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June 12, 1834 in Herald Of The Times

Domestic News June 12, 1834

Herald Of The Times

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Rochester Election, Whig Victory, Tory Defeat, City Wards, Political Triumph

Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island

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What is this article about?

In Rochester, Genesee, the Whig party secured a complete victory in the city election on June 2, winning all five wards with a total majority of 241 votes over the Tories, who failed to elect any officers.

Merged-components note: The table details the ward majorities for the Rochester city election reported in the text.

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Young Lion of the West.—The municipal triumphs at the East, are responded to, from the opposite quarter of the horizon, and we find that the Young Lion has commenced roaring from his lair in Genessee. How far it may disturb the slumbers of the "Roaring Lion," who makes his den in the Palace at Washington, we neither know nor care.

The following is an extract of a letter received this morning.

"ROCHESTER, Monday even'g. June 2d.

I hasten to inform you of the result of our City Election. The votes are canvassed sufficiently to say that we have carried all the Wards by handsome majorities, in the aggregate of more than 230. The Tories have not elected a single officer. It is what we here call doing the thing up snug!"

A subsequent account gives us details as follows:-

Aggregate Whig majority of 241

Last spring the tory party carried three Wards out of five—now, not one so poor as to do reverence.

The Daily Democrat exclaims in triumph, "ROCHESTER IS FREE! Not a visible vestige of Toryism remains, Let the Whigs elsewhere take courage from our example."

1st	Ward,	-	-	-	44
2d	do	-	-	-	48
3d	do	-	-	-	66
4th	do	-	-	-	47
5th	do	-	-	-	36

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics

What keywords are associated?

Rochester Election Whig Victory Tory Defeat City Wards Political Triumph

Where did it happen?

Rochester

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Rochester

Event Date

June 2d

Outcome

whig majority of 241; tories elected no officers; all five wards carried by whigs with majorities: 1st ward 44, 2d 48, 3d 66, 4th 47, 5th 36.

Event Details

Whig party won the Rochester city election, carrying all wards by handsome majorities totaling over 230 initially reported, later 241; Tories failed to elect any officer; contrasts with previous spring when Tories carried three of five wards.