The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-03-31
THE SPIRIT or DEMOCRACY,
Maine Election.

i The charter elections in Maine hay,
tresalted. IN, most inspiring victory fol
1.-THE party In avery city yet heard from
the Republican ticket was victorious. II
iby far the, greater number of these cleo
tons . large Republican gain is eyiden
with a. corresponding decrease in tn,
Democratic vote. Great strength il
gained in every city. At ell places th,
Democrats meet defeat and discourage
lment. t.-G Guernsey Go. Times.
i If the patrons of the Times expect tht
ftsutu aIona an eoIEVt HHv uudia sNllfuliJ
publish such bare-faee falsehood as The
labogo, their sxpestasfsss win never Be
irealized. Frem the Augusta, Maine,
Standard, Of the 18th, We clip the fol-
flowing:
aAftsr the most excited contest we
1haye ever known, the Union men of iAu-
lgusta have achieved victory Of which
lthey may well be- proud. They have
elected . Democratic Mayor, and the ward
lof6eers in four Of the seven wards, for the
first time IN thirteen years, securing the
entirs control Of the city governmant.-
They have carried the Democratic vote
up from the usual average Of about 500
| to 917. sss IS. s. Il
STARKs, March 2, 1S6S.--We have re-
deemed our town to-day, electing sclean
Democratic ticket By an average majority
of 72. The Republicans have carried
the election heretofore. 3sa
0LNreN March l0.--The following
were chosen town officers Of Clintonfo
the ensuing year: Moderator. Richard
Wells, ESQ; Clerk. O. h Kidder, Esqs;t
ISeIectmen, Alfred Brown, Joseph Sporn,
IOrren B. Holt; School COMMITTEES, n. w.
Randall Collector and Treasurer, J. M.
Vim. s. s. srs,st, ~ 3
All the above are Democrats. Last
year the full board was Republican.
DEER ISLE, March 3.-Town meeting
lin Deer Isle, March 2, resulted in the
election of full board of Democratic
town officers. So negros votes we're all
that were cast out Of 500 voters in town.
so omuch for impeachment. 81
BIDDERoBD, March 9.--The city of
Biddeford is still true to the Union. Fer
guson Haines was to-day reelected Mayor
By majority Of 154 votes, a gain Of one
hundred and fve over the election of
last year. The vote stood Haines S93;
3. 81 Banks 739. The Democracy carry
six out Of seven wards, gaining two Of
them; this vas the hafdesk ht cYerhasl
ipS this eity, and tie yoteis the largest
ever thrown at the polls Many Repab-
licans voted with us for the first time.
STooKT0N, March 10.--In the town Of
Stockton, where Nathan and Barney live,
Radicalisna received It's death blow yes.
terday. One year ago, If q Democrat
expressed his sentiments, he was insulted.
At our meeting yesterday, the Democrats
made clean sweep By . handsome ma
jority. saes
WHITEFIEID.-Th town was carried
by the Democrats on Monday last, by
over LOO majority. Last year Republi-
can - m " s.-
ANorHEa Town GA1NrD.-on Mon
day, March 2, the Democrats redeemed
Newry from Radical hands, by electingI
Democrats for town officers in their pia-
ees, viz: For Moderator, s. e. Widber.
Rep; Selectmen, Assessors and 0verseersi
of the Poor, e. Powers, De. Stowe, j.
Littlehale, Jr., Clerk and Treasurer, A.
N. Stowe; Collector and Constable, Z w.
Kilgore. impeachment stock sells be-
low par in town.
BALDwfN.-Fhe' Democrats elected
their officers in this town, for the first
time in ten years, by II majority. %
WELL DoNE WINDHAMl-At the elec-
ton in this town, on Monday, the Dem
ocrats cut down the Radical majority to
80. The Radical majority last fall was
1l3, and the result is gain Of SO Dem
ocratic votes since last September.
LIMINGToN REDEEMED.-At the ad-
journed election in this town, on Thurs
day, the Democrats carried tby four ma
iority, redeeming it from Radical rule byl
. net gain Of 25 from the electianlast
fall, when the Republicans had q major
ity.n e Z
Now, JosEpH, be man one time in
your life, and acknowledge in your next
issue that you falsifed when writing of
the Maine election.
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