New-York tribune., 1872-07-15
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS
MINNESOTA.


roy,,rn.p,r DIMENSIONS OF THE REFORM
MovpMrNT-GROwING REPUBLICAN COOL
NESS TOWARD GRANT-THE FoREIGN-BORN
VOTERS GOING AGAINST HiM-fACIs, FL
CURES AND PROBABILITIES.
TFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ST. PAUL, July 5.-Eastern calculators OF
eoct,on probabilities" are apparently agreed in put
ting down Minnesota as TO cast her electoral vote
FOR the man on horseback One who had not witnessed
,ha change in sentiment since the great Liberal
ooa seepine over us might well hesitate to believe 1t
nossble that Minnesota would be found among the re-
deemed after Novembers election Nevertheless rea
sonabv hard work is all that is necessary to score Min
nesotas five electoral votes for the Cincinnati cand
dates and to elect antiGrant Congressman out OF
the three to which the State is entitled by the new ap
portionment The popular mind has been gradually,
but surely opening and expanding The birth OF the
Republican opposition to Grant accompanied by no
bare of trumpets The split in the party the
seouence OF no one event, and the Republicans who
have arrayed themselves against the Grant faction did
not do the followers Of any particular man or men,
The growth OF the conviction that Grant Is
not the right man for the Presidency has been
by almost imperceptbe degrees But the very slowness
with which that conviction expanded at first gave 1t
time TO thrust its roots far down that is now mpos
sbe to eradicate it, to prevent it from sending out
in all directions The people studied out the mat
ter for themselves Until but short time tefore the
Cincinnati Convention there was only one Republican
paper In the State that ventured to raise its voice against
the most papabe errors and aggresson OF the Admins
raon party The greater part of the Republican state
press was and Is designated as Cesar's own, by the
stamps OF the Postmaster the Assessors and Coec
tors wax and tape But the impression that Grant mas
abused his trust has spread 10 an almost Incredible e&
tent among Republicans. Until quite Iecently-Say
three months ago-it would have seemed beyond the
flight of Imagination TO dream OF Liberal success IN
Minnesota The Is 900 majority in total vote OF little
less than $4,000 thrown at the gubernatora eecuOh III
1871 seemed an obstacle too great TO be overcome Not
day goes by however without bringing fre'h evidence
that it will be the Liberal party and not the Grant
people, who will have a majority to count on the morrow
of the Presidential election.
1t is however, one thing to feel conhdeat OF your
votes and another thing to know where to put your
hands upon them. 1t is not difficult to discover where
the Minnesota Liberals are to be found To begin with,
there are probably not less than 6OO0 German Repub
Ican votes. OF these one In five may vote for Grant
short time before the CincinnatConventon Mr.. Theo
Sander, proprietor OF the StaatSZeung of this city,
and now Presidential eector the Grant ticket, told
me no was convinced that not in six Germans would
vote for Grant under any circumstances AT that time
Mr. Sander was bitterly opposed to Grant, denouncing
him openly through his paper in round terms MT San
der had doubtless substantial reasons for altering his
tone He weakened gradually during tho two weeks
preceding the ClDcnDtU OOuNcHllOn, anu DIOubhI up
finally as Grant elector. month before the Conven-
tion this gentleman thought that 10 support Grant
would cost him the greater part Of his subscription list
hear that he is experiencing the truth OF That
estimate His prediction concerning the German vote
will be ALMOST If not altogether fulfilled The idea that
there is great detection among the German Liberals Is
preposterou one least far Minnesota concerned
A very few may have turned aside from the path
on which they had started. but, judging from my
OH and what i told by WOllin-
formed Germans, / believe their number is scarcely
appreciabe In this city, for instance, the Germans who
have retrograded from Liberalism might be counted on
ones fingers. Although some not very mysterious
influence has the Saats ZeugS opposition to
Grant the Minneapolis FreiePr is ardent for the
cause, and is doing excellent and effective work. Its
editor is Mr. Theo Heilscher original Republican"
and delegate to Cincinnati. We can count with the
utmost confidence unless am grevously mistaken, on
full four out of every five German Republican votes.
The tremendous inrOad made that 1900 majority by
this calculation will be sustained on election day
Another, and the most important single element In
the foregnborn voting population is the scandinavian
IL is extremely difficult to base calculation concerning
the probable vote of this class The scandnayans have
been Overwhelmingly Republican heretofore. They are
very "clannish"-considerably SO than even the
Germans That split Of great importance has occurred
among the Republican portion Of them, there is no doubt
proportion they are divided can as yet he ascer
tancd with degree Of certainty. very eonsidera-
bic number their votes to be counted on the
Liberal side The Swedish paper in this city Republi
CAM is earnest for Greeley and Brown IL paper OF
Liberal sentiments in the Norwegian language could be
established IL would be of great assistance 10 the party
The Irish voters are for the Liberal candidates
I have not met an Irishman, Republican or Democrat,
who is not ready to go into the fray with all the enthu
sasm and confidence OF his Irish nature. From present
appearances almost certain that the change in
the foreign-born vote viii be alone sufficient to give
clear majority for the party that seeks to reunite all
sections of the country in the bonds OF brothery good
will. 1t is safe to calculate that the native vote
will not change in a smaller degree. The accessons
to the Liberal vote constant and daily Increasing
Greeley clubs being organized in OF the leading
towns The strongly Republican southern counties are
ablaze with the Greeley flame. In Omstead County the
movement has made great progress. In Rochester
club has been formed with many Republican members
Since the nominations at Cincinnati Judge Lloyd
Barber whose reputation and influence rank with
the highest In his section, has declared his inten-
ton Of aiding Mr.. Greeley's election to the best
of his ability, and ~, II / remember cor
rectly, President of the Rochester Greeley Club
Dr. W. W. Mayo. q prominent physician and a
widely respected and influential gentlemen, has for
long time been opposed TO Grants reelection. In this
County of Omstead the Republican majority last Fall
was 2l5 / am assured by those thoroughly well
acquainted with its people that the majority for the
Liberal ticket in November will be not less than 3O and
estimated high 700 by those whose Judgment is
worth taking account In Faribault Fillmore and
Mower Counties which poll the heaviest Republican
maores Of any the State the party rent asunder
Faribault the last election gave 1lO0 majority out OF
vote OF 2,OOO very small majority there in November
will satisfy the Grant men. The Atlas, influential
Republican paper published at Wells, in Faribault sup
ports Greeley and Brown although expresses the pur
pose of aiding the regular Republican nominee for Con
gress. -
In Mower County, we may expect strong Liberal
vote probably reducing the last Republican majority
by 800 or Co., The Austin Register one OF the best
papers in the State has supported the Liberal ticket
since Mr.. Greeleys nomination. Greeley Club was or