ANNALS OF CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. I TO DEC. 31, 1838
Abstracts 1719 - 1726
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS & ELECTIONS - United States (Cont'd)
1719 - H&G May I; ed:2/3 - We have not learned the result of the election
for member of Congress held in Baltimore on Apr. 25.
"Probably a Loco foco is elected, as the Locos were using the new
registry law, which does not take effect until August, against the Whigs
in the present convass. The law is calculated to keep illegal votes out
of the ballot box, and is therefore obnoxious to the Locos, who in
populous cities possess a magician's skill in manufacturing votes for an
occasion." (2)
1720 - H&G May 8; ed: 2/3 - "Election returns come in slowly to our Locofoco
neighbor. He does not publish a word from Baltimore, Virginia, or
the glorious 'democratic reaction' in Albany! 'Put master Silence to
bed! '" (1)
1721 - H&G May 22; ed:2/3 - Mr. Hamer of Ohio has formally declined being
a candidate for Congress at the ensuing election.
"The people of his district had made arrangements to lay him where he
has laid his resolution - on the shelf; but the dodger has dodged them."
(1)
1722 - H&G May 22; ed:2/3 - "The whole Locofoco delegation from Georgia
are to go into retirement, not so much from choice as necessity, the
party having beld a convention and nominated a fresh set to fill their
places in Congress • if elected." (I)
1723 - H&G May 23; ed:3/1 - The N.Y. TIMES, a conservative paper lately
establ ished, has come out in favor of Henry Clay for President and
N. P. Tallmadge for Vice-President.
"Tbe TIMES is edited with great ability; and will prove a powerful
opponent to Mr. Van Buren's administration." (1)
1724 - H&G June 1; ed: 2/3 - Senator Tipton of Indiana very wisely declines
being a candidate for re-election.
"The Hoosbiers are too warm friends of another sort of 'Old Tip,' to
vote for Tipton again. He can read the signs of the times." (1)
1725 - H&G July 30; ed:2/3 • Col. John McElvaine offers his name as a
candidate for Congress in the Columbus district now represented to the
satisfaction of the people by Joseph Ridgeway.
"The principal qualifications he urges are, that the
moccasion was familiar apparel with me and mine,' long
probably be elected - to stay at home."
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'buckskin and
time ago. He will
(1)
1726 - H&G Aug. 4; ed: 2/3 - The congressional campaign is opening wi th
vigor in different portions of the State.
"We notice that county conventions have been called by both political
parties in many of the counties, and that the contest is becoming spirited."
(5)