Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-11-11

The great agony is over, and the ABOVE
is the result. The Republicans have CIV
en- maiorities in this county to six of their
candidates, while the Democrats have CIV
en- majorities to seven of theirs. Looking
ct the matter in this light, it does not
look like much of defeat for the Republi-
cans. but when we consider that the aver
age Democratic majority is 256, and the
average Republican majority only l4l,
that the Democrats have combined ma
jority of 1895, and the Republicans only a
combined majority of $40, that one Demo
cratic candidate has majority Of 497, and
one Republican candidate majority OF
397, showing difference of e94 votes, be-
sides the fact that at the last election the
Republicans carried the county by nearly
800 majority, it has the appearance of
quite defeat. In fact, we Republicans
consider it a defeat, and concede the privl
, to the Democrats Of growing all they
please.
so It might not be out of place at this time
to remind the Republicans that this result
is entirely owing to their action or nom
action in the matter In the first place
the Republican vote was not out; in the
town of Highland less than half the Re
publicans were out, while the full Demo
cratic force was at the polls from morning
until night. Many other towns were sim
ilarly situated Again: Democrats, with
but very few exceptions, stuck to their
party nominations. while Republicans
made their tickets up from all the candi-
dates in the field, without reference to
their party nominations. We took some
pains to keep track of the scratching
in Dodgevlle, and were surprised to find
that over $50 Republicans scratched their
tickets and voted for Democratic cand-
dates, while only comparative few Dem
ocrats voted for Republican candidates,
oil our candidates running behind with
the exception of Vivian, Kessler, and
Hope. Republicans voted for Democrats
as follows % Republicans voted for
John Strachan 1S for II. c. Barnard
for Ben Evans IS for James Ryan; Is
for Charles Gilman; los for r. Dunstan !;
1876 for Orville Strong; l for j. S. Com
fort; 81 for j. NJ. Smith; 60 for Fl. Mad
den; and 25 fer N. Arthur; and this was
not brought about by the candidates of the
republican party being unpopular or objec-
tionable, for as we stated before election
our candidates as rule were deservedly
popular, were all honest, capable, and true
men; and if the Republicans had taken
into consideration for one moment, the
fact, that they being Republicans, was at
least one reason why Republicans should
vote for them, they would all have been
elected. Of SCI voters in Dodgeville, we
have 176 Republicans who have "a decent
respect" for party nominations there is
balance of some $50 who call themselves
Republicans, but who cannot be relied up
on to vote the Republican ticket. We
hope that those Republicans who did such
extensive scratching in Iowa county on
Tuesday will realize what they have done,
and the legitimate results Of such course
LII they do, they will feel a responsibility
resting on them which they will find hard
to bear. Those true Republicans who vo-
ted and worked for the straight ticket,
have no responsibility on their shoulders,
but have, instead, the pleasant conscious
ness of having done their duty.
OTHER COUNTIES.
La Fayette-We have gained glorious
victory in La Fayette. II. S. Magoon, Re-