Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-05-07
'ePOLITICAL ITEMS.

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North Carolina Conservative papers lay
the blame Of the defeat Of Their party, and the ra-
cation Of the constitution, upon the western coun-
ties of the State. where there are comparatively
few negroes. It is most unfortunate that there
the people Of the same State. -. 90.
\ w The Washington correspondent Of the Chi
Presidency has virtually settled down, so far as the
Republicans are concerned, to. contest between
Wade and Colfax, with the chances in favor of the
former if the President is convicted and of the lat
ter if the President isaequtted So far as elected,
Wade counts on; the delegates from Ohio, Ken
lucky Maryland, Kansas and California entire,
and several of those from Michigan and New,
Jersey lin, all 81 sColfax claims Indiana New
Jersey, and Michigan solid, and parts of Tennes-
see and Missouri in all 50. Wilson expects near
y all the New England States, Should Pennsyl
Vania and New Y ork cast then strength for Wade,
after complimentary votes for Fenton and Curtin,
he would be nominated. 10 atH oi'
"a Washington letter says 81 "On the morn
ing of the recent election IN Chicago the Radical
organs made the most earnest appeals 10 their
partisans to turn out and urged that it would ney-
er do to allow the National Republican Convention
to be held in Copperhead' city. The Chicago
Tribune said that jas Chicago went that day, the
whole Southwest S#enh 20 in November next.
When the news came here on Thursday that the
Democrats had gained the day, the Radical Con-
eressu1en from Illinois would not believe it at
first, and only gave m on the most convincing
proofs. The Radicals are slowly awaking to the
fact that there is mot sol much magic in Grants
name as they imagined They emblazonedz his
picture on their tickets 10 New Hampshire and
Connecticut, and the results were not very encour-
aging, when it was claimed that the West would
20 for him in whirlwind Of enthusiasm and vet
in an important election in the metropolitan city
of his sQsn State his party are overwhelmingly
beatenf and this in the face of the fact that they
have tiumphed at all the elections in that city for
years past :" - -. -.
Illinois is doing noble work for the Democra.
|cy at Pekin the Democrats carried every ward,
and made gain of three hundred On the same
day. Bloomington, heretofore the nursery of Radi-
|calism, elected Democratic mayor BY majority
of two hundred and thirty-fve - At Quincy an
exciting canvass closed by the election Of Demo
cratic mayor, by majority Of about thousands
gain Of more than three hundred. E q
" - The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald telegraphs to that journal that the
Congressional Democratic Executive Committee
have unanimously passed resolutions requesting
the Democratic National Committee to reconsider
their previous action, and issue call for the Pres
idential Nominating Convention to meet in New
York eriyin June, instead Of on the 4th of July,
as now arranged for. This was done because there
was general feeling that the day of meeting pre-
viously fixed was too distant, and that the political
necessities Of the Democratic party demand an
earlier declaration Of principles and nomination Of
candidates for President and Vice President