Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-11-30
Political Items.

Sumpter, South Carolina, at the recent
election, polled 3, 500 votes, and gave he
publican majority of 5000. Beauregard
should at once be sent for to lntiict on Sump-
ter another bombardment.
At the late election in Iowa, direct issue
was Joined on Protection and Free Trade,
and the Republican party by upholding the
American principle had msjorities ranging
from Al 900 to $4,000, among the largest 1t
ever had in the State.
One of the neatest instances on record OF
the value of getting out every vote, appears
from the result of the Fourth Indiana dis
trict Some weeks after the election it was
decided that Wilson, the Republican, had
IL majority; but now, it is alleged that by
the discovery of a miscount al one poll, the
seat will be given to Gooding, Democrat, by
one majority, in poll of over 26, 900 votes.
Stay at home Republicans should remem
Der this incident
The majority of the Hon. Horace May
nard, in the Second Congressional district of
Tennessee is 6O6. large reduction from
that given him two years ago, before the
Republican party of Tennessee had divided
on the question of rebel enfranchisement.
The election of Mr.. Maynard for his seventh
term is especially gratifying to the friends
of home industries. His record on this
question is as conspicuous for loyalty as was
his course during the rebellion.
The evidences of the decay of the Rcpub
lican party, do not seem to be very strong in
New jersey The official count returns a
Republican gain, not only of one Congress
man, but of over 5000 Republican votes, :;
while the loss Of the Democracy, exclusive
Of the Congressman, is 4,063. In the Sen
ate the Republicans have gained four, and
in the Assembly eight members. The Sen
ate stands - Republicans to 9 Democrats
and the Assembly "a Republicans to 26 De-
mocrats. The Legislature will meet on the
Tenth of January next and elect a United
| States Senator.
Official returns from all but seven coun-
ties of Florida show Republican majority
in the State of l,l06. The seven counties
not heard from all give Democratic majori-
ties, some of them very small, and it is not
likely that in the aggregate they will be suf-
fcient to overcome the Republican MAORI
ty The registered votes of these eountie.
in 1868 was-white, l,22S; colored, 405.
If every white vote in these counties has
been cast with the Democracy, and every
colored one with the Republicans, we will
still have small majority Many Repub-
lican precinct. have been thrown out by the
democratic Inspectors, but, in spite of this,
it is believed the Republicans have carried
the State.
At last, says the Philadelphia Press, we
are getting the official figures of the election
in Arkansas on the 7th November The
first returns from that State, coming from
rsr,ges uafaG9Eah5ee safe s6nffss C6agres
sional delegation and the Legislature, which
would have insured them a United State,
Senator to succeed Senator III Donald. La
ter returns show that we have carried one
if not two, of the three Congressional dis
tricts and the Legislature b. large majori
ty-the Senate standing 20 Republicans tc
5 Democrats, and the House 46 Republicans
to 81 Democrats. This secures the re elee-
ton of NJ Donald beyond doubt. The State
is still soundly Republican.
Maryland gave a Democratic majority at
the recent election, of $4,000. This Wa,
heralded as a great Democratic triumph
But what are the facts in the case? Mary
land is fast becoming less and less reliable
to Democracy. We annex table of the
Democratic majorities in that State for the