On behalf Of the
dcmocrstic party. They talk most prePestcr-
ousIy Of frauds in the city and frauds in the
counly--everytbing is fraud which disappoints
their expectations. They know better, and
this noise is made for various reasons which are
obvious enough. They would lessen as far as
possible, the annsyances, disappointments, and
notifications Of severe and unexpected defeat,
they wish to veil from the eyes Of the public
the effects of their abuses. especially in the
cty-they wish 10 draw attention from the
now inoontes,ible fact that lngersoll was twice
cheated by federalism Of his seat as representa-
tive Of the Third District-they sre anxious to
put good face upon present reverses, that
they may contrive TO make a decent rally at
the Presidential Election, and many other rea-
sons for their conduct might easily be cited f:
but these, we think, are quite enough in con-
nectiou with the facts of the matter, to shew
the hoIlsw and hypocritica al nature Of these fed
eral outcres.
In examining into this subject. il should be
re me mbered that our elections last year and
this year, were for the fist time conducted I'M
der fair, homes, Election Law, which. by giving
an Inspector TO each party, renders even ind,-
vidnsl frauds very difficult, and makes organi-
sed and extensive operations Of this kind liter
ally impossible. Ii is thus evident that the re-
suits of the elections of 1889 and 1870 are, iu
this quarter at least. the only mode Of arriving
at correct conclusions as 10 the true and legal
popular vote. Neither tho democrats nor the
wings have Of late years had their actual vote
returned in the City and in the Third District.
IL was not done until the present Election Law
went into operation in SO and 40. Our ap-
parent gain and their apparant decrease is
therefore easily accounted for. Our vote is
allowed to be sosn-their fictitious force is cut
away.
Our opponents speak of democratic frauds in
the CITY. This is braIsn almost beyond belief.
Philadelphia is in their hands. As sbewn yes
isrday. the Assessors who make ont the list Of
voters, are fifteen in number, and thirteen or
fourteen Of them are theirs. Three County
Commissioners took charge Of these lists, two
of whom are whigs--of the thirty Inspectors Of
the Election, fifteen were Whigs-iourteen OF
the fifteen Judges Of the Election were wings.
The Sheriff and his deputies are whss-yet
We, torSooih. are charged with frauds in the
very face of all this imposing and effective
/ force.
! 1t is also charged that frauds were commit
ted to elect lngersoll! We have the same AN
swer to make as before. He was elected be-
cause no frauds took place. The apparent in
crease Tor Mr.. lngersoll is because his real vote
l is at last allowed to be seen, and the apparent
decrease on the other side is because tho old
false voting was prevented. In the districts
which were in democratic hands in 1898, IL will