Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-01


1896 Governor. or......................".. 4lL40
1850 Secretary OF state et...........,.,.'46 463g92
1857 Governor. 4Sl22
teaa President ,5lbl53
Secretary OF state. .oio'dhn
1870 Secretary OF Stato..... .......... 429,b50
1871 Governor. 46l,46l
1879 Secretary Of State... ............., blg'b93
president ....---.........s. s..'.' ~ Cup
1873. Governor. bss,ss3
1874. Secretary Of State. 4bl,i50
1875. Governor. .b93,iOO
ls-g Secretary of state. ................. b{jU63
i'' President .6j9Ill
1877 Governor. ,............. 5jI,5Oj
1873 Secretary OF State.................. b8l,OS5
General Garileldg votes have tiuctunted
from year to year. His highest vote in the
first series is 1lSI, in 1885, his lowest 8,533, in
1870 His highest vote in the second series Is
2OOl2, I'm 1875; his lowest is l2,59l, in 1874 But
the total vote of the State Is almost equally
tiuctuutng, The State vote in the first period
varies from $4,000 In 1882, To 5iS7S5 in 1868. In
the second period the variation Is from 4iSsi5
in 1873, to Bj9,I7l In 1876 There Is no marked
difference between the district aud the State
fluctuations. At the same time II is well
known that a district that is overwhelmingly
in favor Of one party like the Nineteenth,
generally varies much more than one that is
II will be seen that there is a large falling
on In the Republican vote Of the district IN
the years 1873 and 1874. Garfield had l9,lSD in
1872, Noyes l2,545 In 1873, Garfield ls,59l In
1874, Hayes 20,4Bl In 1875.
il wlllbe observed that this falling OF was
not candidate. Governor N6yes had forty
ak fewer votes I'm 1873 than General Garfield
had In 1874. Tho falling on IN the Republican
vote of 1873 and 1874 WIS not confined 10 this
district. There was a similar falling OIL all over
the State and Nation.
At no time since 1900 has the strength Of the
party reached so low point Hs in 1874. In
Ohio tho Republicans lost the First, Second,
Third, Fourth und Twentleth Districts. Ihey
came near losing the Eighth, Tenth and Sew
eutcenth. The total vote OF the state was
G5,Oi3 less than it was In 1877, and l22,3l5 less
than II was in 1919. And so II was all over
"a HOVtV=tHlFu (OuRrngg
elected In 1872, the Republicans had major
ity, over tho Democrats in the House OF Rep
Tesentatiyes of l03 In tho Forty-iOurth Con-
gross, elected In 1874, the Democrats huda ma
iority OF sixty In the House over the hepubll-
This change Of 1873 I'm the relative standing
OF tho two parties in tho National House OF
Representatives marks the vast political
change that took place all over the country
in the years 1873 and lsTl. We do not here
discuss the causes Of this change. Whatever
they were they explain the falling OIL In the
Republican vote In this Congressional district
in those years.
stlll prominence may be given 70 the Greeley
movement in lS12 AS Odtor of the Tribune,
Mr.. Greeley had a large iutuenoe on tho West
ern Reserve, and ns Presidential candidate
ne drew on II large vote from the Republican
party. These Greeley Republicans formed a
class OF tuctunting YOtors for several years.
BY 1873 most OF thom had returned TO the
Republican party. In the same period Green
baCklsm spTRug up and made inrOads ON the
party, Accordingly, for the most part, the
defectiOns of lS72, 1873 1874, were not the result
were rlther due 10 the general causes named,
including the commercial crisis and the hard
times winch followedit.
In 1915 the Republican party began to re-
cover the lost ground in the Nation, in Ohio,
and In this district. The next year Garneds
vote was the highest that he has ever received
with single exception, the vote OF 1868
That the fluctuations In General darheld's
vote arc due TO general causes IL stu further
shown by his vote in 1870. In that year he re-
Celvcd only 1880 only 1000 more than in
1874, No doubt that vote would be referred e
Credit Mobler and the other charges had il
not come two years before the public had
heard OF the Credlt-Mobilier Company.
81. while Il s perfeptly clear that the
fluctuations IN GeneTM uarhelds votes are
due to general causes, we do not hesitate 10
state that, for time, the charges against him
made considerable impression upon the Re,
publicans of this district. u H. asensitive and
Jealous constituency. General Garhcld's rela.
tlons 10 Credit Moblllor, the increase of sala.
properly understood by tho people Efforts
were made 10 break down bis public reputa
tldn Rld drive him from Congress. Any man
who remembers tho state of the public mind
in those years, and who understands the cor
dtlon OF things In congressional district that
years, will tendily appreciate the influences
that were combined against him.
A history Of these efforts is here In place
March 20, lS13 Trumbull County Republican
Convention mot In Warren 10 nominate del
egnte 20 the state Constitutional Convention.
This Convention passed. II resolution denouno-
ing Gonoal Garfield for voting for the "Re-
trOaotlye salary bill" and calling upon him Ia
resign. Is Is now falsely assorted that this
was u Congressional Convention of the Nine
teenth District, II WIS County Convention,
called for u county purpose, and without any
reference whatever 20 General Oarhed OF
SSs!So SSt a s3aryyn 3 ynTSs E'es STsGr s ne
tieds relations TO that bill were then
understood by but few. L was gen
back pay, and Il was this belief that led tn,
Convention 20 pass the resolution. The
Inn nnN nN ln N la
Treasury March q, four days before tn,
Trumhull County Convention met. Ead thil
been known at the tlmO the resolution woulC
never have boon adopted. Whom the fact
came out the members of that Convention
generally regretted their hasty action. Thej
are now earnest supporters of General Gar
nold almost to mAn. -Four OF the hye Nom
berH Of tho committee that drafted the resolu
I,oas s are, are ,s supporting him warmly, and The
known, No much for tho history Of thil
Trumbull County Convention.
Atno time did Nineteenth District Con
NeutiOn pass othOr resolutions concerning
General GARFIELD than resolutions OF npprOVe
and Endorsement. stlll, aii attempt was mHdI
To defeat bis denomination In 1916 After th6
opposition had done It's utmost General Gar
Held was nominated In a full delegate con
yention by 100 votes 10 - blanks. Ills vote a
than that which Governor Noycs received IL
the same countioA tho year before. After hi
nomination On Independent candidate wa
nominated In tho election the Independent
candidate received 3El yOtes the Democrats
candidate u,kia, durneld iHh0l.
The votes cast for the Independent oandI
dnte'cnn be divided into three olnssesi
Votes OF anti-GRrneld Repuhhcans; votes o
dissatisfied Republicans, most Of whom ha
been Greeley mon in lSl2isvotCs OF Dpmoorat.
That the independent candidate receive
many Democratic votes u shown by the fac
that the Democratic candidate for Congress
fell considerably behlnd the Democratic car
didatc for Secretary OF State. In some tow
ships the entire opposition vote was cast II
the Independent candidate
Two years later a fow Interested men agai
attempted 70 organize an opposition 70 his r
nomination How sigually this attempt fallt
b shown by the facts that no name but Cla
ficld'a was mentioned In the Convention, az
thnt ho WIS nominated by uColamutlOn. A
"ndppcndeut" Coz ION was now hcl
onna'sf'ag =" not delegates hl
~Uif- -~ho passed res
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