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HISTORY OF LEWIS COUNTY.
Canton Township, as thus bounded, comprised what is now a por- tion of Marion County and all of Lewis and Clark Counties- about 675,000 acres of land, and all of this vast territory, in 1830, had but seventy-two taxable inhabitants.
Edward White and James Thomas were the first justices of the peace for Canton Township. Thomas refused to serve, and Stephen W. B. Carnegy was appointed by the governor in his stead. The first election was to be held at the house of Edward White, and the judges were William Pritchard, Edward White, and James Thomas. The records show that at this election (August, 1830), the highest number of votes cast in the township- was 27, as follows:
State senator-Stephen Glasscock, Democrat, or "Jackson. man," 11; James Jones, Whig, or " Adams man," 14. Repre- sentatives-Abram Bird, Democrat, 8; William Carson, Whig,. 19. Sheriff-C. P. Bullock, Democrat, none; Joshua Gentry,. Whig, 27. Coroner-Lewis Hawkins, 14; A. G. Reynolds, 8.
In August, 1831, the township gave a Whig majority for- congressman, and the vote for constable was 31 for Uriah S. Gregory to 28 for Chauncey Durkee, a total vote of 59. In Au -. gust, 1832, the vote resulted:
Governor-Daniel Dunklin, Democrat, 30; John Bull, Whig; 17. Congressman-R. W. Wells, Democrat, 26; William H. Ashley, Whig, 20. State Senator-Abram Bird, Democrat, 28; William Carson, Whig, 25. Representative-Charles H. Allen, Democrat, 34; Joshua Gentry, Whig, 23. Sheriff-Daniel Bradley, Democrat, 33; J. D. Gash, Whig, 23. In November the vote for President stood: For Andrew Jackson, 27; for Henry Clay, 10.
July 21, 1831, the Marion County Court created Union Town- ship, with the following boundary lines: "Beginning at the mouth of the Wyaconda River, thence up the main channel to the north side of the tract then owned by Stephen Cooper, thence west to the dividing ridge between the Wyaconda and Durgan's Creek; thence west with the ridge to the western boundary of the county; thence south to the township line between Townships 59 and 60; thence east to the river, and then up the river to. the beginning."
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STATE OF MISSOURI.
The first elections in Union Township were held at the house of John Wash, Jr., whose father was one of the Revolutionary soldiers before mentioned. James Rankin was justice of the peace.
ORGANIZATION.
In December, 1832, a bill was introduced into the Legisla- ture by Hon. Charles H. Allen (" Old Horse"), the representa- tive from Marion, for the organization of Lewis County. It passed without opposition, and was approved by Gov. Dunklin, January 2, 1833. The act is in these words:
Be it Enacted, etc. 1. All that portion of territory within the county of Marion, lying within the following boundaries, within the county of Marion, beginning at the north boundary of the Marion County line, on the Mississippi River; thence west with the Marion County line, passing the northwest corner of Marion County, to the southwest corner of township sixty north, range nine west; thence with the range line between ranges nine and ten, west, in township sixty-three north; thence east with the section line between section [s], eighteen and nineteen, and through the middle of township sixty-three north; thence east with the section line between section [s] eighteen and nineteen, and through the middle of township sixty-three to the middle [of the] chan- nel of the Mississippi River; thence down the middle [of the] channel of said river to the beginning be, and the same is hereby declared to be, a separate and distinct county, to be known and called by the name of Lewis County, in honor of Gov. Merriwether Lewis.
2. William Blakey, William F. Forman, and Joshua Feazel be, and they are hereby appointed, commissioners for the purpose of selecting the seat of justice for the said county of Lewis; and the said commissioners are hereby vested with all the powers granted to commissioners under the law. *
3. The said county of Lewis shall be added to, and form a part of the second judicial circuit; and the circuit courts of said county shall be held on the fourth Mondays in February, June and October, in every year, until otherwise provided for by law.
4. The county courts of said county shall be held on the first Mondays in March, June, September and December.
5. The county courts to be holden in said county shall be held at the house of John Bozarth, Senior, in said county, until the tribunal transacting county business shall fix on a temporary seat of justice for said county.
6. All that portion of country lying north and west of said county of Lewis, which has heretofore been a part of the said county of Marion, shall be, and the same is, hereby attached to the county of Lewis, for all civil, judicial and military purposes.
7. The Governor be, and he is, hereby authorized and required to appoint and commission three proper persons, residents of said county of Lewis, to act as the judges of the county courts of said county.
8. This act shall take effect from and after its passage .* Approved January 2, 1833.
*See Acts VII General Assembly; also, " Territorial Laws of Missouri," Vol. II, p. 307.
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HISTORY OF LEWIS COUNTY.
Capt. Merriwether Lewis, in whose honor the county was named, was a native of Virginia. He was President Jefferson's private secretary during a part of his first term, and in 1803 was sent with Capt. William Clark on the famous voyage of explora- tion known as the Lewis and Clark expedition. In 1807 he was appointed governor of Louisiana Territory, with headquarters at St. Louis, the territory then embracing Missouri. In Septem- ber, 1809, while passing through Lewis County, Tenn., sixty miles southwest of Nashville, on his way to Washington, on offi- cial business, he committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a pistol. * The cause of the suicide, which was evidently deliberate and premeditated, was never certainly known. At the time of his death Gov. Lewis was but thirty-five years of age.
FIRST TERMS OF THE COUNTY COURT.
The first term of the Lewis County Court was held at the house of John Bozarth, below La Grange, the then temporary seat of justice. The court convened on Wednesday, June 5, 1833. There were present only two of the justices, Gregory F. Haw- kins and John Taylor; the sheriff, Chilton B. Tate, and the clerk, Robert Taylor, all of whom had been appointed by Gov. Daniel Dunklin, pursuant to the provisions of the organizing act. Judge Alexander M. Morrow was not present, but the following day he appeared and resigned his appointment, and Hon. James A. Richardson was subsequently appointed in his stead.
But little business was transacted at this term. William Dun- can was appointed county assessor, and afterward received $39.50 for his services that year. Sheriff Tate was appointed collector. Favorable action was taken on petitions asking for changes in the roads leading from Bozarth's Mill to Canton, and from La Grange westward. At this time there were other roads through the county, notably one from Palmyra and one from Canton, each ter- minating at the Des Moines River. The first session lasted three days, during which period the county was divided into two townships-Union and Canton.
The second term was held at Bozarth's, commencing Monday,
*The county of Lewis, in Tennessee, was organized and named for him, and the State of Ten- nessee erected a handsome monument on the site of his death.
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July 8. Present, Judges Hawkins and Taylor, Sheriff Tate and Clerk Taylor. The latter was usually represented by his deputy, J. H. McBride, who was also circuit clerk, and who, later in the term, was made county treasurer, the amount of his bond as treasurer being fixed at $500. In October Mr. McBride resigned the office of treasurer, and Robert Sinclair, of Canton, was com- missioned to the vacancy. James Armstrong was appointed to receive the county's share of the three per cent fund from the State, to be applied to the construction of roads and bridges. This fund was derived from the sale of swamps and other lands granted by the general Government to the State, and was some- times called the road and canal fund. The first letters of admin- istration were granted at this term to David Smith and Tilghman Mitchell, on the estate of Henry Smith. On the 22d Judge Rich- ardson was present for the first time, and there was a full court. Certain changes were made in the county roads at this session.
The third term was convened at the house of Morton Bourne, in Canton, Monday, September 2, 1833. Present, Judges Haw- kins and Taylor. S. W. B. Carnegy and Thomas L. Anderson were enrolled as attorneys, and admitted to practice before the court. At that day, county courts had jurisdiction in certain cases, and trials were frequent before it. The first ferry license was granted at this term to Jeremiah Wayland to keep a ferry across the Des Moines, at St. Francisville. (See History of Clark County. ) Among other proceedings at this term were the following: John La Fon was appointed commissioner of school lands, and the first school section sold in the county was Section 16; in 61-6 .* Canton was designated as the temporary seat of justice. The first accounts allowed were Robert Taylor, county clerk, $75.99 for his services to date; C. B. Tate, sheriff and col- lector, $28.50; J. H. McBride, as circuit clerk, $36.93, and as treasurer, $1. The county seat was named Monticello.
The fourth term was begun on December 2, at the house of U. S. Gregory, in Canton. All three of the judges were in attend- ance. Robert Stewart, the publisher of the Palmyra Courier, was allowed $12.50 for printing. Commissioner Reddish pre-
* Section 16 in every congressional township was " school land." It was granted by the general Government to the State, and by the State to the counties. It could be sold only on the petition of three-fourths of the inhabitants of the congressional townships where situated, and the proceeds of the sale went to the school fund.
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HISTORY OF LEWIS COUNTY.
sented the plat or plan of the county seat, which was approved and half of the lots ordered sold.
The fifth term was begun March 3, 1834, and was held at the house of Joseph Trotter in Canton. At this term the courthouse at Monticello was contracted for. J. B. Buckley was the contractor, at the very reasonable price (for building a courthouse) of $210. All of the remaining unsold lots in the county seat were ordered to be disposed of.
The sixth term was held at Monticello, " at the courthouse in said county," says the record, and was begun June 2, 1834. All the judges were present. The courthouse . was completed, but the contractor had not been paid, and the court was forced to bor- row $100 to pay him. It was a small log structure, and was never commodious nor comfortable. From 1834 to the present, courts have uniformly been held at Monticello.
FIRST CIRCUIT COURT.
The day fixed by law for the holding of the first term of the circuit court of Lewis County was July 14, 1833, being the sec- ond Monday of the month. The judge, Hon. Priestly H. McBride, of Monroe, failed to appear on the day specified, and on the evening of the third day court was adjourned by the sher- iff until the next regular term. This county was assigned to the second judicial circuit; of which, as stated, Hon. P. H. McBride was judge. James H. McBride, a brother of the judge, was clerk of the circuit court of this county, and the then young and boyish-looking Chilton B. Tate was sheriff.
On the 14th of October, 1833, the first term was regularly opened in Canton. The session was held in a small frame house owned by Uriah S. Gregory, on or near the northwest corner of Fourth and Lewis Streets. The judge, the clerk and the sheriff were all present, and court was opened in due form. The attorneys present were Thomas L. Anderson, Uriel Wright, Stephen W. B. Carnegy and John Anderson, of Palmyra; Ezra Hunt, of Lincoln County.
The first grand jury was composed of William H. Edwards, foreman; James Bland, William Pritchard, David White, How- ard Brown, Ellis Lancaster, Silas Reddish, Ransom Reddish,
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Morton Bourne, Joseph Finley, Simon Frazier, John E. Trabue, John Loudermilk, Chauncey Durkee, William Wygle, Isaac Reese and John La Fon. No indictments were found at this term. The first indictment was presented in February, 1834, and was against Elizabeth Jones (wife of Benjamin Jones) and Joseph Fry, for adultery. The case was partially tried, and dis- missed at the October term following.
The first civil action was that of John Wash vs. Milton K. Smith; suit on a note; trial to the court; verdict, judgment for plaintiff for $198 debt and $39 damages.
Two sessions of the circuit court were held at Canton, that in February, 1834, at the house of Joseph Trotter. The first term at Monticello convened June 10, 1834, and was held in the little log courthouse, which stood a few rods north of the northeast corner of the public square. The first civil action before a jury was tried at this term, and was the case of Thomas Creasey vs. Fountain Jones. The jury was composed of Jacob Brown, Aaron Norris, Joseph McReynolds and Middleton Smoot. Judg- ment for plaintiff for $2.10. The case had been appealed from Esquire Chauncey Durkee.
ROLL OF ATTORNEYS.
The subjoined list contains the names of all of the attorneys who practiced before the circuit courts of Lewis County from its organization up to and including the year 1860. A star (*) denotes those who were residents of the county at the time they were enrolled or soon afterward; a dagger (+) those now living: S. W. B. Carnegy (+), of Palmyra, afterward and now of Lewis, enrolled in October, 1833; Thomas L. Anderson, of Palmyra, enrolled in October, 1833; Joseph B. Green, enrolled in October, 1833; Adam B. Chambers, of Pike County, circuit attorney, enrolled in October, 1834; William J. Howell, of Mon- roe, enrolled in October, 1834; Bryan Mullanphy, of St. Louis, enrolled in February, 1835; James L. Minor (+), of Palmyra, enrolled in July, 1835; John Heard, enrolled in July, 1835; J. Quinn Thornton, of Palmyra, enrolled in November, 1835; O. H. Allen (* +), enrolled in July, 1836; James Ellison (* +), enrolled in July, 1836: William Porter, enrolled in Novem-
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ber, 1836; Samuel T. Glover, of Palmyra, enrolled in July, 1837; Edwin G. Pratt, of Palmyra, enrolled in July, 1837; James R. Abernathy, of Paris, enrolled in November, 1837; Kemp P. Anderson, of Newark, enrolled in November, 1837; John M. Childress, of Fairmount, enrolled in July, 1838; John D. S. Dryden, of Palmyra, enrolled in March, 1839; Addison Reese (*), enrolled in March, 1839; John I. Campbell (+), of Palmyra, enrolled in March, 1839; C. J. Hughes (* +), now at Richmond, Mo., enrolled August 1, 1840; James S. Green (*), enrolled in August, 1840; John A. Rush (* +); H. M. Wood- yard (*), enrolled in April, 1842; John McAfee, of Shelbyville, enrolled in November, 1842; Abner Green (*+), enrolled in November, 1842; Levi J. Wagner (*), enrolled in December, 1844; Alexander W. Rush, of Palmyra, enrolled in May, 1846; Thomas S. Richardson (*), enrolled in May, 1846, afterward removed to Scotland County; James J. Lindley (* +), now in St. Louis, enrolled in October, 1846; T. C. Thompson, enrolled in May, 1847; Thomas Sunderland, enrolled in May, 1847; R. F. Lakenan, of Hannibal, enrolled in October, 1847; James Cowgill (*), enrolled in. October, 1847; David Wagner (* +), enrolled in October, 1849; A. Thomas, enrolled in May, 1850; A. W. Lamb (+), of Hannibal, enrolled in May, 1850; S. S. Rawlings, of Monroe, enrolled in May, 1851; M. C. Hawkins (*), enrolled in April, 1854; John C. Anderson (* +), enrolled in April, 1854; Joseph W. Duncan (*), enrolled August 31, 1859; L. H. Shepard, Burlington, Iowa, enrolled in September, 1859; Walter C. Gantt (*+), enrolled in September, 1859; Henry McB. Durkee (*), enrolled in April, 1860, afterward removed to. Scotland County; William J. Thompson (* +), enrolled in April, 1860, afterward went to Arkansas; S. Kibbe, of Clark County, enrolled in April, 1860; Thomas J. Ratcliffe (* +), enrolled in April, 1860.
FIRST ELECTIONS.
The first election in Lewis County after its organization, occurred August 5, 1833, the day of the general election through- out the State to choose a representative to Congress. At that time Missouri was entitled to but two congressmen, who were chosen by a majority of all the legal voters of the State; there
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was no election By districts until 1846. The candidates in 1833 were Dr. John Bull and James H. Birch, of Howard; Gen. George F. Strother, of St. Louis, who in 1804 had been a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition; Hon. George Shannon and Gen. George C. Sibley, of St. Charles. The election resulted in the choice of Dr. John Bull, a Democrat, or "Jackson man." His colleague was Gen. William H. Ashley, who had been chosen the previous year.
The poll books of this election are, happily, in existence, and not only are the names of the voters preserved, but it can be ascertained for whom each man voted. At that day (and indeed until during the civil war, in November, 1863,) voting in Missouri was by the viva voce method. Every voter called out to the judges the name of the candidate for whom he wished to vote, and his choice was duly recorded. At this election Lewis was divided into but two townships, Canton and Union. The names of the voters in each are here given:
CANTON TOWNSHIP.
William Hagood.
Joseph Trotter.
James La Fon.
Nathaniel Brown.
Andrew Johnston.
Clement Cannon.
Thompson Conley.
Thomas Johnston.
Inglefield Gregory.
Burt Gregory.
Thomas Gray. James Bland.
Moses Norris.
Howard Brown.
William Cannon.
Silas Ramsey.
George T. Moore.
John Carnegy.
Robert Brown.
Middleton Smoot.
Thomas P. Wise.
John Brown.
Mitchell Russell.
Newbold Cannon.
Nathaniel Brown.
Thomas La Fon.
Risdon Smith.
Richard La Fon.
Gregory F. Hawkins.
William Pritchard.
Umbleton Gregory.
Presley D. Anderson.
Jacob Brown.
James Armstrong. Isaac L. Harrel.
Elisha Lefler.
Jesse McPherson .- 37.
The judges were William Pritchard, Jacob Brown and Jesse McPherson; clerks, Lloyd W. Knott and Isaac B. Ows- lev. For some reason the last two named did not vote. Election was held at the house of Joseph Trotter, in Canton.
UNION TOWNSHIP.
Montilian H. Smith.
James Jones.
William Hampton. Gabriel Long.
Cuthbert B. Harris. Chilton B. Tate. Stephen Lay. Meshach M. Birchfield.
Ira Bozarth.
Robert Beckett.
Robert Taylor.
David Smith.
Roswell Durkee.
Charles Merrill.
William McKinney.
Fountain Jones.
James Johnson.
Chauncey Durkee. William M. Clifford. Anderson Long.
William Bourne.
Silas Reddish.
Lilburn B. Green.
John Norris.
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John H. Bullock.
Lucian Durkee.
Light T. Hampton.
Benjamin Jones.
Ambrose Bourne. John G. Nunn.
James Merritt.
Valentine C. Sublett.
James H. Lay.
Thomas Thrailkill.
Harvey Jones.
James Rankin.
James A. Richardson.
John Bozarth.
John Wash.
Ransom Reddish.
Philip Sublett.
James Bates.
Joseph McReynolds.
John S. Frasier.
Mays Johnston .- 47.
Alfred Wetherford.
John Gerhart.
The election was held at the house of John Wash; judges, James Rankin, James H. Lay and John Wash. The vote by townships resulted:
TOWNSHIPS.
Shannon.
Bull.
Birch.
Strother.
Sibley.
Canton
30
5
1
1
Union.
26
3
3
1
14
--
-
-
Totals
56
8
4
1
15
It will be noted that the total number of votes polled was eighty-four; perhaps there were in the county, as it was then constituted, forty voters who did not attend the election. The total number of inhabitants then in the county, therefore, was about 600.
AUGUST ELECTION, 1834.
At the August election, in 1834, there were five municipal townships in Lewis County: Canton, Union, Dickerson, Jefferson and Des Moines, the last two forming what is now Clark County. In Canton, the election was held in the town, with William Pritchard, Middleton Smoot and Jesse McPherson as judges. In Union the voting place was at La Grange-judges, Risdon Smith, John Ewing and Abner Bozarth. In Dicker- son, at Monticello-judges, Francis Smith, Peter Johnson and George Railey. In Jefferson, at Sweet Home-judges, Will- iam Bedell, Christopher Wainscott and Robert Wainscott. In Des Moines, at Nathaniel Due's-judges, Jeremiah Way- land, Henry Floyd and Samuel Bartlett.
The election was for the purpose of choosing a representa- tive, three justices of the county court, sheriff, and township constables. For representative, the candidates were George Woodson, James D. Owens and John E. Trabue; for county justices, John Taylor, Gregory F. Hawkins, James Richardson, John G. Nunn, Dr. Robert Croughton; for sheriff, Chilton B. Tate, Uriah S. Gregory, James Thomas; for coroner, Alex-
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ander Waggoner. Party lines were not drawn, Whigs and Democrats voting alike for whom they considered the best men. The vote by townships was as follows:
AUGUST ELECTION, 1834.
REPRESENTA- TIVE.
COUNTY JUSTICE.
SHERIFF.
Coro- ner.
Woodson.
Owens.
Trabue.
Taylor.
Hawkins.
Richardson.
Nunn.
Croughton.
›Tate.
Gregory.
Thomas.
Waggoner.
Canton
31
20
2
52
53
40
11
12
34
56
Union
22
48
22
33
17
46
53
28 50
15
7
Dickerson.
38
28
2
38
37
46
18
14
35
26
5
7
Jefferson
6
1
7
7
Des Moines.
22
18
4
33
31
15
2
25
33
9
26
Totals.
119
114
9
152
161
118
77
111
153
84
5
96
The whole number of voters voting at this election was 257, of which sixty-two were in Canton Township, seventy-five in Union, sixty-nine in Dickerson, forty-four in Des Moines and seven in Jefferson.
In Union Township, at this election, there was no choice of constable, and the candidates, Ira Bozarth and Samuel King, con- tested at a special election September 13. King was success- ful by a vote of thirty-three to thirty.
AUGUST ELECTION, 1835.
CONGRESSMEN.
CLERK.
SUR- VEYOR.
ASSESSOR.
TOWNSHIPS.
Strother.
Harrison.
Ashley,
Birch.
McBride.
Woodson.
Rutherford.
Garnett.
Hampton.
Strother.
Rankin.
Duncan.
Canton . ..
33
39
23
18
51
12
57
8
3
5
1
51
Dickerson
42.
44
42
37
51
41
39
59
9
8
37
17
Union
40
41
25
22
47
28
30
45
16
6
11
16
Des Moines.
9
6
20
15
27
4
26
3
1
2
13
Jefferson
19
17
10
6
22
8
32
31
Benton
2
5
23
22
21
6
5
22
7
2
15
Totals.
145
152
143
120
219
99| 189
137
29
28
51
143
The candidates for Congress were Gen. George F. Strother and Hon. Albert G. Harrison, Democrats, who were elected over William H. Ashley and James H. Birch, Whigs; for
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TOWNSHIPS.
0
7
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county and circuit clerk, James H. McBride and George Wood- son; for surveyor, Thomas C. Rutherford and Robert S. Gar- nett; for assessor, John Hampton, George W. Strother, James Rankin, William Duncan and James N. La Fon, the latter receiving forty-six votes.
AUGUST ELECTION, 1836.
CONGRESSMEN.
GOVER- NOR.
STATE SENATOR.
REPRESENTA- TIVE.
COUNTY JUDGE.
G. F. Strother.
A. G. Harrison.
John Miller.
J. H. Birch.
Saml. C. Owens.
Wm. H. Ashley.
L. W. Boggs.
Wm. McDaniel.
Wm. Carson.
Thos. Gray.
- Watts.
J. G. Nunn.
Waggoner.
R. Croughton.
Allen.
16
8
18
14
18 42
S
2
22
13
7
1
21
Dickerson
1
79
74
39
36
75
83
47
91
17
13
80
Mount Pleasant.
16
14
8
1
5
16
19
2
18
3
12
Jefferson.
21
19
7
5
12
25
31
10
31
5
2
10
17
Des Moines
6
23
16
9
5
20
21
30
24
41
5
24
15
Canton
8
79
80
8
19
71
71
25
70
19
3
10
65
Benton
25
17
8
9
17
20
6
25
7
Union
40
36
18
3
33
27
42
39
25
19
24
1
Totals
31|
291
264
111
50
158
260
298
175
314
72
40
91
259
.
While the Democrats carried the county for congressmen (two chosen) and governor, the representative elected was a Whig. William Carson, of Marion, was elected State senator over William McDaniel. The latter was a noted politician, and came to be generally known as "Billy Mac the Buster." In 1846 he was elected to Congress to fill out the unexpired term of Sterling Price, who had resigned to engage in the Mexican war.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1836.
The first presidential election in which Lewis County partici- pated was that of 1836. In Missouri the opposition to Martin Van Buren, the regular Democratic candidate, was divided between William Henry Harrison and Hugh L. White, of Ten- nessee. There were four electors to be chosen; on the opposition ticket two of these were for White and two for Harrison, and if the ticket was successful, the four votes were to be given to that candidate whose representatives should secure the largest popular vote. . Van Buren carried the State, however, by a vote of 10,995
TOWNSHIPS.
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to 7,337 for Harrison, and 3,256 for White. The Democratic electors were George F. Bollinger, John Sappington, William Monroe and Abram Bird; their opponents were Benjamin O'Fallon, Benjamin Cooper, Walter Caldwell and Lunsford Oliver. The vote in Lewis County was as follows:
TOWNSHIPS.
Van Buren.
Opposi- tion.
Canton
57
19
Dickerson
72
57
Union
25
23
Allen
18
11
Jackson
18
20
Des Moines.
33
24
Jefferson.
42
23
Mt. Pleasant.
15
6
Benton
18
14
Totals
298
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ITEMS OF EARLY HISTORY.
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