Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-04-11

We believe that it is the purpose Of the repub-
lican party to endeavor. by force or fraud, to
hold continued pcs session of the federal gov
eminent. notwithstanding defeat at the polls
and that nothing but an overwhelming mani
fcstation of public resistance will cause an
abandonment of this design" The platform
concluded with a demand for the repeal of the
election laws and pledged the democrats of
Cincinnati to sustain the majority in Congress
in its declared purpose to refuse to vote the
government dollar until the odious legisla-
ton is stripped from the statute books. The
platform aroused the city and brought out the
Unprecedented vote at the spring election of
/ ~ 800.
The majoritie. of the republicans range
/ from 400 to LOO The democrats endeavor
/ to explain their defeat by saying that the can
didacy of German. Charles Jacobs. Jr.. for
Mavor aroused the spirit of German clannsh-
ness The fact is, that Jacobs with one or
two exceptions is the lowest candidate on the
ticket. Capt. j. b. Foraker, for Superior
Judge. who ran several hundred votes ahead
of him. was the object of especial opposition
by the democrats on account of his conncc-
ton with the United States Supervisor law.
rs Chief Supervisor at the last Congressional
election. The result is almost universally in
tcrpretcd here as a rcbukc to late proceedings
in Congress. Outside of Cincinnati, the sue
cess of the republicans was none tho less
marked Toledo is the only city of size
which failed to elect the republican ticket. the
Nationals there being successful Dayton
and Hamilton, hitherto democratic. gave
good republican maoritics. The republicans
also carried the day in Crbana,
Evansville, Lancaster, (countyseat of
strong Confederate county,) Alliance, Lima.
Circleyillc FIRST time for years Sidney,
Troy. Athens. and Bellefontaine. No spring
elections since the war have excited such
general interest.
The following is the glowing report
which comes from Columbus:
The overwhelming defeat Of the democratic
city ticket Yesterday, with one or two cXccp-
tons, has been the subject of congratulation
to-day At midnight the streets were crowded.
When the announcement was made that the
republican ticket had been elected by !. 800
majority. the cautious republicans could
hardly comprehend that great victory
had been gained. and were unprcparod for the
announcement this morning that the demo
cratic GUNNER element was defeated by
nearly l.s00, showing gain of about 300
over tbc municipal vote pollcd two years
ago. While there is disposition on the part
of republicans to be modest in taking the
credit of the victory to themselves. the figures,
as compared with the vote at the last cleo
ton. show that the democratic vote
Of yesterday is only 800 less than
that polled for the democrats at that
time. The great change is attributable to
two causes First. the Democratic Party wa,
gained control of by the very lowest element
of society. backed up by the free use of mon
ev by the gambling fraternity and the Young
Mems Democratic Club, winch assumed to
take not only the management of the City
Government but of the State itself. giving the
older members of the party no opportunity
even to consult in relation to candidates u
nomination being considered equivalent to an
election. This low element gained control
of the primaries which resulted in the nom-
nation of Col. Neil Dennson. No sooner
were the nominations made than the Demo
Gratis conducted themselves so outrageOusly
as to disgust the reputable portion of the par
ty The second reason was the present att
tude of the Democratic ma loritv in Congress.
TIE disaffection on this account is more gen
orally noticeable among the Germans and eX-
soldiers, the former hay ing evidently arrived at
the conclusion that either the rebel soldiers
must be pensioned orthe National Government
starved. Many openly express the belief
tNat anotllcr war seems lncNltaDic unless tnt
North again becomes united The Northern
democrats in Congress are severely denounced
as menias that do the bidding of their
Southern masters. As to the fact that the
democratic press of the city had placed much
significance on the importance of II rousing
democratic victory at the home Of Senator
Thurman, the defeat sustained Yesterday is
regarded a. a serious injury to that gentle
man as well as the democratic State ticket
this fall. Many voter who have acted with
the democracy since the Greeley movement.
as well as the floating vote, have announced
their determination of again joining the
republican ranks. The full republican
vote brought out yesterday for
the first time in years. The National cand-
date received less than 300 votes. Lancaster.
the home of Gen. Ewing, elected nearly the
entire Republican ticket for the first time in
its history. Prominent Republicans state
that there are evidences from all points that
the Republicans will sweep the State this Fall
by $4,000.