The Van Buren press., 1868-05-08
Chicago-The Home Of Douglas Redeemed

Chicago Is Democratic 10 the center Me-
Aalli,ter, for Recorder, is elected by 02l ma
jority and O'Hara, for Clerk, by slightly re-
luced majority. Gain over last year of i.SiS
votes.
The election to-day for Judge andiClerk OF
| the Recorders Court and one alderman from
each ward, passed of quietly. About 23Occ
votes were polled. The Democratic ticket tor
fudge and Clerk Il elected by an average ma
jority of 500 The Council stands. twenty Re-
publicanS To twelve Democrats.
Democratic Chicago sends Invitations TO the
delegates TO the National Republican Conyen-
ton TO meet in Democratic Chicago to nomi-
nate Grant, "or any other man." our doors
are open. The spinal column of Raicalism
is broken; the home of Douglas is redeemed ;
the country Is safe!
The day the Chicago election took place
the Tribune, the Radical organ, made the fol-
lowing admission;
"If the city is carried by the Republicans
to-day, it will go for General Grant next fall
by a majority OF thousands. II il is lost to-
day il will make hard work Ia recover il here
after As Dan O'Hara's mill will grind out sew
cral thousand more bogus votes TO bc over
come at the Presidential struggle. Let the
mill he captured to-day. and there will be an
easy and pleasant campaign this summer"
As the mill was not captured, there will not
he for the Radicals "an easy and pleasant
campaign this summer"
The Chicago Democracy have long been
overborne by Radical number, but they have
worked with yigor and perseverance, and their
efforts have at last, thank God, been crowned
with success. The Jacobin National Conven-
ton will meet in thoroughly Democratic
city.
The Chicago Republican which conspicuous
ly proclaims itself as the official paper of the
city," devoted, on Tuesday morning before the
election, one whole page to the returns by
telegraph, we find much of this reading mat
ter somewhat interesting. For instance. we
take kindly to the information conveyed in
the following:
Peculiar surroundings characterize the pres
ent contest very differently from the general
ity of municipal elections. Commonly. these
local issues only; but now the strug
gle assumes phases Ofd national chordcteL and
is permcated with influences that will eetend
into the Presidential cQMpdjga. Should we
permit victory to be plucked from our grasp
by parcel of mendicant politicians and their
undcrstrappcrs, how shall we
Justify our defeat to the delegates to the Ma
tional Republican Convention, so soon to as
semblc in this city?
If we would avoid the extreme modification
Of seeing Republican Presidential ticket
nominated in city handed over into the pos
session of blatant Corpcrbeads, We eau, by de-
voting few hours TO the cause which de-
mands our patriotic services.
The contest is not merely whether a few
city offices shall be held by Republicans or
not, but whether the telegraph wires shall an
nouncc, from one end of the land to the other
that the people of Chicago have declared, in
the most solemn and deliberate manner in
which they could express an opinion. dgaipst
the policy Of Congress, as regards reconstruction
an mpedchtng AndreC johnson, nd with re-
spect to the sanctity ofthe national debt.