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New Oregon Plaindealer
New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa
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The New York Herald concedes that a majority of Democratic newspapers support Douglas over Breckinridge for the presidency, with regional breakdowns: North (224 Douglas, 79 Breckinridge), South (97 Douglas, 235 Breckinridge), totaling 321 Douglas, 314 Breckinridge, and 6 Houston out of 641 papers.
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Breckinridge. It now concedes it to
Douglas as will be seen by the following
from that paper:
"The democratic journals throughout the country are divided in their
preferences on the Presidential candidates as follows:--
| Breckinridge. | Douglas. | Houston. | |
| North, | 79 | 224 | 3 |
| South, | 235 | 97 | 3 |
| Total | 314 | 321 | 6 |
| Whole number of papers | 641 |
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Commencement Of The Campaign
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democratic journals: 321 for douglas, 314 for breckinridge, 6 for houston out of 641 total.
Event Details
The N. Y. Herald initially claimed a majority of the Democratic Press for Breckinridge but now concedes it to Douglas, based on a count of democratic journals' preferences for Presidential candidates divided by region.