Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-10-26
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| t4TTT ootehbts, o. Oct 70
To TIC Union Voters Of Ohio.
The State Union Executive Committee,
in response to numerous Inquiries o. to the
result Of the late election take this method
OF stating that, although full official returns
bave not yet been received. and little is
known OF the vote Of the soldiers still in the
service, enough is pow known 10 give you
the following results: ts.
The entire Union State ticket is elected
by majority hanging frsm 2S.0O0 to 10000
without the soldiers vote. giving us Union
GoCernor, Liem Governor, 7reosurer OF
State, t,co Supreme Judges. Aftorneg Gen
erdf, School Commissioner, Member or the
Bodrd of Public -Rorfs, and Clerk of The
Supreme Court WE. =
| The Legislature stands as follows: OF
the 81 members of the Senate 25 are union.
Of the l05 members of the House 6S are
Union, and we confidently expect the cleo
ton of at least two moro by the soldiers
vote, making 20, thus giving us two-thirds
OF each branch, and a majority on joint bal
lot of As. - $500 -
For this good result we feel confident that
we are in no small measure indebted to the
wise and judcous platform adopted by the
Union State Convention on the 2lst day of
June last.
Your Committee, and every leading par.
tlcipant in the campaign, have kept stead
lily in view the principles and policy then
adopted. Our gallant standard bearer never
lost sight of this, and bore our principles
plainly, frankly and convincingly before the
public mind. = .l
While our opponents have endeavored by
every means IN their power to misead and
misrepresent 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 10 good
faith to the pledge made when the Union
party was organized, to ignore all old issues
and stand firmly and persstently together
upon the platform of true loyalty and in
tegrity to the Union and Government. -
Upon this platform we have fought the
campaign fairly and honorably, 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. Oursister States
everywhere are gloriousy responding to
this popular verdict, and the heart of the
PCupic, uneeuuCtu py tHe nOlIOW preteDSl0D
of the Democratic leaders in protesting to
support the presidents policy, answers
unanimously, ut is too latel"
ct US not forget that for the good results
OF this election we eve much to those brave
men who periled their lives on many bloody
fields, and who have come back to us assum
ed their places as loyal Union loving citi-
zens, ignoring their old party afinties and
attachments, and still recogniz ng the neces.
sity ana propriety ofa Union party. pledged
to sustain the Government in its eanest eff.
forts to restore loyalty and secure peace and
harmony to the country. -e ~
Hoping and trusting dhat wise and pru
dent counsels may prevail, and that our be.
lov,d State, in the fifture as in the past,
may stand foremost in the ranks of loyal,
earnest supporters of the Government, we
congratulate you upon the auspcous result,
and hope that the same wisdom, modera-
ton and energy in action will continue to
secure our permanent success
Very respectfully,
GEo. WRIGHT. Chairman.
JAS WILLIAMS s, cretary.
B r CowEN,
- MERRILL BARLOW,
A. Il BUrrLEs,
j j. JANNFY,
JOE. W DwYeR,
State Union Executive Com mittee.-y