Election majorities reported in Huron and Erie counties
Jospru M. Roors majority for Senator in Huron and Erie counties is 688. Ezeururros Cooxe's majority for Representative in those counties is 733.
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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1840
Page
3
Jospru M. Roors majority for Senator in Huron and Erie counties is 688. Ezeururros Cooxe's majority for Representative in those counties is 733.
A Baltimore Patriot correspondence recounts Whig gains in New Castle and Kent counties Delaware signaling a shift from Van Buren. It also reports a Greenwich meeting of Harrison men in October 1840 with speeches by prominent locals and a note on newspapers aiding child education and family literacy.
From the Buffalo Journal and New Jersey returns a Whig victory is proclaimed with Somerset and Middlesex as pivotal counties. The piece lists county majorities, notes gains since 1839, and forecasts a Whig lead in the New Jersey Legislature and a forthcoming U.S. Senate election. It also cites Pennsylvania results and praises the Green Mountain victory.
In the Western Reserve counties Whigs predominated as the October 13, 1840 elections drew comment. A list of congress electees, including N. G. Pendleton and John B. Weller, appears with Whigs in capitals. The piece also mocks Van Burenites and cites quirky weights of apples and potatoes from local growers E W Day John Sowers and T Warren.
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