The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-07

previous letting down OF party hope and
spirit which inspired our National
Convention to an act OF desperation.
The Times reviews the close of the
Presidential contest with satisfaction
not only in political but social poin,
Of view. 1t considers that the work OF
the Republican party is not yet finished,
although the election is over, and says
We have as a party yet to prove that
We deserve to retain control OF public
affairs and that can only be done by
unremitting care. by careful considera-
ton Of the wishes and interests of the
people and by pursuing a broad and
liberal policy worthy OF the period iu
which we live and OF the nation.
The San. editorially reviewing the
election OF Grant and the reasons ofthe
result SAYS: Not only did the large
body Of Democrats refrain from voting
for Greeley but another large body OF
them voted for Grant, and to these two
causes rather than the Republican
party, Grant is indebted for his election
TO q second term.
LATER.
The full vote polled in this city was
l32,OT0, Of which Greeley received
1854 and Grant 81, ,496. Full returns
have notyet been received, but according
to the estimation made, Havemeyer, Re.
publican, is elected Mavor by about
5000 majority; Charles Daubin, Lib
eral, for District Attorney. by about
1000 majority.
The Evening Post this afternoon, in
an editorial on the elections, believes
that the result will have a more power.
full influence towards the actual settle
ment of the difficulty between the North
and South than any event that has yet
taken place, 1t considers that the final
judgment of the nation was delivered
yesterday.
The Erpress, Democratic. says that
with such use of executive men and
means by the Administration the result
could not well be other than it was.
The Republican party is far too strong
for the best interests OF the country.
There is much cause for regret, but the
Democrats can bear defeat with grace
and dignity.
The Commercial Advertiser considers
the Republican triumph OF yesterday
a grand proof of the fidelity of the mass
of the people to principle. No political
revolution can succeed which does net
first begin among the people. The
Liberal movement had none. The
leaders have brought ruin upon them
selves, which is well deserved and from
which there is no revival.
The latest estimates place the Repub.
lican majority in the State at $4,000.
The Republicans gained several Con>
gressmen. The following are believed
to be elected: Tremaine, Republican, at
large; Covert, Democrat, First District;
Schumacher, Democrat, Second; Wood
ford, Republican, Third; Crocker, Re-
publican, Fourth; Roberts, Democrat,
Fifth; Brooks, Democrat, Sixth; Crea-
ner, Democrat, Seventh; Lawson, Re.
publican, Eighth; Melish. Republican,
Ninth; Wood, Democrat, Tenth; Potter,
Democrat, Eleventh; Horton, Democrat.
Twelfth; Ketchum, Republican, Thlr-
teenth; Maxwell, Republican, Four
teenth; Percy. Fifteenth; Grant, Six
teenth; HALEY. Republican, Seven
teeutb, Wheeler, Republican, Egh-
teenth; Hatheron, Republican, Nine
teenth; WILDER, Republican, Twentieth;
Merriman, Republican, Twenty-hrstt'
North, Republican, Twenty-second;
Ssusey, Republican, Twenty-tbird;
Devlin, Republican, Twenty.fourth;
Dengail, Republican, Twenty fifth; La
port, Republican, Twenty-six'b; Plat
Republican, Twenty-seventh; smith
Republican, Tweuty-eightb; Clark, Re
publican, Twenty-ninth; Hasklns, te-
publican, Thirtietb; Bass, Republican
Thirty-first Sessions, Republican, Th'r'
ty-second.