The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-10-23
Election News.

We went to press 30 soon after eiec-
ton that 1t was impossible to give more
than the general result. Some Of our
readers, however, will be interested In
reading the vote of this and surround
ing townahips. Wellington gave Fos-
ter 45l, and Ewing ls4 votes: majority
for Foster 317; r. A. Horr, Senator,
425: d. L. Wadsworth, 140: majority
for Horr, 2s5; Lucius Herrick, Repre-
sentative, 459: C. L. Wack, 1872: major
ity for Herrick S37. Mr.. Horr ran be-
hind his ticket in Wellington 26 votes.
Elyria gave Foster SS1 votes, Ewing
$50: majority for Foster sol; Hunting
ton gave majority for Foster OF 1O1;
Lagrange "a; Perfield "a; Pittsfield 76;
Rochester 81; and Russia COS: . major
ity over Ewing Of 24Os. Ewing had
majorities in Amherst, Avon, and Car
Isle. aggregating 155 votes, and small
Democratic gains In one or two others:
When it is known that the last mentioned
are largely settled by foreigners, who
are not supposed to be very well in
formed on political questions, the rea-
son for the Democratic majorities in
these places can be understood. Lorain
gives . Republican gain of % over
1878, and gain Of 724 over the vote Of
1877. The world moves. aa ''7 z!
Medina county does herself credit by
giving an increased Republican majority
in many Of her townships and electing
her entire ticket by from go to over
1000. Spencer deserves special mention
for having come within four votes of .
majority over the Democratic party.
Litchfeld gave majority of 81. Ash.
land and Richland are both Democratic
counties, but the district went Republi-
can by 1900 to 1000 majority. The exact
figures we have not got. The pemocra-
cy made a special fight against Mr.. R.
A. Horr. AMI: circulated tho most infa-
nous sishdars their ingenuity and ma
lignity could invent. They made their
boasts early in the campaign that his
majority would be swept clear out of ex-
istence.; They knew just how they were
going TO do 1t, but. Notwithstanding their
almost superb buman efforts IN the circula-
ton qf. his apparently sufficient to damn
. saint, they succeeded in reducing his
majority by only 4ss votes. We doubt
whether even they can feel that it was q
ablo huainaaa
sLegislature il Republican on joint
ballot by 80 votes: House a6, senatc o;
which secures ) Republican o. 8. SEN
ator in place Of Thurman IS afisa .,d
The Lagislsfme win of course re+dis-
trict the Stats for members of Congress
and at the next eiscNon:the majority Of
Democratic Dongressmen win be retired
to private life, and q state which isI Rs.
publican by large voss, win no longer
present the anomaly Of being represented
by a Democratic majority. Making all
allowances for the floating vote which has
been shifting between the Republican,
Democratic and Greenback parties. Ohio
is Republican State and has never failed
in the last twenty years to give Repub-
lican majority when they were sufficient
" awake to the Importance Of the issues
presented to come out and VOTE. The
expense and anxiety to the country Of
the extra eession Of Congress through
burdensome and portending great dan.
gers, has at least had the good fortune to
place the real political issues befors the
country 10 such manner as will likely.
make them remembered, even longer
than the lessons of the war.