Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-06-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

| - Gen. Hancock is spoken of as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania.
Under the new rule forced through the
House of Representatives by the Republicans
to prevent dlatory motions, it is conceded that
all contested seats will be decided favorably to
| the Republican contestants.
| - Alexander H. Stephens denies that he au-
thorized the telegram saying he would accept
| the gubernatorial nomination of the 1ndepen-
dent party in Georgia. He adds that he would
accept the Democratic nomination for Cover
nor, and no other.
- The Maine Greenbackers have nominated
Solon Chase as candidate for Governor, adop-
ted straghtout Greenback, anti-monopoly,
anti-natonal bank platform and resolved to
cut loose from fusion and sail henceforth un-
der their own flag.
When Chalmers was Democrat the Re
publicans used to characterize him as 1.-THE
hero of Fort Pillow Now that he has turn
ed independent the same Republicans allude
to him as General j. c. Chalmers, who has
resolved to fight the Mississippi Bourbons
- SAYS the New York World alluding to the
gag law adopted by the Republican majority
in the House of Representatives: cit is 4
little funny to see the Republicans repudla-
ting the rule drawn up by the martyred Gar
field for the protection Of minorties. That,
,f course. was when the Republicans were ina
minority"
- Since Col. VIM. Johnston's detection to
the Democratic party has become manifest,
the North Carolina papers are reproducing
the ticket on which he was candidate for
Governor in 1862. The ticket reads as fol-
lows ssNorth Carolina Confederate Ticket
Its principles-An unremitting prosecution OF
the War; Complete Independence; Eternal
Separation from the North No abridgement
of Southern territory No alteration OF South
ern boundaries No compromise with enemies,
traitors or tories.-Jeff Davis, our Army and
the South.-For Governor, William Johnston,
of MeckIenburg."
Saws the Mobile Register: When the cleo
tions take place it will be seen that neither
Georgia, mississippi, Florida, South Carolina
nor Louisiana is doubtful. In Mississippi the
only man off is Chalmers, and we can replace
him with good Stalwart colored voter who
can be converted to the Democracy whenever
we need the additional vote. In Georgia our
deluded friend, DR.. FELTON,, was unable to cap
ture Mr.. Stephens. In Florida, South Caroli-
ma and Louisiana we hear of no defections,
and in Alabama the Democracy will carry
their ticket by a million majority, more or
less. We are all now Of one opinion. The Ii
on and the lamb are lying down together: and
the lamb is not inside of the lion.
THE SOUTHERN DRU UMMER.-The travelling
salesman or drummer" is one OF the chief
features of the mercantile business of the
South at present. do not think l Travelled
in hour by railway while in the Southern
States without the company OF at least one OF
these men, nor stopped at any railroad without
meeting one, and usually there were several OF
them present at such places at the same time.
1t must be said that most of these young men
are kind and obliging to their fellow-travel-
ers-to everybody, indeed !; and the complain
ing Indifference with which they accept the
miserable fare of Southern eating-houses and
hotels may claim a degree of respect, though
they are commonly treated better than any
body else on the road. The clerk of the pre-
tentious railroad hotel at Montgomery, Ala
bama, added 80 per cent. to my bill when he
learned that was not a drummer. was in
terested in observing and studying this class
of young men, and in learning how they re-
garded their own life and occupation. There
are few elderly men of excellent character. on
the road, but most of them are young, and
are somewhat peculiar. Many of them re-
gard themselves as the real merchants and
principal business men of the country. and