New-York tribune., 1868-03-06
Look at the vote;
1857.


The Democratic vote is G,SsO: last November 1t
was GSS2-actual increase 4S! Yet The ForId has the
effrontery 10 call this " twelve hundred gan!' Even
reckoning the Republican falling of Democratic gain
(Which is a very common aud very mean trick OF The
Forld the sO-caled gain is only 679 Or even taking
their charter election last year they gain only soS-not
1900 The fact is the Democrats voted, while hundreds
of Republicans did not, well knowing that their
candidate could not be elected. If The World
supposes that one Of these men voted the
Democratic ticket, that they will stay at home next
November. It is welcome to that modcum of comic I,
The Troy Common Council stands 70 Democrats TO .
pubucans On the same day The World announced in
equally alarming typography Great Victory in New
port Kentucky" That true but II was Republi-
can not World victory The vote was l6 the largest
ever poued For six weeks the Democracy had held
meetings almost every night and they went TO the polls
quite confident Of victory. Here is the result:
PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL
samT Cummings. s45 Geo. L. johnson .724.... I3i
All the Republican candidates for the city at large
chosen and majority Of the minor officers are Of the
party
In the City Of Newburgh The World claims large gain
The following the facts
At the State election last Fall the Republican majority
for Secretary Of state was 2S made np s follows Inc
s Matd VITA % So vote H vo & ss @ "a GS o1
1--WE take this vote most nearly indicative OF the rea
tive strength OF parte he Democrats have o majority
In the Second Ward in 1861 with total vote Of "a the
Republicans had 20 majority Now, with total vote OF
rail- tho Republican majority was 100 on total vote Of
p9s Now II s 4o on total OF 65e IA thn Fo9rtn WARD
majority &c.
The whole Republican vote last Fan was 1869; it
is 1856 falling of 1ls The Democratic vote was l66;
now 1t s 122l gain Of So Newburgh Is sound Repub-
ncan city.
The World also gets mp gain Of SOI in Rhinebeck The
facts are not The town Is always doubtful at the
Spring election changing by year frst one side and
the other Year before last the Democratic super
visor was elected by about 40 Last year two
Republicans ran, and Vim. sayro was elected
on the regular Republican ticket James H. Kipp,
on the Democratic ticket. by about lOs. per
sonal and not political decided the result On
Tuesday full Democratic vote was pOied and about lIO
Republicans kept back from the polls by the snow
The World claims majority for its ticket gain Of
BOA Last November the Republican majority was al
not 100. as The Worlds figures infer.
While IN the neighborhOod, let us record vic
tory that has escaped our neighbOrs attention. In
Kingston Ulster County the Republicans elected their
Supervisor for the first time il several years The vote
Booth, Rep, 1904; Etinge, Dem, sss; Republi-
can majority, lG. Last year: McKeaD, Rep 1,1se; Nell
son. DEM 1887; Democratic majority, l5l Republican
gain. 5ls; Democratic gain, 81
In Fisll1n The World discovers gain Of ZOO Their
majority iTI last year it A gain la2 instead
OF 900.
Let us add here note Just received from Granville
NY:
The result OF our town meeting yesterday was l63
majority for the Union Republican ticket Set this town
down az good for increased majority in November.
This Ia fair. but not wen Granville should have
done.
Rochester has chosen a Democratic Mayor by large
majority and OF there great rejoicing among
the faithful The Union makes the majority 7o5 but does
not give the complete vote Last November the majority
was H. acknowledge clear defeat and accept the
reocngs the Democracy OF the contingencies
OF the conflict From the imperfect returns at hand we
make up the following cor parative table: