Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-11-14
81, ROW, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CLEARFIELD, PA, NOV. IA, 1866.
THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.
The Republicans again Victorious !!
The People Endorse Congress.

A~~NNSS
The summing up of the result of the cleo
tions held on the 9th instant, exhibits an
overwhelming defeat of the Democracy, an
upmistakeable condemnation of President
Johnson policy" and the most complete
endorsement of the Radical Congress.
In New YORK, Reuben E. Fenton, the
Republican candidate, is reelected Cover
nor, over Hoffman, Democrat, by about
$4,000 majority. In the Sd, sth and 9th
Districts, comprised in the city of New
York, Messrs. Humphrey, Dodge and Oar
ling, Republicans, were defeated but this
loss was made up by the election of VIM.
H. Robertson, Republican, in the place of
VIM. Radford, Democrat, in the 10th /;
Charles H. Van Wyck, Rep, in place of
Charles H. Winfield, Dem, in the llth !;
and Thomas Cornell, Rep, in place of Ed
win n. Hubbell, Dem, in the 18th Dis
tricts. Hence, the Congressional Delega-
ton from New York remains as now, twenty
Republicans to eleven Democrats. The Leg
islature is overwhelmingly Republican. New
York city gave Hoffman the enormous ma
jority of AZ 200. Federal power and pat
ronage is responsible for part of this, but
the fact that Republican Legislature pass
ed, and Gov Fenton sanctioned, stringent
law restricting the sale of liquors. including
lager, on Sundays, was not forgotten by the
Germans, who are given to festivities on
the Sabbath in the large cities, and a con-
siderable number, perhaps from 5000 to
5000, voted against Gov. Fenton and his
friends, making difference of double those
figures in the result Notwithstanding so
large vote was cast in the city for the Dem
ocratic candidates, the Republicans carried
the State by the majority given above.
NEW JERSEY has done nobly John Hill
Rep, is elected to Congress in the 4th Dis
trict, over A. j. Rogers, Dem, and George
A. Halsey, Rep, in the 5th District, over
E. V. R. Wright, Dem, whilst in the I'd
District Height, Dem, is elected in place
of Newell, Rep. The other two districts
are as heretofore. We have, however, a
clear gain of one Congressman in this State
and as the Republicans have a majority of
the Legislature on joint ballot, they will
elect another u S. Senator, to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the recent death of Hon.
VIM. Wright, Democrat
In Missouri the Radicals gain one Con-
gressman-Gen. VIM. 4. Pile instead of
John NJ. Hagan, Democrat, in the lst dis
trict-and lose two, Blow in the I'd, and
Anderson in the 9th district. The State
gives Republican majority.
ILLINOIS gives the Radicals perhaps S.
900 majority, and gain of one Congress
man-Edward Kitchell in the llth district,
in place of Samuel S. Marshall, Democrat
The balance of the Congressional delega-
tion is unchanged.
MASSACHUSETTS, as matter of course,
went Republican, the majority being about
$4,000 in the State. All the Congressman,
as heretofore, are Republican, among them
Gen. Butler and Gen, Banks.
WISCONSIN, the home of Doolittle. sends
back all Radicals to Congress-six in num-
ber-and of course gives an immense Rad
ical majority in the State
KANSAS and NEVADA also elect each a
Radical to Congress The former gives
about Is, 900 majority.
MICHIGAN gives about 80, 900 Republican
maj, and elects all five of the Congressman.
MINNESOTA returns Window and Connel-
ly.the present Radical members, to Congress.
In MARYLAND we lose two Congressman,
having elected but one out of the FIVE The
reasons for this loss are well understood
Notwithstanding the old Police Commits
sioners thwarted Gov Swann's schemes,
there is little doubt that thousands of per
sons, who, as Rebels or Rebel sympathizers,
under the Constitution of the State, were dis
franchised, by taking the ''iron-clad OATH
cast their votes fraudulently. Indeed, this is
so apparent. that John L. Thomas and j. J.
Stewart, the Radical candidates in the I'd and
Sd Congressional districts. intend to contest
the seats of their Conservative competitors.
DELAWARE is also Conservative. Still, ,un-
der the circumstances, the Union men, who.
made a glorious fight, did well enough in
that little State.
Taken as whole, the Republicans have
achieved most glorious and overwhelming
victory over the combined forces of the lat
terday Democracy and Johnson Conserva-
tives, and thereby secured such majority
in Congress as will enable them to carry out
their reconstruction policy" regardless of
the frowns or smiles of a faithless Executive.