Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-07
Maryland.

BALTIMORE, Nov. The most exciting
canvass in the State has been in Howard
county, where Gary, the Republican can
didate for Governor, and a. P. German,
candidate for United States Senator, and
the head of the Democratic State Ring,
both liYe. On a fair vote the county Is
Republican. To prevent Gary from car
rying it, gang of 100 Democratic ward
Founders left this city early. At Elkridge
they found a crowd of colored Republicans
at the polls, fired upon and drove them
away, woundlng two seriously. Proceed
ing to Tykesville, the rOughs fired upon
and scattered another crowd of cOlored
voters. The Deputy Sheriff dared not
serve the warrant issued for the arrest of
the ringleaderS, fearing for his life. Eli
cot was visited by gang of Baltimore re-
peaters. Another gang visited the Third
District in Howard county, and dispersed
the Republican voters and shot John Nor
ley, it is thought, fatally. In Anne Arun-
del county no Republican Judges Of Elec-
ton were appointed. A large number of
negoes were disfranchised, and the Demo-
Gratis carried the county by the grossest
frauds. The Baltimore registration re-
cords were tampered with, whole pages of
names of colored voters being scratched
out. The City Supreme Court decided that
corrections could not be made, leaving dis
franchised one-third of the colored voters
in the city. Republican gains are noted,
but the Democrats carry the State by 5000
to 5000 majority.
This then is the result of the bluster and
bravado so defantly made at the extra ses-
sion of Congress. The results-the legis-
lation that followed the war, they told us,
we're to be wiped out. The attitude of the
Democratic party was so belligerant that
the people could not avoid taking note of
it, and their quiet determination to meet
this attitude has had its natural expression
at the polls. The remarkable and almost
uniform gains of the Republican party
show how thoroughly they were aroused,
and the determination that the insolent ag-
gressions of the solid South and the fresh
recollection of the fraud and violence that
has marked the progress Of the party,
called for rebuke which has been admins
tered. No more electoral votes to be al
lowed in the solid north for securing the
control Of the government. May we not
hope that this decided but temperate ex-
preston of the sentiment of the country,
will have the effect to teach the brigadiers
better manners, if it does not affect their
patriotism. Will they not see the perni-
cious effect Of the sectional issue so fool
ishly raised by them and yield to better
eounsels? The effect of these expressions
will most assuredly be to leave the Demoe-
racy out in the cold next year, and the
electing of Republican President. This
will be followed by the new census, which
will so cut down their numerical strength
in Congress as to put the evil day of Dem
ocratic reign again so far out of sight, as
for a good while, at least, to leave the
country in peace and prosperity, especially
as the needful preparation is going OIL for
giving to the next Republican administra-
tion the support of wholesome majority
in both branches of Congress.