Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-09-02
"The Drift Of the Tide"

the way the tide, is drifting all over the
country:
The Raleigh North Carolina) Standard
says that the Hon Nat Boyden, Democratic
Congressman repudiates Seymour and B.air.
s. D. Clay, of Gardiner. Maine, a promi
nent and influential Democrat, has repudia
ted Seymour and Blair, and is working for
Grant and Colfax.
Maxwell p Gaddis, prominent man in
Southern Ohio, who switched off into the
Democratic party, with Doolittle, has come
OUT i1or Grant and Colfax.
Eighteen members o. the White Boys
in Blue, - at Muncie, Indiana, became dis
gu sted with that. organization and Joined
the Fighting Boys in Blue, last week.
Mr.. VIM. A. Gulick. a we'll known New
Jersey Democrat, residing Kingston, Mid
dlesex County, and formerly member of
the Legislature, Is out for Grant an Colfax.
Mr. Galloway Nasler, heretofore an in-
fuentiai Demo crat of Montgomery county,
Indiana, has renounced the corruptions of
that party, and declared his intentions to
support Grant and Colfax.
/ Judge A. W. G.. Carter for many years a
/ prominent Democratic politician in Cincin-
| natl. has abandoned that organization, and
signifed his intention to take part in the
present campaign for Grant and Colfax.
/ Miles J. Shlnn, Esq. prominent and
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ana, has become digusted with the nominees
/ of that party, and on Thursday last. made a
sreech near Richmond, for Grant and Col
/ fax.
Col Len. A. Harris, formerly Mayor OF
/ Cincinnati, at present Collector of the First
/ Ohio Revenue District, and who has run
| the Johuson machine in that city for the
! past two years. is out for Grant and Colfax,
/ and proposes to take the stump in their be-
/ halt.
| Gen Wickham, once a rebel General in
/ brilliant speech at Richmond, Virginia, on
| August 25th, said that If Grant was elected
/ the Democratic party would be broken
/ down and the country would have peace. ="
He was as willing to be called carpet bag
| ger as Democrat
Mr.. John r. Giynn, of Kalamazoo,
/ Michigan, one of the staunchest of Demo
crats heretofore, got on the stand at a Re
| publican meeting at Schoolcraft, and made
some remarks iu reference to his ex perience
in the South, and concluded by declaring
| that he would vote for Grant and Colfax
| this fall.
Hon. Henry Talman made speech in
| Bath, Maine, on August 25th, in which he
! renounced his connection with the Demo
cratic party, with " hich he had acted for
forty years, and gave his adhesion to what
he believes to be the party of progress and
of peace, and has taken the stump 9or Grant
and Colfax.
/ Mayor Jonathan n. Gordon, for many
| years prominent lawyer of Indianapolis,
made an able speech in that city on the DIST,
in favor of Grant and Colfax He has acted
with the Democratic party for the past few
years, but is now earnestly and enthusiast
/ cally at work for the Republican candidates,
! both State and national
The Baltimore american says that Hon.
James Hughes, of Indiana, for many years
recognized as one of the Democratic leaders
IN that State, has left Washington for his
native State, where he will take the stump
/ for Grant, and keep it until the close Of the
cam paign- He expresses the telief that
Grant ; majority in the State will be greater
| than Lincolns.
At a special election held on Monday,
/ August 24th, to supply vacancy in the
Office ofsupervisor in the Town of Grafton,
/ Rensselaer, county, n. Y, the Republican
candidate was elected By a majority of fifty
/ six. The town was largely Democratic last
fall This is the home county of Hon John
| A. Griswald, the Republican candidate for
/ Governor, and the result is significant as an
example Of what the November election will
be in New York.
| Nelson Culling, ESD, formerly an active
member of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Baltimore county, VI aryland ha:
come out Grant. He says he does not agr ae
with all the principle aims of the Republi
Cth parry put lHdt III the present position o
the Democratic party and the attitude Of thcil
candidates, he sees far more to condemn,
and as one who supported the Union in the
dark days Of rebellion, he will now he artily
give all his influence in aid of the conqueror
of that rebellion
The Wheeling West Virgiaia) LRteiigen.
Ger says: John Hall, Esq, of Mason
County, President of the Constitutional
Convention of West Virginia in 1861, has
we have good authority for saying, expert
enced a thorough conversion since he attend
ed the the New York Convention in the
capacity as delegate. We do not hear tha,
MIR. Hall openly declared for Grant and Col
FAX. That would be rather too much to ex.
pect so soon after his return from the Dem
ocratic Convention, but he gives the Re
publican State and Congressional ticket hi.
he ar1y support, and the benefit of his ex
tenSive influence
On THE Or HER SIDE.-Genersl Long
street entertains very clear notion about
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