Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-10-30
The Late Election.

Tie elections IN the CIatS aHu "NuhAS
have resulted in the defeat of the Union
ticket. Judge Wilmot is beaten BY Packer,
in round numbers, 10, 900 votes. llazieburst
has about q, 900 votes. There is deficit
of little less than one hundred thousand
rvtes this year compared with the last Pres
identiaI election.
The defeat IN the county can be attribu-
Red neither 10 the weakness of our eandl-
dates no. 20 the popularity of those OF our
opponents. Our candidates we're admitted
TO be popular men, fully qualified to DIS
charge he duties Of the tfhces for which
they we're nominated The fault therefore
was not with them. 3 number OF causes
have contributed in different degrees to the
result. We we're unfortunately divided
among ourselves Instead OF directing our
united efforts against the enemy, We we're
constantly employed in settling our own
differences. While our friends were vainly
eudeayoring to effect complete union upon
the State ticket, cur cpponents we're ousliY
spd successfully employed in creating dis
srust Of onr county candidates; the imprae-
ticable OF both wings in the end refusing to
vote for them. These difficulties were felt
throughout the campaign; and it is now
,,a,,ar of sprnrise that our Candidates bore
up 50 we'll against them. There was II con-
sequence Of these divisions want OF that
zeal which confidence of success inspires.
Our organization was lamentably inefficient
in some townships. There was none ofahe
esprit de corps which distinguished the par
- in other elections. While our opponents
cas-. nearly their entire vote N the county
our vote Is more than Eve hundred short. -
Had our entire vote been polled in ;be town
.bips of Union, Juniata, Middle Woodbury.,
St. Clair, East Providence. Southampton,
und Hopewell, our whole county ticket would
have been ,riumpbsntly elected. But our
friends in those townships as we'll as
throughout the county were disheartened on
account Of the divisions and jealousics that
had arisen Amoos as aud refrained from go
ing TO the polls They had strained every
nerve at the presidential election one year
ago, and we're defeated on account Of those
unhappy divisions anticipating similar dis
appointment ir regard to their nominees ioE
Governor, ana other Offices, they determined
20 take no parF, and lei the election go by
defaal:.
In .oslr Senatorial district the defeat Is 0
matter Of surprise as we'll as modification. -
We had no doubt of the election OF our ex'
eelient candida te, Gen. KoonlE. Bot tbs
trading Of purchased politicians in Hunting
don County, and the magnificent promises
made IN behalfof Mr. Schell here at home
gave him start which Somerset Count,
could not overcome The railroad and planl
road projects which Mr.. Scheli was to pu
into execution we're TOO dazzling for man.
or our plain people aud they voted for him
Bot when they get that railroad, We hop'
they will let US know. The ran made b,
Gen. Koeutz at home is certainly gratifying
to himself aud his friends. The result il
Mr.. Schell's case is one cf the freaks Of pop
alar elections In the start,ueither he mo-
his friends had suy hope of bis success
Ho was set up to be knocked down, anc
could hardly be prevailed apon to make th'
sacrifice. his election is matter Of a
much disappointment 70 come I bis politica
friends as to his opponents, quiet as thel
would ike to keep i.. But since this dis
,ti.t musttc represented By Democrat VI
know of no gentleman in the ranks of sh'
opposition whom we would prefer to Mr.
Sehel. We concede tba. be will make !
faithful and able representative, but be can
Dake that railroad.
We give elsewhere the retur-s of ta'
election of members OF Assembly Il viii
b seen that Dur friend Cassner escapes b,
the '<hair OF h,s teeth" in district wbicl
10 ordinary times is good for ona thous ant
majority against the sham democracy; an'
50 they isay Ycsis doxn-nert ysa'.