Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-10-17
The Election News in Wash
ington.
[Telegraphie oorespondence Gin. Conn.,
WAsHrSerox. D. c., Oct. 10.

Telegraphlc Correspondence Cln. Ccm-1
WAsHINGToN, d. c., Oct. 10.
The results of the election in Ohio
and Pennsylvania having been pretty
well ascertained, there has not been SO
much excitement to-day as during
yesterday and the day before, though
the crowds have thronged the hotels,
newspaper offices and other public
places, freely discussing the great po-
litical events.
1t is but truth to state, that the re-
suits surprised both parties, especially
that in Ohio, and it is difficult to de-
clare whether Republicans or Demo
crats are the more astonished. Some
of the latter who were regarded as over
confident, were laughed at yesterday,
for Offering to bet that Hayes, for Gov
ernor, would not have more than fifteen
thousand, while no one up to last night
was willing to take the chances that
Thurman would be elected No SINH
lar political event has excited greater
interest among public men and politi-
clans here, especially Presidential wire
workers, and it has been discussed to-
day, from the Presidential circles at the
White House, down through all the
various cliques and crowds of the
town.
The first question asked, What will
Congress now do about impeachment?
is answered generally that, while it may
not be abandoned, it will not be pushed
very vigorously.
The Presidents friends say he has
no fears of impeachment, even if he
ever had any, and viii show that he
intends to turn over new leaf regard
ing office-holders, commencing first
with his Cabinet.
In this direction, it may be stated
with confidence, that. the first change
will be made in the War Department.
General Grant will be superseded in
the course of ten days by either Gen
eral Nc cClernand, of Illinois, or Frank
Blajs jr.
TIE State Department is looked for
next in order, and the Secretary of the
Treasury, and Postmaster General Ran
dali viii probably follow Mr.. Seward.
There is more reasonable doubt OF
Secretary McCulloch's suspension than,
perhaps, of any other Cabinet Minis
ter's; but the Presidents Democratic
friends are very bitter on the Secretary,
and declare that he has refused to assist
them with a single Office in Pennsylva-
MIA. 1t is doubtful if the President can
withstand the pressure, and Mr.. Nc
Culloch seems to feeli for he declared
to-day that he did not regard his
tenure of Office as very strong.
The change of General Grant excites
more comment than the other Cabinet
Ministers; for the removal of the latter
have been generally anticipated, pro-
vided the election resulted against the
Republican party.
Perhaps the greatest feature of the
discussion is that pertaining to the i'm
pending Presidential campaign. The
Colfax, Chase and Grant men express
their views freely. The former two dc
not favor the abandonment of manhood
suffrage, but such Republicans as sup
port Grant for President, declare thai
| the result in Ohio shows that the suf
frage plank must be omitted in the mex
Republican Convention.
The Washington Star, the largest
circulated paper here, and Radical il
politics, sounds the kep-note of this lat
ter course. =
There are in Washington largt
number of influential and wealthy mer
who are working zealously in the in
terest of Mr.. Chase for the.Presidency
and they have taken the very deepest
interest in the Ohio election. Some O.
this number declare that policy require;
them to keep quiet for the present, but
they openly deny that they intend te
dissolve their organization.
To sum up these expressions of the
views of the various parties, there is g
general concurrence in agreeing to wait
and see what Congress will do when il
assemblies on the last of November
and, in the meantime, to watch the
course of the Administration.