Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-11-18
The Result of the Elec-
tons.

duced By frauds in large cities,
taken in connection with the
fallen off of the Democratic
majority in New York from
$4,000 to $1,000, are very sig
lnificant events. When the full
vote has been brought out, here
tofore, Ohio has been Republi-
can from $4,000 to 10000
Whenever the, Democrats have
carried it, it has been under a
general political apathy, and
when, believing in their large
majority, tens Of thousands Of
Republicans did not go to the
polls. The consequence was
that two years ago William Al
len was chosen Governor by Il
majority of 800. He only re-
ceived 214,000 votes out Of
Al, 900 which were cast. There
was a third and a fourth ticket
in the field, each of which re-,
ceivcd in the neighborhood Of
10000. These tickets were a
Liquor-Prohibition ticket and
what was called a Peoples tick
ct. 1t was claimed by the Repub-
licans at the time that nearly all
who voted these third and fourth
tickets had preferences belong
ing to their political faith, and
would have voted with them
but for these disturbing nomi-
nations. We presume this was
true. Governor Allen lacked
on the total vote Of 447,000, a.
bout 10000 of having a major
ity Of the votes cast. Last year
the vote was about 467 900, but
there were still 1900 votes cast
for a Temperance ticket, about
all Of whom were Republicans.
The Democratic plurality was
between 1900 and $4,000 but
its majority over all branches
Of the opposition was less than
10000. No frauds were then
committed. Only three-fourths
OF the voters went to the polls,
and the absrntees, as We haye.
said there is good reason to be-
lievc, were, a very great major
ity, Republicans. This year
the financial issue, as presented
by the Democrats, brought out,
not the 1000 votes Of '73,
not the 467 900 votes of "a,
but 100000 votes. The third and
fourth part;es, casting 10000
votes between them in rs, most
ly Republicans, disappeared,
and were only seen in the $500
votes cast for the Temperance
nominee for Governor. The
Democratic minority Of more
than 10000 of the votes polled
for Allen in '73 dwindled to f.
900 in 1876. That number
would have elected him, and
given him an absolute majority
iof the entire vote. and vet 150.-
900 electors came out IN TO
who were not out in rs. AL
ems vote was, as we have al
ready stated, 10000 more than
any other nan claiming to be
Democrat ever received inOhio. !
And we were weighted down
by a false and imaginary issue
about Catholicism and the dis
tribution of the School Fund, |
which were about as much in
volved as the style of buttons
worn by the soldiers of Titus at
the siege of Jerusalem. In
Pennsylvania, on a large vote,
the Republicans have usually
received from 10000 as high
up to 10000. The present
Governor, Hartranft, had 90
900 maturity Oh the big vote Of
'72. Grant afterward, on big
vote, had 10000 majority
Last year, on a small vote, the
Democrats carried the State by
5000 to 1000 majority. 1t in
Dictated nothing as to what the
result would be when the stay
at-homes came out. The Erie
greenback platform brought
them out, and for the first time
in years the Republican major
lily of 10000 shrinks to 1900,
or thereabouts, and of that 49,
600 was obtained in the city Of
Philadelphia, mostly fraudulent.
In New Jersey, a Democratic
State, with 10000 majority, the
Democrats are badly defeated
on an anti-greenback and So
called hard money, but really
National Bank, platform. In
Minnesota Wall street dictated
the platform, which was analo-
.gous to that of New York.
The result was a defeat by 10,-i
900. So it was in Nebraska
Wisconsin. q State which the