The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-26
What Vamderburgh must do in No


'A-C il4Li4A-o u AilS FOIEIS Vi tiilS IL
county is raI idly becoming Republicanize
In 1856 Fremont only polled 372 votes
this county. At the late election Lane pol
ed 1898. This was mostly a Repubhca
vote. The $40 votes which Fillmore gC
in 1856 have been, as we think, more tina
halfabsorbed by Republicanism, leaving ne
ooer 400 votes for Bell and Everett. OF tn
latter number, say half voted the Dougla
and half the Republican State ticket. Thi
would reduce the pure Republican vote t
/ lG93-say 1900 for convenience. It is fol
ly to talk about Lane getting any votes i
this county (or anywhere else to any consid
cradle extent) from the Breckinridge ranks
We believe great many Breckenridge mel
ia the State refused to vote for Hendricks
! but they d5da't note for lane, for the gooC
/ reason that Democrats don't vote for Repub
licans. Especially Breckenridge Democrats
! the quintess9nce of the Democracy, do no
/ vote :or anybody out of their own party il
an important election. They will vote fol
the Devil himself if a Democrat, but would
not vote for George Washington if living
he belonged not to their party.
In short when it comes to the pinch,
. a genuine Democrat either votes for a DEM
ocrat or does not vote at all. We honest
ly do not believe that hundred Breckin-
ridge men in the State voted for Henry S.
Lane for Governor. If they could not vote
for Hendricks, they would not have it
thrown mp 10 them hereafter with truth that
they voted for Republican for Governor.
For a test, now, just inquire of Breckenridge
Democrats of your acquaintance honorable
men who won't evade your question or pre-
va:icate-and see if you can find one who
will tell you he voted for Lane. We don't
believe zen can be found in the county who
vii! confess to voting for Lane; and we
know there are more than that many can
did ones who will acknOw ledge it if they
SO voted
But we can demonstrate to certainty,
that not only did the breckenridge men not
vote for Lane, but that Hendricks ran
ahead Of Law throughout this District.
We have the official tables from all the
counties of the District except two-Martin
and Daviess. In the eight remaining coun-
ties we find that Law got IL, III votes
Hendricks 1919. Thus it will be seen
that Hendricks ran 202 ahead of Law in
eight counties. DeBruler's personal popu-
larty will account for this loss of Law 5. |
Judge Law managed to " trim boat" so
skillfulIy that be got the Breckenridge vote |
mostly. Yet Hendricks ran ahead of him /
as above, and OF course must have got most
IF the Breckinrdge vote.
But another comparison will show that we
'eceived no aid from the Brcckinridge men
II the late election. We now make com
,arlson between the vote OF Hendricks
md Cunningham, candidate for Treasurer
If State on the Democratic ticket. Mr.
IS really believed to be
Breckenridge man, and he is the only man
IN the State ticket whom the leaders of
hat party herclbouts worked for. In six
ohntes that We have the complete official
ahles from -VanderburEh, Spencer, Dubois
knox, Pike, and Warrick- II endric6s's to-
al vote was 6728; Cunninghams 8683.
% Hendricks ran ahead of even Cunning
am 10 in six counties, And in Wander
urgh, where Hendricks got 1919 votes,
only got 1904. OF course the
men could not have even
Hendrickss name to any great
Xtent, much less could they have voted for
.ane. That we received little or no help
rom them in this county and district is
cry evident; neither did we in the State
enerally.
Now to return to the point where our di-
ression commenced. Lane got 1898 votes
n the county He received no votes from
men. This we think We have
roven. He probably received enough Bell
otes to bring the real Republican vote
own to 1900 Now, here is a basis upon
which to calculate the strength of our party.
these figures will stand for the Republican
trength. They show nobly for the exer-
ions of the ride a,eahe Republicans of Van
erburgh.
That Vanderburgh-in view of the small {
republican (Fremont) vote cast in 1856
nd the immense vote for Lane in Octo
yer, 1860, and the small help the Republi-
ans received from outsiders in giving this
ote-is the Jatoia- county in the State for
IS Republican gain in four years, is certain.
Any person who will compare our figures
With those Of other counties will see this at
nee. But the true test will be or the 9Th
f November.
Now, we say to our Republican friends,
re must gain the laurels for being the ban
er county. Let US make firm resolution
D increase the Republican strength in No
ember over October's figures. Let US de.
ermiue TO give Lincoln big plurality over
is highest competitor, if not an absolute
Majority over all. Our Republican gain