Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-08-19
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
- The Greenbackers of Michigan have
placed full State ticket in the field.
- The Democratic State Convention Of
Texas has nominated Gov. O. NJ. Roberts
for re election.
- Both candidates for President have twen'
ty letters in their names, and one or the 9TH
er will be the 10th President.
The Republican conference at New York
was rather despondent. The South was prac
tically abandoned, and Maine, Ohio and In
diana were regarded as the pivotal States.
- Gen. Rosecrans is enthusiastic for Han
cock, although Garfield was his Adjutant
General. He writes from San Francisco that
the Pacific Coast is ablaze for the Democrat
ic nominees.
- The Democrats of Tennessee are divided
into two factions-one which is in the ma.
jority, favoring the payment of the States
Just indebtedness and the other comprising
repudiationists. Both factions have nomina.
ted candidates for Governor.
- Abraham Lincoln is c-edi:ed with having
made the following declaration during the
war: ,"I tell you, gentlemen, that if his life
and strength are spared, l believe that Gen
eral Hancock is destined to be one of the
most distinguished men of the age. Why,
when 90 down in the morning to open my
maitland I arise at o'clock-I declare
that do so in fear and trembling lest l may
hear that Hancock has been killed or wound.
ed."
- It is the fashion to depreciate Mr. Hayes,
the President de tacto, but we are reminded
by the Philadelphia Record that in 1863
when he and Garfield were each offered a
Congressional nomination, Hayes wrote from
the army to his constituents: II decline the
nomination. Any man who would leave the
front at this time to accept place Of safety
in the rear, ought to be shot" Gen. Garfield
took another view of the matter, and after
ward took his seat in Congress, where be has
remained ever since.
Speaking of Republican prospects in
South Carolina, the Washington Republican
says: We have received several letters from
South Carolina Republicans giving, as we
think, excellent reasons why the campaign
in that State should be confined to Federal
questions and candidates. We do not desire
to interfere; by advice or otherwise, in the
kI...1 .r,;~, &c othar communities opd uo
have therefore refrained from publishing
much that appeals to our judgment as true.
We will venture, however, to advise our Ma
tioual Committee that any money sent to
South Carolina to aid canvass in that State
is absolutely wasted. Blaine might plant
and Conkling might water, but the Demo.
cratic election managers will give the increase
of Democratic majorities.
- After session of six days, the Georgia
Democratic State Convention failed to make
nomination for Governor. The two.thirds
rule was adopted and although on the thirty
second and last ballot, Colquitt received 22O,
and 127 votes were divided among four names,
So being the highest received by either of
the four, no nomination could be made, and
the convention adjourned after the majority
adopted resolution recommending Colquitt
to the people, The minority have organized a
State executive committee and campaign
central committee, and nominated Hon. T. M.
Norwood, who accepts the nomination. The
Democracy of Georgia is badly divided, to
say the least of it, and the disintegration is
augmented by the two thirds rule, which pre-
vailed in the State Convention.