The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-03
THE IMPoRTANOE on ONE YoFE

"'Tis grains OF sand the mountains make
any one yote,"r says Republican,
friend, ISIS ofno consequence"
Do not deceive yourself. 20 q -
one vote sent Oliver Cromwell to The
Long Parliament, which sent King
Charles I. to the scaffold.
One vote in New York city, in the
year 1900, elected a member OF the New
York Legislatures hich made an cleo
toral ticket that was the means Of
choosing Thomas Jefferson President
of the United States, which was also
done byione vote in the U, s. House OF
Representatives: '.s
one vote, in 1880, elected Daniel Stone
to the Legislature of Ohio, from olnctn-
natl; and Mr.. stones one vote made
Hon. Thomas Ewing United States
Senator from Ohio, 1ss1-'s7. 70,
one vote elected VIM. Allen to Con-
gress, in 1888, in the Chillicothe District'
over sEx.Gov. McArthur. ~, }5 f. <,
One vote elected Marcus Morton
Governor of Massachusetts, in 1889; /;
and a second time was Mr., Morton
made Governor, by one vote In the
Legislature.
one vote elected J. II. White to Con-
gress from Vermont, In 1922; one vote
chose-a member OF Congress in New
Jersey, in 1884; and one vote elected
Benjamin White to Congress from
Maine, in 1912.
One vote sent James ]. Faran to the
Ohio Legislature from Hamilton coun-
ty, in consequence of which he became
Speaker ofthe House.
One vote once sent Col. Snow TO the
New York Legislature, from the city OF
New York, and his one vote gave the
wings a majority OF one in the House
of that Legislature.
One vote carried the Tariff OF 1924;
and one vote, the Tariff Of 1923 and one
vote in each House, the Tariff of 1872;
and one vote in the House. and one
the casting vote of Vice-President Dal
lasLin the Senate, carried the Tariff oil
1s46.
Al gentleman happened to be absent
from his residence on the day when it
was decided whether Everett or Nor
ton should be governor of Massachu-
sets. His sympathies went strongly
with the party who nominated MT
everett, and his first impulses was to
hurry back in season to go to the polls
but. calling to mind Mr.. Everett's re-
cent seryility to the slave power, ne
could not overcome his repugnance to
vote for him. He accordingly, remain
ed where he was, and the loss OF that
one vote made Morton governor. ) iii
Another who sailed between New
lYork and New Orleans, arrived tnsthe
f6ffsimer city two days before the Presi-
DENTAL election ofIs4O. he said to thu
other owner of theyessel, who like hin
was n resident of Middletown, Conn.
"suppose we go up and vote for ol'
Harrison, and discharge cargo atter
| ward" They went, and that county
cave one majority for Harrison. 1
onlv one had gone, it would have beel
] tie! and II neither had gone, the op
\ ,nosiie part would have had the county
Many years ago in county OF In
diana member Of the legislature J. wa :,
elected by one vote. His one vote elect
Il al HanneEan to the United States Sen
4 ate. and Hannegan's vote brought OF
the Mexican war. a5sf.srg. -, !.
4. When Jefferson was frst elected Z I
4 the presidency, gentleman, who me me
ore I of his friends on voting day, IN
s1irea whether he had been to the polls
:.STol,l YssIthe reply. II did think
,o,ng o but 1 haven't got up interes