Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-10-11
General Political News.
Progress Of the Champagne in Trginia-A
Full Vote Conling Out-THe Bourbon
Element Very JI-eah.

WAsHINGTON, October 1.-The canvass
in Virginia, which has hitherto been dull,
is beginning to warm up. Senator Johns
ton writes helC that there is every prospect
Of & full vote that the people are much
aroused. The Liberal State Committee
have organized Il Series of maSS-meetings
beginning at Richmond OctObcr2, ut which
point ex-senator Il. NJ. II. Hunter, Gen
eral Kemper, Thomas ;. BocO *, Colonel
Baldwin, and other distinguished gentle
men are to speak. The list of COuSeIva-
tive speakers TO canvass the State COmpri-
SEES a galaxy of talent, and all the speakers
who have been prominent leaders in Viz
ginia politics for mAny years. Colonel
Gilman, an active cauvas>cr, was here
some days ago, and reports the Libeial or
GaHization rs being rapidly perfected in
the counties. The strai2ht-out element is
exceedingly weak, and will not reach 1000
votes. The majority for Greeley is esti-
mated at 10000, but will be largely over
so 900 if the October elections shall prove
! favorable. There will be very consider
able colored vote fer Greeley.
The CanraSs in ALu5ama-THc Demo
cratic MAJORITY IN NoreAJer ESTIMATED
at 5000.
WASHINGTON, October 1.-The Chair
of Alabama estimates the Liberal majority
III that State at 5000, that being the mini
mum figures. He reports that the Demo-
Gratis are gaining largely, and that the State
need no longer be regarded in doubt.
SCHURZ AT COOPER INSTITUTE.
HIS Speech Before the Germans Of -Netg
York Last Night-A CrO,oded and En-
HusidStic Meeting.
NEW YORK, October 2.-The hall of
Cooper Institute was crowded to its utmost
capacity last evening with Germans who
had come out to hear Senator Carl SchurZ
speak on the issues of the coming election.
Not a seat was vacant, and the aiSleS were
packed, and when, at about eight O'Clock,
the Senator, accompanied by DIR. krackO-
wiZer, the President of the meeting, APP
peared upon the stage, he was greeted
with the most enthusiastic cheers. He
was then briefly introduced by DR.. Krack
OWizer, when he proceeded to address the
vast concourse in the German language.
ARKANSAS.
State Ticket Put F'oracard by the Liberal
Republican Committee.
LITTLE Rock, Oct. /, 1S72.-The Lib
eral Republican State Central Committee
to-day placed the following new ticket in
the field:
For Governor, Andrew Hunter; for Lieu
tenant Governor, j. G. Tappan; for Sec
rotary of State, j. M. Johnson for Audi
tor, w. Il. Milton !; for Treasurer, Thomas
Boles; for Attorney General, F. w. Comp
ton; for Supreme Judges, j. j. Clendenin
and j. d. Walker for Superintendent of
Education l.. d. Jaynes; for Superinten-
dent of the Penitentiary, X. g. Jennings
for Congressman-at-Large j. NJ. POme-
roy. MessrS. Johnson, Boles, Jennings and
POmerOy are liberals, and the balance of
the ticket is democratic.
THE PENNSYLVANIA CANVASS.
The Final Blo1cs at the Cameron Ring
Curtin to Speak IN PutsJurg and Phil
ddelphia-HOaU the Release Of Yerkes
1oas Brought about.
PHILADELPHIA, October 1.-The Chair
man of the State Committee on the Dem
ocratic side is Samuel j. Randall, Congress
man from the First District. The evil
dence OF the earnestness with which he is
lighting the corruptionists, Cameron Hart
ranft, and Mackey, Is attested by the fact
that there will be 1876 Democratic meetings
held throughout the State this week under
the auspices of Mr.. Randall's Committee.
The Liberal Republican State Committee
will hold about So meetings, making In all