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

| With the coming month OF November the
series of political elections for the present
year will be closed. In the results of the
elections which have becn held up to this
time there has not been much variety, al
| though Radicalism has received more than
one sturdy blow, and the National Democrat
cy have gained new and decided advantages.
New lIampshircd led OF in March, electiDg
! u Governor and members of the State Leg
islaturc. AS usual of late years, the Re-
publicans were successful Connecticut fol-
lowed in April, clccting Republican Gov
,Grpor and securing n Republican majority in
both branches OF the Legislature. III July
| the Virginia elections were held. The Dem
Ocrats made no pnrty nominations, and sup-
ported the ticket of the moderate Republi-
cans or Anti-Ratlicals-the Democratic
vote clecting the Governor and large ma-
jority in the State Senate and House. This
was, to all intents and purposes, crushing
defeat of the bitter-cnd Radicals. In Au-
gust the Conservatives or Anti-Radicals
swept Tennessee, defeating Stokes and elect
ing Senter and majority OF the State Leg
islnturc. Again were the bittcr-cnders
smit,cn hip and thigh, although in Tenncs-
scc as in Virginia, the Radical candidates
had OIL their side the whole official influence
Of the State and Fedora! Governments. In
September The Republicans were victorious
in Vermont aud Maine, which was moth
ing new or strange. California, in the
same month, elected new Legislature,
and the Democrats obtained large ma
jority in that body. In the late judicial
| elections the Democrats were again sue
ccssful by humping vote. PcnnsyI-
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,s98 in 1868 TO 1896 in 1869,
and in Ohio from 4l,42S in 1868 to about
5000 in 1869. On tho whole, the Democrats
have done very well, in spite of their occa.
sional bunders of management and policy
Elections are TO be held next month ir
Now York, New Jersey, New Hampshire
Massachusetts, Illinois, Minnesota, Wiscon
sin, Mississippi, Maryland and Texas. II
New York the election takes place on Tues
day next, and the officers to be elected
are Secretary OF State, n Comptroller, {
Treasurer, an AttorncyG General, State En-
ginecr and Surveyor, q Canal Commissioner
an Inspector OF State Prisons, two Judgo
| Of the Court of Annnnls n'<,'. J..sti.rs U
the Supreme Court and o full Legislature
Tho Democratic majority Mt the elections f0
Secretary of State two years ago was Al, $50
but the Radicals are working desperatcl,
hard to outgcneral their opponents. Ii
nominating General Franz Sigel for Score
tary OF State and Horace Greeley for Comp
troller, they make high bid for the German
vote, and that OF any lambs who may b,
willing to stray from the Democratic fold
There Is no doubt, however, that tho Demo
cratswill, as usual, carry the day, although
the elections hinge more upon local ant
personal than national questions.
Illinois does not this year elect State Off
GERS, but on Tuesday next will elect mem
bers OF State Constitutional Convention
This convention will determine whether tn,
word "white" shall be stricken from TIN
clause in relation to suffrage In tho Lcris
lature the Republicans have majority; bu
the Democrats claim that in tho constitu
tional convention the strength OF the tw,
parties will he about equal. On the sam
day Chicago elects new city government
There arc two tickets in the ncd-onc tn
regular Republican ticket, and the other tn
Citizens ticket, supported by both Republi
cans and Democrats for the purpose O
breaking up the corrupt Radical ring.
The Massachusetts, election for State off,
GERS and members OF the Legislature will
also take place on Tuesday next The cam
palgn has acquired additional interest from
the prominence givon tho temperance qucs
tion, and from tho fact that the Labor Re
form party has entered the field and nomi