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THE CITY ELECTION!». 'P* A . ' --fxShelbyville Democratic for the FirstTime !A BARD F1GBT AXD A QZOR1-OUS VICTORY!THREE OUT OP FOTTR DEMOCRATIC COHNOILMEN ELECTED!A SQUARE PARTY FIGHT iIilVEA CRERS GO TO THE WALL ITbe Election in this city on Tuesday lu*t wu one of tho hardest contested we bare ever Been. Tbo Radicals' were confident Of success, relying upon their heretofore parti ran majority of near one hundred, but nev* erthelesa they worked as men never worked before for a bod cause.Tbe Democracy wcro also active and vlgi-lent, and not a few were a little disheartened by the unusual activity of the Rods, who not only worked hard at the polls but had out teamB bringing up the lame, the blind and the tardy. Tbe Dcmocraoy though work-\41aed hard and steady, and were rewarded with I na gallant and an almost unexpected victory, as will be seen by tbe following figures—it will bo understood that there were no other city officers than Councilmcn to elect: Democrat. Radical.FIRST WARD.John Wise Tl Jennings 77BBCOVD WARD.August Depret 03 S. Oorgai 84THIRD WARD.T. J, Crnyoraft 100 51. P. Barger 65S. O'Conner 00 J, C. Slocum 77It is a matter for regret that Mr. Wise was defeated in the 1st Ward, but when it is taken into consideration that the Republicanstlflt;vtcvrwsilawticimtls.d.01aialt;ifclaimed 60 majority and he was defeated by J,only six, it will be admitted that he made a right gallant race. Tha majority for Deprcz in the 2nd Ward is 14, for Craycnft in the 3rd 35 and for O'Conner 13, The average Democratic majority for Councilman is 19, and on the total vote of the city the average Democratic majority is 32.A proposition for the City to build a Mar ket House was submitted to the voters. There were 30 votes for and 103 against it in thetlnitwbo00tlI.E
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Shelbyville National Volunteer
Shelbyville, Indiana, US
Thu, May 07, 1868
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