Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-08-21
THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST IA, 1851.
Hon. IL. A. Hannegan.

The official vote of Fountain county confirms the pre-
vious that Jacob DYce, Democrat is elected Rep
resentatve over Hon. f. A. Hannegan 1t is due to
Mr.. Hannegan, and to The Democratic party TO state
the circumstances and combinations which produced this
astonishing result.
The canvass in Fountain county commenced early in
the season. Three local questions divided the people
One party favor Of division Of the county. The
candidate in this interest Davis Newell, Esq, a
Democrat, of Attca. Another party opposed to
division, but in favor of the relocation of the county
seat at the centre of the county. Jacob Dyce, of
Chambersburgh, the candidate of this party, and
the other party the Covington interest, who
opposed TO division and e.locaton. William Piatt Wing,
the Covington candidate. To reconcile these dI
visions which threatened TO result in the election of Mr.
Patt Democratic convention called. This
convention nominated Mr.. Hannegan, and Mr.. Newell
withdrew, leaving the field to Hannegan, Democrat,
Patt, Wing, and Dyce, relocation Democrat. Mr..
Hannegan very reluctantly accepted the nomination thus
rendered him. On the Saturday before the election Piat
withdrew, and he and his Covingon Grends directly in
opposition their private interests, and for the
double purpose of defeating Mr. Hannegan and securing
votes for Mr.. Brcr the Whg candidate for Congress,
united Dyce the relocation Democrat, for Represen-
candidate for Congress- which reduced the majority of
Major Mace, the Democratic candidate for Congress,
to 81, and defeated Hannegan Runners were sent to
every precinct in the county, and the Wings urged to
for Dyce The following IS a specimen Of one of
the letters:
CovINGToN. August - 1851.
Wigs Of Richlana and others opposed TO Hannegan;-
With certainty of Hannegan's election while Piatt
and Dice both the track it is deemed advisable
for Piatt withdraw. Lose Patt, but throw
all Dice and there is mistake of beating Hanne-
gan Lose votes for Brer, and his election is sure.
Yours, w. FOSTER,
]. P LUSE,
and others.
The Wings here for Dice.
The Covington "PeoplGs Friend" aludes TO Mr..
Hannegan's defeat in the following manner The voice
of Fouan favor of the removal of the of JUS
tce from Covngton. On that question we tender the
hand of friendship Mr.. Dyce, and hope the
Democratic members of the Legislature may give him
much aid in securing his darling object, the Gov
ington Wings did to elect him.
"a unanimous nomination. rendered in opposition to
his wishes, by a Democratic Convention of Fountain
county, induced Mr.. flanagan to become candidate
for Representative. By strange combination OF Wings
with sectional aud dsoI ganzng Democrats he has been
defeated. The loss is to Fountain countynot TO him.
He had personal interests serve political aspi-
raons to crafty in going to the Indiana Legislature.
lie accepted the nomination because he owed much TO
mand his services, he had right TO refuse them. The
enthusiasm with which his nomination, his visits and his
speeches werereceved in every drection awakened the
bltterest opposition among the Wings. They thought
the Democratic party again To he united, and in
desperate effort to defeat that results abandoned all their
political principles and sectional preferences. n reOca-
tion Democrat their relrard Let them cxult if they
can.