Daily American organ., 1856-08-11
WHOLE NO. SAT.
From the Louisville Journal.
Kentucky Election.

=, = very curious anomaly has presented itself in
'ne iast local election throughout Kentucky In
Wy leW instances have the Democrats run one of
s'ei' nuper IA any county where the majority wss
e. ss s .'u Wh ~. great many independent Amer
ican ana wing candidates have been 81 tha eaIa
IN all the American strongholds. The Demoors.a
nave already commenced claiming the foremost
canddates whether Wing or American ana = :
very well that they should have crumb az COM
fort, as in November there will not be a oreosa
spot left OF them. The American Order has beon
charged with introducing party politics into the
judicial elections The recent election shows this
20 os iase In several Of the Judicial districts, in
which there Is beyond doubt a large Amar;can ne
Jority, the American party declined TO nominate
candidates Tor judicial offices, and the Americana
nave cast their votes In the election without a,,y
refercncc whatever TO parties.
Whilst such has been the course of the Ameri.
can party, the Democrats have invariably voted in
sohd columns for one of their own number This
mas peen most evident in the contest between Du-
nee in the field. The Democrats to man have
voted for Duvall, and the Americans, having M
nomination to bind them, have not only i, mart
Voted ior Duvail, but prominent member Of our
party, from personal considerations has election
eered for him throughout the district. Conse-
quently, in district which last year gnve More.
head 1900 majority, Judge Duvall is doubtless
to claim this as great falling off tron, the Ameri
can party. We can assure our friends eyerpwhora
that such Is not the case. The Democrats have
polled 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 a
In Judge Kincheloes district member of the
American party was an independent candidate
against him. Though we have there 2. 900 major.
". puId mot, r.
Judge Kincheloe is Wing, and a supporter of
Mr. Fillmore. Doubtless the Democrats will also
claim very large gain in that district, as the race
bids fair to be very close but we presume thew
will entirely overlook such instances as Marion
county, where the independent candidate for sher
III, supported by the Americans, has beaten the
regular Democratic nominee in the county in which
Clark beat Morehead TAO votes.
Judge Pryor was not nominated by the Amer;.
can party, but ran as an independent candidate
against the regular nominee of the Democrats His
district went for Clark last year, and Il was to he
presumed that he would be beaten, it, as they have
done, that party should uniformly sustain their
nominee.
In the Mason district our opponents have claim
ed the foremost of two Wings who were running
for circuit judge and doubtless would have claimed
the other If he had been successful In Hart coun-
ty two Wings were candidates for clerk and we
shall doubtless find the Antics claiming the sue
cessiul candidate. In Judge Goodloes district the
American party held convention and declined to
nominate candidate for judge. Goodloe became
an independent candidate for reelection. Can't.
HaweS Whig, was also an independent candi-
date, but, finding that he would be defeated, he
withdrew, and left the course clear to Goodoe. IF
Capt Hawes had continued candidate although
Goodioe is member Of the American Order we
should have found the Democrats procaimine his
success, as an independent candidate, to be an
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 Whig Candidates
in the field than Democrats. That there shall bo
no misapprehension 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 Democrats may claim and
chuckle over, our party is stronger by many thou
sands than 1t was last August, and in November
we will give an overwhelming majority for Fillmore
and Doneson