|
1840
Before this
year, each township took care of its own poor. A proposition to build a
county poor house met with much opposition, but on being submitted to a vote
of the people at the spring elections, was carried by a vote of 1,599 in
favor to 1,515 against. At this election, Justices of the Peace were chosen
by popular vote for the first time, their selection having been previously
vested in the Governor.
The Anti-Masonic party had by this time given up the ghost, and the Whig
party was organized upon its remains. The Whig candidates for Congress was
William A. Irvine, of Warren
County; the Democratic,
Arnold Plumer, of Venango,
the latter being elected. The following is the vote in the district:
|
|
|
Irvine
|
|
Plumer
|
|
Erie
|
|
3,301
|
|
2,005
|
|
Crawford
|
|
2,175
|
|
2,640
|
|
Venango
|
|
679
|
|
1,007
|
|
Warren
|
|
835
|
|
925
|
|
Clarion
|
|
610
|
|
1,329
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
Total
|
|
7.600
|
|
7,906
|
The county tickets, with the vote for each candidate, were as follows:
Whig -- Assembly, Stephen Skinner, McKean, 3,289;
James D. Dunlap, Erie, 3,281; Sheriff, E. W. M. Blaine, North East, 3,206;
Commissioner, Russell Stancliff, Washington, 3,284;
Auditor, James Miles, Girard Township, 3,247.
Democratic -- Assembly, William Townsend, Springfield, 2,033; Anthony Saltsman, Mill Creek, 2,030; Sheriff, Benjamin F. Norris,
Greene, 2,012; Commissioner, James Duncan, North East, 2,004; Auditor, G. J. Stranahan, Concord, 2,002.
At this election, Directors of
the Poor were chosen for the first time, each township having before elected
its own Overseers. The candidates on the Whig ticket were Thomas R. Miller,
Springfield; James Benson, Waterford Township; and George W. Walker, Harbor
Creek, all of whom were elected. The Democratic candidates were William W.
Warner, Fairview; Sherburn Smith, Erie; and William
Wyatt, Harbor Creek.
At the general election following, the Whig candidates were: For President,
gen. William H. Harrison, of Ohio; for Vice President, John Tyler, of
Virginia. John Dick, of Crawford County, was the Whig elector for this
district. The Democrats again supported Van Buren and Johnson. Stephen
Barlow, of Crawford County, was the electoral candidate. The following is the
vote of the county:
|
|
|
Harrison
|
|
Van Buren
|
|
Erie, West Ward
|
|
175
|
|
96
|
|
Erie, East Ward
|
|
208
|
|
83
|
|
McKean
|
|
208
|
|
71
|
|
Fairview
|
|
247
|
|
53
|
|
Springfield
|
|
285
|
|
87
|
|
Conneaut
|
|
197
|
|
125
|
|
Waterford Township
|
|
172
|
|
67
|
|
Harbor Creek
|
|
227
|
|
106
|
|
North East Township
|
|
158
|
|
174
|
|
Greenfield
|
|
91
|
|
55
|
|
Union
|
|
81
|
|
36
|
|
Venango and Wattsburg
|
|
122
|
|
69
|
|
Washington and Edinboro
|
|
244
|
|
71
|
|
Greene
|
|
112
|
|
66
|
|
Elk Creek
|
|
163
|
|
137
|
|
Concord
|
|
38
|
|
81
|
|
Amity
|
|
46
|
|
61
|
|
Wayne
|
|
85
|
|
51
|
|
LeBoeuf
|
|
71
|
|
93
|
|
Girard
|
|
301
|
|
229
|
|
Mill Creek
|
|
319
|
|
182
|
|
North East Borough
|
|
43
|
|
38
|
|
Waterford Borough
|
|
46
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
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|
|
---------
|
|
Total
|
|
3.636
|
|
2,061
|
In the State -- Harrison, 144,021; Van Buren, 143,672. Harrison's majority,
349.
Harrison & Tyler were elected. The former served only one month, when he
died in office, and was succeeded by John Tyler, who soon became unpopular
with the party that elected him.
The Whigs and Democrats both held conventions in Erie this year, on the 10th
of September. The assemblage was the largest ever known in the Northwest up
to that time. -- [See Notable
Events.]
1841
The Whig candidate for Governor was John Banks, of Berks
County; the Democrats again supported David R. Porter, of Huntingdon. The
county gave Banks 2,956 votes, and Porter 1,855. In the State the vote was as
follows:
David R. Porter, Democrat, 136,504; John Banks, Whig, 113,473. Majority for
the Democrats, 23,031.
The Abolitionists held their first convention in Pennsylvania this year, and
nominated Dr. Francis J. LeMoyne, of Washington
County, for Governor, who received 736 votes in all of these, forty were cast
in Erie County, as follows:
|
Elk Creek
|
|
2
|
|
East Ward of Erie
|
|
2
|
|
West Ward of Erie
|
|
4
|
|
Fairview
|
|
1
|
|
Harbor Creek
|
|
12
|
|
LeBoeuf
|
|
1
|
|
North East Township
|
|
9
|
|
North East Borough
|
|
5
|
|
Venango
|
|
4
|
|
Wattsburg
|
|
6
|
|
Waterford Borough
|
|
1
|
The Democrats made no nomination for the State Senate and supported John W. Farrelly, of Crawford, who ran as an independent Whig
candidate. John Dick, of Crawford, was the regular Whig candidate. The vote
of the district was as follows:
|
|
|
Dick
|
|
Farrelly
|
|
Erie
|
|
2,663
|
|
1,955
|
|
Crawford
|
|
1,887
|
|
2,774
|
|
|
|
---------
|
|
---------
|
|
Total
|
|
4,550
|
|
4,729
|
The county tickets, with the votes, were as follows:
Whig -- Assembly, James D. Dunlap, Erie, 2,683; Stephen C. Lee, Greene, 2,640;
Commissioner, David Sawdy, Conneaut, 2,489;
Treasurer, James Williams, Erie, 2,589; Auditor, Moses Barnett, Fairview,
2,571; Director of the Poor, Conrad Brown, of Mill Creek (no opposition).
The Democrats made no nominations, but supported Independent candidates, as
follows:
Assembly, Robert S. Hunter, Erie, 1,696; William Miner, Harbor Creek, 1,667;
Commissioner, Ira Parker, Mill Creek, 1,465; Treasurer, John Hughes, Erie,
1,366; Auditor, Joseph Y. Moorhead, Harbor Creek, 1,327. Mr. Williams was the
first County Treasurer chosen by popular vote.
1842
The Whig county ticket, with the vote for each candidate, was as follows:
Assembly, Stephen Skinner, McKean, 1,880; Lyman
Robinson, Wattsburg, 1,864; Prothonotary,
Wilson King, Erie, 1,928; Register, Thomas Moorhead, Jr., Erie, 2,430;
Commissioner, Joseph Henderson, Mill Creek, 2,075; Coroner, Hezekiah Bates,
Erie, 1,971; Auditor, Benjamin Gunnison, Greene, 2,027; Director of the Poor,
John Evans, Sr., Mill Creek, 1,982.
The Democrats made no regular nominations, but supported Independent
candidates for the various offices. The abolitionists had a regular ticket in
the field for every office except Director of the Poor. Below is a list of
all the candidates, with their votes.
Assembly, Dr. William Johns,
Erie (Independent Whig), 989; Sylvester W. Randall (Democrat), Erie, 1,358;
Joseph Neely (Working Men's), Harbor Creek, 117; David H. Chapman
(Abolitionist), Fairview, 216; James M. Moorhead (Abolitionist), Harbor
Creek, 238; Prothonotary, James C. Marshall
(Democrat), Girard, 1,627; George Kellogg (Abolitionist), Erie, 179;
Register, William Gray (Abolitionist), Wayne, 134; Commissioner, Matthew
Greer (Democrat), North East, 781; William Himrod
(Abolitionist), Erie, 166; Coroner, Alex Mehaffey
(Abolitionist), Erie, 301; Auditor, William Vincent (Abolitionist),
Waterford, 162; Director of the Poor, John Gingrich (Democrat), Mill Creek,
717.
1843
The first canal Commissioners elected by popular vote were chosen this
year. The Whig candidates were William Tweed, Benjamin Weaver and Simeon Gulliford; the Democratic, James Clark, Jesse Miller and
William B. Foster, Jr. The average Whig majority in the county was about
1,150. The Democrats carried the State by an average majority of 14,500. Hugh
Mehaffey, Hugh D. King and James Moorhead ran as
Independent Anti-Masons, and received about 270 votes in the State.
The Whig candidate for Congress was Charles M. Reed, of Erie; the Democratic,
Dr. Galbraith A. Irvine, of Warren. The vote of the district was as follows:
|
|
|
Reed
|
|
Irvine
|
|
Erie
|
|
2,867
|
|
1,560
|
|
Warren
|
|
620
|
|
860
|
|
McKean
|
|
259
|
|
342
|
|
Potter
|
|
135
|
|
405
|
|
Jefferson
|
|
449
|
|
536
|
|
Clarion
|
|
743
|
|
1,330
|
|
|
|
---------
|
|
---------
|
|
Total
|
|
5,073
|
|
5,032
|
The apportionment bill of 1842 made a Senatorial district of Erie County
alone. Elijah Babbitt was the Whig candidate, and James C. Marshall the Democratic.
The vote was for Babbitt 2,646, for Marshall, 1,554 -- Babbitt's
majority, 1,092. Galen Forster, Abolition candidate, received 73 votes.
The following was the vote for other candidates:
Whig -- Assembly, James D. Dunlap, Erie, 2,536; David A. Gould, Springfield,
1,573; Sheriff, William E. McNair, Mill Creek, 2,465; Commissioner, Robert
Gray, Union, 2,648; Treasurer, Gideon J. Ball, Erie, 2,595; Auditor, William
M. Arbuckle, Erie, 2,574; Director of the Poor,
James Anderson, Waterford Township, 2,544.
Democratic -- Assembly, Martin Strong, Greene, 1,657; George H. Cutler, Elk
Creek, 1,639; Sheriff, James Lytle, Erie, 1,729; Commissioner, G. J. Stranahan, Concord, 1,504; Treasurer, Stephen C. Walker,
Erie, 1,481; Auditor, Eli Webster, Greene, 1,561; Director of the Poor,
Joseph E. Lee, North East, 1,512.
Abolition -- Assembly, William Gray, Wayne, 79; James M. Moorhead, Harbor
Creek, 87; Sheriff, Alex McClellan, Mill Creek, 86; Commissioner, John B.
Fluke, Erie, 73; Treasurer, Clinton George, Erie, 85; Auditor, Ambrose
Shelly, Harbor Creek, 90; Director of the Poor, Samuel Brecht,
Fairview, 96.
1844
For Governor, the Democrats nominated Francis R. Shunk,
Allegheny County, the Whigs, Gen. Joseph Markle,
Westmoreland; the Abolitionists, F. J. LeMoyne,
Washington. Erie County gave Markle 3,501 votes, Shunk, 2,207, and LeMoyne, 69.
The vote of the State was as follows:
Shunk, 160,403; Markle,
156,120; LeMoyne, 2,675. Shunk's
majority over Markle, 4,283.
The candidates for Canal Commissioner were Simon Guilford, Whig; Joshua Hartshorn, Democrat; William Larimer,
Jr., Abolition. The vote was about the same as that for Governor.
Gen. Reed was re-nominated by the Whigs for Congress. James Thompson, Erie,
was the Democratic, and John Mann, Potter, the Abolition candidate. The vote
of the district was as follows:
|
|
|
Reed
|
|
Thompson
|
|
Erie
|
|
3,554
|
|
2,180
|
|
Warren
|
|
856
|
|
1,061
|
|
McKean
|
|
311
|
|
415
|
|
Potter
|
|
206
|
|
531
|
|
Jefferson
|
|
638
|
|
777
|
|
Clarion
|
|
799
|
|
1,868
|
|
|
|
---------
|
|
---------
|
|
Total
|
|
6,364
|
|
6,832
|
Mr. Mann received but 90 votes in all, of which 45 were cast in Erie County. Hamlin
Russell, Abolition, also received 14 votes in this county for the same
office.
The county tickets, with the vote for each candidate, were as follows:
Whig -- Assembly, Mark Baldwin, North East, 3,442; James D. Dunlap, Erie,
3,445; Commissioner, Isaac Webster, Fairview, 3,343; Auditor, Thomas Pierce, LeBoeuf, 3,380; Director of Poor, David Kennedy, Erie,
3,332 -- all being elected.
Democratic -- Assembly, George H. Cutler, Girard, 2,147; David Allison, North
East, 2,135; Commissioner, James Wilson, Greenfield, 2,210; Auditor, Michael
Jackson, Conneaut, 2,148; Director of Poor, James M. Reed, Mill Creek, 2,156.
Abolition -- Assembly, David H. Chapman, Fairview; Aaron Kellogg, Erie;
Commissioner, Nathaniel Wilson, Union; Auditor, Alexander McClellan, Mill
Creek; Director of Poor, Silas Walker, Harbor Creek. This ticket received an
average of about 70 votes.
A vote was taken to decide whether the main line of the State public works
should be sold or not. The proposition received a majority of 447 in Erie
County, but was defeated in the general vote of the State by a majority of
21,433.
The Whig party nominated Henry Clay, of Kentucky, for President, and Theodore
Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey, for Vice President.
William A. Irvine was the electoral candidate for this district. The
Democratic nominees were James K. Polk, of Tennessee, for President, and
George M. Dallas, of Pennsylvania for Vice President. Christian Myers, of
Clarion County, was the candidate for elector. The Abolitionists ran James G.
Birney, of Michigan, for President, who received 74
votes in the county and 3,138 in the State. James M. Moorhead, of Harbor
Creek, was the candidate for elector. The following was the Whig and
Democratic vote in the county:
|
|
|
Clay
|
|
Polk
|
|
Amity
|
|
37
|
|
77
|
|
Concord
|
|
45
|
|
89
|
|
Conneaut
|
|
201
|
|
110
|
|
Edinboro
|
|
30
|
|
11
|
|
Elk Creek
|
|
108
|
|
121
|
|
Erie, West Ward
|
|
151
|
|
118
|
|
Erie, East Ward
|
|
170
|
|
112
|
|
Fairview
|
|
244
|
|
52
|
|
Franklin
|
|
62
|
|
10
|
|
Girard
|
|
344
|
|
166
|
|
Greene
|
|
104
|
|
99
|
|
Greenfield
|
|
73
|
|
32
|
|
Harbor Creek
|
|
203
|
|
127
|
|
Le Boeuf
|
|
88
|
|
114
|
|
Mill Creek
|
|
350
|
|
209
|
|
McKean
|
|
223
|
|
79
|
|
North East Township
|
|
168
|
|
192
|
|
North East Borough
|
|
48
|
|
34
|
|
Springfield
|
|
269
|
|
103
|
|
Union
|
|
73
|
|
53
|
|
Venango
|
|
102
|
|
55
|
|
Wattsburg
|
|
20
|
|
13
|
|
Washington
|
|
215
|
|
79
|
|
Waterford Borough
|
|
54
|
|
25
|
|
Waterford Township
|
|
178
|
|
78
|
|
Wayne
|
|
55
|
|
68
|
|
|
|
---------
|
|
---------
|
|
Total
|
|
3,630
|
|
2,226
|
The vote of the State was as follows:
Clay, 161,863; Polk, 167,245. Polk's majority, 6,382.
Polk and Dallas were elected by a large majority of the electoral votes of
the Union.
1845
The Democratic candidate for Canal Commissioner was James Burns, Mifflin
County; the Whig candidate was Samuel D. Karns,
Dauphin, the Abolition, William Larimer, Allegheny.
In Erie County, Burns received 1,103 votes, Karns
1,831, Larimer 82. In the State, Burns had 119,510,
Karns 89,118 and Larimer
2,857. The Native American party placed a ticket in the field for the first
time this year, and George Morton, their candidate, received 22,934 votes,
most of them being cast in Philadelphia and the neighboring counties.
Elijah Babbitt, elected State Senator in 1843, resigned his seat at the close
of his second session, and candidates were nominated to supply the vacancy.
The Whigs supported James D. Dunlap, the Democrats Carson Graham, and the
Abolitionists David H. Chapman. The vote was 1,794 for Dunlap, 1,192 for
Graham, and 89 for Chapman.
The Democrats made no county nominations, and appear to have allowed the
election of local officers to go by default. The following are the candidates
voted for:
Whig -- Assembly, J. B. Johnson, Erie, 1,755; Lyman Robinson, Wattsburg, 1,785; Prothonotary,
Wilson King, Erie, 1,888; Register, Thomas Moorhead, Jr., Erie, 1,810;
Commissioner, William E. Marvin, Greenfield, 1,768; Auditor, three years,
James H. Campbell, Edinboro, 1,699; Auditor, to
supply vacancy, Simeon Hunt, Waterford, 1,694; Coroner, Thomas Dillon, Erie,
1,703; Director of Poor, Curtis Heidler, Fairview,
1,693.
Abolition -- Assembly, Samuel Kingsbury, North East, 191; Nathan Gould,
Springfield, 190; Prothonotary, N. Wilson, Union,
160; Register, John B. Fluke, Erie, 163; Commissioner, William Robinson,
North East, 154; Auditor, A. N. Wood, Venango, 156;
David Nellis, Harbor Creek, 153; Coroner, Alex.
McClellan, Mill Creek, 168; Director of Poor, Richard Barnett, Fairview, 169.
1846
The Democratic candidate for Canal Commissioner was William B. Foster;
the Whig, James M. Power; the Abolitionist, William Elder, and the Native
American, George Morton. Owing to a prejudice against Mr. Foster's
re-election, the State went heavily in favor of the Whig party. In Erie
County, Power had 1,801 votes, Foster 895, and Elder, 74. The State gave
Power 97,913, Foster 89,084, Morton 15,438, Elder 2,097.
James Thompson was re-nominated by the Democrats for Congress, and again
elected. The Whig candidate was James Campbell, of Clarion, and the Abolition,
John Mann, of Potter. The vote of the district was as follows:
|
|
|
Campbell
|
|
Thompson
|
|
Mann
|
|
Erie
|
|
1,792
|
|
942
|
|
77
|
|
Clarion
|
|
617
|
|
1,199
|
|
--
|
|
Warren
|
|
436
|
|
684
|
|
19
|
|
Jefferson
|
|
278
|
|
333
|
|
--
|
|
McKean
|
|
168
|
|
256
|
|
--
|
|
Potter
|
|
99
|
|
237
|
|
54
|
|
Elk
|
|
113
|
|
128
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
----------
|
|
----------
|
|
-------
|
|
Total
|
|
3,553
|
|
3,779
|
|
150
|
The Democratic candidate for State Senate was Smith Jackson, Erie; the Whig,
J. B. Johnson, Erie, and the Abolition, Nathan Gould, of Springfield. Johnson
received 1,708 votes, Jackson 873, and Gould 86.
The county tickets and their votes were as follows. The Democrats made no
nomination for Sheriff:
Whig -- Assembly, William Sanborn, Amity, 1,719; David A. Gould, Springfield,
1,668; Sheriff, Miles W. Caughey, Fairview, 1,723;
Commissioner, William Campbell, Washington, 1,710; Treasurer, John S. Brown,
Erie, 1,709; Auditor, James Chambers, Harbor Creek, 1,703; Director of Poor,
William Bracken, Le Boeuf, 1,680.
Democratic -- Assembly, E. Duncombe, Amity, 876;
Newton Lounsbury, North East, 857; Commissioner,
James Wilson, Greenfield, 781; Treasurer, John S. Carter, Erie, 846; Auditor,
Martin Strong, Jr., Waterford, 796; Director of Poor, Isaac R. Taylor,
Washington, 806.
Abolitionist -- Assembly, William Gray, Wayne, 84; R. Barnett, Fairview, 84;
Sheriff, Aaron Kellogg, North East, 182; Commissioner, Thomas McClellan, Mill
Creek, 80; Treasurer, Alexander Mehaffey, Erie, 83;
Auditor, Abner H. Gould, Springfield, 79; Director
of Poor, Alvah Francis, Franklin, 85.
1847
A vote was taken at the spring election whether or not licenses to sell
liquor should be granted in the county. The vote was 2,416 in favor of
license, and 2,183 against.
The Whigs nominated for Governor James Irvin, of Centre
County; the Democrats supported Francis R. Shunk;
the Abolitionists, F. J. LeMoyne; and the Native
Americans, E. C. Reigart, Lancaster. Erie County
gave Irvin 2,586 votes; Shunk, 1,728; LeMoyne, 130.
The vote of the State was as follows: Shunk,
146,084; Irvin, 129,148; Reigart, 11,247; LeMoyne, 1,861; Shunk's
majority over Irvin, 18,936.
For Canal Commissioner, Joseph W. Patton, Cumberland, was the Whig candidate;
Morris Longstreth, Montgomery, the Democratic;
William B. Thomas, Philadelphia, the Abolition; and George Morton, Dauphin,
the Native American, Longstreth being elected by
about the same vote as Shunk.
The Pennsylvania soldiers in the Mexican war voted for State officers, and
gave a large majority for the Democratic candidates.
The Democrats made no nominations for county officers, leaving the field
clear for the Whigs and Abolitionists. The following were the candidates with
the vote for each:
Whig -- Assembly, Gideon J. Ball, Erie, 2,545; William Sanborn, Amity, 2,478;
Commissioner H. A. Hills, Conneaut, 2,359; Auditor, John Wood, LeBoeuf, 2,421; Director of Poor, David Sterrett, McKean, no
opposition.
Abolition -- Assembly, Nathaniel Wilson, Union, 158; Orange Selkrigg, North East, 158; Commissioner B. Beebe, Wayne,
152; Auditor, E. N. Wood, Venango, 148.
1848
The Democratic State candidates were for Governor, Morris Longstreth, Montgomery; for Canal Commissioner, Israel
Painter, Westmoreland. The Whig candidates were William F. Johnson,
Armstrong, for Governor, and Ner Middleswarth, Union, for Canal Commissioner. Gov. Shunk had died before the expiration of his term, and Mr.
Johnson, who was Speaker of the Senate, became Governor. The gubernatorial
vote was the closest that ever occurred in Pennsylvania, Johnson having
succeeded by only 302 majority. Mr. Longstreth's
defeat was occasioned by the fact of his having been Canal Commissioner,
which enabled his political enemies to create a considerable degree of
prejudice against him. The Democratic nominee for Canal Commissioner was
elected by 2,958 majority. Erie County gave Johnson 3,500 votes, Longstreth, 2,087; Middleswarth,
3,305, and Painter, 2,096. The Abolitionists and Native Americans had no
State ticket in the field.
The candidates for Congress were the same as in 1846, and James Thompson was
again elected by 483 majority over Mr. Campbell.
The county tickets were as follows:
Whig -- Assembly, G. J. Ball, Erie, 3,169; Theodore Ryman,
Girard, 3,165; Prothonotary, James Skinner, Erie,
3,162; Register, R. J. Sibley, Waterford, 3,077; Commissioner, George W. Brecht, Mill Creek, 3,067; Auditor, John Eagley, Springfield, 3,059; Treasurer, John Hughes, Erie,
3,101; Director of Poor, David Kennedy, Erie, 3,025; Coroner, Samuel L.
Foster, Erie, 3,030.
Democratic -- Assembly, Smith Jackson, Erie, 1,623; John S. Barnes, Girard,
1,628; Commissioner, James Wilson, Greenfield, 1,631; Auditor, D. W. Howard,
Amity, 1,585; Director of Poor, Henry Colt, Waterford, 1,555. There were no
candidates for Prothonotary, Register, Treasurer or
Coroner.
Abolition -- Assembly, William Beatty, Erie, 371; Job Stafford, McKean, 367; Prothonotary,
Aaron Kellogg, North East, 1,303; Register, Ira Sherwin, Harbor Creek, 487;
Commissioner, James M. Moorhead, Harbor Creek, 382; Auditor, B. Beebe,
Concord, 325; Treasurer, Henry Cadwell, Erie, 377;
Director of Poor, Eli Perkins, Wayne, 357; Coroner, John B. Fluke, Erie, 470.
The National tickets were as follows: Whig -- for President, Zachary Taylor,
Louisiana; Vice President, Millard Fillmore, New York. Democratic -- for
President, Lewis Cass, Michigan; for Vice President, William O. Butler,
Kentucky. Free-Soil -- for President, Martin Van Buren, New York; for Vice
President, Charles Francis Adams, Massachusetts. The Whig candidate for
Elector in our district was Thomas H. Sill, Erie; the Democratic, Timothy
Ives, Potter; the Free Soil, William F. Clark, Crawford. Below is the vote of
the county:
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Taylor
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Cass
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Van Buren
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Erie, East Ward
|
|
209
|
|
151
|
|
12
|
|
Erie, West Ward
|
|
260
|
|
152
|
|
4
|
|
Mill Creek
|
|
317
|
|
159
|
|
3
|
|
Fairview
|
|
249
|
|
40
|
|
6
|
|
Girard Borough
|
|
46
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|
29
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|
2
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|
Girard Township
|
|
263
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|
154
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|
16
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|
Springfield
|
|
234
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|
87
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|
31
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|
Conneaut
|
|
202
|
|
87
|
|
5
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|
Elk Creek
|
|
122
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|
125
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|
4
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|
Franklin
|
|
45
|
|
4
|
|
20
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|
Washington
|
|
196
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|
63
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|
--
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Edinboro
|
|
40
|
|
14
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|
--
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McKean
|
|
182
|
|
58
|
|
30
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|
Greene
|
|
109
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|
116
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|
--
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Waterford Borough
|
|
62
|
|
42
|
|
1
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|
Waterford Township
|
|
161
|
|
49
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|
--
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LeBoeuf
|
|
63
|
|
72
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|
--
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Union
|
|
73
|
|
48
|
|
23
|
|
Concord
|
|
32
|
|
35
|
|
43
|
|
Wayne
|
|
7
|
|
37
|
|
39
|
|
Wattsburg
|
|
24
|
|
15
|
|
3
|
|
Venango
|
|
62
|
|
48
|
|
34
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|
Greenfield
|
|
60
|
|
28
|
|
20
|
|
North East Borough
|
|
44
|
|
37
|
|
7
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|
North East Township
|
|
133
|
|
178
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|
27
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|
Harbor Creek
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|
184
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|
113
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|
26
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Total
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3,418
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2,022
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356
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The vote of the State was as follows: Taylor, 185,514; Cass 171,998; Van
Buren, 11,263.
Taylor and Fillmore were elected. The former died after being in office about
a year and a half, and Mr. Fillmore served out the balance of the term.
1849
The Whig candidate for Canal Commissioner was Henry M. Fuller, of Luzerne; the Democratic, John A. Gamble, of Lycoming. The vote of the county was 2,503 for Fuller and
1,369 for Gamble. Mr. Gamble was elected, receiving 135,840 votes to 133,111
for Fuller. Kimber Cleaver, of Schuylkill, the
Native American candidate, received 3,259 votes in the State, but none in
Erie County.
The candidates for State Senate were John H. Walker, Whig, and Murray Whallon, Democrat. Mr. Walker was elected by a vote of
2,417; 1,399 for Whallon.
The county tickets were as follows:
Whig -- Assembly, James C. Reid, Erie, 2,487; Leffert
Hart, Girard, 2,302; Sheriff, P. E. Burton, Erie, 2,474; Commissioner, Simeon
Stewart, Concord, 2,467; Auditor, John L. Way, Greene, 2,474; Director of
Poor, George Fritts, Waterford, 2,457.
Democratic -- Assembly, David Olin, Girard, 1,349; William Griffeth, North East, 1,350; Sheriff, E. W. Gerrish, Edinboro, 1,370;
Commissioner, Truman Stewart, Concord, 1,355; Auditor, Henry Teller, Girard,
1,357; Director of Poor; Henry Gingrich, Mill Creek, 1,363.
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