Smyrna times., 1865-10-18
The Elections.

Last week we barely had time to announce
that the elections held in Pennsylvania. Ohio.
Iowa and Indiana on the 10th had resulted IN
the choice Of the Union candidates, but could
not give the majorities. This week tbouob
still without fill official returns, we have Oh.
tanned sufficient intelligence of the result 70
make pretty correct estimate.
In pennsylvania, owing to the fact that
the election was mainly for local officers, There
psing no Governor or Congressman to choose, J
tne vote was light. Gen. Hartranft, for Au-
ultor-General, is elected over Col. Davis, Dem.
by at least 1000 majority. The Legislature
Will stand on joint ballot, according to the esti-
mate OF the Pittsburg Gazette, SO Republicans
to II Democrats. The majority shows consid
cradle Union gains and is much in excess of
that for President Lincoln last Fall. The
Republican strength is greatly increased in
both branches of the Legislature.
| In Ohio the contest was somewhat spirited,
though nothing in comparison with last year
and the previous GubernatOrial election. Gen.
Cox, the Union candidate for Governor, is
elected over Gen. Morgan, Dem, by about
80, 900 majority. This is about equal to the
Presidential majority last year. Of course it
is far behind the last Governor election. when
Brough beat Vallandigham by 100000 votes
That msiority will never be reached again,
because 1t has taught the people never to NOM
mate traitor again. The two candidates this
election had both been more or less consnicu-
Gus III the war, and differed not very radically
IN their expressed opinions. The vote woul1
not have been so decided against Gen. Morgan
mad |allandigham not advocated his election
Inc result shows the relative strength of the
two parties in that State.
In Iowa, Gov. Stone, the present incumbont
Is Reelected, defeating Gen. Thos. II. Benton
by from $4,000 to $4,000 votes. Benton b,:
4cIeu with the Republicans since the commence
ment of the war, and was nominated bya Marty
who did not regard Stone 'sound On the n;g-
ger question" The latter was an omen advo-
cate OF negro suffrage; the former an onno-
nent OF it. The Democrats had no regular
canuldate' The result tickles the radicals.
The election in Indiana was only for local
anu county officers, but resulted in an over
"helmlnS Union triumph An exchange saws
'""C even Allen, long the banner Democrat
county, which last Fall gave Mcclellan e32
votes to 2,244 for Lincoln, is now said to have
gone Republican. The conspiracy in that
State in 1868, by the coppcrheads, has made
1T decidedly Union.
AT charter election in Newark. N. j.. the
same day, the Union candidate for mavor was
elected by about 500 majority. The Democrats
elected hunyon (now their candidate for Gov
ernorJ last year by overa 1000 majority Tb;.
tT IT9ui' Is looked upon as straw for the
Union men,
men We reflect that the Democrats claim
ed to be so delighted that the war had tcrmi-
hated as It had, and that there was "Wiso
providence in it, that they abandoned noorl,,
al. !helr old issues and electioneered on old ab
olltlon thunder; that they endorsed tbc nol;.
cy OF President johnson, and reioiced in his
plans with JOY unspeakable; that they NET
tel the soldiers and thanked them for tbo;r
NOBLE achievements, we cannot but feel SIR
prlsed at the result and glad that hvnocr;sv
met with such merted rebuke. Altbouob
every dodge was resorted to; every doctrine
accepted that was calculated to win the sold
tsrS ana other supporters Of the war, every
state so tar has gone against them, mostly by
increased majtfities Unfortunately for the
eopperheads, memory of their past actions and
words has made their newborn expressions of
love Tor the President, love for the soldiers
io'e lor everything they used to hate sound
worse than ridiculous
The result of the elections just held will have
marked influence upon those to be held
New York and New Jersey will be greatly
aided by Pennsylvania s course, and the hone
Of success of the Union party in the latter is
very strong.