Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-10-24
Election in Columbia County.


Tn looking over the late election returns Of
Columbia County, and comparing them with
the vote of last fall, we discover quite an
increase. The Democracy polled, on the 9Th
inst for CLYMER, in this County, 1858
votes; and last Fall, for DAVIS, 3,O07-5fce
1,v,drsd and screst1j-si.r less than at our late
election. The majority for the Democratic
Ticket last fall was ,4l6; and this fall, on
Governor, it is /, ,6lS-t,eo hundred and t'co
over last falls majority. Now we are curl
GUS to know how and where this increase was
produced. The districts that gave an IN
creased vote, end in proportion increased
their majority, deserve special notice, par
ticularly at this time, when the enemy
employed every means in their power,
both fair and unfair, to carry their points.
In Centralia Borough and Conyngham Town
ship there were, at the late election, 455
votes polled-three hundred and three Dem
ocratic and one hundred and fifty-two oppo-
sition votes, making majority for the De-
mocracy of one hundred and .tfty-one, and
an increase on last fall s majority of one h,tf :
dred and eight, the whole vote last fa'l be-
ing but 1S9--one huadred and sixteen Dem
ocratic and seventy-three opposition. The
Democratic majority last fall in these two
election districts, which were then in one,
was but torty-three-one hundred and eight
less than at the election just passed. Here
is decided gain of one hundred and eight,
in two election districts, making more than
half the increase, which is two hundred and
two, over last fall majority. The popula-
ton of CoDyngham Township, which is
mostly of foreign class, has increased rap
idly within the past four or FIVE years; and
during the war, very few if any, procured
their naturalization papers. But, since the
close of the war, many Of these foreigners,
who had previously made application, pro-
cured their naturalization papers and be-
came citizens This must account in great
measure, for the increased vote in the Bor-
ongh of Centralia and Conyngham Town
ship. 1t was purely gain outside Of any
johnson or bread and butter brigade inter-
ests. 1t was brought about solely upoa
principle, and not through any corrupt or
undue influences
In Mifflin Township the Democracy mlde
q gain of thirty over last falls majority; in
Centre gain of ticenty in Benton, thirteen;
in Sugarloaf, ten and in jackson, where
they poll but small vote, gain of serea.
These Townships all did exceedingly well,
and no doubt will continue to do better
There are several Townships in the County
which did not give their usual Democratic
majorities In some of them the vote was
not out and in others, the Abolition vote
was increased greater in proportion than was
the Democratic vote. Among the Town
ships that gave US the best vote are Conyng-
ham, Centralia and Miflin And what is,
or might be considered remarkable, is the
fact that men of the Columbian stripe in
these Townships are about as scarce as hen
teeth. The straightforward Democracy in
these Townships, as well as some others not
herein enumerated, deserve a great deal Of
praise for their vigilance and industry in
bringing about these results.