The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-11-01
Pennsylyanias.sA Mar,,s Nest.

The fusion state committee in Penns> Iva
mia having telegraphed all over the Union, a
few days after the recent election IN that
state, that it had gone fusion by four or tive
thousand majority, the fusionists IN other
parts of the country were deceived by the
lying report, made heavy bets on the
strength of it. and of course lost large SUMS
of money. This brought down On the iu-
sion committee no triiling storm of indiGna-
ton, and to mitigate Its effect, they under
took the task of making loop-hSle for their
unfortunate and deceived brethren to creep
/ out Of and snve their money. After vast
deal # Ingenious figuring, they finally make
the discovery, that by taking the vote for
The regularly nominated democratic candi-
! dates for congress in all the districts on one
side, and the vote Of all the Union" fusion
candidates, the Fillmore, and the indcpena-
cnt candidates on the other side, they are
able 20 figure up Il majority of some 1900
votes in the state against the regular demo
Gratis. And over this they raise shout,
and advise their friends on the strength OF
it not to give up their bets!
And the story is then trumpet forth by
the more unprinciplcd Of the fusion papers
| in glaring capitals that Pennsylvania has
gone for the iusionists ~ and as it travels il
/ grows in size, until we find in the country
! around us there are persons who have actu.
ally heard and believe that the Fremonters
have popular majority in Pennsylvania Of
six or eight thousand.
/ II is all moonshine. The figuring by
which the fusion committee exc out even
their pitiful 1900 is a palpable fraud, for the
reason that to make this majority they count
the vote for one g independent democratic
candidate" and the vote Of three Fillmore
candidates who bolted the Union. They
also count the whole fusion vote in the 18th
district, where there was no democratic can
didate for congress, although the democratic
state ticket received over 5000 votes in that
district
But, to cap the climax Of all, this very
fusion state committee themselves, after
having sent forth their lying despatch claim
ing 1900 majority in the state, take it all
back, by adding another despatch in these
words:
"LArER-There is a slight mistake in the
Congressional vote OF Pennsylvania, just
sent. Please cancel II. The Democrats
have small majority"
But this despatch, the Chicago Tribune
and kindred fusion papers refused to publish.
That Pennsylvania has gone democratic
clearly, unequivocally, no honest man will
attempt to deny. The democratic majority
for canal commissioner, officially declared,
is 2,11T, for auditor general it is over 5000,
and on surveyor general over 1000. The
democrats have - Of the % congressman,
and have a majority Of SIX in the legislature
The victory is thus round and complete
Even the leading fusion papers in New
York no longer pretend but the democrats
have carried Pennsylvania. The New York
Courier & Enquirer says it is conceded
that the State has been carried by the De
mocracy.'
The Tribune publishes official" returns,
which it says, "dissipates the slight prospect
of Fusion victory held forth by the reputed
returns Of Friday morning. The official
figures are, nth singular uH:tormity, more
favorable to the Bu.i--.." ssuc than The hrst
! Republicans, the last reports from Penn
| syvania leave no doubt Of Buchanan ma
/ jon ity at the State election. The State ticket
of that party IS chosen by some five thou
/ sand majority in between four and five hun
/ dred thousand votes.
! Let US look misfortune full in the face. ii
! there were any hollow hearted, vena, self
seeking knaveg following our camp las,
week, they will now skuik out Of it and &c
/ over to the enemy. All such will suppose
our battle lost, and will be in haste TO place
I themselves in position to share the plunder
of the field. Let them 60 in welcome, and
let the cowardiy and tmorous go with them
The Tribune thus not only comedies the
state now, but substantially in Move mber
for il admits that the - floating vote as il
is called, the "venal, sefsceking knavcs, :
as the Tribune calls them, who always 20
with the strongest party, vote that is sup
posed to amount to 10000 or 10000, in
Pennsylvania, viii be against the fusionsts
ID November.