Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-25
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Grafton, 903 Sutton, 52S
Holden, 1867 Templeton, 5S4
Hubbardston, 404 Webster 46l
Lancaster 346 West Boylston, 49,
Leicester AZ Westminster, 445
Leominster, T33 Nlnchendon, SCI
Mibury. $50 Worcester, 4O9l
~" D"'''' 2o,478
AT the election in November, 1856, the year
previous to this census, the whole number
of votes in this district was returned as fol-
lows for president, l7,l40, of which
1895 were for Fremont, 1868 for Blu
chan, and $50 for Mr.. Fillmore and
for congressman 1866, of which Eli Thayer
has $500, Col. De Witt AHA, Mr.. Wood the
democratic candidate, 1887, aud scattering
294 As the vote for Mr.. Wood fell behind
that Of Mr.. Buchanan only 312 the probability
is that but few democratic votes were cast for
Col. De Witt, or for any other than the regu-
lar candidate of that party.
In 1859 the whole vote in this district for
governor was 1899, of which there were for
Banks 1852, Beach 3124, Gardner 3O57, and
scattering &c. That year, and also in 1858, a
good many of the old wings voted for the
democratic candidate for governor,-more
than will go in that direction at the coming
election.
In 1852 the whole number of votes cast was
II 500, divided among the candidates as fol-
lows Banks 1898, Beach 312S, Lawrence
87S for congressman 1928, of which Eli
Thayer had 1850, Nathaniel Wood (dem.)
1862, and scattering 81.
In 1859 the whole vote of the district for
governor was II, 1856, divided among the can
didates thus - Banks 1928, Butler 3487,
Briggs 1856. The vote was very light, partly
because there was nothing to create special
interest among the voters
This year we vote for president, as well as
for new state ticket and for congressman
The vote will be much larger than it has been
at any time since 1856, and larger perhaps
than twas then. The whole number of voters
in the district, at the present time, must be
considerably over 21,000 and, if every man
should come out and vote, not less than IA, 500
OF them would vote for Lincoln and Hamlin
1t is quite likely, however, that the vote of The
district this year will be over $4,000 and that
some L, 500 of the ballots will be cast by re-
publicans. The vote for congressman may
fall behind these figures, just as the vote 70
congressman fell behind in 1856; but if n
more ballots should be cast for congressma
now than were cast in 1856, namely, l6,61t
more than II 900 of them will be cast b
republicans. In this estimate we certainly d
not set down for the republicans larger pre-
portion of the vote than is warranted by tn
figures and the facts The result is likely t
be better rather than worse for them than W
have presumed.
The democratic vote in this district has no
risen to $780, at any time since Mr.. Buchan
an was nominated for the presidency. VIZ
think it is nowise likely to rise Bbove that fig
ure at the coming election. Many of the ole
wings who have voted more or less with the
democrats, since 1856, are not likely to vote
with them in November, unless "fusion'
should be contrived. A very respectable pro
portion of them will vote for Mr.. Lincoln
The division in the democratic party does moi
attract men in that direction, and we see moth
ing to indicate that the democratic vote will
be larger than heretofore But suppose the
democrats should cast $500 votes in the dis
trict, and that the vote Tor Bell and Everett
should be fifty per cent. better than that cast
for Mr.. Fillmore. This would make tn,
whole opposition vote only 1923.
These estimates of the voting CAPABILITIES O
the district have considerable interest at tn
present time. Hon. Eli Thayer and hi
friends have put themselves in communicates
with the pro-slayery parties of the district an
talk Of his election TO congress by means of
combination Of those parties with portion
the republicans. 1t is therefore natural to e,
anime the figures and consider what CHANG
such a scheme has OF being successful.
seems to us one of the most unpromsing ente
prises ever undertaken in politics. If nearl
the whole opposition vote should be cast fl
Mr.. Thayer, he would still need the votes
some $500 republicans, and no man can sho
where he is to get 1900 republican votes. Sal
gune estimates may promise more, but actui
voting will not give him SO many. Moreove
Mr.. Thayer cannot get the whole oppositio
vote The democrats will not all vote 70
him and, in this city, and elsewhere in tn
district, many Of those who support Bell an
Everett will vote Tor Mr. Bailey, because the,
like his sensible and judicious character, am
believe he will make an excellent congressman
"fusions" are very delicate things to manage
Ihey are likely to fail, even when the mos
accomplished political artists take them i
hand.
We have met some very sanguine person
among the opposition who claim. with q,
hileratng extravaganza, that the opnositio
vote in the district will stand as follows
democratic 1000, Bell and Everett 1000 p,
if this claim should be allowed, II would =,
change the result for the republican vo
would pretty surely be more than twice 600
which would make Mr.. Thayer's case hon
less, even il he should get the whole Opposite
vote, while in fact he is nowise like to !
two-thrds Of it.
But the frinds Of Mr.. Bailey should und