Show election at salem correspondence yesterdays election passed off quietly it was the closest election ever held in this settlement neither party being entirely victorious the straight party tickets as polled stand democrat 42 republican so liberal 7 total 84 there was considerable scratching done our rEpeeupbublilcicaann precinct candi-dates were elected by a email majority the result of this election by no means determines or settles the political faith 0 the people many having voted on the judgment of otters as for instance a man who waa importunerd bj mem-bers of both the republican and dem-ocratic parties to vote their respective tickets as a result he was in a quan-dary and stated that be would like to please his friends of both parties ant as he could not vote the two tickets he went away without voting chancing 0 meet with one of bis friends of dem-ocratic proclivities he was finally in-duced to veto the democratic ticket more interest was manifested in the election of precinct than of county officers there were three commissioners to locate university lands named on the democratic ticket while there none named on the rEpeeupbublilcicaann and liberal tickets consequently the only |