Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-10

The Election.
II is not 10 bc expected, under the pecu-
liar situation, that we should say . great
deal about the result Of the election yester-
day. Nevertheless ve have some hing to
sav-s few words will suAlce. First, then.
The ticket which ~ bad Ia ths 6sld was DE-
fsated. 40 far - Davenport aud Scott
county il concerned, Il l. probably the worst
defeat that ws ever sustained. Here in The
city Nr. Prics got majority Of s0l votes
ever his competitor. Nr. Cook, which 10 IN
incrsased majority Of 1Sl over TIE last Con-
gressional poll, and Il 10 to b. considered d.
%, that Davenport township has been great
y reduced in size since then--otherWise
Prices majority would have been over ] 900
votes, and his gain 10 the township not less
than $50 oyer the Price sgainst Parker vote
Of 1864. In the county, a. fer - We are
able TO determine from facts in our posses>
sion at this writing We should put NJ. Prices
majority at not lsss than 800, and it may
ovsrrun that figure. In tie Price against
Parker contest the Price maj ,rity Was 1877
in the county.
In the Second Congressional District It 10
probable that Ar. Prices majority will foot
up somewhere between Eve thousand and
six theusand votes. Some think It will
reach seven thousand but that 10 not proba-
able. This would be . reduction Of Mr..
Prices district majority Of 1864, soldiers
vote considered. But when ws consider
that, and understand how the republicans
took any number Of votes they wanted when
they sent down for the soldisrs' vote. that
immense majority Of two years ago need
not seem strange.
In the State Of Iowa the radical majority
will probably rank up As high II not higher
than last year. There seems to be no sort
Of doubt of the election Of every radical
Congressional candidate any ore than
there 10 that the Republican State ticket
will be elected. No conservative gains in
Congress from Iowa this yesr-not vote ;
and unless there is better showing in the
other States, my Policy" will dnd little
encouragement in the next Congress. There
10 room for hope, however, 70 iet - hope
on.
Az to the probable general result through
the several States that vote the iall, there
can be but one opinion-that 10, oveswhslm-
ing Radical msjorities. We should lose
sight Of oil candor were We net to admit that
my Policy" is obnoxious to the masses.-
The people have set their faces against II.
and We have no right to appeal from that
decision. The people Of the United States
said that there should be no more slavery.
NJ mori there is. They are now saying that
oil men regardless Of color, shall have the
right to vote. They have said it loudly and
every time they speak they see m to get an oc-
tave higher. That demand. too. must b
granted-it is only matter Of time few
years. and whether We say it is national
madness, or national soundness, il is all the
same-the people constitute the nation
their voice is the nations will, and whether
reasonable or unreasonable, their demands
must Re answered even il national ruin
stalks in their freshest footprints.
DurcR CAxDlDATs.-Numerous Amesi-
can Republicans turned up their noses at
John Webb Collins, yesterday, because, Is
they said he was the Dutch candidate. -
The fact that he was the regular nominee
Of the Republican party had no weight with
them and though the Gazette warned it
radical friends TO beware Of bogus tickets,
and earnestly besought them not to scratch
their tickets, this same 0azettes Office print
Cd bogus Republican tickets, putting the
name Of Galligan in the place Of Collins
the regular Republican candidate. A gen.
tleman went to the Gazette Office yesterday
and accused the editor thereof Of this bed
faith in the party harness, and he denied it
at first. but afterwards owned up to the
the politi .al trsachery, but claimed that it
was al fair, because Collins was forced up.
on the people by convention in which the
Dutch he'd = majority.
Of course this is not our fgh', but it
shows Why and wherefore Collins was de-
sated-not so much because Col. Galligan
was running, as because the candidate COLI
lins was presented and supported BY the
Gsrmen in the county convention.
We already hear it intimated that Col. 9.
viii not qualify for the eface, ipasuuch -
he is said 10 have received The offer ofa
better position in the express business. In
that esss many Of those who voted for him
think thss tse Board Of Supsrvisors shesld
appoint Mr. ssydsr. the present iucumbsnt,
from he Act tho& The nomination, by party
usage, rightfdlly bs'sngsd 10 him, bat that
II vas snaaehsd away from him By ''ths
Dutch. )" = above meutioned.
A. abeve s1aAsd, Il 10 not eur 6ght, but
it nevsrthslsss promises to b IN interest