Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-03-11
The Recent Elections in Pennsylvania
Republican Victories.

Republican Victories.
the Democratic reaction which set in
ca furiously last fall has been short
lived We felt sure it was but passing
spasm of popular petulance and would
right itself at the first opportunity.
The opportunity came on Tuesday last,
and the people everywhere seem to have
beeu eager to prove to the country that
the verdict Of last fall was mistake.
Philadelphia returns Republican major.
ity of 10000 on total of but $4,000
votes: elects sixteen Republican Magis-
,rates out of twenty-four; returns TWEEN
ty-two Republicans out of twenty mine
Select Councilmen and flfty-five Repub-
licans out of seventy Common Council
men, to say nothing of School Directors
and Assessors in the same proportion.
It is clean sweep and indicates Re
publican majority in the city of at least
30 600 on its full vote of 100000 Her
Republicans are now confident of Civ
ing that majority to Hartranft for Gov
ernor.
Lancaster City was nearly tie last
year. and elected Rosen Miller, Repub-
lcan, to the Legislature by a bare major
ty. 1t now gives Stauffer, Republican,
for Mayor, 454 majority, and the Repub-
lCans carry nearly the entire Councils
and School Board. Lancaster was known
in Wing times as the only Democratic
city IN the country" and it remained
Democratic until James Buchanan de-
parted this life. Since then it has once
or twice gone Republican, but has very
generally been relied upon confidently
to stand by the Democracy. 1t has now
been twice in succession carried by the
/ Republicans, and the huge majority given
| on Tuesday last is fair basis for the
confident hope that she will remain per-
manently Republican hereafter
Reading is another old Democratic
city. 1t gave Democratic majority
last November of 800, and has only been
once in while captured by our friends.
The majority is now 300 the other way.
Mayor Evans has been triumphantly re-
elected, with Republican Councils and
Republican School Board to match. 1t
is glorious victory, and if those who
have won it by standing together man
fully will only stick together hereafter
that city will be permanently redeemed
from the reproach of Democratic mis-
rule, and Reading will become grand
Republican oasis in the terrible Demo
cratic desert of Berbs.
Harrisburg has also been close and
doubtful city for some time, but its gen.
eral inclination has been Democratic, 1t
gave Democratic majority at the
special municipal election last year, and
elected a Democratic Council and the
defeat in the State last November had
so disheartened the Harrisburg Republi-
cans that they came up to the work of
this February election with fear, doubt,
and distrust; yet they worked hard, and,
Notwithstanding the bitter cold of the
weather. polled 1850 out of the 1890
votes cast, electing seven out of nine
Select Councilmen, eighteen out of
twenty-one Common Councilmen, six out
of nine School Directors, all of the city
and nearly all of the ward officers. The
Democratic nest was completely broken
up.
Scranton remains Democratic, I'M
changed; and Willamsport and Altoona
were carried by the Democrats on the
liquor issue and not on political grounds.
The other cities of the State continue
without marked change from previous
municipal elections, but none of them is
OF 50 much importance, politically, as
the cities we have named. Still, our re-
ports from New Castle, Meadville, Erie,
Iitusville, and Wilkesbarre are of the
most encouraging kind, and show that
the Republicans from all those places
were wide awake on Tuesday last and
attentive TO the maintenance of their To-
cal supremacy; while from such county
seats as Allentown, Easton, Norristown,
west Chester, Lebanon, Po.tsyille and
Tyrone, and from various towns and
tbo
returns all showing that the tidal wave
OF last fall has been eflectually turned
back in Pennsylvania and that our noble
Old State may once more be regarded as
IN line with her sister Republican States.
The results of the election for Council
men and ward officers in these cities of
pittsburgh and Allegheny also show:a
great change from last fall Allegheny
was then about equally divided, while
nearly every ward in Pittsburgh gave =
Democratic majority 1t was the vote of
pittsburgh which changed the political
character of the Legislature and elected
the Democratic State ticket. Instead of
mat result we are able to make a
showing Of Republican Councils elected
IN both cities, the maiorities being de-
GlsiYe. There are, of course, local mis-
maps here and there in each; but as a
general rule the Republicans carried
g0'h cities handsomely and conclusively.
Inc change from last November is like
The change from winter temperature to
mat of balmy spring.
Ii remains, now. Tor Connecticut and
Aew hampshire to follow up this aus
plclous opening of the campaign of 1875
ana, by decisive Republican victories,
contribute to put the country back into
sale hands. Nothing would quiet the
troubles IN Louisiana SO quickly as Re
publican majorities at the polls in these
early glagt,nrz TIN -: