Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-09-20
The Fail Elections.


In addition to the glorious Conservative
victory in California and the wonderful
gains in Maine, we have to chronicle the
success of the Conservative and Democratic
candidate for delegate to Congress, Mr..
! CAvANAH, from Montana, by an over
whelming vote.
| The Conservatives have certainly made a
most propitious beginning for the Fall
elections. It is impossible that both thep o-
litical parties should not view the results in
the ten States, which are yet to vote during
the present year, with more than usual
interest. Their issue will show to what
extent reaction has taken place at tho
North, or whether the people are still salts
fed with the tone and temper of the pres
ent legislation of Congress, and endorse
the propositions of the advanced wing of
| the Radicals. These elections, immedi-
ately preceding the meeting of Congress
in November, will shape the action Of that
body. Decided Radical victories will send
the members to Washington loaded to the
muzzle with malignity towards the unof-
| Tending but helpless South, which would
be made to feel the weight of their wrath
towards the President, the Conservative
party, and the Constitution. 4 decided
Conservative gain, or better-a victory
would dampen Radical ardor, add strength
to the President, embolden the Conserva-
tive leaders, and give sprestige to the more
moderate Republicans, such as FEssENDEN,
SHERMAN and BINGHAM.
The influence of the approaching cleo
tons upon the Presidential question must
be very great. A decided Radical victory
will insure the nomination of STEVENS,
SHERIDAN or STANTON. A falling off in their
vote will bring forward more prominently
the names of Judge CHASE and Speaker
CoLFAx, while Conservative victories will
render General GRANT and Senator FEssEN-
DEN very proper Republican candidates.
The elections to be held in October oc-
cur on the 9Th of the month in the States
of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa. In Penn
sylvania the election is for Judge of the
Supreme Court and members of the Legis-
lature. The Judicial election is enlisting
the most exciting party canvass The Rad
ical Convention, in nominating its candi-
date, in it's platform declared that it is the
policy of the Radical party of the State to
"place the Supreme Court in harmony
with the political opinions of the majority
of the people" The majority last Fall was
about II, 900 for the Radicals. Mr.. STE
VEINS has expressed Iistrust of the result in
both Pennsylvania and New York. He is
a sagacious politician, and the "apathy !"
to which he ascribes the probable result
was the early perception of the signs of
reaction in public sentiment and coming
revolution at the polls.
In Ohio the election is for Governor and
State officers Also the amendment to the
Constitution comforting the right of suf-
frage upon negroes is to be voted upon.
Although the Radical majority last Fall
was upwards of $4,000, there seems to be
some hope of its being overcome, so IN
popular is negro suffrage. The New York
Tribune thinks the contest will be close.
In Iowa the election is for State officers.
The Radical majority being so great, about
80, 900, in total of less than 15O 900 votes,
but little general interest is felt in the re-
suit, although the DETECTION of the Ger
man element from the ranks of the Radi-
Gals must greatly reduce the majority.
On November 9Th elections are held in
New York, Massachusetts,, Minnesota, Wis
consin and Maryland. In New York the
election is for Secretary of State and 9TH
er State officers, including members of the
Legislature. AS this State gave Repub-
lican majority of less than 1900 at the
last election, much interest is felt in the
result. It is thought that the Constitution
al Convention, now in session, will submit
negro suffrage to the people. In the other
elections held on this day there is not much
interest felt. If the Germans of Minnesota
vote against the Radical ticket, it may
carry the State for the Democrats. In Ma
ryland the new Constitution is alone to be
submitted to the people.
On the succeeding day, November 9th,
the people of New Jersey and Kansas vote
for members of the Legislature. In the
first of these States interest is felt, as party
strength is about equally divided. Since
the magnificent majority in California, for
the Conservatives, and the wonderful losses
of the Radicals in Maine, we are prepared
to see q majority of these States carried by
the party of the Constitution. Connecticut
sounded the slogan of Conservative success,
the freemen of California have caught up
the glorious shout. and its echoes have
aroused the yeomanry of the Pine Tree
State. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
New Jersey, and probably Minnesota and
Iowa, will join the advancing column,
which at the ballot-box will rescue the
Constitution from impending dangers, and
send the nourishing blood of reconciliation
and good-feeling, warm and pure from the
great heart of the nation to the remotest
parts of the Union. The military despot-
ism which now paralyzes ten States, and