Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-11
Tho Kentucky. Elections

The Louisville Journal of Thursday says:
very curious anomaly has presented itself ia
the last local election throughout Kentucky. in
very few Instances have the Sag NIGHTS run one OF
their number in any county where the majority was
against them, but great msny independent Ameri-
can and WING candidates have been 10 the field in
all the American stronsholds. The Sag NIGHTS
have already commenced claiming the foremost
candidates, whether Wing or American, and it is
very well that they should have crumb Of comfort,
as in November there will not be grease-spot left
OF them. The American Order has been charged
with Introducing party politics into the judicial
elections. The recent election shows this to be
false. 10 several of the Judicial districts, in which
there Is beyond doubt large American majority,
the American party declined to nominate candia
dates for judicial Offices, and the Americans have
cast their in the election without any refer
ence whatever to parties. Whilst such has been
the course of the American party, the Sag NIGHTS
have invariably voted in solid columns for one OF
their Own number. THIS has been most evident in
the contest between Duvall and Marshall The
Americans had no nominee in the field The Sag
Nichts TO a man have voted for DuVall, aud the
Americans, having no nomination to bind them,
have not only in part voted for Duvall, but pro-
mneDt member of our party, from personal consid
eratons, has electioneered for him throughout the
district Consequently, in district which last
is doubtless elected, and the Sag NIGHTS have the
impudence to claim this a great falling off from
the American party. We can assure our friends
every where that such is not the case the Sag
NIGHTS have poled their entire strength, whilst our
party, not considering it party contest, have
divided their votes between the candidates, and
thousands have not voted at all.
In Judge Knchelce's district a member of the
American party independent candidate
against him. Though we have there 26O0 majority
the Americans would not make a nomination. 1t
was not party vote. Judge KincheOe is a Wing
and supporter of Mr.. Fillmore Doubtless the
Sag NIGHTS will also claim a very large gain in that
district as the race bids fair to be very close but
we presume they will entirely overlook such in
stances as Marion county. where the independent
candidate for sheriff. supported by the Americans,
has beaten the regular sag Night nomiute in the
county in which Clark beat Morehead TAO votes.
Judge Pryor not nominated by the American
party, but ran an independent candidate against
the regular nominee Of the Sag NIGHTS. His district
for Clark last year and it was to be presumed
that he would be beaten, it, they have done, that
party should uniformly sustain their nominee.
In the Mason district our opponents have claimed
she foremost of TWO Wings, who were running for
circuit Judge, snd doubtless would have claimed the
other if he had been successful. In Hart county
two Wings we're candidates for clerk, and We snail
doubtless find the Antics claiming the successful
candidate. In Judge Goodoe's district, the Amer.
can party held a convention and declined to nOmi-
nate candidate for judge. Goodloe became an
independent candidate for re election. Capt. HAYES
a Wing, was also an independent car ddate, but
finding that he would be defeated, he withdrew and
LETT the course clear to Goodloe. II Capt. HAYES
had continued candidate, although GoOdlOe is a
member of the American Order, we should have
found the Sag Nights prOclaiming his success rs an
independent candidate, to be an Anti-Americau
triumph.
The party lines have been strictly drawn in very
few counties in the State Wherever this has been
done there have been large gains for the American
party. There have been more Wing candidates in
the field than Sag NIGHTS That there shall be no
misspprehension on the part of our friends else
where, we tell them that this election cannot show
the relative strength OF the parties, and that, how
ever great gain the Sag NIGHTS may claim and
chuckle over, our party is stronger by many thOue
sands that it last August, and in November will
give an overwhelming majority Tor Fillmore and
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