The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-24
CHICAGO ELECTION.
bemecratic Victoria Gain Of Over
R0ar Thousnnd Eoiea


CHICAGO, April 2l.-The election to-
day. for Judge and Clerk Of the Record
e-s Court, and one Alderman from each
ward, passed off quietly. About twen-
'ty-three thsusand votes were polled.
The Democratic ticket for Judge and
Clerk is elected by y majority of five
hundred. At the election last Novem-
ber, Osborne, the Radical candidate for
County Treasurer, received over four
thousand majority. The Council stands
twenty Repsblicsus ito twelve Demo
CHICAGO, April 2l.-Chicaso is Demo-
cratic to the centre. McAllister, the
candidate tor Recorder, is elected by
92l majority. o'Hara has been elected
Clerk by a slightly reduced majority.
Democratic-C Chicago sends Invitations
TO the delegates to the National Repub-
licaH Convention to meet in Demo
cratic Chicago to nominate Grant "or
any other man." our doors are open.
The spinal column of Radicalism is
broken. The homo of Douglas is re-
deemed. The country is safe! '.How are
you, Radicalsf" 5-CTE -
We are indebted for the foregoing to
the specials" of the World and 1ge,
our regular dispatches having seglected
to notify us Of the touching incidents
above related. Intelligence more start
ling has not been given to the country
for many day. In six months the
heretofore intensely Radical city of
Chicago has reversed her position,
wiped out the margin of four thousand
votes which proclaimed her Radicalism
last FAN, and rolled up handsome
Democratic majority as evidence of her
hrmness in her new faith. The gain is
immense and the result glor:ous.
We are at loss to understand how
the friends of the Rump will explain
this distressing occurrence. Local
causes" are about exhausted; party
corruptions and bad nominations" won't
answer as an excuse, for "that's what's
the matter" with Radica!ism the cOun-
try over. "Side issues" have been cited
in extenuation of defeat until they
are threadbare. We shall await with
interest the explanations of Radical
a biologists, whose inventive genius must
by this time be severely taxed.
Two current facts give great signifi-
canoe to this election. The first is that
is upon the eve of compile
tion. 1t is confidently proclaimed that
the removal of JOHNSON is rs good as
This election shows
that ii had better not be accomplished,
unless its procurers desire to commit
political suicide. Every recent election
has been o Judgment on the measure,
and at each one it has been condemned
and Rsdicslism overwhelmed bJ it.
Another important fact, not to be
overlooked in referring the Chicago
revolution to its proper cause, is the late
by the Illinois Democracy
in favor of PENDLEToN and green
back redemption. The financial ques-
ton, beyond all others, IS the leading
q auestion of the hour. The adoption of
q PENDLEToN and greenback platform
means the solution of that vital ques-
tion. When the Illinois Democracy
proclaimed for PENDLEToN, they set
tied, almost beyond question, that he
would be the Democratic nominee. He
is as much the Democratic candidate
new, as GRANT is the Republican can
didate. AS measuring the strength of
GRANT, Connecticut is universally ac-
cepted as the test. As indicating PEN
pLEToN's prospects, Chicago may be
fairly taken. The conclusion to be
drawn from comparison of results is
and instructive.