The Portland daily press., 1866-10-18
The Recent Elections.

The Recent Elections.
The result of the October elections is sub-
stantially what we were led to expect by the
indications of the first returns. Besides the
two Democratic districts which we carried in
Pennsylvania, another, the Twelfth, will be
contested. The Twelfth district comprises
two counties, Luzene Democratic and Sus-
quehanna Republican. Two years ago the
Democratic majority in the district was only
SIS. Last year the Republican majority was
$50. This year Luzerne was at first reported
to have gone for Archibald the Republican
candidate, but finally brought in over 1000
votes against him. The vote of Susquehan-
ma reduced this majority to about 700. On
election day 800 false naturalization papers,
already filled out, were seized in one batch in
Luzerne county, and there is no doubt what
ever that at least 1000 illegal votes were poll
ed there. The same system was pursued in
other districts, and the Democratic State Com
mittee was SO sure of success, that a tele-
gram was dispatched to the President Tues
day evening announcing Clymer's election
They succeeded in reducing Geary's majority
by some thousands; they could not prevent
his triumphant election. The State Senate
stands Il to II, and the House SO to 81. show
ing Republican majority OF 81 on joint bal
lot, and eDsuring the election of Radical
Senator TO replace MIR. Cowan i.5.
Ohioshas increased her Republican majority
throughout the State, from 29,936 to at least
5000. Gov. Cox however failed to bring out
= r. 4.
the full strength Of his party, and the compar-
lson with the vote OF 1865 is not quite fair
With larger vote, Lincoln's majority i'm 1864
was much greater, running up to $685. We
have lost one district in Ohio, and the cir
cumstanees of its loss will throw some light
upon the apparent dimnution of the Repub-
lcan majority since 1864. Our majority in
the Thirteenth district two years ago was on
ly 225. The telegraph has now certified to us
the election of Gen. Morgan, the Democratic
candidate, without giving his majority. How
the election was carried, the following tele-
gram, dated "Columbus, Oct. 9, 20 D. m.p
may Indicate
Great ex element has prevailed here all day,
and the election has been attended with great
er fraud and wrong than ever before Citizens
have been lnsulted, and beaten with stones and
brckbats. In some wards the lives of Repub-
ncans have not been safe. The polls have lust
closed. The Democratic majority in this conn
" VIII doubtless reach 2 900. a. $3.50. ST .5 "a
The Democratic majority in that county did
reach 1887, Democratic gain of over 90O!-
Such gains win do the Democratic party but
little good. The Ohio delegation win stand
IL to at the opening Of the next Congress,
and Gen. Morgan's seat win doubtless be con-
tested by Mr.. Delano
In Indiana we have gained the Seventh dis
trlct and lost the Fourth There is abundant
evidence that large numbers of Kentucky reb-
els were imported into both OF these districts.
though not enough into the Seventh to carry
it. Some of these fellows were arrested be-
fore the election. The Republican majority
in the Fourth was only SO, and has been over
come By the same means which, as we have
shown, were employed in PENNSYLVANIA and
Ohio and SO it happens that judge Holman
defeated two years ago has been apparently
elected instead of Col Grover. We trust that
seat will be contested too. For the present
the delegation stands asbefore, to 3. The ma
iolityt throughout the State is somewhat dim
inished by colonization, but is decisive enough
as it stands. The legislature stands 81 to Is
in The Senate and 63 to 81 in the House, Civ
ing Republican majority of 40 on Joint bal
lot, and will send Radical Senator to take
the place OF Mr.. Lane and enact a registry
law as safeguard for future elections
The people have confirmed the decisions of
the present Congress with regard to contested
seats, with great manimity In Pennsylya-
mia, the Sixteenth district was claimed by a
Democrat, The House gave it to Mr. Koontz
who has been reelected by larger majority
than he claimed before. The Twenty-frst
district was contested, but the House confirm
ed Gen. Dawson a Democrat The people in
this case have reversed the decision of Con-
gress and given the seat to John Coyode.-
voorhees,, In the Seventh Indiana district,
was unseated by Henry D. Washburne, and
the people have just returned Mr.. Washburne
to che Fortieth Congress by majority of 600.
There is therefore no room to suspect the
Thirty-ninth Congress of partisanship in
these decisions They have been fCIly con-
firmed at the polls. We tlust the Fortieth
Congress will display equal impartiality. If
the three cases we have named are as clear as
they are represented, we hope to see the seats
awarded to the rightfll claimants; ifthe proof
is weaker than it now appears, let them co.
The Republican party can afford to be not
merely just but generous. The party which
openly relied upon the corrupting influence of
government patronage passed naturally to
other forms OF fraud. We have beaten them
Notwithstanding, easily and completely. They
CLAIM only twelve seats out of sixty, and to
three OF these their right is very doubtful.
REJOICING IN ENGLAND OVER THE Spprp,,