Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-13

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The Louisville Journal slates and give. re.son alcl
carry conviction their face tina. the late eerons Ia
kentucky were no test whatever Of the po cal senti
meos OF the State In fact Is utterly ssibe from
ne results 10 conclude which party polle,'nost votes
Tue eeenons were Tor judges sheriff. erks &c-som'
were wings Americans or Democrat. and were support
ed or opposed without any reerer to their politics II
some counties and Districts no contes-in 9th
ers, between wings, bet~~n Democrats. To e.trsc
any conclusion from such tumble is simply impossible
See the Journals sts.ment:
KENTUCKY ELECTION
From the J1nisriHe Josrpai of Tzuraiov1
very curiov anomaly has presented itself in the last
local election throughout Kentucky In very few nsan
ces have the Democrats of their number In any
county sSrc the majority against them but a rrea,
psny Independent American aud whr candidates h.v,
I6een the held in all tho American stronghods. The
Derfocrats have already commenced claiming the fore
most candidates, whether Wing American and it We.
~ well that they should have crumb of comfort a. In
November there will not be grease spot LETT OF them
Inc American order has been charged with introducing
party politics into the Judicial elections The recent cleo
ton shows this TO be false In several OF judicial
trcts, In which there Is beyond doubt large American
majority the American party declined nominate cani.
dates for Judicial offices and the Americans havo cast
their votes in the election without any whatever
TO parties.
Whilst such has been the the American par
~ the Democrats have invariably voted in solid columns
Tor one OF their number This has been most eyi.
dent in the contest between Duvau and Marshall The
Americans had no nominee in the field The Democrats
to man have voted for Duval, and the Americans hav
ing nomination bind them not only in mart yo
tod for Duval but prominent member ofour party from
personal considerations has electoncercd him through,
out the district Consequently, in district which last
year gave Morehcad 1900 majority, Judge Duval doubt
less elected and the Democrats have the mpudence u
cam this as great falling of from the American party
We friends everywhere that such not the
case the Democrats have polcd their entire strength
whilst our party not considering it party contest have
divided their between the candidates and thousands
have not voted at all.
In Judge Kneheloes district member of the Ameri.
can party was an independent candidate against him.
Though we have there 1900 majority, the Americans
would not make nomination 1t not a party vote
Judge Kincheloe is Wing and supporter OF Mr. Fill.
more Doubtless the Democrats will also claim very
large gain in that district the bids fair be very
close but presume they will entirely overlook such
instances as Marion county where the independent cand
date for sheriff, supported by the Americans has beaten
the regular Democratic nominee in the county in which
Clark beat Morehead 40.
Judge Pryor not nominated by the American party
but ran as an independent candidate against the regular
nominee OF the Democrats His district for Clark
last year aud WAS TO be presumed that he wonld be
beaten IT, they have done, that party would uniformly
sustain their nominee.
In the Mason district opponents have claimed the
foremost OF two Wigs who running for Circuit
Judge, and doubtless would have claimed the other If he
had been successful. In Hart county Wigs were
candidates Tor clerk and shall doubtless find the An
ties claiming the successful candidate In Judge Good
lowss district the American party held and
declined TO nominate candidate for Judge Goodoe be-
came an independent candidate for reelection. Capt
HAYES. Wing also an independent candidate but
finding that he would be defeated he withdrew and lett
the course clear to GoOdoe II Capt HAYES had conn-
ued candidate, although Goodloe a member ofthe
American Order should have found the Democrats pro-
claiming his independent candidate TO be
an anti American triumph. The party lines have been
strictly drawn in very few counties in the State Wher-
ever this has been done there have been large gains
the American party. There been more Wing candi-
dates in the field than Democrats That there shall be no
the part of friends elsewhere We
tell them that this election show the relative
strength ct the parties and that however great again the
Democratic party claim and chucke over our party
Is stronger by many thousands than it last August
and IN November We will give overwhelming majority
for Fillmore and Donelson