The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-03-25

, Iuil vote was 1885 for vance, w,
204 for Baldwin, Sc. .l5S; Vance's ma
jority, 6,O46. at the Presidential elec
ton in November following, wher
General w. III. Harrison was the Whis
and Martin Van Buren the Dem ocrat
ic candidates, the total vote Of tn.
State was increased to 2O1 1876 in the
seventy five counties, the vote being
for Harrison, 1O4 95S; Van Buren,, 8,
72O.
The contest for Governor in 1S4C
was the most spirited i'm the history OF
Ohio. Tho renowned Tom Corwin
led the Whig and Wilson Shannon the
Democratic forces in seveAty-nlne
counties. The masses were thorough
ly stirred up by mutual aggrievances
of the contestants. 1t was prelimin-
ary to the great National battle, al
ready arranged between Van Buren,
and Harrison-foxy "Hittle Van" and
Tippecanoe and Tyler, too (which
when fought, resulted so disastrously
to the Democratic party. The total
vote 24,754 was astounding, Corwin
receiving las. .442 to Shannon's 129, ,3l2,
and majority of 16, 130 for the "Wag-
oner Boy"
And what a reverse of this triumph
! followed at the election in October
1912. Corwin and Shannon were
again in the field, but new element
in politics, and one of inharmony and
mischief had started into life-Aboli-
tionismI As the champion of this
new party, which was fated to change
the whole character of government
and disrupt a Nation, was Leicester
King. Corwin and Shannon again
we're in the field when this new COM
plication interposed. How Corwin
was affected by it is shown in the Sc
quel. The full vote in the eighty-one
counties, 259, ,43l showed falling of
of Il. 1923 since the last election, which
had some agency in the result. Cor
win had 115,11S: Shannon, 1901 !;
King, 5.312; Corwin being defeated
by plurality of 1898 Corwin, how
ever was safely in the line of prece-
dent. He, too, only left the Governors
chair to step into the United States
Senate Chamber for six years from
the 4th of March, 1916.
Mordecai Bartley and David Tod
were the candidates respectively of
the Wings and Democrats in 1914,
with the Abolitionist King as a third
in the race. The full vote was $780,
253, of which BARLEY had LAG, 1873. Tod
145,O22, King S,SOS; Bartley's plural
ity, 1.3l1.
VIM. Bsbb, David Tod, and Samuel
Lewis were respectively the candl-
dates Of the Wings, Democrats aud
Abolitionists in 1916. The total vote
fell off 35 5O7 from the previous one,
Bebb's being 1924, Tod's 1884,
Lewis 1874, electing Bebb by plur-
ality of 1,261.
Seabury Ford and John B. Weller
were the nominees in 1S4S, of the
Whig and Democaatic parties. Ford
was good enough an Abolitionist to
to suit that party, and distinct ticket
was not placed in the field. The vote
was increased to 297, ,943, of which 742
were scattering, Ford's majority over
Weller being but 3I1 and a minority
Governor by 43l.
The last election for Governor un-
der the old Constitution was that in
October, 1850. Reuben Wood, Dem
ocrat; William johnson, Whig; Ed
win Smith, Abolitionist, were the
nominees. Ohio was then divided
into eighty-seven counties. The to.
tai vote was 267, ,945, of which Wood
received 1908, Johnston 121, Jos,
Abolition 1874. Woods plurality,
1l,9SS, but in a minority of 1,759.
Reuben Wood. Samuel #. Vinton
and Samuel Lewis we're the candi.
dates of the Democratic, Whig and
Abolition parties respectively at the
October election of 1851, under the
present or new Constitution. By this
change the elections for Governor |
have since been held in odd years. as
distinguished from the former usage
The total vote was 2S2,112 of which
Woods was las. .654 Vinton's 119,5
16,91O. Woods majority
over Vinton, 26. 1O6; over both, 2,63S
The election of 1853 was one OF
special significance, by the bold ex-
preston it gave to the Abolition SEN
timent. The candidates were VIM.
Medill, Democrat; Nelson Barrere,
Whig; and Samuel Lewis, Abolition
list. Total vote 2S3,S65. Medill l47,-
663; Barrere, 81. .S57 Abolition, sc, 1886.
These latter figures were ominous in
no light sense of the then impending
The election of 1856 brought Salo-
mon p. Chase into the field as the Re-
publican nominee, with Allen Trim
BILE as the American or Know.Noth-
ing candidate, both arrayed against
Medill's re. election. 1t was q fierce
contest and one that left a lasting in
iuence, bringing out a vote of 3O2,-
)65. Medill receiving 13l ,0l9 votes,
but q, ,276, Chase having 49,.
no, or a majority over Medill of o.
i5l, yet being in minority of S,425.
Mr.. Chase in 1857 was again the Re-
publican candidate, opposed by Hen
y B. Payne, Democrat, and Phil. Van
Trump, Native American. The total
7ote was Bis, 1869, of which Payne had
.59, ,294; Van Trump 1922; Chase /,
.6O,57S plurality of but 1,2S1 but in
. minority of S,991. This too, was a
n which the Know-Nothing party I
lad an identity in Ohio politics. ,
William DanniSon and Rnfna p | =,