Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1860 — Hendricks' Home Popularity. [ARTICLE]

Hendricks' Home Popularity.

[Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette.

Shelbyville, Ikd., April 6. Eds. Gazette:— The township elections in this county, on Monday, were unusually exciting, and resulted very satisfactorily to the Republicans. This is the home of Hendricks, the Democratic candidate for Gov ernor, and the Democracy exerted themselves to their utmost to carry the -various townships by large majorities, that they might be able to herald the result abroad as an evidence of Air. Il’s great “home popularity.” The whole corps of Democratic speakers, with Air. Hendricks at their head, thoroughly canvassed the county, and every nook and corner was ransacked by theix “Vigilance Committee” to bring out the full strength of the party. The Republicans ac cepted the issue tendered them —“Lane er Hendricks”—and entered"into the contest, not, however, until after the Democrats had got considerably the etart. The result surprised every one—the Republicans as much as the Democrats. For in view of the extraordinary exertions made by ■’Hendricks and Lis friends, the busy time with the farmers, and the general apathy usually exibited by the Republicans in regard to the spring elections, they did not expect to carry more than one township out cf the thirteen in this “hot-bed of Old Llneism.” In this towjiship; (Addison,) the only one in which the Republicans have a reliable majority, and that not exceeding twenty, and carried by the Democratic candidate for Trustee last year, the fight was the warmest; and the Hendricks men, confident of victory, had made great preparations for bonfires and a general rejoicing! But, unfortunately for' them, the entire ticket vua. elected by from sixty to one hundred and forty-three! From the o'Jjer townships we have equally favoiable returns. O.‘ the thirteen Trustees elected v, c have four regular Democrats, three Independent Democrats, and six Republicans! cf' the nine Justices elected we Lave three Democrats and six Republicans! Old Shelby will give a good account of herself next fall. Yours, &c. X ”