Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-04-05
The April Elections.

DEhOSRAiAS NtOiohi IN
UNION rRIUMPHs IN RHODE ISLAND,
OHIO AND MICHIGAN.
The State election in Connecticut on
Monday resulted in a close vote and tr'-
umph for the democracy, and as we ex-
pected the last week previous to the cleo
tion. The democracy elect their Gov.
and three Of the four members of Con-
gress, but the Union republicans however,
carry both branches ofthe legislature. The
democratic majority for Governor will be
about 800, in vote of over $4,000, small
indeed, but sufficiently large for all prac-
,ical purposes. The first cause of this
first defeat of the Union party in any New
England State for many years, is a want
of sufficient number of votes. But the
next and main reason is the popularity of
the democratic candidate for Governor.
And phy was he popular Simply be-
cause while in Congress he broke away
from the democratic party and on several
important occasions voted with the Union
republican party. JAMES T.. ENGLISH,
who has just been elected governor by the
democracy of Connecticut, voted for the
abolition Of slavery in.the district of Col
umbia. He also voted with the Union
party in Congress FOR THE ABOLITION
OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES
And it is those two votes that have made
him Governor of Connecticut, for an out
and out copperhead democrat would have
stood no more chance of being elected
there than in New Hampshire or Rhode
Island. There is nothing 10 blink or COW
CT up in this democratic triumph in Con-
necticut. On the other hand the democ-
racy have good lesson and can learn
much wisdom from it if they will. 1t es-
tablishes these facts for them: First they
cannot win with any of their old radical
copperhead leaders. Second, if they wish
TO succeed they must have IA standard
bearer who has been identified with some
of the leading measures of the Union
party, and even then they can only hope
to succeed in a close State.
RHODE ISLAND held her State election
on Wednesday, and reelected the brave
Gen. Burnside for Governor, and the
whole Union ticket by an overwhelming
majority. In one of the Congressional
districts the democracy did not even have
candidate.
MICHIGAN held State election on
Monday for the election of constitutions
al convention, and the Union republican
party had an easy triumph. Even The
old democratic city of Detroit gave small
Union majority.
In ONO the municipal elections this
month have not only resulted in Union
triumphs but in handsome Union gains
The democratic city Of Columbus re-elect
ed the democratic ticket but the vote
showed Union gain of 502 since last
year. Circlcvillc elected the Union tick
ct by 67 majority, being large Unior
gain. In Toledo the Union ticket is elect
ed by 800 to 500 majority being larg
Union gain en- last fall. Cleveland elect
ed democratic majority but all the res
Of the Union ticket was chosen. But tn
large growing city of Cincinnati is ahea
of all, electing the Union ticket by an av
erage majority of about 5000, showing
Union gain over last fall of 1900!
And last, but by no means least, the cit
of ST. LOUIS, way out in the South Yves
held their election ON Tuesday, and come
in CALAMITY electing the Union ticket b
1900 majority