The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-03-07
Radical majority Northumberland

Radical majority NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 6
Members of the Council-RepubIican
Messrs. Cragin, Shoemaker Ramsburg,
Davis Brown, Radcliffe and Reyburn-7;
and Democrats-Msssrs. Pickerel, Rohrer,
Davidson and Clabaugh-4.
Speaking of the election, the Washington
Chronicle says:
When it was announced that Charles D.
WEIGH the Union Candidate, had been elect
ed, mingled cheers and expressions of disap.
pointment were heard. The copperheads,
were, however, sanguine that they had
elected majority Of the Common Council,
but in few minutes it was announced that
the Radicals had a majority. A look of
dlsmay settled upon many countenance,
and the democrats then, for the first time
appeared to comprehend the fact that the
city government had passed out of their
hands into those of men whose principles,
both of freedom and progression, were in
strange contrast with those of the political
denli gods to whom they have for years
been accustomed to look to for advice and
government.
Charles D. WEIGH, Esq, the successful
candidate for the mayoraIty, was born in
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and is
now about torty-tive years of age He re-
moved to Georgetown when quite young
man, and III few years entered into bust
ness as a merchant tailor, and continued in
that business for ten or twelve years A.
bout eight years ago he was elected city
tax collector, and filled that office with dis
tlngushed ability until January last when
ne was defeated In ali election held in both
branches of the Georgetown Councils, his
Union sentiments being in the way of his
re election AS a business man he is well
known to the people of Georgetown as a
gentleman Of great energy, sterling integrI-
ty, and answering loyalty, and we
have no doubt that his course will be high
ly satisfactory to the community.
Among the incidents of the day was one
which is worthy of mention. 1t will be re-
membered that at the election held last June
upon the negro suffrage question, but one
man voted in favor of colored suffrage
When that individual heard the res uit OF
election last night, he remarked that his
vote, which had been deposited so long ago,
had Matched.
Unquestionably it was a bitter draught
to most of those illegal voters" of a wear
ago who voted ''no" on the question of CON
ferring on the colored people equal political
rights, but they had the prudence to con-
fine their manifestations of displeasure to
vindictive glances at passing colored voters,
and expressions of disgust exchanged with
those of their own way of thinkisg. AS to
the colored people themselves, they ap-
preached and departed from the polls with
dignity and decorum sufficient to silence
the most malignant of their detractors II
was evident from their demeanor and the
earnest expression of their countenances
nat they fully appreciated the Importance
OF the event, but their exultation in their
newly acquired privileges did not manifest
Itself IN boisterous demonstrations. The
occasion had dOutless been talked over in
ADVANCE In the churches and elsewhere, and
the necessity OF affording 10 pretext for the
criticism OF their enemies full y discussed.