ANNALS OF CLEVELAND

268
CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1838
Abstracts 1637 - 1642
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS & ELECTIONS - Ohio (Cont'd)
not despair. Nil desperandum is our motto. We have been beaten before,
have risen and floored our opponents, and the Whigs of Ohio can do so
again.
Most of the returns we have to-day are from the Columbus STATESMAN
office, rather a doubtful authority for returns. There is no word from
the Columbus Whigs. This is an ominous warning tbat our worst fears
are realized, that Vance is defeated, that the legislature is tocofoco,
and that the latter has a majority in Congress, all these facts being
confidently asserted by the STATESMAN.
"Bad as the above looks, corrected accounts may give a more favorable
aspect to the political tornado which has swept over the State." (8)
1631 - H&G Oct. 13; ed: 2/4 - Of the reports on the vote throughout the
State for goverr.or. Shannon is leading Vance.
"A hasty figuring makes Shannon 3,200 ahead so far." (10)
1638 - H&G Oct. 15; ed: 2/1 - The Whigs are up "Salt River." How high
a few more days will determine.
Such a complete reversion of the whole order of things in the State
was unlooked for but cannot be helped.
The House belongs to the "Loco-Focos," Shannon leads by 5,000.
"Regrets are idle. We have only to do better next time." (4)
1639 - H&G Oct. 15; ed: 2/3 - "The Whigs of Maumee Valley have redeemed
the character lost by supineness last year.
"The Perrysburgh WHIG extra of the 11th says the Whig majority in
Wood and Lucas will not fall short of 500. Bates is defeated for the
Senate, and the whole Whig delegation elected." (1)
1640 - H&G Oct. 15; ed:2/3 - "The Chillicothe GAZETTE of the 11th. says
Wm. K. Bond is triumphantly re-elected. The Whigs of the Union will rejoice."
(1)
1641 - H&G Oct. 16; ed: 2/3 - The only news to-day is an endorsement on the
way-bill from Sandusky; that Bates is elected to the Senate, and a Van
Representative is elected in the Maumee Valley District. It may be true
and if so, Goode is certainly defeated for Congress.
The returns we have show, however, that Judge Hollister is elected to
the Senate, and a Whig Representative is elected.
"It is a toss up affair." (2)
1642 - H&G Oct. 17; ed:2/3 - The result in Ohio is bad, bad enough, it
could scarce be worse. A "Loco-Foco" Governor, majority of members of
Congress, majori ty in the Senate probably, majority in the Assembly, and
a majority on joint ballot certain. .
"Shannon's majority must be over five thousand, this will make a democratic
ga in in the State of at least eleven thousand." (14)