Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-07
GARFIELD'S MAJORITIES.
HIS NoTE AT THE DIFFERENT ELEc-
rIONs IN THE NINErEENTH ONO DIS
TkICr-SONE MISrArEMENTs Coz
REcTED-HIs PRESENT POPULARITY
N THE DISTRICT AND THE STATE.
Warren. o. Tribune I

which follow rs evil example grossly MIS-
represent the facts in regard to the vote
for General Garfield in different elections
in the nineteenth district. In 1874 there
was great falling-otf in the Republican
vote of Ohio, which was largely the re-
suit of gross neglect Of duty by the Re
publicans Of the Western Reserve. Gen
tral Garfield suffered with other candi-
dates on the Republican ticket, bat the
reduction Of his majority was FAR from
being wholly caused by personal il!.wilI
toward him. 1t was the result of the
General apathy and dissatisfaction which
prevailed that wear in the Republican
party.
In 1872 General GarfelTS majority
w,S 1855. General Wikof was at the
head Of the State ticket as candidate for
secretary of State. His majority was
lO.qSg in the counties composing the
nineteenth district, aud was tiity-four
rrca,cr than Garhelds. But Of the
total number Of Republican votes cast IN
the district Garfield received only thirteen
less than were cas-, for Wikof. Garhelds
vote was 1879: Wikot-s l9,202.
In 1874 General Wikoff vote IN this
district was 5,4S3, falling OFT of near
" four thousand votes from 1872. Cen
eral Garheld's vote was 1851, de-
crease Of 65SS from 1872. he ran be-
hind General Wikot less than 5000 votes.
In other words, he lost about $500 votes
as the result of the bitter and unprece-
den:ed war which was waged against HIM
by both Democrats and Republicans.
The hasty and iu-advlsed action of the
Republicans was the principle cause OF
his loss of votes. The Trumbull county
convention, withou; waiting to hear the
satisfactory explanation which General
Garfield could make Of his vote on the
salary bill, passed resolutions condemninS
him: the Warren Chronicle, the only
Republican paper in Trumbull county at
the time. teemed with articles against
him in both prose any poetry, and some
Of the latter Is now going the rounds OF
the Democratic newspapers as campaign
document. Many Republicans IN the
Other counties Of the district, misled by
the clamor, Joined in the attack, and OF
course the Democrats made the most OF
the capital thus furnished. Thousands
unon thousands OF copies Of the New
York San, and another prominent news
paper. containing the most elaborate and
violent attacks on General Garfield, were
freely circulated, and no means were
neglected TO reduce his vote. The best
and most popular Democrat in the dis
trict. DR.. ID. b. Woods OF Warren, was
lis competitor. Yet with such oPposi-
ton. and such candidate pitted against
him. only $500 votes were turned away
from him. and his majority was lOl votes
greater than the whole number which
were cast for Dr. Woods
In 1876 General j. ;. Easement Of
gainesville, a brave Union soldier and
popular Republican, was nominated as
General Gar6eld's competitor, and was
supported by the Garfield Repuol-
cans and the Democrats aud Greenoack-
ers. Easements total vote In the dis
tric, Was II, SAG, nearly twice as large
as that Of DR.. Woods in 1874, on ac-
count of the union of all the opposition
parties IN MS support. CARRIED vote
was 2O.Ol2. a gain of 1927 over his vote
In 1874, and S23 more than he received
in 1872. His majority in 1876 was
5000, : gain Of 23l+ over his majority IN
1874.
In 1879 the Democratic legislature OF
Ohio had gerrymandered Garfield DIS
trict by throwing cut the Republican
county of Portage. and adding the then
Democratic county Of Mahonins. in
that wear General Garfield received H.
loo votes. He had three competitors,
supported respectively by the Democratic
Greepback and Prohibitionist parties.
The total votes cast for these three candl
dates was O,z9S. Garfelds majority
over his leading competitors was 96l3,
and his majority over all was oSo9'
Milton Barnes was in that year at the
head of the Republican State ticket, Is
candidate for secretary of State. His
vote in Garfelds district was lI,2to,
only So votes more than were cast lof
General Garfield.
These figures taken from the official
returns. show that when sufficient time
had elapsed for passions to cool. and Tor
the truth TO become known. only eighty
six Republicans in the nineteenth district
continued to oppose General CARRIED,
Nos, of these have since been convinced
of the error of their ways. and are now
hear,ily supporting the Republican eandi-
date for the Presidency. There Is not d
prominent Republican IN the district VINO
can be named as an exception. Even
Tam Glen" George 7. Townsend) the
talented Scotch poet, who did the most
popular and famous anh-Garheid writing
for the Chronicle, is now an active worker
for the statesman Of Mentor. Oenerai
Easement. who was his competitor IN
1876. Is now one of his most ardent sup
porters, and headed the Lake-county
delegation which FASTENED TO Mentor 70
congratulate Mrs. Garfield on the Gay
that General Garfield was nominated ioT
the Presidency. In the present campaign
General Garfield is receiving the unani-
nous support Of the Republicans Of ms
old district. Nobody pays any attention
to exploded stories which were used with
some effect in 1874, and many intelligent
Democrats, especially among business