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The Election In This County

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Parent Issue
Day
14
Month
November
Year
1862
Copyright
Public Domain
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Denioeracy tr iuiuphcd in tliis county at tilt) election last week. AU the eounty officers are Democrats. They are : SwnJf- Philip Wiuegar, an uucoiïh pronnshg Democrat. Clerh - Tracy W. Root, once a Democrat, thcn a Wliig, nfterwards a Republican, and ag'aio a Democrat. Register - II. G. Sholdon, always a Demoerat, nothing elso now. Treamrcr - Horaco Carpenter, always a Republican, now raoked with tho Democracy. Prosccuting Attorney - A. D. Craue, once a Whig, then a Republican, now a Deraocrat. Circuit Court Commissioners - Geoigo Danforth and T. L. Huinphrcvillo both Domocrats, always w;is aud always will be. Coroners - Pliilemon Murrny, a longhaired Demoerat, and Martin Clark auy tbing to Kuit tho times. Senators - Vm. Jay, bom and brought up a loco-foco, ttaougb for a short time rauked with tho Republicanb. He is now where his sympatuios havo always been - with tho Democratie party. John J. Robison always a clever fol low, but a rank Demoerut. He, as Senator, and II. J Bakes, of tb ia city, clected to the House, iro the only memben of the Logislaturo from this county, of that party, who will havo a feflther's weight of influence in that body farther than their "otes go. J;iy, as Senator, Allen and Congdon, as Represtóiilatives, will only be known when ñames aro oaljed. Mr. Cntoheoii - who so beuutifully whipped renegade Yost, of Ypsilanti, by 200 voto- will do more thau uil the ;est put tgether. We are sorry that we failed to elecfc our ticket, made up as it was with expe rienced men- men of undoubtod intcgriiy - üicn whose praise is on every tongue. Hut Iiow could it be othciwise, hen pretended friends ot the liepublican party deserted it. When wc saw men of, our party who hold high posilions - cditora wlio h'ive boen fyd and tlothed by , the Republioan pnrty - goto the polls ' and oponly hoast that they had voted agan.st our nowinees, tve canie to tho conclusión that, despito our ejfurt as a party, I the ticket would be ruined ; and such was the result, and we were uot 1 pointed. - Staf e JSews. The above is good enough to go to our readers without comment, and we shall only remark that some people will liiugh over the mighty influence of Mr. i eon. -A big gun, ha.

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Michigan Argus