The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-28
The Political Ycnr.

| With the coming month Of November tho
series of political elections for the present
year will he closed. In the results of the
elections which have been held up to this
time there has not been much variety, al
one sturdy blow, and the National Democra-
| cy have gained new and decided advantages.
New lIampshircd led OF in March, eectipg
q Governor and members OF the State Leg
islature. AS usual Of late years, the Re-
pubcans were successful. Connecticut fol-
lowed i'll April, elccting Republican Gov
,eSpor and securing Republican majority in
both branches OF the Legislature. In July
the Virginia elections were held. The Dem
ocrats made no party nominations, and sup
ported the ticket OF the moderate Republi-
cans or Anti-Radicals- Democratic
vote electing the Governor and lnrge ma
jority in the State Senate and House. This
was, to all intents and purposes n crushing
defeat of the bitter-end Radicals. In Au-
gust the Conservatives or Anti-Radcals
swept Tennessee, defeating Stokes and elect
ing Sentcr and majority OF the State Leg
islature. Again were the bitter-cntlcrs
smitten hip and thigh, although in Tennes-
see, as In Virginia, the Radical candidates
had Oh their side the whole official influence
OF the State and Federal Governments. In
September the Republicans were victorious
in Vermont and Maine, which was Moth
ing new or strange. California, i'm the
same month, elected new Legislature,
and the Democrats obtained largo ma
jority in that body. In the late judicial
elections the Democrats were again sue
cessful by humping vote. Pcnnsyl-
| vania, Ohio and Indiana followed during
the present month OF October, and in each
State the Republicans prevailed. But in
Pennsylvania the Radical majority WIS cut
down from 2S, 1913 in 1868 to 1896 in 1863,
and in Ohio. from IL, 42s in 1868 to about
5000 in 1862 On tho whole, the Democrats
have done very well, in spite Of their occa-
sional blunders Of management and policy.
Elections are to be held next month in
New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts,, Illinois, Minnesota, Wiscon.
sin, Mississippi, Maryland and Texas. In
New York the election takes place on Tues
day next, and the officers to be elected
are Secretary OF State, Comptroller, Q
Treasurer, an Attorney General, State En-
gineer and Surveyor, Canal Commissioner,
an Inspector OF State Prisons, two Judges
Of the Court Of Annnals "'rh. J~stiuoe U
the Supreme Court and full Legislature
The Democratic majority at the elections fo,
Secretary of State two years ago was AZ, $50
but the Radicals are working desperatel,
hard to outgcneral their opponents. II
nominating General Franz Sigel for Secre
tary OF State and Horace Greeley for Comp
troller, they make high bid for the German
vote, and that Of any lambs who may bt
willing to stray from the Democratic fold
There Is no doubt, however, that the Demo
Gratis will, as usual, carry the day although
the elections hinge more upon local ant
personal than national questions.
Illinois docs not this year elect State Off
cers, but on Tuesday next will elect mem
bers OF State Constitutional Convention
This convention will determine whether tn,
word 'white" shall be stricken from tn,
clause In relation to suffrage. In tho Lecis
lature the Republicans have majority; bu
the Democrats claim that in tho constitu
Aonal convention the strength OF the two
parties will be about equal. On the sam,
day Chicago elects new city government
There arc two tickets in the neld-one tn,
regular Republican ticket, and the other th,
Citizens ticket, supported by both Republi
cans and Democrats for tho purpose O
breaking up tho corrupt Radical ring.
The Massachusetts election for State ofT,
GERS and members OF the Legislature will
also take place on Tuesday next. The cam
paign has acquired additional interest from
tho prominence givon the temperance ques
tion, and from tho fact that the Labor Re
form party has entered the field and nomi