over John Quincy Adams, the favorite of the Antimasons. 27 The remainder of 1828 and the early months of 1829 were used by the Antimasons to organize more local meet- ings28 with an eye toward the gubernatorial and local elections of 1829. �CHAPTER II THE FIRST TASTE OF VICTORY The spring of 1829

, received votes from but 59% of those eligible, well under the level of Stras- burg, Martic, and even the statewide average. Strasburg continued to wit- ness a heavy turnout of voters in the 1809 and 1810 elections for state congressmen, with 58% and 51% of the electorate participating respec- tively. 42

Turnout for Presidential Elections in Lancaster and York Counties: 1876-1960 Daryl Fair Since the present Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania went into effect in 1874, the electorates of the United States, the Com- monwealth, and York and Lancaster counties have undergone various