Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-13
The Fusion Triumph.


The Washington Union claimed the election
of DIR. Magruder, Mayor of this city, as "a
Democratic triumph" and the falsehood thus
emanating from that press, has gone through
kindred presses er the whole land The
Unitn knew when it claimed Magruders
election as Democratic triumph, that it ut
tered libel upon the citizens of this Metropo-
lis. 1t is true that Frank Pierce and his min
ions contributed to the election Of Magruder
and to the election of members of the Board
of Aldermen and Common Council in the First,
Second, and Fourth wards of Washington, but
It'll nottrue that, of the anti-Americans elected
in the recent contest, ouen one-half of them,
are or ever have been Democrats. The Union
knew this when it claimed /" Democratic tri-
umph" in Washington.
We advert to this Misrepresentation of the
Union n0U, because we see in our exchange
papers that the falsehoods of that press have
been extensively copied, and we desire to fur
nish our friends the means Of refuting them.
William B. Magruder, the Mayor, elected
by the fusion of all the odds and ends of par
ties in this city, is, and always has been, an
appellation to be applied to him. Heiis not, and
never was, Democrat We challenge the
Union to contrddact this statement
In the First Ward two Aldermen were elect
ed on the first Monday in June by the Fusion
lists, to wit: Messrs. Dove and Riggs, and both
of these gentlemen are Wings, and not Demo
Gratis. Will the Union deny this statements
In the Second Ward the Fusionists elected
one Alderman, to-wit: VIM. F. Bayly, who is
and always was an old-lino Wing. Will the
Union deny thisp In the Fourth Ward the
Fusionists elected Mr.. Moore, of the National
Iatelligencer Office, who is and always was an
old-line Wing Will the Union deny this p
These four Aldermen were all elected by the
Fusionists, and there was not single Demo
crat elected by the Fusionists to the Boar of
Aldermen at the recent election-not one! In
the other four wards of the city the Americans
elected their Aldermen. Here, then, the Union
claims the election of Wing Mayor and four
Whig Aldermen as Democratic triumph
and this triumph is heralded through the coun-
try as Democratic victory
OF the nine members elected by the Fusion
lists to the Board of Common Council, in the
First, Second, and Fourth Wards, three of
them are certainly Wigs, and we believe four
of them are such. In the Second ward, where
the fusionists had larger popular majority
than in either the First or Fourth Wards, two
of the Councilmen elected by the Fusionists,
to wit Orme and Jefferson, are old line Wings.
Was this Democratic Triumph" It was
simply and solely a Fusion triumph.
As matter of some little interest to our
friends abroad, we viii here show the original
political complexion of the american members
of the Boards of Aldermen md Common Coun-
CHI from those wards represented by AMERICANS.
From the Third Ward the Americans send
one Wing and one Democrat to the Board of
Aldermen. Fromthe Fourth Ward the A metj--
can alderman (who. holds over1 was was n De Demo-
craft From the Fifth Ward the. American. ans.
send one Democrat and one w hie TO the Ro,.s,
of Aldermen sHotatsqn itnUitsae-q aA9rs
From l Tho 9Th Ward the Americans send o., one
Wing and one Democrats to the Board of Al,
dermen, and from the TIM W ara the Amsti.
cans Also send ole WING fpd one DEMOCRAT spsGSp alto to
the Board Of .Aldernen-a ,aiatl,s ssu diasf .-sl
The Americans are cthersfore, represented
equally, by Wings and Democrats, III the
Board 81 Aldermen, pailst tAs Fasionists1ap %
not singk Dsaocrat rin1tA4 Board fLAlder.
men, and yet claim thelate victory as aafBetn
ocratis tfi1tnphf' e 2g''ensa ya'f 2'a 9.5'i2
Again The Americans elected to the Board
OF Common Council, from the Sd, 5thret1,