Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-04-08

politics throughout the country the follow
ing compendium of information concerning
events to occur will be useful for reference:
CONVENTIONS.
March 3l-Caliornia, Republican, Sacra.
mento.
April S-Nevada, Republican, Carson City.
April l5-Illinois, Democratic Springfield.
April 29-Neoraska, Republican, Nebraska
City.
. May 1-Louisiana, Republican, New Or
leans. ...., .,s..s.,---.
May 5-New Hampshire, Republican, Con-
cord. siF ~ -
May 6-Illinuis. Republican, Peoria.
May Iowa, Republican, Des Moipes.
May l3-Minnssota, Republican, St. Paul.
May l9-National Soldiers, Chicago.
May 20-National Republican, Chicago
June lO--New Jersey, Democratic, Tren-
ton.
June ls-New Jersey, Republican, Tren-
ton.
July '4-Nationsl Democratic, New York.
July 4-Soidiers' and Sailors New York.
STATE ELECTIONS. u ~
April Rhode Island-soneral.'
April6-Connecticut-general. %
April 6-Micbigan-new, constitution.
April to -Florida-reconstru State
and Federal officers. -
pril'T-Wisconsin-judicial. ''--
April Ia, rs, l6,-South Carolira--recon-
e:ruction. - 1Ii ]
April II, lS,-Louisiara-recorstsnction.
April 81, %, 23-North Carolina-recon-
struction.
May 4, 5,9-Florida
PROGRESS OF RECONSTRUCTION.
V1Rc1NIA-The Convention has attained
its seventysixth day and is drawing to close.
The registry has undergone one revision with
another promised) before the election.
NORTH CARoLIaA--Election TO- and under
the new constitution begins April q. Cam
didates for Governor: William W. Holden,
republican Thomas S. !.she, democrat.
SOUTH CARoLIyA-Election for and under
the new constitution begins April IA Gene
raj Robert L. Scott is the radical (and thus
far the only candidate for Governor:
GEoaGIA-Election for and under the new
constitution begins April 20. Candidates for
Governor: Rufus 4. Bullock, republican |;
David Irwin, conservative.
Decentralization for and under the new
constitution begins May Harrison Reed is
the republican (aDd thus far the only candi-
date for Governor. ,,,s
ALABAMA-An,, applicant before Congress,
with prospect of admission. 80.
MIssIssIprI-Convention in its sixty. ninth
day. and will probably conclude its labors
next week General B. B. Eggleston, Presi
dent of the Convention, is the republican nom.
inee for Governor.
Observation-Disclosures for and under the
new constitution begins April IL. Candi-
dates for Governor: Henry C. Warmotb, re-
publican James G. Taliafrrro, Independent.
Mr.. Taliaierro was president of the Conven.
ton and is native Louisianian. The ques,
ton at issue is between the natives" and
"earpet baggers," and the democrats favor
Talaferro while declining to interfere.
Transformation just elected but not
yet convened.
ARKASsAs-E.ection held last week result
no: known. General Powell Clayton was the
republican, and only, candidate for Governor.
Of the republican candidates for Governor
above named, Holden Is natiTe North Car
DINA Scot. is native of Pennsylvania, en-
tered the service from Ohio and is in charge
of frcedmen's affairs; Bullock is native of
New York, resident in Georgia before and
during the war Reed was recently Wiscon
sin editor; Eggleston is native of New
York, who entered the military service from
Ohio; Warmoth isa native of Illinois and
entered the service from Missouri; ; Clayton
native of Pennsylvania, entered the service
from Kansas.