Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-04-01

WLKEsDARRE. March 21.-The cleo
ton here yesterday was a complete Dem
ocratic triumph, resulting in majority for
them of ID in the First ward, a Demo-
cratic gain of "a since last October, and a
Democratic majority of 7s in the Second
Ward, gain of 80 since previous cleo
ton.
LEBANON, March 2l.-Yesterday at the
regular spring election, the Democracy
succeeded, for the first time in twelve
years in elccting a majority of the borough
officers voted for. For Chief Burgess. j.
II. Bressler, Democrat, is elected by a
majority Of 80. Last fall, Williams, Rad
ical, had Al majority in the borough.
LANCASTER, March 24.-At an election
held on Friday at Marietta, Lancaster Co.
the Democrats carried the whole borough
ticket. This is the first Democratic vic
tory for years in Marietta.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-In this
borough, on last Friday, the Democrats
made clean sweep of everything. The
entire ticket was elected ,and the gain over
last spring is large. At the election last
fall, Williams (RadicaD received major
ity of % in this town.
DAUPHIN, March 24.-At the election
held here on last Friday, for borough and
township officers, the entire Democratic
ticket was elected. There were three
candidates for Judge in the field-Demo-
cratic, Radical, and Independent. The
Democrats elected their candidate by a
majority of II over the Radical candidate,
and "a over both. As the Independent
candidate was also a Democrat, this wo'd
increase the majority to 88. The Demo
cratic majority at the last election was
only 4.
BLooMsBURe, March 24.-On Friday
last "we met the enemy and they are ours"
Our majority is fifty-seven. This result
shows democratic gain of forty-one over
last fall. The Radicals have only two
townships left in Columbia county. They
are about capituIating to the triumphant
Democracy.
The election which took place at Marys-
VILE, Dauphin County, on Friday last, re-
suited in the success of the Democratic
ticket. Samuel Strasbaugh (Democrat)
was elected Chief Burgess. Three out of
the foar Counclmen on the Democratic
ticket were elected, as also the Judges Of
Election, three out of four School Direct
ors. the Assessor, Constable, &c. At the
eletion of 1867 the Radicals were victori-
ous, but the Democracy went to work in
earnest, and carried most Of their candl-
dates bv decided majorities.
Col. John McCreary the Democratic
candidate, was elected Chief Burgess OF
Middletown, Dauphin county, OF Friday
last, by majority of ninety-one. At to
election last fall, Middletown gave VIII
Iiams (RadicaD majority of twenty-sev-
en-, This is Democratic gain OF one
hundred and eighteen (Il8)in six months.
The Middle and South Wards were car-
ricd by the Democrats.
At Elizabeth, Allegheny County, the
Democratic candidate for Assessor, K. c.
Stephens, was elected by a majority of
seven (0. The Radical candidate for
Judge was elected by eight majority. This
town gave Williams Rad) a majority of
thirty one. The Radicals elected their
Judge only by desperate effort.
The spring elections IN Greene County
resulted IN unprecedented Democratic vic
tories. The Radicals only carried two
election districts in the county. That came
near being clean sweep.
In New Texas Township. in Allegheny
County, the whole Democratic ticket was
elected by increased majorities.
The election at Easton last Friday pass
ed off quietly. The vote shows large Dem
ocrstic gains.
"The Democracy Of ElIzabethtown, Lam
caster County, made most gallant fight
on Friday last, and gained a signal triumph.
The chief contest was for Burgess, and the
the Democratic candidate was elected by
a majority of fifteen. The Democratic
Judge of Election was also elected by a
majority of eleven. The borough has
been steadfastly opposed to us heretofore.