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 been held up to this
time there has not been much variety nl-
though Radicalsm has received more than
ono sturdy blow, and the National Democra-
cy have gained new and decided advantages.
New Iampshircd led of in March, electiDg
| Governor and members OF the State Leg
islature. As usual OF late years, the Re-
publicans were successful Connecticut fol-
lowed in April, electing n Republican Gov
lfSpor and securing Republican majority in
tthe Virginia elections were held. The Dem
ocrats made no party nominations, and sup
ported the ticket OF the moderate Republi-
cans or Anti-Radicals-the Democratic
vote electing the Governor and large ma-
jority in the State Senate md House. This
was, to all intents and purposes, crushing
defeat OF the bitter-end Radicals. In Au-
| gust the Conservatives or Anti-Radicals
swept Tennessee, defeating Stokes and elect
ing Senter and majority Of the State Leg
islature. Again were the bittcr-endcrs
smitten hip and thigh, although i'll Tennes-
see, as in Virginia, the Radical candidates
had on their side tho 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, in the
same month, elected new Legislature,
and the Democrats obtained q largo ma
jority in that body. In the late judicial
elections the Democrats were again sue
ccssful by humping vote. Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Indiana followed during
the present month OF October, and in each
Pennsylvania the Radical majority wins cut
down from 90, 89S in 1869 to 1896 in 1862
and in Ohio from 41,428 in 1868 to about
5000 in 1869. On the 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, o
Treasurer, On Attorney General, State En-
gineer and Surveyor, o Canal Commissioners,
an Inspector Of State Prisons, two Judges
| Of the Court of Annaaie. n'c,'.s J-.tives OI
the Supreme Court and o full Legislature.
The Democratic majority at the elections fdr
Secretary Of State two years ago was Al, $50
but the Radicals are working desperately
hard to outgeneral their opponents. In
nominating General Franz Sgel for Score
tary OF State and Horace Greeley for Comp
troller, they mako high bid for the German
vote, and TINT Of any lambs who mny. be
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 and
personal than national questions.
Illinois does not this year elect State off,
GERS, but on Tuesday next will elect mem:
bers OF a State Constitutional Convention
This convention will determine whether the
word white" shall be stricken from tho
clause In relation to suffrage. In the Leeis-
lature the Republicans have q majority; but
the Democrats claim that In the constitu-
tional convention the strength Of the two
parties will be about equal. On the same
DAY Chicago elects new city government.
Yhere arc two tickets In the neld-one the
regular Republican ticket, and the other the
Citizens ticket, supported b. both Republic
cans and Democrats for the purpose Of
breaking up tho corrupt Radical ring. .,,
,lne massachusetts tasI, election for State off,
GERS and members OF the Legislature will
also take place on Tuesday next. Tho cam
paign has acquired additional interest from
inc prominence given tho temperance ques-
tion, and from tho fact that the Labor Re.
form party has entered the fold and noml-