The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-18
The Anti-MonopOlist.

says:
'The history Of the National Green.
back party in this town Of Merton,
Waukesha county, is something like
this: Seven men beside myself found
courage to vote for Peter Cooper, and
work for him. By the next year we
had gained seventy-five votes. Oul
town has about 800 votes; there were
about 227 dolled. On the I'd inst, we
elected two supervisors, the treasurer,
justices and constable.
In Auburn, (Maine, the Greenback.
ers, on March 4th, cast $50 votes
There was no election and the vote was
taken again March 18th, when the
Greenback vote was 76l, OR A GAIN OF
30l VOTES IN EIGHT DAYs!!
The Republicans and Democrats
united and had IL majority over the
Greenbackers
In Toledo, Ohio, the Greenbackers
had 100 more votes than the Repub-
icans and 1900 mere than the Demo-
Gratis
NATIONAL VICTORIES IN NEW JERSEY
ELECTIONS.
Essex County Press 10th
The weather since Tuesday has been
very bad, and full returns from the
outlying towns of Essex county are not
get in Thursday evening" but it is
known that in the town of Franklin
the Nationals carried everything.
Bloomfield; the Greenback vote was
very heavy, but the town went Repub-
ican.
Montclair, which has always gone
Republican by large majority, was
carried by fusion ticket of Green
hackers and Democrats.
Hopewell Cumberland county; The
Greenbackers won every man by ma
jorities ranging 81 to 90.
Stoe Greek, Cumberland county:
Heavy Greenback majorities. Elected
elsewhere.
New Providence, Union county;
glorious victory for the Nationals. All
parties nominated straight. The Green
hackers made clean sweep, electing
every candidate but two, who squeezed
in by the skin of their teeth.
In California we elected few weeks
ago Senator In Alameda by 700 over
the Republican and over 1000 over the
Democrat. In Santa Barbara we elect
I'd Representative by 100 majority. |
On March IL in Sacramento, capitol
IF the state, we elected the mayor. On |
she same day our city ticket I'M OAkla nd
vas elected.
The party started in Maine in 1875 |
with 40 votes. In 1875 they had 500.
In 1877 they cast over 5000. They |
nad then 90 Of February over IS 900;
md the first of September there will
be firing along the whole line, for they
intend to claim and win victory. In
New York the den of the Gold Ring,
We have been sweeping everything be-
fore us. AS at Corning, there were
many fusion tickets run, and we bea
hem in Elmira 334 last week for may
or. In Utica, the home Of Gov. Sey-
nour and Senator ConkIing, we won
" 1857 over the Republicans and
| 1896 over the Democrats. The Utica
Herald said it is revolution. We
carried Binehamton by TIC majority.
Oswego by 260. Auburn and many
other places. The places mentioned
range from $4,000 to $4,000 popula-
:ion. In Syracuse, we were beaten
1000 by the Republicans with the
Democrats distanced. How this was
lone a special dispatch to the New
7 ork Herald before the election will |
explain.
"There is a split in the Democratic
party here. The leading Democrats Of
the city, led by ex-state Attorney Cen
eral Pratt, the Republicans against the
In Michigan, the Nationalists have
been gaining numerous Victories In i'm
portant towns, such as Reading, Paw
paw, Jonesville, DC.
In Illinois they elected the mayor Of
by large majority; Elgin,
St. Louis, &c. In the latter place.
though they have been organized only
FIVE weeks, they swept the boards by
decided majority of all the votes.
the last number Of the Coldw alter,
Mich. Weekly Press, D. D. Wsggott
Editor after reciting the terrible condi-
ton Of things in the country and the
necessity for financial relief says:
Believing that this redress can only
be attained through the elevation to
power of the National Greenback par
ty, we ahall use all the means we can
command to the accomplishment Of
this end, and we shall devote the col
umns o. the press to the developement
of public sentiment which shall effect