The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-03-16

against him. They pirate about
the FOUR MAJORITY; and predict a
defeat if he is renominated. Nov
we undertake to say that that small
majority is in no way due to Judge
Wilson, and tho Republicans OF
this distric. know that he is not
personally respoi sible II would
have been the same or worse. with
any other candidate. We also un
deitake to say, although his ma
jority was but four, and Mr.. Ju-
lian's two years previous, vas one
hundred and sixteen, that, outside
Of the fact that the Presidential
and full State and county .icka Is
brought ont the full vote in 1868,
as it will do again this se i, and
which was not in the campaign Of
1870, Wilson ran better Than MIR.
Julian, anil m ansl, sis of Tie vote
will prove 1t.
In Til, connection, il Is always
stated Tia, Mr.. Claypooi never ran
Ter cili,e but cnce, and that be
lien ian ahead Of his ticket This
has been talked here for some time
to the advantage Of Claypool and
10 the disadvantage OF Wilson.
Not being posted in the figures.
and hearing no denial we believed
this to be fact The same story
has now got to Richmond, and tho
Telegram in contrasting the
strength OF Claypool with the weak
ness of Wilson uses it as follows:
The only Office he (Claypool)
ever held, was that of State Sena-
Tor, and to show that the Office
sought him in that case, instead Of
him seeking the office, it is simply
necessary to state that he r-n far
ahead of his ticket
About the only difference We no
ice is tina, the above adds to the
Importance Of the thing by saying
ne ran FAR ahead. We had de-
ire to know how far he ran ahead
! IL his ticket, and took occasion to
xamine the certified vote on file
II, the Clerks office Now, we
ave no desire to take single
larel from Mr.. Claypool. Ee
/ 'ade good race and d good Sem
| / or, and, il nominated, he will
/ lake a good race and a good Con-
ressman: but we think it hardly
| sir that he should make capital at
| Wilson's expense. We find that
| ] 1860 MIR. Claypool and Mr. !.
/ | miley, both of this county, were
,ndiaa' es for State Senator. Clay
| oel received 1900 votes, and
/ miley 995. On the same certi-
/ cd return we end the names OF
wilson and Reid, also both OF
| his county. as candidates fol-
Nudge. Wilson received 1900
otes, and Reid 996. On the same
eturn the names Of Henry S.
Lame and Thos A Hendricks ap-
| ear as The Gubcrnatorial cardi-
ates. Lane received l ,3c3 votes
IND Hendricks 1,Ol0.
| Figucrs will not lie, and the
bove are taken from the Official
| eturn of this county. They show
ma, Claypool and Wilson were OF
he same ticket. each running
gainst another citizen of ths
anne county-and all will certain
| " admit that Judge Reid was q:
.cpuiar as Mr.. Smiley-and eacl
. ne received the same number o
.otes-each running just three
votes BEHIND the ticket. Hereafter
we hope 10 hear 40 more ahou
ais, as both Claypool and Wilson
,tand alike, and must hear alik'
lac honor of running three vote
oehird.
Thinking that it might h"v'
f,een in Union county that Mr.
, 'laypool ran far ahead, we OBJ
ainc.l..the official vote of that coun
y,at the SINE election, and found
hat Lane received 844 votes, Clay
,ool 844 votes, and Wilson 81
Totes. In both counties Lane re
eived 2.147, Claypool 2. l44, an,
wilson . l43 From the Con
crsville Times
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