American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-29
MCRE AEaERHCAN
TRIUE7PHS.
Pennsylvania.


lend Daily has several returns from the
township elections held in the county on
Friday last, which seem to have turned
upon the question of the Know Nothing
organization and opposition to it, without
regard to party lines.
In West Earl township, the Fusion can
didate for Justice of the peace, II. II. Over
holtzer, was elected by 4 majority, over
Hiram Slough, the Know Nothing candi-
date. The balance of the Know Nothing
ticket was elected. In New Holland the
whole Know Nothing ticket was elected
majority 190. In Upper Leaeock the
whole Know Nothing ticket was elected by
majorities ranging from 22 TO Al. In
PasAdise the majority for the Know Moth
ing ticket was between 60 and 10. In
East Lampeter the majority for the Know
Nothing ticket was l30-the vote being
1853 to %. In East Earl FIVE Know Moth
ing candidates were elected, the balance
Fusion. West Donegal gave 80 majority
for the Know Noihings. Mount JOY
township and borough elected Know Moth
ing tickets. Conoly township-the Whole
Know Nothing ticket elected. In Colum-
bia the Know Nothing ticket was elected,
with tie exception of Justice of the peace
10 he South Ward and Judge in tie North
Ward. In EHzabethtown borough The en-
the Know Nothing ticket was elected ty
majori,ies ranging from 10 to35. In Nor
ristown the Americans elected their entire
ticket in the borough, which is regarded
by them as avery great trianph.
"SAM" swept the board at the recent e.
lection in Easton. In Bethlehem his
friends had l50 majority, and in Danyille,
Montour county, from 175 to eco. Dem
ocratic districts seems to give the heaviest
Cayenne majorities. Beaver and Law
renee counties are all for Sam, except the
town of Freedom, where Hannes had FIVE
or six m.jority
"sAM' in York county. The York
EAGLE Of Monday says, we have had sulf-
cient information to show that Sam has
been Triumphant i'll York county.
At the borough electonin Lawrence
vile, on Tuesday, the American party e.
lccted their entire ticket by handsome ma
joritics
The election at Duncannon, Perry coun-
ty, on Friday, resulted in the success of
the whole American ticket by large major
tiles. The announcement of the result
was the irst intimation the outsiders had
that "Sam" was about. The invincible
Samuel" made clean sweep in Middle
town, last Friday, completely crushing out
all opposition.
In Easton Sam came OFF victorious. A
friend Of Sam writes as follows:
"We elected every borough officer OH
ON ticket. All the ward Offices in two
wards. The foreign party carried their
ward officers in west ward. This ward is
their stronghold, having three foreign vo-
ters to one American; however, aere were
some foreigners who voted our. ticket in
preference TO tho opposition, showing
themselves better Americans in principle
than some who claim to be Americans by
birth. A strong effort was made to dcfea
our ticket, but all in vain. 1t was no use
they had their labor for their pains. There
We're twenty-six candidates of each party
in the field That is, in the three wards
and the Americans elected twenty GU: q
the twcnty-six.
In Columbia county, Sam came out a
head. A friend writes 10 us from Blooms
burg, under date of the 18th as follows:
"At the township elections held in thi.
county yesterday, tho whole American
ticket was elected in all the principa
towns. In this place, the "Old Liners
came OH the ground and nominated thei
ticket as usual But they soon seen there
was new element at work, and all theil
candidates withdrew from the contest bu
two, one for Justice of the Peace, and one
for Superyisor;-the former got 8l votes
out Of $50 polled, and the latter 81. The
election quite astonished the old 'wire-pull.
ers.' In Danville. Montour county, the
whole Know Nothing ticket was elected
with one exception. The work goes brave
ly on in this section Of the country"
In Weatherby. Carbon county, the
Know Nothings elected all their ticket by
majorities varying from SO to 2l6.
In Allegheny county, further returns
show that the X. Ms. have carried a large
majority Of the townships.
In Jefferson, sam entire ticket elected
Versailles, do, do. do.
Moore, do. do. do.
West Deer, do. do. do.
North Fayet'e, do. do. do.
Robinson, do. do. do.
Franklin, Democratic ticket elected
In Bristol the Americans had fifty ma
jority over the fusionsts, and in Readin
the Mayor was elected by 700 majority
while in Danyille the Americans were tr
umpbant by some 600 majority. Thes
two places are tho county seats Of "Ol
Berks" and Columbia county, both til
strong holds Of Democracy; bui the marc
is onward; "tbe people," the "bone nm
sincw," ale doing their own work wilhov
the "leeGsrs." "0ld Berks" has vote
without, this time. waiting for tho "ol
Buck" to toll them how. They saw Sam