The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-09

The Kentucky Election.
A very curious anomaly has presented itself
in 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 a great many
independent American and Wing candidates
have been in the field in all the American
strongholds. The Sag NIGHTS have already
/ commenced claiming the foremost candidates.
whether Wing OF American. and it Is very
well that they should have a erumb 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. In several of the lu-
dicial districts, in which there is beyond
doubt large American majority, the Ameri-
can party declined to nonina.e candidates for
judicial offices, and the Americans haze cast
their votes 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 col
umns for one of their own number. This has
been most evident in the contest between Du-
vail and Marshall. The Americans had no
nominee in the field. The Sag NIGHTS to
man have voted for Duvall, and the Americans,
having no nomination to bind them, have not
only in part voted for Duvall bur prominent
member of our party, from personal consider
atoms. has eIectioneered for him throughout
the district, Consequently, in district which
/ last.year gave Morehead 900 majority Judge
Duvail is doubtless elected, and the Sag NIGHTS
have the impudenee to claim this as 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 en-
Ptx NO dor
it a party contest. have divided their votes be-
TWEEN the candidates, and thousands have not
voted at all.
In Judge Ktncheloe's district member of
the American party was an independent cAndi-
date against him, Though we have there
$500 majority the Americans would not
make nomination. 1t WAS not party vote.
Judge kincheloe is a Wing and a supporter
of Mr. Fillmore. Doubtless the Sag NIGHTS
viii also claim very large gain in that dis
trict, as the race bids fair to be very close;
ltlt we presume they will entirely overlook
such instances as Marion county, where the
independent candidate for sheriff. supported
by the Americans, has beaten the regular Sag
NIGHT nominee in this county In which Clark
beat Morehcad 740 votes.
i Judge Proor was not nominated by the
American party, but ran as an independent
candidate against the regular nominee of the
Sa5 NIGHTS His district went for Clark last
year and it was to be presumed that he would
beaten, it, as they have done, that party should
uniformly sustain their nominee.
In the Mason district our opponents have
claimed the foremost Of two Wings, who were
running for circuit judge, and doubtless would
have claimed the other if he had been sue
cesslul In Hart couaty two Wings were
candidates for clerk, and we shall doubtless
fnd the Antics claiming the successful candl-
date In Judge Goodoe's district the Amer
lean party held a Convention and declined to
nominate candidate for judge. GoodlOe be-
came an independent candidate for reelection.
Capt. Hawes Wing, was also anmdependent
candidate, bat finding that ne would be defeat
ed, he withdrew and left the course clear to
Goodoe. Ii Capt Halves had continued
candidate, although Goodloe is member of
the American Order, we should have found
the Sag NIGHTS proclaiming his success, as an
independent candidate, to be an anti-Ameri-
can 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 misrepresentation on the
part of our friends elsewhere, we tell them
that this election cannot show the relative
strength of the parties, and that, however
great a gain the Sag NIGHTS may claim and
chuckle over our party is stronger by many
thousands than it Was last August, and in No
vember will give an overwhelming majority
for Fillmore and Donelson.-I Lou. Jour.