The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-16
The Election OF Mayor In Baltimore.

The Democratic press, including the Union
Of this city, are strenuously claiming the Mayors
election in Baltimore as proof of the strength
of their party in that city. But the following
letter from highly respectable citizen of Balti-
more shows conclusiveIy that Mr.. HoLL1Ns
was elected on different issue entirely:
BALTIMORE, October IA, 1852
DEAR SIR: Our may orally election is over, and
the Wing candidate ia beaten about three thou
sand six hundred votes. We have been disap-
pointed at the result. Looking merely at the ma
j0rity given to the Democratic nominee, the i'm.
preston would be created that the election of
yesterday is some test of the vote for President
next month. But there are two important cir
cumstances to be considered which demonstrate
that this election cannot be regarded as any the
slightest evidence Of the result of the coming
LIST. There question brought into the cleo
ton yesterday which excited the religious preju.
dices of the voters, and caused thousands to vote
irrespective Of party predictions. school bill,
advocated zealous!y by nearly every Catholic vo-
ter, and opposed most strenuously by the great
mass Of the Protestants, was an element in the
election yesterday the effect of which could only
be judged by the counting of the votes last night.
Mr.. Hollins, the Democratic nominee, had signed
petition against this bill, and Captain France the
Wing candidate had signed petition in favor of it.
The result shows that, while Captain France
gained few hundred votes on account of his cup
posed preference for this BILL he lost for the same
reason thousands. Very many Wings refused to
vote at all, while as many voted against Captain
France.
ID. The vote yesterday was at least four
thousand short-being only about the came given
at the Presidential election of lS4S which
time the population of Baltimore mas increased
nearly forty thousand, and the vote of course in
proportion. This falling Oft mainly on the
Wing side, Captain France only getting some
nine thousand votes, being but three hundred more
than were given to the Wing candidate for Gov
ernor in lS47-his vote then being one thousand
short, and the Wing vote of this city having in.
creased at least two thousand since that time.
We therefore regard the vote of yesterday no
test whatever of the vote next month. Maryland
is perfectly safe for General Scott by a majority
not varying materially from that given to General
Taylor. Truly, yours
AS confrmatory Of this view, we annex also
the remarks Of the Baltimore american of yes
terday on the same subject:
THE BALTIMORE ELECTION
The large majority cast for Mr.. Hons, at the
municipal election on Wednesday, surprised, we
believe, the most sanguine of his own friends 1t
certainly took the community by surprise. Evil
IDENTIFY and upon the face of the the vote of
Wednesday was not vote to indicate party
strength or party weakness, one way or the other;
nor can it be taken as affordng any criterion of
the vote to be given in this city at the coming
Presidential election.
There were local causes which operated TO
very considerable extent in controlling the vote of
Wednesday-causes wholly irrespective of ma
tional politics, and unconnected with party dis
tinctions. good deal Of excitement and Of ami
mated discussion prevailed in this community last
winter concerning Mr.. Kerney's school bill, and
advcrsaries contrived to turn to Capt. frances
disadvantage much of the feeling and interest
connected with that subject.
1t was also alleged against Captain France,
although without foundation, that he had signed a
memorial to Congress in favor of the Native
American movement This allegation used
against him; and as the contrivers of the cha rye
took not to bring it out until the day before
the election, the false imputation had Giro uatiol
before a prompt denial, which given in the
morning papers of the next day, could operate as
q corrective.
majority of twelve or fifteen hundred was
pretty generally conceded to Mr.. Hons, on the
general ground of the relative strength Of the par
ties, Wing apathy, and the superior chances OF
success in political contest which party out of
Office possesses over party in Office. Beyond that
majority the increase, as indicated by the vote of
Wednesday, must be put down to local causes.
Our friends throughout the State will be led into
error if they regard the result Of the moyoralty
election in this city on Wednesday last as any
thing like fair test OF the Wing strength of Balti
morefar less n test of General Scott's strength
in Baltimore. The election the second Of No
vembcr next, we venture TO predict, will show how
unfounded are any expectations which the friends
of Mr.. Pierce may form on the basis of Mr.. Hol-
linss majority. The Wings are always stronger
on national Issues than on any other; and with
ouch leader as General Scott. fresh from fields OF
victory with a brilliant glory circling his head
and the glow of patriotism warming his heart
and mingling it's own sympathies with those Of the
ardent ma ses Of the people, II will be seen how
nobIy those who triumphed in ls4s will march
again to victory in 1882