The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-04-11
The HIectsons

while the Democrats have a maiori-
ty Of u TO IS, in the Honse Civ
ing a majority on joint ballot This
result appears to have been brought
aboutmore by the Indifference OF the
Republicans than from any gain on
the part Of the Democracy, the Re
publican vote being 1858 short.
In our own State we seem to have
suffered from the same cause, and
10 have lost some members Of the
Constitutional Convention whom We
should have elected, but for the in
difference Of the voters, and gaining
in but few instances,
In Cleveland the Republican can
didate for Mayor was defeated by
an Independent candidate, local
causes conspiring to effect the result,
while he balance of the Republican
ticket was elected by large majori-
ties. On Council the Republicans
gain largely.
In Toledo, local causes defeated
the Republican candidate for Mayor,
and affected thetbalance of the ticket,
so as to defeat the candidates for
Police Judge and Solicitor. The
Republican Prosecutor was elected.
In Council, the Republicans elect six
ofthe eight
| In Cincinnati, contrary to expec-
tations, the Republicans have elect
ed the Police Court Judge and the
Prosecuting Attorney for Police
Court, while the vote on City Solici-
tor is so close as to require the Off
cial count to decide who is the sue
cessful candidate.
Sandusky City has gone Demo
cratic and given 10. N. Root, the Re
publican nominee of the Democrats,
800 majority, and secured his cleo
ton, as country precincts cannot
overcome that Root is kind OF
''off OK. and we shall have more
hopes ofhis going straightnow that
he is elected on the Democratic tick
ct, than we would if he had been
elected on the Republican
In Lucas County one Democrat,
Scribner, and one Republican, NJ. R.
Waite, are elected to the Constitu-
tional Convention. This county
sends our neighbor of the Messenger.
Wood county sends Asher Cook,
Rep. Fulton county sends o. Mer-
riIl, Rep. Williams county sends A.
NJ. Pratt, Rep. Henry county sends
A. 81. Tyler, Dem. Huron county
sends Cooper <. Watson, Rep, and
that is about all We yet know def
nitely, although we count on Dele
gates from all other Republican dis
triets, but whether we shall have 8
majority or whether we are to he in
the minority is yet uncertain.
We may ascrihe the result to apa-
thy and Indifference, but even that
has had its cause, and, as we think,
nothing conspired more to to-produce
that apathy, both in Connecticut
and our own State, than the folly of
the past Congress, in enacting the
retroactive salary clause. The peo-
pie were indignant at it, and Repub-
licans felt that they we're not faith
fully represented by it, and hence
an indifference. True, there was no
question involved in our local cleo
tion that should have been influenced
BY that act, but still it had its effect,
and was not an unfrequent ground
Of remark, and excuse for want of
interest.
Since the above was written, adj
vices received leave it barely posi-
bic that we viii have a Republican
majority in she Constitutional Con
ventiOn. In Pickaway county, II.
F. Page, Independent Republican, is
elected, and Wing, Republican, is
thought to be elected in Licking. It
is also intimated that Republicans
have been elected in Ross, Mus
kingum and Montgomery counties,
all Democratic. In Clarke county,
Republican, an Independent Demo
erat is thought to be elected. Frank
lin county, Democratic, elects Baber
and Rickley, Democrats. Miami,
Vinton and Champaign counties are
close. When the smoke clears away
itmay appear that we have a work
ing majority, or it may prove that
the Independents and Liberals hold
the balance of power,
--LATEST. The latest returns
received up to the hoar of going to
press, give the complexion of the
Convention as follows: Republicans
So, Democrats 40, Liberals and In
dependents Z, to hear from 6. of
whom 2, at least, will be Republicans.
In this calculation a Republican is
claimed from Miami which is verv
close, but giving that to the De-
mocracy it will leave the Convention
in the hands of the Republicans by
2 majority.
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