Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-13
TheIaue EIs, ton in Keptneky.
From the Frsnkn OonBouwealth.1
The official uras-ComParfs0n ofthe

lFrsm the Franklin OOnBeuweslth.l
The official fseturas-Co comparison ofthe
Vote.
In our columns to-day will be found the official
returns of the late election for Judges and Com
DonWealth's Attorneys, as certified and published,
pursuant to law from the Office Of the Secretary OF
State. The returns from Letcher county only fsil
ed to be officially received; but they are known
officially, aud il they had been received at the Sec
retary's Office, they would have made no change in
the result.
comparison of the vote poIed at this late eec
ton with that polled for Morehead aud Clarke last
year will show that wherever the opponents OF the
American party have gained any advantage in the
recent contest, il has been gained not by the in
crease OF their own votes, but by the neglect OF
the Americans to poll the strength of their party.
In this Appellate District, where Judge Marshall,
american, but not nominee has been defeated,
and Judge Duvall, (Democrat,) elected, the vote
stands-Duvall l6, 595: Marshall Is, 1870 Last year
Morehead received in the district lS,l4l; Clarke
1928. The aggregate vote then was 3S, $685. The
aggregate vote now is 3l,726. Falling of the
American vote SOIL Increase Of the Democra.
tic vote $40. This increase Of the Democratic vote
is mainly ascribabe 10 newly nsturaiZed foreigners
If the Americans bad polled all their strength they
could have overcome this increase, and given Judge
Marshall msjority of more than 1900 besides.
In the first Circuit Cont district there was no
contest for Judge or Common wealth's Attorney,
but for Chancellor, Trimble Dem and Bullock Qn.
dep Whig) were candidates. The vote stands
Trmble $685.; Bullock 3,25s; total {, 493 Last
year il stood-Morehesd 4O9e; Clarke 6, 1862; total
1852. Falling off in total vote 9, 1859. Trimble
less than Clarke 1877; Bullock less than Morehead
sS2. CIaTke's majority 2,672; Trimbe'a 1877.
In the second district, the vote stands for Cook
Dem )5, 259; Gray (Amer) 1892; total lO,O5l.
Last year it stood Morehead 5,342; Clarke 6,235;
total l0,577. Falling off in whole vote 626 Fall
ing off IN American vote $50. Increase in Demo-
cratic vote "a.
In the third district the contest was between
Stuart (Amer) and KincheIoe Fillmore Wing The
vote stands-Stuart s. l52; Kincheloe 4, l4O; total
1922. Last year it stood Morehead 1891; Clarke
4 $40; total IL, $50. Falling off in total vote 2,
23S.
In the fourth district there no contest for
Judge. For Commonweal his Attorney the vote
stands-Ssle Dem 5 Gel: Harvey (Amer) 5,67S;
total II 800 Last wear it stoOd-MOrehead {, S95;
Clark $3.50; total IL 955 Falling of OF American
vote LII. Iucr -ase OF Democratic vote l76.
In the 9th district the contest alto.
gether among Democrats. The total vote stands
1925. The total last year was ,s5s; falling of g
534.
In the 9th district the vote stands-Brsmlette
(American) 6,040; James (Democrat) 5,756; total
IL 500. Last year-Morehead STAT; Clarke 8,
Falling off in American 700. Increase in Demo-
cratic vote l.
In the 7th district there nothing like sus'
tanned contest for any OF the district officers Max
ing calculation upon the votes OF other candidates
il appears that the American vote is s, 1874, and
the Democratic 2, 75S-total 1892 Last year it
stood Norehead I, lss; Clarke 4 267; total l. 465
Falling off in total vote 1913; in American ,464;
in Democratic ! sos.
In the 9Th district the vote stands Nuttall Dem
5,62S; Pryor (Amer) 52lO; total lOs3S Last
wear it stood Norehead 5 ,l65; Clarke $50 total
10, 1875 Increase in total vote ll3. Increase in
American vote SIS. Increase in Democratic vote
So
In 9th district the vote stands Moore DEM A..
$50; rrimble (Amer. f. 1885, total 9,077. Last year
the vote stood-Morehead s, 0l8; Clarke 4,0S7; to
tai OS5. Falling off in aggregate vote s. Falling
off in American vote 829 Increase in democratic
vote 6ll. This is the only district wherein there
is any cOnside rable increase Of the Democratic
vote, and the increase is chiefly in Kenton and
Harrison, where it is to be accounted for by the
naturalization ard importation of foreigners.
In the tenth district the only contest between an
American and Democrat was for Commonwealth
Attorney. The vote stands Bruce, (Amer) 37O3;
Rust tDem 3412; total 7ll6. Last year-MOrr-
head 4785; Clarke SO0I total 1876. Falling off
in total vote 760. Falling off in American vote
1882. Increase of democratic vote 1922. This
increase of the Democratic vote is partly ascriOsbe
to the fact that the formation Of the county OF
Rowan portion of Morgan county has been brought
into the district since the last election From the
same cause the falling off Of the American vote is
really greater than the figures above show.
10 the llth district the contest was altogether
between Democrats. The total vote for Judge is
929S. Last year the total vote 8773 Increase
525.
In the 18th dstric: the vote stands Pearl, (Amer)
4204; Riddle Dem 1880; total SI34 Last year
-Morehead $685. Clarke 1925, total 1906. In"
crease in tota. vote 525 Increase in American
vote 523. Increase OF Democratic vote 5
In the 18th district, the contest for Com
monwealth's Attorney, and the vote stands-Dow-
ney, (AmeI 5435; Porter, buchanan Wnig) 1892
total 9l67 Last year-horehead 66S7: Clarke
1851; total 10. 9Ss Falling of in total vote III;
in American vote 1852; in Democratic vote $40
From the foregoing it appears thai the vote ta-
ken at the last August election falls short OF the
vote OF August 1855, BY l6, lSS In the 5th and
llth districts the candidates were all Democrats.
In the other districts except the first, there were
American candidates in the field. There the Amer.
lean vote was generally given for Bullock In the
third there no Democratic candidate, but the
Democratic vote generally given for Judge
Kencheloe. II We take Bulock's vote as the Amer
lean vote in the first dis riot, aud Kencheloes vote
as the Democratic vote in the third district, and
throw the fifth and eleventh out of the computation
we shall fnd that the nett decrease of the Ameri-
can vote lin the eleven districts compared with
Moreheads, Is 10, 3S2; while the nett decrease OF
the Democratic vote in the same districts as cons
pared with Clarkes is 1872. And thus 1t ia prov
ed that while the Democrats polIed nearly all the
votes they have, the Americans left more than ten
thousand unpolled.