New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-23


Yrint beoy letters from correspondents IL various
parts Of the country touching the most prominent
candidates for the Presidential nomination:
FROM THE NORTHWEST.
From Oar Special ceIsUP0Hdeut
- LAFAYETTE, Ind. Nov u, 1867.
I would such of your Republicans as con-
Srbued directly indirectly to the defeat Of the state
1icketin NewYork had witnessed the triumphant de-
Jnonsraons with which mean Secessionists' the s.
o. l. assassins, the who were ready to set IRE 10
our towns and murder our prominent citizens III oiuer 10
help the sinking Rebel cause received the news OF tne
Ssmocrato victory IN New-York! Such sweet mor'ei
had NOT been vouchsaied them since the great dsas
Sors that befe the Union armies and Lncolns assass
nation. .o AZ
The Republicans, the other hand are not at al olS
o,raged Int are determined to make their victory next
wear only the more certain By perfectlng thelI ols
ton and steady hard work. But in order 70 90 s
cessinv thew need above all Things, s9ou caIt,o
for the Presidency. number OF fs,a1 hnt tbe
movement in favor Of The rotfgS General oceS not T6eTe
10 sud much favor with the Republican u 10 Vie, and
Norton in Indiana but only few tlle cohcses oi U
Acians here and there have psSio 6o been received
Sran66t but exercise chilling lnnuehSe W. iI bSve
tnrs AND have no doubt that most OF heIn VII nave
80 itlie 20 say about their present favOte aeI my
nave fouud out that ms does not excite hIV"' N
Te sppe Truth Is mat Gen. Grant has never been
very popular in Indiana, and Il nominated lor ue loS
dsncy no would not command 50 heavy voo a. fGe
Candidates 1t Is uudenabe that' II mltay ednuato
were TO be nominated, Gen IhOnas NOuH sUv InS ,
1uOre votes than Grant schuy C0IaX %Ouu id re-
better In Northern Indiana, ana Gov MORTON "VuiU ~
ceiyo votes IN all parts o. me oi"fS 90 .bo corrtv
Now although we have done spleuudly W tio IVunty
elections IN October last is certain that we sal nave
10 work pretty hard IN order TO carry Ihdt9 heAI
~ ro,i,a majority some of the miserable campiOl-
lowers will drop OF here and there ana Tue ~"
Jackson which Is much formidable than It's pre9e.
cessOr the Order OF the sons OF Liberty ptcaue & "a
treasonable on its face viii the Democrats the au
N n Ti RE Iast Democratic voter the polls The
the state, but, 10 bring ~ out We must nav 1917 ,tS
for whom the earnest pcu Of the party VII he,v
genuine enthusiasm aud ardor To neutraize inc nS15
Democratic majortes lGe sOntheth, anu SUN nc three
Central and Western counties, We must sweep inc ~
northern districts by heavy mJcrtes get a. IeSSS TV
majority In the old Free son counties PM Ul nte
district and not lose any ground IL our Egypt Ill ~.
Even under the most favorable auspices We snaL oa
sioritv rs in 1855 In tnr lafayette district the same
operation by which came near losing II laSt az
b. repeated with equally disastrous results ~ te hem
7Iaute district number Of iron works %e' haSS ,b
established Of late aud dfdW1 ththeI al g' lie onr
prospects there more promising despite inc no% I3fib
on9snt b ana A ,ne i 10 I6o05 majority, there is
considerable dissatisiag ion at e manner IN TUH '
distTot was gerrymaudCIcd 10y tho last LEGISLATURE IN
oder to prevent the denomination of the Hon George W.
Julian ~, ,,, marty, nv, the nomi.
nation OF a nOncOmmitta candidate tor the IIesIelV!,
aud the result might be al even ia STATE "AeIe VIC
Sere some tain about caucus held the other day at
indianapolis by LEADING tytapngahs nom al P prued
the State to determine the policy #hch ls 10 De
nj our impending stale Convention The bld0HaPOs1S
1iis about H. but its epo Is false beginning TO emf
Nothing definite was settled ga ihat caucus anu C 49,
Sonyentions which believe viii be very largely at
sebTyer fax has declared at Evansville that he is
not candidate for the uhr material nOlnlhauOI IeI
haps Mr.. COfgx WI! CHANG ms miud yet sOu1E ~
a very strong at the head OF our ticket ana as M
Colfax will certainly Iun ne'ter than any Oh 'e ptnei
candidates mentioned III connection WIN In 6 @
lions and permit lis be used GOV Baker WOtld
perhaps be patriotic g accept the second place
on the State ticket. vOull become Governor again.
COlfax would doubt elected TO the Cheu states
benate Cotax and byEef Wo"ld De slIOIS .loAct, .
The Hon Thomas stiWc.i vino betrayed his 90nstltu-
ents IN the XNAlHth toi-e = ana was IeWauou Win "a
the Venezuela mission Tor his reachery mas gone 10
Washington for the purros, cOaXing the Radca sen
deSFa6e to get I'd OF Io fellow in this manner but
hope Senate will be nrm and send him home 10 pQn-
well has done his best 10 decat ticket in 1860 and
has been ever since an a o. me a state a
egades
'''- INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 10, 1906.
The feeling is very decidedly in favor OF Gen.
Grant might indeed bs sa 10 be unanimous Tor those
who are not in sympathy with the movement are SILENT
30 far any public expression is concerned con
Tentlon woGiG hSiI '' UJ noHnbuon prin.
cple" The majority tl'o, ., aud the minority DO hos
10 the question. which | was careful to put
in one way or another. 20 as many as possible,
Why do you favor Gen. Grant, the almost
uniform answer is hecau,o re is the only can
elect Defeat is incy liable y fh any other man, and
had better risk Inn IMAM suffer defeat In IS out Of %
G ThsS Go not Wait military man-they do
not want man Who may LONESOME. dncy
DO want recognized -iai'rsn ana o Iepres'ea
tive Rcpubhcau-bu above M they do not want deIeat'
than suffer a tbe ore willing to take up tle spin,
ster's cry, any Doly ii" 't my aIe d o No.
earnestly desire tie onnatOn OF Grant on principle.
Is recosruction every Ollie. question is subordinate TO
that in vital interest la ihr ana me N"ton; Inat
thoroughly ana hetl' '".' Is Iit. le S 800
plan, and, second one VINO ni DO elected Cen Grant
oh rpou al
patty would commit tteso itself and the country to
tee any action tiat Uud hazard reconstruction. II We
DO not rescue the black, move never can Among the
men who hold thus sI. oi TIE best Ia the state
Then there arc tl"s'.-, pat OF the mnorlty-Who
Rho nov thnF tbst ti. paw IL disgracng itself in
Ile IS "a Republican, aad Las given very niue EVIL
denCo that no wants To- De-. -
There IS an unmistikauc uudertone in favor OF Mr.
COlfax the second Chuce of every man met who
not for Grant. MoitoAi, 100 talked Of. Being thought
by many 70 favor CofaA pfsonaly hear great oea!
OF talk ia his favor; anu io ia might DE msed nave
sought the opinion OF others "hO, Ike InyseI, were de
sirng 70 know what tic l,. ng Vas me eorSsponG-
cia The Oicag0 Irijc Ihc Chicago Journal, and me
Evansville Journal each , COltdx is the second choice
OF all and the choice o many. That is, all vino do
not favor Grant ior Co aud Coax Is second with
all the Grant Mono 90 the gentlemen have any
connection with any II hc Guy press, and speak Win
freedom aud impartiaiitJ. o.,
fit imposing too 2lcat a task upon you as wen
as myself would Ike -le you full report or the
feeling NJ the meeting lo 7tn that you might more
tborOugilv understand what manner Of Indiana
Republicans politically ut that suppose they df-
Is perfectly staggered by ie ate elections They used
30 say thai all the DenOcse party needed was set OF
principlcs Inc Democfa may rotort the same now
with quite much pelay and truth-it the cauC MS
1ssues and when they tell of these there
was next TO nothing left The currency question was
much belabOred Upon it, II = said rests much OF our
trouble The people OF M state, and take IT, OF nearly
entire West oplo7, 10 cOntraeton-aTe opposed
whatever they tli4k nondholders Isocaledl lay9T,
and there is growing IT, ing Ia favor OF paying inc deDt
in greenbacks far as he aE VIII allow, ara IN some