Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-10-26
The Elections.

OHio'-lhe wings claim the eiecuon OF
their candidate for Governor by about 800 ma
jority. 1t is now generally admitted on all
sides that they are about right.
The Congressional delegation stands 10
wings TO III loco focos. The legislature is
uncertain. The House, owing to the certf-
cate made out by the loco foco clerk of the
Courts for Hamilton county, and the certif-
cate of the other two canvassers on the board
with him, is doubtful. The clerk has return
ed the two loco members, on the ground tha,
the apportionmcnt law Of the State is un.
constitutional, although he acknowledges the
two wings have the most votes. The other
two canvassers on the board with the clerk,
have protested against the return Of the two
locos and certified that the wings are elected.
Without the admission Of these loco men,
bers the Wings are in majority, but as they
have not majority Of tho whole House they
cannot organize unless some of the Democra-
tic members join with them to make up quo
rum.
The Senate is tie, and Of course there will
also be difficulty in organizing that body.
Till that is done, the result for Governor
cannot be determined, as it is the duty Of the
Senate to count the votes. In the meantime
the present Wing Governor holds over.
We look for trying time when the day for
organization arrives, especially as, according
to the Cincinnati Gazette, the Democrats de-
clare that the Wing members from the frs,
district snail mol take their seats, without re-
sistance, even TO bloodshed
SOUTH CARoLiNA.-The following are the
names of the Representatives elect from this
State to the Thirty-hrs Congress
/. Daniel Wallace, reelected.
Q. - Orr, vice r. F. Simpson.
3. Joseph A. Woodward, reelected
4. John Mcqueen vice Alexander d. Sims
S. Armstead Burt, reelected
6. Isaac E. Holmes, reelected.
7. w. F. Colcock, vice r. b. Rhett
Mr.. Holmes, it is well known, has declared
for Gen. Taylor. Of Mr. Mcqueen who raj
in opposition to Mr., Sims, the Charleston Mer
curry says:
"Gen. Mcqueen, it is understood, has not
up to this time, expressed any preference be
tween the candidates for the Presidency bu
is, nevertheless, decided Democrat. Col
Sims, four former Representative in Congress-
it is well known, is decidedly for Cass ant
Butler.
ka
donbt that Johnston is elected Governor by
majority Of from 100 to 300, but we have no
yet received the authentic result from the of
fee of the Secretary Of State. The Congress
sional delegation stands Is to 8, counting fo
the Locolocos the 4th district, which will ;,
contested and doubtless given to the Whil
claimant or referred back to the people. Th'
Legislature stands in the Senate 81 Wings,
Locofocos in the House SO Wings, SO Lo
cofocos, giving to the Locofocos the represen
tative from Butler, who is claimed by boil
parties. The vote is about 34O, 900, and tn,
largest ever cast in the State. At the las
Presidential election it was 32S, ,73s. w,
think this vote may be regarded as decisive o
the result on the 7th of November. Their
must be very bad management on the par
Of our friends, OF great frauds on the part o
hIo bOColoCOo, ~ ieiiHbylNdHld uOcS UOt NOV
for Taylor by commanding majority.
GEoRcIA-The full returns from Gsorpi
give Locofoco majority Of only 26l Tn
Congressional delegation stands as heretofor
reported, 4 Wings and Locofocos. The re
port that Calhoun was elected in the secon
district proved incorrect. Folks majority il
Georgia in 1874, was 1914. The Locofoc
majority for Governor in ls47, was l2s9.-
4 Only about half the State was well contested
at the recent election, the political character @
the other districts being so decided as 10 ren
der opposition hopeless The whole vote
only about $4,000. The vote a, the Presider
tal election was ,l52, and at the guberns
torial election Of lS47, il was 85,I5l. Iii
plain, therefore, that the present contest a
fords no accurate test Of the coming Presider
tial election. The Wing papers in Georpi
speak with great confidence Of the result, an
our friends throughou, the State seem to b
very active.