Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-11-14

f,072 1862

unprecedented majority Of gu Tor re-
publican nomiaee il certainly something
TO perpIex and make knowingones think.
Many cause5 ere debated. Some think
4hat domestic Influences induced the
marvellous change. such Is the person
al popularity ofthe republican nominee.
he beng ccsstynan: The difference
between the school authorities and
teachers: the disaGeetion in two dis
tricts, the 6th and 7tb, growing out Of
local antagonisms. Others. again, at
tribute the heavy majority 10 down-
right desertion TO rePublieanism on the
part Of many democrats. This latter
Opin,on very generally prevails or did
prevail Immediately sIler the election.
in the light, however, Of careful analy-
-, we think this latter view should be
abandoned. Al sny rate, we express
The conviction, that We lost the battle
BY default Of exertion rather than BY
positive desertion to the enemy. We
knew from the first that there could not
be O chsnge Of 600 votes from the dem
ocratic party without giving Col. Crane,
instead Of 900. majority ofsbout 1000.
AZ the last Congressional election, DR..
HenkIe received 1900 votes and Mr..
SelIman 1855. Now By dsduciing 800
from DR.. Henkle's vote and adding il to
Sellman's. he would have had major
icy Of 1855. We must then look for .
solution elsewhere. Upon examination
Of the vose cast II The late election, We
End that Col. Crane receives only f,692
votes, Instead Of 2,136. which would
have been bis vote il such desertion
had taken place. We then find that
Dr.. Henkle's vote. instead ofbeing !. 500
as in 1879, is but ,O72. And again.
when first told that Col. Crane had re-
ceived 600 majority, we. judging from
the pcli 10 1875. had placed the vote as
follows--Crane. 1.SO0-Henkle, 1900.
Had the vote stood in lhis way, we
could have understood how 500 demo-
Gratis had voted Tor Col. Crane. Such
n change would have given 800 MAORI
". On an inspection. we find that
Crane did not get I 800 nor HenkIe re-
ceive 1900. This explains the whole
fair. Col. Crane did receive 600 ma
joritys 81 this msiority j. obtained by
democrats not voting. He only re-
ceived i56 more votes thsn Sellman,
while Dr.. HenkDe received 500 votes
less than in 1876. Had these 500 dem
ocrats voted, be would have received
oaly 100 majority, aboet such majori-
ty as had been conceded, considering
the circumstances surrounding the cam
paign. Col. Crane only exceeded his
vote Cor States Attorney by 90. We
can then safely say that il was entirely
owing 10 che indifference manifested BY
leading democrats Of the county, to-
gether with other local agencies, that
caused the members Of The party to stay
at home and allow the election to 20 by
default. The party 10 still - ssrong as
ever and we feel sure that more inter-
est will be taken for principle next time.
and that those who have stepped aside
for a time to pay compliment 10 Q
countyman viii return TO the iold end
carry the banner. Of democracy on TO
victory again. We can see no cause
for despair in this election. In some Of
tie districts, the vote Of Col. Crane fell
behind that Of Sellman's in 1876. esPe-
cislly in one ssronghold--St: Inigoes'.
wssay nothing shout ourown district, but
AUST give special praise to the 1st, End
and 9Th districts Cor their exersious.
Had the ether districts done as well.
we would have held the republican
nominse 10 Sellmsn's majority. We
feel sure that I'D focal Differences will
be oveseome BY Il next eieetioa, and
that ell the 4 icts win wheeiintO
line and carry s. aasyls By her woatsd
majority Cor ths aemDcrais. WewilI
certainly do BET Intihe Srd. and pro-
mise, il The ! lilriets vll do as
yelis thai the lPrenaa our party