The Van Buren press., 1868-10-09
NO.

there hundreds who, like himself, are
now cordial supporters Of seymour and
Blair. f.l.f
G. ID. Robertson. Esq, IN efficient
Radical stumpcr, made a speech for Sey-
mour and Blair at q ratification meeting
in Brownsville, Iowa, for which he u ter
ribly abused by the Republican organs.
The Cleveland (Ohio J Plaindealer says
the Hon. Richard Gregg, Of Aurora.
Dearborn county. q life long Wing, and .
Republican at the organization Of the
party, came out In apublic speech In Au-
rora, last week, for Seymour and Blair.
The st. Louis Times says: "Tony
Niederwieser, formerly the leader Of the
ST. Louis German Radicals; John c. Vo
gel, their late sheriff and one OF the most
substantial men In their party; and Geo.
liabcock, elected BY the Radicals q mem
Der OF the present City Council from the
Seventh Ward, have openly declared their
intention to vote for Seymour and Blair.
against Grant and negro suffrage. These
three men are worth thousands Of votes
to the Seymour ticket
Mr.. H. G. Smith. Of Kokomo, Ind. has
quit +" the foul party" and taken his stand
for Seymour aud Blair,
w. II. Lancaster, ESQ, . prominent
lawyer Of Shelbyville, Ind. publishes q
card giving his reasons for Withdrawing
from the Radical party and supporting
Seymour; and Mr.. L. 10 but type OF
thousands more.
Judge X. II. Briggs, Of Fayette county
Ohio, was the leading Radical In that
county till after the Radical Convention
at Chicago, and voted for Hayes last fall.
lie has never been Democrat till since
the openinfi Of the present campaign. lie
addressed large meeting In Washington.
Fayettc county, recently, advising all his
political friends to vote for Seymour and
Blair. lie is stumping his county. Col
j. NJ. Council, another convert, address
cd the same meeting.
There is marked political reaction In
favor of the Democracy 10 West virginia.
Many old Republicans are coming over
into the Democratic ranks. James Y.
Wharton, the wheelhorse Of Radicalism.
aud Rathbone Van Wrinkle, son Of the
Senator, arc recent converts to the Dem.
oeratic faith, and both participated Ia the
recent State Convention. -.-
A large delegation OF soldiers from
Fort Lcavenworth marched down TO the
Democratic ratification meeting at Leav-
cnworth, and one Of their number address
cd the meeting, endorsing Seymour and
Blair. t
A letter from prominent politician OF
Indiana, who has been several times IN
Congress, assures US that Seymour and
Blair, upon the platform OF equal taxa
ton, viii sweep the States Of Indiana and
Illinois by commanding majoritics; aud
he stakes his reputation for political -
gacity upon the result.
The Dayton Ledger says. "Charles
Morris, of Troy, Ohio, one Of the lead.
ing lawyers of Mama comfy. and hither.
to an active Republican, hrs publicly an.
nounced his intention TO- support Sey.
mour and Blair. Quite q number of other
prominent Republicans In Mania coun.
ty, have renounced their faith, and the
Democracy are even confident OF being
able to carry the county this fall"
LEAVING rHE PARrE-At the last meet.
ing of the Seymour club, la Media, Della
ware county, Ohio, J. NJ. Borrell, Esq,
who had been elected secretary Of the
Grant club at that place. signed the roll
Of the Democratic club, renowned all
connection with the Radical party. and
made an eloquent speech in favor Of the
election Of Seymour and Blair. Many
other changes have occurred In Media.
Honest men are "coming out from
among the foul party" all over the State.
and in October there will be 4 general
stampede. The doors are still open.
In Snyder county, Penn, there Is quito
revival, and several prominent Repub.
hcans have embraced the true political
gospel Among them are George Schnurc
Esq, President Of the National Bank, and
Judge Middlcsworth, heretofore infiucn.
tiai members of the party. '3A
Hon. w. B. Jones, Radical candidate
for Presidential elector In the Fourth
Congressional district OF New York, has
Withdrawn from the ticket and taken the
stump for Seymour and Blair.
Stephen J. Meany, the victim ofa Brit.
ish dungeon, who spoke at Washington
few evenings since 10 denuuciation OF
the refusal Of Congress to protect Amer.
lean citizens abroad, and at tho same
time declared for Seymour and Blair, has
heretofore been a Republican, aud used
to edit Republican paper at Toledo,
Ohio. tsa !
The Round Table, an independent
journal of acknowledged ability and fair.
ness, declared in July that the Democrats
had committed suicide by their nomins.
tons, aud that the result would be the
almost unanimous election OF Grant In
this weeks issue, that journal reviews
the situation at some length, and comes
to the conclusion that the Democrats will
carry New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio
and that the election Of Seymour and
Blair is q foregonc. conclusion; and tho
Round Table right. sn wi
Two thousand Germans reading in tho
upper portions Of Philadelphia havc
formed Seymour and Blail club. These
Germans have heretofore acted with the
Radical party, Philadelphia will elect the
Dem ocratic ticket by large majority
Robert S. Morrison, ESQ, ayoung ard
brilliant lawyer, son Of the OK mayor OF
Allegheny city. Penn, made . stirring