American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-04-12

nal says:
IucolumBus, ibe election. the returns
of which viii bo found in another column,
was most strongly contested. There never
was more strenuous effort made to carry |
an election than was made by the anita
mericans, yesterday, to carry this city
The game commenced, as usual, with nat
uralizing the foreigners, and serenity votes
were made in few hours, and deposited |
in the ballot box. Every foreigner was
made to believe that there were but two
parties to vote for-the Know Nothings
and the anti-Know Nothing. Many Of
them really believed that the X. Ms would |
not only disfranchise them, but that they
would be prosecuted on account of their
religions and that their personal liberty was
in danger. The most barefaced falsehoods
were circulated to prejudice the foreigners
against the Americans. 1t was plain to be
seen that Locofocoism was on its last legs,
and that the last desperate effort was to be
made to revive the party. Irishmen in
the pay of the Locofoco leaders were sent
to the Grst ward to blarney the Irish, and
no expense was spared in the fifth ward to
rally the Dutch.
The Postmaster, his clerks, and all the
special mail agents Of the government that
could make 1t convenient to have their
washing done in this city, exhibited the
light of their countenances at the polls.-
By remarkable coincidence, allthe State
Officers were at their posts, and even his
Excellency, Gov. Medill, found time to
leave the Lancaster Railroad for few
days, TO bestow his patronizing smiles up
on the peddlers of the fusion tickets at the
Second Ward polls.
But all wouldn't do. The cold wheel
horse" couldn't pull the team out of the
mud. With all his tricks, he couldn't
bamboozle Sam. Sam was after the anti
American party, and he "hived it," fusion
ticket and all. He routed the whole ca
poodle, horse, foot, and Dragons; he slay-
ed 'em. Greats Sam; and great is the
victory he gained over the allies at TIE
city election. Why didn't the Statesman
send us over the Shanghai?
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FIRST GUN FROM IOWA.
The spring election was held April Cd,
throughout Iowa. In Davenport the A.
merican ticket was successful by an aver.
age majority of 1877 in the total poll of 921
votes. OnlyfO foreign votes were polled
This we consider doing very well for &
city whose foreign population is one seventh
OF that of the entire State.
STILL FURTHER FROM OHIO.
} From Versailles we learn the cheering
Intelligence that the cause of Americanisn
is sill gaining ground in that vicinity. A
the election on the Cd the whole American
} ticket was elected by majority of abou
1870. a 54ag.
By advices from Shalesvile, we lear
that the whole American ticket has beel
9 elected throughout Portage county.
: In West Milton the Whole ticket ha
. been elected by faremajority.
: From Kenton we learn that the ticke
has been elected by majority ofl2o.
CLERMoNT County seven town
j ships have forwarded their votes to til
clerk, and they are yet under seal; Frcr
rumor we learn that Wayne went strongly
Democratic. Ohio was about tie; Pierre
went the American ticket; Miami town
9 ship dittosby round majority; Williams
/ burg had no regular ticket, but the indie
pendent ticket carried; Monroe and Wasl
lington went the American ticket; Goshe
has gone democratic; Franklin went III
= American ticket by a small majority
$ Union went American, there being no OF
e position except for constable, who WI
: elected.
: In Batavia Township the entire Amer
!, = can ticket was, carried by majority Of
u bout one hundred. Under the old part
IN lines the township gave majority rangir
lc from thirty to fifty-five votes.
ss The election in Boone county resulted
a fair majority fJr the American ticket.
n In Clinton county the whole America
: ticket was elected by a majority offs.
= NEW YORK TOWN ELECTIONS.
;" Atthe municipal election held in Sche
D. ectady on Tuesday last, the whole Kno
/ Nothing ticket was elected by heavy m
h. iority. They for Mayor stood as f,
he lows: Abel Smith. X. N, 588; A.
! Vedder, 3o4; D. Cady Smith, Dem, 32
u Know Nothing plurality 262.
p The charter election in Elmira result
IS in. the success Of the American ticket
c. fifty majority.
to p In ogdcnsburg the, American ticket W
90 elected by 164 majority. q.4
80 .o3 = ST. LOUIS ELECTION.
i. 1Byadviees Of Aprily3d, weAlearn5 IL
7 the American ticket has triumphed in
.ia Louis. The contest was very strong a
/ The vote was divided between three can
in dates, each represented by a popular ca
ut, didaie. From the, ,RepU6lieantwe clip:
ot AT the time of writing this article, It
~ y. not really known who are the Munich
ss' officers of the city of St. Louis for the en-,