Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-05-28
POLITICAL ITEMS.

Twenty-seven Republicans and five Demo-
Gratis have been elected to Congress from the re-
constructed States.
The Republicans of the Danvill tva.l District
nominated l.. O. Thayer, q member OF the late
Convention, for Congress.
The Davedport, Iowa, Gazette is informed that
Senator Grimes is coming home to Iowa to re-
sign his seat In the Senate.
4 Democratic paper at Omaha is STYLED the
BORDER" the name Is very appropriate to many
Democratic sheets.
Gen. Mcclellan Is credited with a purpose to
return to this country In September and actively
advocate the election of the Demoeratic candl-
date for President, whoever he may be.
The Irish Republican Club of Omaha have In
dorsed the Republican State ticket nominated
at Nebraska city last week, and myor the Hon.
j. NJ. Thayer for Vice President with Gen. Grant.
The Boston Post which recently declared in
favor of General Hancock as the Democratic cam
didate for the Presidency, now urges the Hon.
Charles Francis Adams for the Vice Presidency.
Tho Chicago nominations are being received
tRusiasm. salutes were fired at New York, San
Francisco and other places in honor of the ac-
etion of the Convention and the nominees.
Thomas d. Florence, for ten years Democratic
representatives OF the First Pennsylvania Dis
trict, and now one editor of the Constitutional
Union, an extreme Democratic paper in WASH
noSncing himself in faior Of conferring the eiec-
tive franchise upon all races and sexes
Wade Hampton foreshsdowed the policy ofthe
National Copperhead party In speech made re-
said. In talking OF negro ~ suffrage as a plank In
the Copperhead platf ,rm !" Let the colored man
be told Gods ST. trrthTthai II he P expects to escape
Democratic or Conservative party.
The Impeachment of President Johnson has
failed, definitely and finally. The Senate voted
thsy Wsre eh lost By exactly the same vote as the
XIth. The Court was dissolved; I; and thus ends
the attemPs 70 ana Prssdent whS has
| the United States for the past two years.
The Macon Telegraph gays that no time since
the war has there been In Georgia that degree OF
TSs Is to
ton prospects and TO the results of the late elec-
ticns. winch show that the whites can, II they
in public affairs 10 secure the general ends o.
| good government.
Ths Legislature of Ohio has at last adjourned
i This distinguished body remained In session :
/ month or two after Its business WINS completed
i in the expectation that Ben. Wade would b.
/ transferred to the White House. Then the plar
OF Mr.. wade in the Senate. II was silly plan
/ since there would have been no vacancy to I'LL
tSeis heads. The cost Of this notion to the stat
/ Of Ohio Ia something more than nfty thousan'
1 dollars.-N. Y. Sun.
A Washington dispatch says; A sharp, bu
snd which Is astracsn
much attention here. Hancock's friends claim
that he is the first choice of New England, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, and the second choice c
! New York and Will enjoy the Prelerepee OF
OF Availability. The Virginih politicians pre-
; pose to take O back seat, but VIII advise Han
, are very active and hopeful.
A Washington dispatch says; The prospect,
the new party look very gloomy indeed, an
there is not the haintest Indication that Messr
chase Fessenden, Trumbull, and Grimes wi
be able TO carry with them even an omnibus fu
OF Republicans. The announcement ofthe 70
nation OF this new party, under the lead ofthel
4 pecusant Senators has had the effect ,of wakiI
: the old enthusiasm of the Republicans and u
, Indignation against them gathers strength evel
J hour. influential Democrats laugh at the thin
: and the whole movement II mentioned wit
derision everywhere. .e.lffI.-,t5I .ti n