The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-19
Po,itIcs In the west.

The political canvas has COM
menced actively in the West, and II.
hnols, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin
and Missouri are in whirl Of excite
ment.
= last evening, Long John Went
worth. who wns rather unceremo-
niously elhowed ont Of the recent
TrunbUu meeting, held q meeting Of
his own in the -Opern House, in Chi
cago, which was densely packed.
The speaker reviewed his course in
Congress, and surged his own claims
for denomination. Trumbull, who
Is buslly at work making capital for
himself will probably be reelected
to the Senate. In the Ninth District
OF this State, Gen. Lippincott will
probably receive the Republican Con
gressional nomination. Gen. Logan
has gone to the stump in Southern
Illinois. ;.s
I'm Iowa, Gov. Stone commenced
the canvas on the 10th. In the mean
time, radical heads are falling into
the basket at a frightful rate. Among
the recent ones is the postmaster a;
Des Moines, who, on yesterday.
found Q soldier in his place in the
Ninth Indiana District. 1t is report
ed that the joint discussions between
Colfax and Turpia have come to a
sudden close, the former declining to
continue them. John Perdue, pro
prletor OF the Lafayette lind. Jour
an, formerly Republican, has come
out for the President, and will run MS
an independent candidate for Con-
gress, against c. s. Orth, radical.
In Kansas, politics are very excited.
The contest Is the fercest for United
States Senator. It is conceded that
Pomeroy will be returned to the Sc
nate and Clark to the House. For
the other Senatorship, the confess.
will lie between Blunt and Carney.
The death of Lane killed Crawford's
chances.
Asoldiers' mass ssconvention was held
at st. Louis, on the 10th, and was
addressed by Gen. Logan, Gov.
Fletcher, Gov. Oglesby, Col. Recker.
Of Illinois, and Gen. Which, of In,
diana. In the course of his speech.
Gov. Fletcher stated that he meant
to enforce the registry law, if it took
regiment In every town and q com
peAny IN every prec1nct.
Lieut.. Gen. Sherman publicly
stated IN ST. Louis that he would not
attend any soldiers meeting of a po-
htical character. He says that he is
always glad to meet any of his old
comrades-in- arms, but not as politi-
clans, and does not deem it consist
ent with his present duties and re-
sponsibilities to participate in the
political contest now In progress.
The best informed in political mat
ters in Ohio observe tho same sign
that preceded the election in 1862,
when the Republicans carried five
members to the Democrats fourteen.
The quarrel between the Presidents
friends and the military leaders at
that time created q feeling that en-
tirely destroyed the Republicans and
the Republican Congress. There is
the same general want Of confidence
In those who have been trying to re-
gulate affairs.
The Republicans will, we presume,
carry the three Congressional Dis
tricSs in the Eastern reserve. If they
carry any Congressman outside Of
that territory, it will be after tio
closest contest, and by THEN good
luck.
There is much IN the signs Of the
times to indicate Waterloo defeat
to the radicals, not only in Ohio, but
in all the Northern States. The
chances ore that very few of the IN
cobins will be returned to Congress.
A man named Seth North died in
Detroit last week, whose liver was
taken out, and weighed twenty-five