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Skinner.
Derrickson. 2,072
Hammond. 271
Erie County
2,056
2,687
523
Crawford County.
5,327
4,759
794
Total
3,271
The Democrats had no nominees for county officers, and supported Inde- pendent Whig candidates. Below is a list of the candidates with their vote: Regular Whig-Assembly, Charles W. Kelso, Erie, 3,140; Humphrey A. Hills, Conneaut, 2,932; Sheriff, Thomas B. Vincent, Waterford, 3,054; Com-
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY.
missioner, Richard R. Robinson, Springfield, 3,137; Treasurer, James Cham. bers, Harbor Creek, 3,164; Auditor, Orin Reed, Mckean, 3,079; Director of Poor, Joseph B. Moorhead, Harbor Creek, 3, 117.
Independent Whig-Assembly, James Hoskinson, Erie, 2,254; John McKee, Springfield, 2,393; Sheriff, James H. Campbell, Edinboro, 2,489; Joseph R. Ferguson, Erie, 63; Commissioner, Gilbert Hurd, Springfield, 1,806; Treas- urer, James M. Reed, Mill Creek, 1,931; Auditor, D. W. Vorce, Mckean, 2,002; Director of Poor, John Parmeter, Mckean, 1,952.
Abolition-Assembly, Job Stafford and Nathaniel Wilson; Commissioner, Samuel Kingsbury; Treasurer, Alex Mehaffey; Sheriff, J. A. French; Auditor, Aaron Kellogg; Director of Poor, Benjamin Grant, McKean. These candi- dates received an average of about 150 votes. .
The Whig candidate for President was Gen. Winfield Scott, of New Jer- sey; for Vice President, William A. Graham, of North Carolina. The elector for this district was Christian Myers, of Clarion. The Democratic candidate for President was Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire; for Vice President, William R. King, of Alabama. J. S. McCalmont, of Venango, was the can- didate for Elector. The Free-Soil party ran John P. Hale, of New Hampshire, for President, and G. W. Julian, of Indiana, for Vice President. Below is the vote of the county :
Scott.
Pierce.
Hale.
Amity
67
69
5
Concord.
42
65
61
Conneaut
190
109
56
Edinboro.
33
18
6
Elk Creek
131
145
55
Erie, East Ward
208
240
5
Erie, West Ward ..
262
206
9
Fairview
276
70
14
Franklin
50
26
34
Greenfield
84
35
32
Greene. .
135
141
122
45
Girard Borough.
66
41
1
Girard Township
306
166
41
McKean.
223
91.
28
Mill Creek.
307
234
13
LeBœuf.
57
43
4
North East Township.
191
171
21
Springfield
267
79
41
Union.
114
82
27
Venango.
131
71
10
Wattsburg.
25
27
3
Washington
181
95
53
Waterford Borough.
71
62
4
Waterford Township
204
102
Wayne.
55
96
53
Total
4,015
2,748
611
Harbor Creek
236
108
111
North East Borough.
The State gave Scott 179,743 votes, Pierce 198,534, and Hale 8,860. Pierce and King were elected by a large majority of the electoral votes of the Union. Jacob Broom, the Native American candidate for President, received 11,048 votes in the State, but none in Erie County.
1853.
The Democratic ticket for State officers was as follows: Supreme Judge, John C. Knox, Tioga; Canal Commissioner, Thomas H. Forsyth, Philadelphia; Auditor General, Ephraim Banks, Mifflin; Surveyor General, J. Porter Braw-
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY.
ley, of Crawford. The Whig candidates were: Supreme Judge, Thomas A. Budd, Philadelphia; Canal Commissioner, Moses Pownal, Lancaster; Auditor General, Alexander K. McClure, Franklin; Surveyor General, Christian Myers, Clarion. The Democrats were successful by average majorities of 35,000, ex- cept in the case of Mr. Brawley, who ran some 10,000 votes behind his ticket. In Erie County, the vote for Supreme Judge was 1,434 for the Democrats, and 2,017 for the Whigs, this being about the average for all the candidates ex- cept Brawley.
The county tickets and their votes were as follows:
Whig-Assembly, Gideon J. Ball, Erie, 2,073; H. A. Hills, Conneaut, 2,341; Commissioner, William Parker, Greenfield, 1,978; Surveyor, William Benson, Waterford, 1,899; District Attorney, S. E. Woodruff, Girard, 1,831; Auditor, Robert Gray. Union, 1,931; Director of Poor, John Hay, Girard, 1,901-all being elected.
Democratic-Assembly, Wilson Laird, Erie, 1,164; E. W. Gerrish, Edin- boro, 1,353; Commissioner, Myron Hutchinson, Girard, 1,281; District Attor- ney, Carson Graham, Erie, 1,560; Director of Poor, J. P. Grant, Wayne, 1,257.
Free-Soil-Assembly, N. Wilson and N. Gould; Commissioner, J. J. Comp- ton; Surveyor, P. C. Compton; District Attorney. Andrew H. Caughey; Au- ditor, William Gray; Director of Poor, John B. Fluke. This ticket received an average vote of about 250.
1854.
The Know-Nothing party had risen into sudden importance, and swallowed up a large portion of the Whig organization. together with some Democrats. The Whigs and Know-Nothings nominated James Pollock, of Northumber- land, for Governor. The Democrats re-nominated William Bigler for Gov- ernor, and Henry S. Mott, of Pike, for Canal Commissioner. The Whig can- didate for the latter office was George Darsie, of Allegheny. the Know-Noth- ings making no nomination. The Democratic candidate for Supreme Judge was Jeremiah S. Black; the, Whig, Daniel M. Smyser, of Montgomery ; the Know-Nothing, Thomas H. Baird, of Washington. Erie County gave Pollock 3,637 votes; Bigler, 2,526; Darsie, 1,885; Mott, 3,364; Black, 2,389; Smyser, 1,494; Baird, 1,694.
The vote of the State was as follows: Pollock, 204,008; Bigler, 167,001; Darsie, 83,331; Mott, 274,074; Black, 167,010; Smyser, 83,571; Baird, 120, - 516.
Mr. Darsie, the Whig candidate for Canal Commissioner, was of foreign birth, and the Know-Nothings threw their votes for Mr. Mott, who is supposed by some to have been a member of the order, but he always denied the charge. He received the largest majority ever given in the State. The original Native Americans had separate candidates in the field for Governor and Canal Com- missioner, but they received only a trifling support.
A ballot was taken at this election to decide whether or not the Maine Liquor Law should be adopted in this State, and resulted in 158,342 votes for to 163,510 against. Erie County cast 2,767 for the law, and 1,501 against it.
Gen. John Dick was re-elected to Congress without opposition.
The memorable " railroad war" in our county was in full vigor this year, and weakened party obligations to a considerable extent. The following are the tickets with their votes:
Whig-Assembly, G. J. Ball, Erie, 2,889; Wareham Warner, Venango, 2,766; Prothonotary, Alfred King, Erie, 3,391; Register, David McAllister, Erie, 2,525; Treasurer, M. Phelps, Edinboro, 3,043; Commissioner, Flavel Boyd, Waterford, 1,619; Coroner, David Burton, Erie, 1,583: Auditor, George
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY.
W. Brecht, Mill Creek, 1,643; Director of Poor, Thomas McKee, Mill Creek, 1,432.
Democratic-Assembly, James Thompson, Erie, 2,881; Prothonotary, Rob- ert S. Hunter, Erie, 2,169; Commissioner, John S. Barnes, Girard, 1,329.
Know- Nothing -- Register, Thomas Moorhead, Erie, 2,386; Commissioner, Samuel L. Foster, Erie, 1,301.
Free-Soil-Assembly, N. Wilson, Union, 1,612; Audley Magill, Harbor Creek, 353: Prothonotary, S. Mervin Smith, Erie, 151; Register, Azro Goff, Erie, 551; Treasurer, Ira Sherwin, Harbor Creek, 1,246; Commissioner, John Pickney, Erie, 1,024.
This was one of the most curious elections ever held in the county, the returns being " mixed " in a puzzling manner. All of the Whig candidates were elected except Warner, who was defeated by Judge Thompson.
1855.
This year was remarkable for the number of State tickets in the field, there being no less than six. A re-action had set in against the Know-Nothings, but desperate efforts were made on their part to retain the ascendency. A portion of the Whigs and Know-Nothings nominated Thomas Nicholson, of Beaver, for Canal Commissioner. The Democratic candidate for the same office was Arnold Plumer, of Franklin. The Republicans, by which name the old Abolitionists and Free-Soilers had christened themselves, nominated Passmore Williamson, of Philadelphia, whose resistance to the Fugitive Slave Law had got him into prisou, and caused him to be looked upon as a martyr. The original Natives supported Kimber Cleaver. The dissatisfied Know-Nothings nominated Peter Martin, of Lancaster, and the old-fashioned Whigs supported Joseph Hender- son, of Washington. Erie County gave Plumer 1,698 votes; Nicholson, 2,113; Williamson, 471; and Cleaver, 15. The vote of the State was as follows: Plumer, 161,280; Nicholson, 150,359; Williamson, 7,063; Cleaver, 4,041; Mar- tin, 571; Henderson, 2,270-Plumer, the Democratic candidate, being elected.
The "railroad war " continued to excite the people of this county and dis- trict, and party lines were not drawn in the choice of local officers. The can- didates were voted for with reference to that issue entirely. For State Senate, Darwin A. Finney and Charles B. Power, both Crawford County Whigs, were the candidates. The vote was as follows:
Erie County Crawford County
Finney. 1,886 4,112
Power. 3,034
871
Total 5,998 3,905
The candidates for other offices were as follows: Assembly, G. J. Ball, Erie, 2,716; Murray Whallon, Erie, 2,575; Theodore Ryman, Girard, 2,114; Rob- ert Dunn, Summit, 2,136; Sheriff, John Evans, Girard, 1, 151; Allen A. Craig, Erie, 1,834; John Killpatrick, Harbor Creek, 2,083; Commissioner, W. W. Eaton, Fairview, 1,571; Myron Hutchinson, Girard, 1,051; J. J. Compton, Washington, 2,005; Director of the Poor, S. W. Keefer, Erie, 2,319; Samuel Kingsbury, North East, 458; Isaac R. Taylor, Washington, 1,259; Auditor, N. W. Russell, Mill Creek, 1,250; Jehiel Towner, Erie, 383; S. B. Benson, Waterford, 1,219; Z. E. Peck, Harbor Creek, 1,160. The successful parties were Messrs. Ball (Whig), Whallon (Democrat), Killpatrick (Democrat), Comp- ton (Free-Soil), Keefer (Whig), and Russell (Whig).
¥ 1856.
The opposition to the Democracy nominated a Fusion State ticket, which was defeated, as shown below:
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY.
Canal Commissioner, George Scott, Columbia County (Democrat), 212,921; Thomas E. Cochran, Lancaster County (Fusion), 210,172; Auditor General, Jacob Fry, Montgomery County (Democrat), 212,468; Darwin Phelps, Arm- strong County (Fusion), 209,261. Surveyor General, Jolin Rowe, Franklin County (Democrat), 212,623; Bartholomew Laporte, Bradford County (Fusion), 208,888. The vote of Erie County was: Scott, 1,980; Cochran, 4,083; Fry, 1,985; Phelps, 4,021; Rowe, 1,967; Laporte, 4,008.
For Congress, in the district composed of Erie and Crawford, the Dem- ocratic candidate was James A. McFadden, of Crawford, and the Fusion candidate, John Dick, of the same county. The latter was elected be the fol- lowing vote:
Erie County
4,235
1,582
Crawford County.
4,709
2,633
Total.
8,944
4,215
The Fusion candidate for Additional Law Judge (being the first election held for that office) was David Derrickson, of Crawford; the Democratic, Ras- selas Brown, of Warren. Below is the vote:
Derrickson.
Brown.
Erie County
3,970
2 114
Crawford County
4,354
2,974
Warren County
1,472
1,440-
Total.
9,796
6,528
The county tickets, with the vote for each candidate, were as follows: Fusion -Assembly, G. J. Ball, 4,003; Wareham Warner, Venango, 3,922. Associate Judges-Samuel Hutchins, Waterford, 3,538; John Greer, North East, 3,790. Commissioner-William W. Eaton, Fairview, 4,273. Treas- urer, Jeremiah Davis, Lockport, 3,833. District Attorney-G. Nelson John- son, Erie, 3,923. Surveyor-William Benson, Waterford, 3,377. Auditor- John W. Campbell, Washington, 3,589. Director of the Poor-John Spauld- ing, Springfield, 3,786. Mr. Johnson died immediately after election, and Charles W. Kelso was appointed by the Governor. Mr. Spaulding refused to serve, and John Hay, of Girard, was appointed by the court.
Democratic-Assembly, Murray Whallon, Erie, 1,971; Wilson Laird, Erie, 1,246; Associate Judges, Anthony Saltsman, Mill Creek, 1,885; Henry Gin- grich, Mill Creek, 1,809; Commissioner, Joseph Neeley, Harbor Creek, 1,818; District Attorney, John W. Douglas, Erie, 2,141; Director of the Poor, Eli Duncombe, Amity, 1,869; Auditor, C. C. Boyd, Waterford, 1,471.
Independent-Associate Judge, James Miles, Girard, 1,178; Treasurer, Joseph S. M. Young, Erie, 1,366; Surveyor, Samuel Low, Harbor Creek, 1,142; Auditor, Samuel Drown, Greene, 588.
The Democratic National candidates were James Buchanan, Pennsylvania, for President, and John C. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, for Vice President. Vin- cent Phelps, Crawford, was the elector of this district. The Republican party, which by this time had swallowed up a majority of the opposition to the Democracy, ran John C. Fremont, of California, for President, and William L. Dayton, of New Jersey, for Vice President. The American party supported Mil- lard Fillmore, of New York, for President, and A. J. Donelson, of Tennessee, for Vice President. A fusion of the two latter elements was formed, and an elec- toral ticket nominated, with the understanding that the votes for each candi- date for President and Vice President should be counted separately. James Skinner, of Erie, was the district nominee for elector. A portion of Mr. Fill- more's friends would not unite, and ran a separate electoral ticket, with James Webster, of Fairview, as the candidate for this district.
Dick.
McFadden
376
HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY.
The vote of the State was as follows: Buchanan, 230,500; Fusion (Fre- mont), 147,447; Fusion (Fillmore), 55,891; Straight Fillmore, 26, 338.
Below is the vote of the county:
Fusion.
Buchanan. Str. Fillmore.
Erie, East Ward
245
256
20
Erie, West Ward.
333
245
29
Mill Creek
321
268
1
Lockport.
180
6
3
Conneaut
282
70
4
Elk Creek .
170
92
1
Girard Borough
36
45
35
Girard Township.
176
65
37
Waterford Borough
79
42
13
Waterford Township.
126
83
3
Greene.
128
41
1
Harbor Creek
242
111
10
Concord .
160
74
2
Wayne.
185
62
-
Washington
315
89
Mckean
241
46
?
Summit
78
80
1
Franklin
127
32
2
Fairview
197
93
52
Union
202
85
7
Le Bœuf
136
133
4
Amity .
94
65
1
North East Borough.
75
40
1
North East Township.
195
141
2
Edinboro.
62
23
4
Springfield
342
38
12
Venango.
190
55
2
Wattsburg
30
19
Total
.5,156
2,584
252
Of the Fusion votes, only 37 were for Fillmore, all the rest being in favor of Fremont. Buchanan and Breckenridge were elected.
185.7.
Three tickets were in the field for State officers-Democratic, Fusion and American. The vote of the State, for Governor, was as follows:
William F. Packer, Lycoming (Dem.), 188,890; David Wilmot, Bradford (Fusion), 146,147; Isaac Hazlehurst, Philadelphia (American), 28,160.
Supreme Judge, James Thompson, Erie (Democrat), 187,023; William Strong, Berks (Democrat), 186,823; Joseph J. Lewis, Chester (Fusion), 141,- 377; James Veech, Fayette (Fusion), 141,467; Jacob Broom, Philadelphia (American), 27,244; Jasper E. Brady, Cumberland (American), 26,954; Canal Commissioner, Nimrod Strickland, Chester (Democrat), 186,578; Will- iam Millward, Philadelphia (Fusion), 142,479; John F. Linderman, Berks (American), 25, 730.
The vote of Erie County was, for Packer, 2,105; Wilmot, 3,306; Hazlehurst, 143; Thompson, 2,598; Strong, 2,027; Lewis, 2,767; Veech, 2,673; Broom, 101; Brady, 94.
The Democrats made no nominations for county officers, and supported Independent candidates. Below is a list of those who ran, with their votes:
Fusion-Assembly, Wareham Warner, Venango, 3,299; John R. Cochran, Erie, 2,235; Prothonotary, James Skinner, Erie, 3,778; Register, William P. Trimbell, Harbor Creek, 3,075; Commissioner, Amos Gould, North East, 2,995; District Attorney, James Sill, Erie, 3,163; Auditor, Elias Brecht, Mc-
243
95
2
Greenfield
No. W. Powell
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY.
Kean, 2,869; Coroner, Thomas Dillon, Erie, 2,948; Director of the Poor (three years), Alex Nicholson, Fairview, 2,938; William Bracken (two years), Le- Boeuf, 2,919.
Independent-Assembly, David Himrod, Waterford, 2,724; Register, John Rice, Harbor Creek, 1,321; District Attorney, William J. Herring, Erie, 102; Coroner, Samuel L. Forster, Erie, 435.
American-Assembly, James McClelland, Girard, 245; Prothonotary, Isaac Webster, Fairview, 654; Register, Silas E. Teel, Erie, 88; Commission- er, Andrew Oliver, Waterford, 115; Auditor, Charles Sterrett, Mckean, 100; Director of the Poor (three years), James P. Paul, Conneaut, 134.
Mr. Himrod, Independent, was elected to the Assembly, over John R. Coch- ran, Fusion. All the rest of the Fusion candidates were successful.
A series of amendments to the State constitution were submitted to the people, and carried by a large majority-in the county as well as in the State.
1858.
All elements of opposition to the Democrats rallied under the Republican banner, and won a sweeping victory. The State candidates with their votes, were as follows:
Supreme Judge, John M. Reed, Philadelphia (Rep.), 198,116; William A. Porter, Philadelphia (Dem.), 171,130. Canal Commissioner, William E. Frazier, Fayette (Rep.), 196,626; Wesley Frost, Fayette (Dem.), 170,336.
From this date the Republicans have carried the State regularly, with the exception of the years 1862, 1867, 1874 and 1877.
The vote of Erie County was, for Reed, 3,233; Porter, 1,921; Frazier, 3,187; Frost, 1,519.
For Congress, Elijah Babbitt, of Erie, ran as the Republican candidate, and James C. Marshall, of Erie, as the Democratic. The vote of the district was as follows:
Babbitt.
Marshall.
.3,220
2,080
3,140
2,033
Total
6,360
4,113
The Republican candidate for State Senate was Darwin A. Finney, of Craw- ford; the Democratic, Benjamin Grant, of Erie-Finney being successful, al- though Mr. Grant had a majority in the county. The vote of the district was as follows: /
Finney.
Grant.
Erie County
2,419
2,443
Crawford County
3,230
1.932
Total
5,649
4,375
The vote for County officers was greatly mixed, and hinged wholly upon the railroad issue, the Democrats making no regular nominations, and sup- porting Independent candidates of both parties. Below is the vote. Assem- bly, (Reg. Rep.) John W. Campbell, Washington, 2,937; Henry Teller, Girard, 2,401; (Ind. Rep.) David Himrod, 1,966; (Ind. Dem.) Wilson Laird, Erie, 2,656; Sheriff, (Reg. Rep.) John W. McLane, Harbor Creek, 3,029; (Ind. Rep.) Elias Brecht, Mckean, 156; (Ind. Dem.) D. D. Walker, Erie, 2,279; (Ind. Dem.) James Lytle, Erie, 117; Treasurer, (Reg. Rep.) Thomas J. Devore, Springfield, 2,794; (Ind. Rep.) Mortimer Phelps, Edinboro, 2,220; Commissioner, (Reg. Rep.) William" Putnam, Union, 3,043; Director of the Poor, (Reg. Rep.) Thomas Stewart, Erie, 2,523; Auditors (three'years), David Nash, Concord, 2,473; (two years) H. H. Bassler, Fairview, 2,431. Wilson Laird (Den.) was elected to the Assembly over Henry Teller.
Erie County
Crawford County
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY.
1859.
The State candidates, with the votes for each, were as follows:
Auditor General, Thomas E. Cochran, York (Rep.,) 181,835; Richardson L. Wright, Philadelphia (Dem.), 164, 544. Surveyor General, William H. Kain, Berks (Rep)., 182,282; John Rowe, Franklin (Dem.), 163,970.
The public works of the State having been sold, the office of Canal Com- missioner was abolished.
Erie County's vote was, for Cochran, 2,325; Wright, 1,119; Kain, 2,299; Rowe, 1,144.
The Democrats made no county nominations, and the only Democratic candi- date in the field was Wilson Laird, for Assembly, who received 1,632 votes, and was defeated. The following were the Republican candidates: Assem- bly, Jonas Gunnison, Erie, and Henry Teller, Girard; Commissioner, Hiram Brockway, Springfield; Director of the Poor, William Bracken, Le Bœuf; Sur- veyor, William Benson, Waterford; Auditor (three years), John L. Way, Sum- mit; (two years), H. H. Bassler, Fairview. Joseph Henderson, Mill Creek, was an Independent candidate for Commissioner, and was elected by 265 ma- jority over Mr. Brockway.
1860.
The Republican candidate for Governor was Andrew G. Curtin, of Centre County; the Democratic, Henry D. Foster, of Westmoreland. The vote of the State was 262,349 for Curtin, and 230,257 for Foster-Curtin's majority, 32,092. Erie County gave Curtin 5,613 votes, and Foster 2,469.
Elijah Babbitt was the Republican candidate for re-election to Congress. The Democratic candidate was Edwin C. Wilson, of Erie County. Below is the vote:
Erie County
5,440
2,432
Crawford County.
5,265
3,119
Total.
10,705
5,551
John Galbraith, Presiding Judge, died in the spring of this year, and Rasselas Brown, of Warren, was appointed to serve until the election. The Democrats nominated the latter gentleman; the Republican candidate was Samuel P. Johnson, of the same county. The vote of the district was as follows:
Johnson.
Brown.
Erie County
.5,545
2,602
Crawford County
.5,172
3,200
Warren County
1,594
1,590
Total.
12,111
7,392
The county tickets, with their vote, were as follows:
Republican-Assembly, Henry Teller, 5,546; G. J. Ball, 5,509; Prothono- tary, James Skinner, 5,652; Register, Samuel Rea, Jr., Springfield, 5,294; Treasurer, William O. Black, Union, 5,384; Commissioner, Jacob Fritts, Ve- nango, 5,446; Coroner, Richard Gaggin, Erie, 5,336; District Attorney, S. A. Davenport, Erie, 5,596; Auditors, William H. Belknap, Concord, 5,298; Philip Osborn, Girard, 5,280; Director of the Poor, Thomas Willis, Mill Creek, 5,486.
Democratic-Assembly, James Stranahan, Le Bœuf, 2,307; E. Camp- hausen, Erie, 2,260; Prothonotary, Henry Ball, Girard, 1,810; Register, S. E. Teel, Erie, 2,370; Treasurer, G. D. Wagner, Mill Creek, 2,311; Commis- sioner, I. M. White, Waterford, 2,679; Coroner, Daniel Wood, Elk Creek, 1,895; Auditor, D. M. Merrill, North East, 1,673; J. J. Lintz, Erie, 223. No nominations were made for District Attorney and Director of the Poor.
Babbitt.
Wilson.
381
HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY.
The Democratic party was divided upon national candidates, one branch supporting Stephen A. Douglas for President, and Herschell V. Johnson for Vice President; the other branch, John C. Breckenridge for President, and Joseph Lane for Vice President. A Fusion of the two elements was formed in Pennsylvania, which nominated an electoral ticket, comprising seventeen Douglas men and ten Breckenridge men, which was supported by the mass of the party. A small portion of Mr. Douglas' friends, under Col. Forney's lead, refused to harmonize, and ran an electoral ticket embracing the Doug- las men on the Fusion ticket, with others substituted for the Breckenridge electors. The Republican candidates were Abraham Lincoln for President, and Hannibal Hamlin for Vice President. The American party supported John Bell for President, and Edward Everett for Vice President. The candidates for elector were: Republican, John Greer, North East; Democratic (on all the tickets), Gaylord Church, Crawford County; American, Isaac Webster, Fair- view.
The vote of the State was as follows:
Lincoln.
268,030
Democratic Fusion.
178,871
Straight-out Douglas
16,677
Bell.
12,809
Lincoln over all.
59,673
The vote of the county was as follows:
Lincoln.
Fusion.
Str. D.
Bell.
Erie, First District.
177
103
6
7
Erie, Second District.
203
144
1
.
Erie, Third District.
216
92
9
Erie, Fourth District.
222
122
10
9
Mill Creek.
419
288
. .
4
Fairview ..
265
88
. .
9
Girard Borough.
48
55
11
North East Township
235
134
North East Borough.
128
20
.
. .
Amity.
107
74
Wayne
191
77
. .
Concord.
189
78
Union. .
254
128
. .
Le Bœuf
166
100
Waterford Borough.
166
41
Waterford Township
292
76
Greene
122
100
Summit.
66
78
McKean.
280
26
Washington
336
75
4
Edinboro
75
38
Franklin.
145
31
Elk Creek
183
96
..
Conneaut.
231
55
Albion
69
32
7
Springfield.
265
31
.
1
Lockport.
177
87
.
Total.
6,160
2,531
17
90
. .
20
Girard Township
258
62
. .
. .
..
117
21
Greenfield.
196
61
Wattsburg.
51
21
1
Harbor Creek
261
96
Venango.
. .
.
1
Lincoln and Hamlin were elected by a large majority of the electoral votes, carrying every Northern State.
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY.
1861.
No State ticket was elected this year. The outbreak of the rebellion weakened party ties, and there was a strong disposition to cast aside old polit- ical prejudices. The Republican party nominated a ticket headed by Morrow B. Lowry for State Senate. Soon after, a call was issued for a Union Con- vention, irrespective of party, which met on the 19th of September in Farrar Hall, Erie, every district being represented. The delegates were about evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. William A. Galbraith and Judge Miles were named as candidates for the Senate. The nomination fell upon the former. In Crawford County, the two parties voted for Galbraith and Lowry, respectively, with little deviation. Below is the vote of the district:
Erie County Crawford County
Lowry.
Galbraith.
.3,621
3,521
.3,753
2,238
Total.
.7,374
5,759
The Eighty-third Regiment. under command of Col. John W. McLane, held an election at Hall's Hill, Va., the result of which is included in the above and following returns. The Erie County soldiers gave Galbraith thirty majority; the Crawford County soldiers gave a majority of eighty-five for Lowry.
The following were the county tickets, with their vote:
Republican-Assembly, John P. Vincent, Erie, 3,995; E. W. Twichell, Edinboro, 3,450; Sheriff, Allen A. Craig, Erie, 4,079; Associate Judges, John Greer, North East, 3,794; William Cross, Springfield (on both tickets), 4,897; Commissioner, Seymour Washburne, McKean, 3,643; Director of the Poor, Thomas Stewart, Erie, 3, 241; Auditor, Joseph W. Swalley, Fairview, 3,426.
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