The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-26


The GUBERNAToRiAL CANVASS IN KENTUCKY
Ninety three counties have been officially heard
from, in which the vote stands-Dixon 81 $40,
Powell 81 ,424 The counties from which we have
unofficial returns Campbell Powoll's ma iority
400; Hopkins, Powell's majority 120; Crittenden,
Powell's majority 60; Lawrence, Powell's major
ity 90; Pike, Dixon's majority 6. This would
make Powells majority, in ninety eight counties,
1872. Johnson and Letcher to hear from.
The Frankfort Commonwealth says of tho vote:
"The aggregate vote for Governor Mt the late
election cannot vary much from l05,000 In 1913
the aggregate vote for the same Office was I23 257
This shows a decrease lin round numbers) Of
5000 votes, OF which about II 900 are Wings, and
about 600 Democrats.
owe see by this how carelessly the Wings have
thrown away victory which lay entirely within
their own hands. very little more exertion, and
one thousand at least OF the twelve thousand
tiers who staid at home, could have been brought TO
the polls, and Archibald Dixon would have been,
he deserved to be, Governor elect Of kentucky"
The Hopkinsville Rifle, in noticing the result OF
the late election, says
''There cannot be the smallest doubt that Ken
lucky is as strongly Wing now as she ever was,
and as much devoted to the enlightened State poll
cy which has given her abundant prosperity at
home and an enviabe character abroad The late
election was, in very important sense, political
accident. The Wings, strong in the confidence of
superior strength, stayed at home in large num-
bers, and left the trouble of voting 10 the Demo-
Gratis. That this ID the cause of the result and
that there has been no considerable change from
Whiggery to Locofocoism among the mass of our
population, is evidenced by the fact that Powei's
this year ia smaller than il in lS4S. Yet he
was beaten then nearly nine thousand votes now he
Ia elected. The Wings are always more difficult
to arouse in canvass than their opponents; and
unless they aroused they gain victory.
This time, the belief that Dixon would be elected
anyhow led many Of them 10 forego ride to the
polls-now made moro troublesome in many cases
by the late dstrcting of the counties which throws
many persons far distant from their place of vot-
ing. There were doubtless hundred Wing
votes lost from that cause alone in this county; and
doubtless the same cause produced the effect
throughout the State. great many moro than
enough to elect Dixon triutnphantly were thus
LOST
Many ofsthe Wings of this disrict-including
some who have heretofore been true as steel-rely-
ing. upon nearly nine thousand majority in the
State to secure Dixon's election, thought they
could without danger indulge freaks and differences
in the Congressional canvass. They were urged
thereto by the Democrats, in accordance with their
settled policy throughout the State they tried the
experiment, and its predicted effects realized.
We have the consolation of knowing that We are
guiltless of this shame-having acted throughout
the whole affair with stern regard to the general
interest of the party. We leave those who acted
differently to their reflections.
owe relterate, in conclusion, that Kentucky is
as strongly Wing now as she ever was; and we
have not the least doubt that the late Democratic
victory the result of one of those accidental
surprises to which any army, flushed with
cessive triumphs, is liable. That it will be
trieved at the very first opportunity we arc fully
confident; SO believing, commend the Demo-
Gratis to prudent husbandry of the enjoyments of
their temporary success, and the Wings TO much
pleasure as they can extract from the 'cud of Bit
ter reflection"