The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-11-09
Henry A. Parsons. Jr., Editor.
THURSDAY, NOV. 9TH, 1870.
County Nesplt.

In this issue We give tho ofIiIial vote |
of Elk County in full. .fht total vote |
polcd on the State tickut wds 1914,
the largest vote tire county ever cast.
The Republicans cast 53i; the Demo-
Gratis 1880, and the Peter Cooper men
81 votes Tilden's plurality over
HAYES Is 100. Dr. Epr.ey received q77
and sebastian WINNER S3l votes;
IIarley's majority 7G. The election OF
DR.. Farley IL = result to which the Re-
puh!icang Of the county contributed
largely, and Mr.. Esrley's election is in
no wise e. Democratic victory, but,
rather the triumph of worth over bra
zpnneSs. we feel, in this connection,
like cougsatuIating the people of the
whole county over their escape from a
representative who woefully nNisrcpre-
sented them. The largest majority for
Farley was in Ridgway township
where he received S4l and WINNER Z,
n majority of 334 for Farley. Earley's
majorities in the other townships were
rs follows: Horton 102; Fox S5; Jones
80; Spring Creek AZ; Highland p;
Benezette 10; Winners majorities;
were as follows; Benzinger 3lS; st.
Mary's 240; ;Millsone 10; Jay 9. Rldg-
way township polled the largest vote.
$50, in the county; Benzinger next
S8S; Sc Marys pol.ei 29s; Fox 245;
Jones 100; Bcnezette l27; Jay 122; Hor-
ton 1lG; Spring Creek AS; Milestone SO;
Highland -; Highland last year cast
l3 votes; and at this rate of increase by
another year will be counted the ninth
or tenth precinct instead of the
eleventh. in point of numbers. In
RidgwaY township on the State ticket
the result sh0ws.a vote of 353 althoug
the fact is she roled $50 votes as we
stated above; it thus appears that 7
men did not vote the state ticket. Mr.
Little our candidate tor Associate
Judge, did not receive the vote we had
n right 70 expect he would in Ridg-
way. His vote should have reached
Mr.. Earley's figures; and although Mr.
Little ram ahead of his Marty vote, the
Republicans as party feel as though
they had been used badly, and we can
we think. with justice, accuse the
Democrats Of Bidgway township, al
loa-t, with a stronger love of party
liinn political fairness. This remark
OF ccursc, does not apply to those
Democrats who supported Mr.. Little
and the figures show there were sixty
seven otthat class, at least Mr.. Little
Yan siXty-seven ahead of his ticket
We dep!ore the small vote of Mr.
Little for two reasons, first the fac
was plain to every man that 1t wa
necessary to the best interests of thu
county that an Associate Judge shoul(
be located ut the county seat, second
itWi eyer. after be impossible e a. in
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Democratic nominee no matter how
strong the local fight may be. Ant
more than this there is created
party feeling that should not exist il
the selection OF county officers. The
main argument that induced tn.
DfIiS ItEt,ioliS>tuS W NotS lol vi i
Farley MAS The assurance that tn,
Democrats Of Ridgway township
would support Nj. Little. OF course
had any work been done among tht
Democrats here on election day Mr.
l.ittie's vote could have been incrcaseC
one or TWO hundred. But Mr.. Littl,
did not receive the vote and hi,
friends are not satisfied. The defea
Of Martin Cover. for jury commits
,iGnCr should not have been, anC
"otI!d easily have baen prevented hat
any one guessed the result. Mr.
Clover ran ahead OF his party vote
however, which is some consolation tC
his friends. Hereafter we will moi
consider the election OF even Jury Com
missioner certain, III Elk county. Tt
conclude we wish TO admonish oul
Republican friends that we lack one
thing in this county most essential tc
success, and that is organization anc
concerted action.