The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-08
ELECTION ITEMS.

The election in Center township
came near going radical, by default.
The democrats, confident in their
strength, stayed at home in such num-
bers as to really endanger the success
of the ticket The radicals, taking
advantage Of the lethargy of their op-
pouents, strai ned every nerve, and the
consequence was our majority only
ranged from 20 to 12O, whereas we
have in fact MAORI ty Of $50. The
most disreputable paactices were in
dulged in by the radical candidates and
their friends, and truth and decency
were totally disregarded. A few dem
ocrats, only, however, allowed them
selves to be duped into the support of
an uuprincipled demagogue and negro
equalityite. Our light majority is
wholly owing to the light vote. With
nearly 1900 voters in the township,
less than 500 votes were polled, and
we owe our light majority wholly to
ourselves.
In Green township, whe re the vote
has for some time been almost evenly
divided, the democratic maj GRITTY
reached IL on trustee, which was good
enough.
In Union, where the radicals have
had the trustee for several years, the
democrats aroused themselves and
made clean sweep, removing all stain
from their banner, and setting old
Union squarely in the lioe of reliable
democratic townships. The boys in
Union are good workers if they will
only try their best, and all that can be
asked of them now is to keep the ball
in motion and work for 100 majority.
We have more than that figure
when square vote shall be taken on
negro-suffrage.
In the other townships the result
was about as usual.
1t is impossible to procure anything
like a full vote at these spring cleo.
tions, and neighborhood difficulties and
local causes very often tend to give u
false coloring to the returns. Espe-
cially in strong democratic townships
we are very liable TO over-estimate our
strength and suffer defeat when the
victory is in our easy reach. A few
defeats Of this character might have
a salutary effect, and democrats who
are willing to sacrifice the welfare Of
their party ia crafty some petty malice
or foolish within, have an opportunity
of showing themselves in their true
light.
Fort WAYNE, Ind., April 5.-A
far as reported, the township elections
in Indiana passed off without any in
terest manifested by either party
The vote was light, and in many places
no opposition was made.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 5.-But little
excitement ives manifested in thu
township election, to-day. Not one
half the usual vote was polled. Thu
regular republican was elected over thu
independent republican for trustee, b,
661 majority.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, April Cool
ton, the democratic candidate for thu
legislature in Whitley county, Ind, i
elected by about 200 majority.
OHIO
FORT WAYNE, April 5.-The mn
nicipal and township elections in Obi
were, in some towns, attended witt
COusiucIdDfc e4clteIDeHb. Ducyru
elected the entire democratic ticket
No opposition. A light vote wa
polled. Crestline, in the same county
poned q heavy vote and there was
spirited contest between the regula
democratic aud the peoples ticket
The peoples ticket which is compcse'
Of democrats and republicans, "a
elected by small majority. The re
publicans were quite elated over thei
supposed victory. Wooster elected
republican mayor, and four republican
and four democratic counciimen, re
publican clerk, and a democratic stree
commissioner. Mansfield elects a dem
ocratic mayor, and three democrati
councilmen out of Fl ve-an averag
democratic gain Of nearly 800 votes
Salem elected republican or working
mems ticket. Both democrats an
republicans supported it. In Massil