Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-07-15

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of Moore. Oliver H. Dockery of Richmond
and Geo. B. Everett of Forsythe, Electors
for the State at large.
POLITICAL NOTES.
The Greenbackers profess to be confident
of carrying Maine, California, Wisconsin
Tennessee, Texas and Mississippi. \
The indianapolis Sentinel predicts thai
Indiana will elect the Democratic ticket BY
double the majority of 1876.
Since 1860 every presidential candidate
of the Republican party has been Western
man, and every presidential candidate of the
Democrats an Eastern man.
The Chicago Times advises Hancock te
hold on to that commission as major-general
and says Garfield knows enough to hold 6
senatorship in hand until he has captured tbt
presidency II the bush.
In the reorganization of the Indiana State
Democratic central committee, Governor Hen
bricks has been placed on the committee, anc
Hon. w. H. English will continue as chair
man.
- The Philadelphia Press calls for the with
drawal of Simon B. Conover, the Republican
nominee for Governor of Florida. 1t say
his nomination has cast blight on the Re
publican campaign in that State.
Gen. James B. Weaver, Greenback can
didate for President, inaugurated the canvass
in Alabama, by speaking at Scottsboro, in
that State, last Monday. He processes tc
think his chances of election are equally al
good as those of Hancock or Garfield.
The early elections this year are the fol
lowing: Alabama, first Monday in August
Arkansas first Monday Of September; Ver
mont, first Tuesday of September Maine
second Monday of September; Colorado, first
Tuesday of October; Indiana, Ohio and West
Virginia, second Tuesday of October.
- Colonel Forney, the veteran PHILADELPHIA
editor, intends to support Gen. Hancock fol
the Presidency. Forney has long been one Of
the staunchest Republicans in Pennsylvania
and his influence is very great His advoca
cy of Hancock will 60 far toward making
Pennsylvania Democratic State in the pend
ing campaign.
Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock is grand.
son of John Hancock, the renowned signer
of the Declaration Of Independence, and
President of the Continental Congress and Of
the first Confederacy. He was probably
named for Gen. Winfield Scott, who won
proud laurelsin the Indian and Mexican wars
and who was candidate for the Presidency.
against Franklin Pierce, in 1852.
At meeting of the Kearneyites in San
Francisco on the 4th, there was stormy
scene between the Greenback and Democratic
wings of the agitators followers. A cross,
fire of cheers and gpans was the result, and
at the close the Democratic faction made d
rush for Kearney, amid cries of "Hang him.
etc. He was protected by the police, put into
hack and driven off.
- The Baltimore Gazette reports that gen.
tleman who arrived in Washington from the
White Sulphur Springs Friday, says that Sen
ators Cameron and Blaine, who are there.
have nothing whatever to do with each other
The evident bad feeling between the two Re-
publican leaders is the subject of much gossip
and comment at the springs. 1t is reported
that on one occasion Mr.. Blaine directly
snubbed the Pennsylvania Senator.
Among prominent Republicans who have
recently declared to gre their hearty support
to Hancock, are Hon. f. Joy Morris, of Phil
adelphia Leonard w. Jerome, Of New York
George Bullock, prominent manufacturer
of Pennsylvania; Col. Frank G. Noyes, Of
New Hampshire, and Gen. Rosencrans. The
latter is residing in San Francisco, and will
be heard from frequently in the California
canvass.
- Mr.. Weaver and his friends expect to
poll the full Greenback vote in Wisconsin for
their electoral ticket. This is pretty close on
to thirty thousand, and much more than two.
thirds of it comes from the Republicans.
Hancock, it is claimed, will poll very nearly
the full Democratic vote, as not more than
five thousand will, it is thought, vote with the
Greenbackers. This calculation would give
the State to the Hancock electors, and prom.
inent Wisconsin Republicans freely admit
that the situation is not at all encouraging
for their side.
On Thursday last, Hon. Alec. Stephens,
by invitation, addressed the citizens of Au'
gusta, Ca, making a stirring campaign speech
in favor of the election of Hancock. His
words leave no doubt that he is thoroughly in
accord with the Democratic party, State and
National. He halls in the nomination OF
Gen, Hancock return to the era OF good
feeling and an eAacement of sectional bitter
ness He recognizes in it the signal tor
strong, aggressive and united assault upon
that party which has abused its power and
established most pernicious principles in home
affairs and he realizes that by the ranks OF
an undivided Democracy must that blow be
dealt which shall strike down the enemies to
the Constitution and resstablish those princi.
pies of the fathers. Mr.. Stephens arraign-
ment of the Republican policy, as personated
by Gen. Garfield, was strong, and his appeals
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