Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-04-07

table. T ri SIHF
ELEC IONS.
The results of cur township and villag'
elections are given below. They show. tha
the Analilns have got us.ssand the democz
cy-under the dodge Of Peoples ticket ant
Working Mans tieket-hare carried tn
day, though the bringing both into eth
field came near playing the misehie
in the village matters. We must Civ
our opponents credit for having all tn,
wisdom Of the serpent, however it may b
about the dove-like harmlessness.
They call peoples caucus, and as one
of the democracy ehucklinglyr. remarked tc
us, got some twenty-five Republicans tC
take the bait and participate. Then with
the hope that by putting on now and then
republican name-when it would be
powerless for harm-they may be roped in
permanently, that course is adopted, and
the ticket is pointed at as an evidence oi
no party in village affairs. This all looks
very smooth and fair until the morning Of
election. Then the thing begins to show it
self. All the bummers ofthe village and the
harbOr and the Celtic eohortsand employees
st the L. S. station, are on hand-the fierc-
est patriots Of the realm. The walk in
front and for some distance each side of the
place Of voting, was thronged with sample
Democrats-such as some of our larger
cities might be proud Of, and every dirty
fist was filed with peoples tickets, nOmi-
mated by the aid OF, as we are told, twenty
five Republicans" Every thing of course
was then brought to the polls, and without a
considerable modicum of that ''eternal vigi-
leneer we read Of, Illegal votes would have
been polled, and even with it, the tally
bOoks-in one instance at least-show its
Jim Fitz Gearld in more than one place.
Every growing population is liable to have
an undue growth of this kind of society, and
that being the case, the growth of Democ-
racy must be in the same ratio. This of
course cannot be opposed, but it is little
regrctful that twenty-five Republicans
should be caught in net so easily to be
seen.
That we should have been beaten over
a hundred on the township ticket is little
rough, but the cause may be found in a
lack Of effort to get out our voters-no eff
fort at all having been Vaudeville our
opponents were unceasing in their energies
throughout the day, and horse flesh was
not spared. But here are the figures.
TOWNSHIP.
Peoples Ticket Repu61ican.
Dwight Faulkner. 1896 WV. Mann. ~
Sheldon Harmon..s7 EA Hitchcock .067
W. A. Church. .....-s50 ]. NJ. Nettleton ~
ASSESSOR.
John Harmon ..--. .zl2 B. s. MetcalE -.225
CLERK
n. Hubbard. .s7s Omar Gillettw - 257
TREASURER.
C. c. Booth. .-..-..... SO - &C. Booth. H. 265
coNsTABLEs
Dan Mitchel.....s6s Dan Mitchell. 2sO
H R. Rodgers s. C. Thayer... $40
Frank Pratt........S64 A. Abeel .26s
VILLAGE.
Peoples. Republican.
n. P. Hepburn. 27 8. H. Gilkey. A5
Geo. E. Nettleton..l5 H. ]. Topky. l96
VIM. Clover. SD G. G. Cooper :. .ls5
Geo. Field :. ...2D D. W. Haskell. .l5s
A. H. Tyler. Ia Z James Reed Jr. ls4
TREASURER.
A. A. southwick. liz ]. Sum Blyth... III
A. II. Tyler..-s.... .I57i
SOLICITOR
Theodore Hall. 81
Worksng Mans zEeke.
MAYOR.
H. P Hepburn. ......,..,..... .2S7
gs55 COUNCIL
VIM. Clover ....- so Geo. Field. .24s
W. 7. Randall. .......lTs
Thos. GriswOld. ....l54 a. H. Tyler. ..I57
SOLICITOR. MARSHAL.
T. E. Hoyt.. .lsO II. ]. Blair. 80. .2s6
There were two sets Of candidates for
the school board-0mar Gillette and DR..
case-Republican; and Dr.. King end. A.
A strong-PeOple's. The latter were
elected. t oeiH
The officers elected area full, fair range
Of men, and there is nothing specially to
take to heart on that account. OF the
township trustees We have one Republican
in the person Of T. D. Faulkner-who will
probably hold his two Democratic col
leagues level, shoald they become fafabsilt
In Mayor Hepburn We have an unsullied
Democrat, buta very clever fellow, and we
hope to see him develope some taste in look
ing after the useful and ornamental vel.
fare Of the village We trust he viii .uss
his influence to stay the vandalism that
seems bent upon destroying the park.
Mr.. Topkey, who goes into the council
by a single vote, is new man, to be sure
but clear-headed snd energetic business
man, and though in minority, win NJ
doubt be found useful member Of the
board. The other two members Glover
and Capt. Field-sre good men. Mr. Clio
yer has shown much earnestness in hold
ing things level. Mr.. Southwick continues
to fill the Office Of treasurer by the skin O
mis- teeth--one vote majority. Our Juniol
succeeds Mr.. AL Tyler in the clerkship
and from his family connection. we havi
high hopes Of him; notwithstanding, W,
take leave Of Mr.. Tyler with some regret
for we recoliect with pleasure his kindness
and gentlemanly bearing while we hav,
had place at the reporters table.
SUPERVISORS ELBcT.
Dist. 1.-Israel Furguson. -. 9yotes
2.-John Harmon II ~