Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-22
POLITICAL ITEMS.

-Ihe 0prmgnelu hepuottcdH says IiaI
John Brown, Jr., son Of old John Brown, of
Harper's Ferry, is for Greeley.
-Myron A. Clark, of Canandaigua, who
was the last Wing Governor of New York, is
President of Greeley club.
The California State election will not be
held in September this year. 1t goes over to
join in the Presidential contest.
- The Republicans propose to nominate
General John A. Dix as their candidate for
Governor of New York. But General Dix
says he is a Democrat.
The latest agony Of the despairing Radi-
cal orators is that if Greeley is elected the
South will rise in rebellion and reestablish
the Southern Confederacy.
While in Baltimore some one asked Gen.
Benning, "What are Mr.. Stephens and Gen.
Toombs doing?" The General replied, "They
are trying to dig up yesterday, and it won't
come"
At meeting of the Liberal Republicans
and Democrats, held in Boston on Saturday
last, it was resolved to ask Charles Francis
Adams to become their candidate for Govern
or of Massachusetts,.
1t is stated that Edmund Baxter will be
candidate for Governor in Tennessee against
John C. Brown, the Democratic nominee.
Both are Greeley men, but Brown "favors
the maintenance of the Democratic organi-
zation."
According to the Grant press, A. T. Stew.
art lies, Schurz lies, Sumner lies, Pleasanton
lies, Greeley lies, Banks lies, Dana lies, Tip
ton lies, Trumbull lies. Everybody lies but
Grant, and he can't lie. How is that for
hatchets and cherry trees?
Senator Rice, of Arkansas, writes MIR.
Sumner that a large proportion Of the negro
voters in his State will follow the advice OF
the Massachusetts Senator in the coming cam
paign. Mr. Rice is confident that Arkansas
will 60 for Greeley and Brown by large
majority. ..
- Charles O'Connor, the distinguished law
yer of New York, is spoken of as the probable
nominee of the Louisville straight.out Demo-
cratic Convention, to assemble next month.
Brick Pomeroy urges the nomination OF Mr..
O'Connor, and has made the discovery that
Greeley stock is depreciating
The following generals in the Union army
during our late civil war support Greeley and
Brown Hooker, Hancock, McClernand, F.
P. Blair, Fitzpatrick, Pleasanton, Ward, Wi
ley, Burns, Whitley, Buell., Moore, Hazen,
Haskell, Banks, Slocum, Mason, Burbridge,
schurz, Steadman, Morgan Heath, Mcclellan,
Banning, Tuttle and Slack.
The State election in West Virginia takes
place to-day. The matter Of most interest is
the new constitution to be presented for ratfi-
cation The contest for Governor is peculiar
iy warm, because Gov. Jacobs, the present
incumbent, is running Independent against
the regular Democratic nominee
Andy johnson never said better thing
in his life than when he exclaimed, the other
day in his Knoxville speech, "It is no tirne
to say this or that is not my party, but let us
all unite in saying this is my country" 1t is
that sort of feeling that ensures Horace Gree
ley's election to the Presidency.
The Massachusetts Adamses, sire and son,
it seems, cannot agree to run with the same
political machine. While Charles Francis,
the father, works with the Republicans, John
Quincy, the SON, casts his lot with the Democ-