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Democratic Standard
Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio
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Letter from Vincennes, Indiana, dated August 16, 1840, reports partial election returns showing Federal majority of 8,578, with 36,125 vote increase since 1836. Predicts Democratic gains in November election; notes positive outlook for Illinois.
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Extract from a letter to the editor of the Globe, dated
Vincennes, Ia. Aug. 16, 1840.
I send you enclosed the returns complete of our State in the late election, with the exception of five counties. by which you will perceive that the Federal majority is now 8,578, with an increase over the popular vote of 1836 of 36,125. Harrison's majority in 1836 was 8,503. The five counties to be heard from will scarcely diminish or increase the present majority; so that in an increase of 36,125 popular votes from 1836, we have diminished the Federal majority.
The whole vote of 1840 is 109,884
Do of 1836 73,769
Increase 36,125
So that, looking to the vote of 1836 as the criterion, the Federal party have gained nothing.
But there were circumstances operating in the present elections which cannot in the November one, adverse to the Democratic ticket, and of which you have been apprised in my former letter—a difference of 4,500 votes in November in a vote of 110,000 (in round numbers) will give us the State. Can't we get them? WE WILL TRY.
Illinois is going gloriously, so far as heard from.
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Indiana
Event Date
Aug. 16, 1840
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federal majority of 8,578; total vote 109,884, increase of 36,125 from 1836; predicts democratic win in november with 4,500 vote difference
Event Details
Extract from letter reports partial Indiana election returns (missing five counties), comparing to 1836 results where Harrison had 8,503 majority; notes adverse circumstances for Democrats in current election not repeating in November; brief positive mention of Illinois results