Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-11-02
COnGrntuIatOry Address of Union
Committee.
STATE UNION EXECUTIVE CoMMlrTE RooNs,
,....., /. Columbus, O., Oct. 90

STATE UNION Executive CoNM,TTE RooNs,
.y...al..> Columbus, O., Oct, 20.
To the Union roters of Ohio:
I The State Union Executive COMMITTEE, in
response to numerous inquiries as to the re-
suit Of the late election, take this method of
stating that, although full official returns have
not yet been received, and little is known of
the vote Of the soldiers still in the service,
enough is now known to give you the follow,
ing results:
The entire Union State ticket is elected BY
a majority ranging from 2S,O0O to 10000
without the soldiers vote, giving US a Union
Governor, Lieut. Governor, Treasurer of State.
two Supreme Judges, Attorney General
School Commissioner, Member Of the Board
of Public Works. and Clerk of the Supreme
Court. %s S, ,r ha,r..,.., ..i .-',,..,,
The Legislature stands as follows; Of the
81 members of the Senate 25 are Union OF
the 100 members of the House 6S are Union,
and we confidently expect the election of at
least two more by the soldiers vote, making
~ thus giving us two-thirds OF each branch,
and a majority on joint ballot of 48. '
Fortthis good result we feel confident that
we are in no small measure indebted to the
wise and judcious platform adopted by the
Union State Convention on the Dist day of
June last - e.li .'.h.ia"i -en rua A.
Your Committee, and every leading psrtici-
pant in the campaign, have kept steadily in
view the principles and policy then adopted.
Our gallant standard bearer never lost sight
of this, and bore our principles plainly, frank
ly and ccnvincingly before the public, mind.
While our opponents have endeavcrcd by
every means in their power to misead and
misreprcsent the issues involved, and to play
upon the prejudices and ignorance of those
who have been long absent or not alive to the
teachings and tendencies of the so-called
Democratic party for four years past we have
adhered strictly and in good faith to the
pledge made when the Unicn party was or
ganized, to ignore all old issues and stand
firmly and persistenty together upon the
platform of true loyalty and integrity to the
Union and Government Upon this platform
we have fought the campaign fairly and hon
orably, and have won glorious victory.
Ohio has definitely settled the question that
none but loyal men can be trusted on guard
those whose record has .proven them true
to the Union cause, Our sister States every
where are gloriousy responding to this popu,
lar verdict and the heart of the people, unse-
duced by the hollow pretensions of the DEM
ocratic leaders in protesting To support tho
Presidents policy, answers unanimously, at,
is too late!'
Let us not forget that for the good results
of this election we owe much to these, brave
men who periled their lives on many bloody
fields, and who have come back to us and as
sumed their places as loyal Union loving cit-
zens, ignoring their old party affinities and
attachments, and still recognizing the neces-
sity and proprety of a Union party, pledged
to sustain the Government in its earnest cfforts
to restore loyalty and secure peace and har-
mony to the country 1. 80 r.a ,s.r
Hoping and trusting that wise and prudent
counsels may prevail, and that our beloved
State, in the future as in the past, may stand
foremost in the ranks of loyal, earnest sup
porters of the Government, we congratulate
you upon the auspcious result, and hope that
the same wisdom, moderation and energy in
action, will continue to SECURE our permanent
success. Very respectfully, a7 '.s.a97q
51e aann.5ni9 Gro. B. WRIGHT, Chairman
--l.u.t JAS, WILLIAMS, Secretary. rsw
B. r. CowEN,, ,,',.;.-...,
MERRILL BARLOW,
A, B. BUTTLEs,
'4 J. j. JASSEY, ..t5.-.' -,A
o . n JOE. w. DwYER, 7Wi,f h"t
.ne State Union Executive Committee.