The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-13
X e N T U G X "
Colored Vote Steady and Unanimous for
Grant.


colored suffragfst at Frankfort, in this STATE,
where gentleman named Graham is candidate
ior Marshal, was recently asked II he would vote for
Greeley. The reply Of the intelligent freedman was
as startling as 1t was specinc-"Fore God, massa,
couldn't vote for Mr.. Greeley no how. done gone
promised to vote for Mr.. Graham" All OF which is
good Illustration OF the attachment felt by the ay-
erage African for both his Moses and Salvador. At
Lexington, the other day, interviewed number
ofrepresentative men Of color, who were employed
professionally In the barber shop Of the
PhGnix Hotel, and who are as thoroughly
posted In the political bias OF their people
as perhaps any men in the State.
They one and all claimed 1850 votes out of 1000
cast by coored men In the town as certain for
General Grant A little later, as the writer was
standing on the veranda Of the hotel the oldest OF
these colored men accosted him, and touching his
hat, said:-"Massa, thought heerd We speak bout
Election. wes good many on rs gwine for ole
Greeley, the bobolitionist Don't speak about II no
way, but it's so. Dem are niggers in thar are so }.
doggonned proud, bein' dey was On'y field hands
fore Emancipation set In, dey can't vote FOR COM
mon man. Dey want man what's President al
ready"
sf.A THE "BoURBoN" CONVENTION. sW
The Convention called In this State by Blantons
Duncan will have but single candidate In the
field to whom 1t can prorer its feeble support
and who will draw the full republican VOTE Coli
day win be remembered as the person who retired
from the House when charged with having received
money for cadetship. A committee of investiga-
ton was appointed by the Kentucky Legislature to
examine into the matter, but Golliday refused to
be examined, stating that Congress hid -
cepted his resignation, and the state Logisia-
ture had no Jurisdiction or authority to
inquire into the matter. He afterward ran for
Eoun Sv< 1,oo A,.kx
this Is his first attempt SINCE With this single ex-
ception Of Golllday every Congressional candidate
In the State is an out and out Greeley man.
GENERAL GEORGE B. HODGE, OF NEWPORT,
1t is conceded on all hands win be the next Gov
ernor OF Kentucky and from his past record, the
position he occupies and the platform upon which
ne ne STANDS ne becomes very important figure IN
SSer IN m the army as
IN State like Kentucky he Yields powerful infu.
exConfederate, entertans precisely the same views
that are cherished by very powerful class Of intel
New York city: lie believes there Is no reason
why petty feeling feeling of pride tn
American people or embarrass the land. me war
and intercourse with the people Of the North since
ss war haze s taught him w q
and Dixon have learned at last-that there is
something in every State OF our common country Of
cans az shsy are hs crasI
people with single idea, composed OF gall and
the democracy OF the North is not entirely composed
Of willy politicians who for the gains Of oice, be
South or Of the iunkies who, before the war,
danced attendance upon every planter at Northern
possible way to please MILFORD. But they have
learned in the smoke and dust Of battle that Q
brave Toe Is gen;rous enemy, and gentleman
tcrprses Of the North. And the North has been
taught, too, that the typical Southerner is neither
monster.
THE PEOPLE, NOT rARTY. >-l.r
There Is another lesson to which their eyes have
drauehts have been coacocted by the poiitci clans
up to disorder and enmity, that on the crest OF
these angry waves demagogues might be carried to
South is that they have allowed their passions to
pc played upon too often by these harpies, and In
they threaten to sweep away ali vestiges Of present
party organizations. 1t Is this feeling that has
prepared the way for the s,d formation Of e.s8
and rendered possible the enthusiastic reception OF
such speeches as afford the following extracts.
democratic and liberal tickets, said in his late
speech at FrankfOrt-the State capital--substan-
TALLY as follOws:-
@ s S sn form II y nehe ia
Sst e IN S an b rs ss hsys
selves in the right; and we ali know how earnest we
Part bloody sSssn DC g. war va %
already granted them in our own hearts
In regard to Mr.. Greeley he said -
the candidate rs y e DO the be-
round him power 70 heal the Wounds Of past
conflict aud 70 accomplish wors IN ala and rcgenera
sR As M sss s:
good Intentions or ability ofany one.
General Hodge said lurther-0ud n this por.
ton Of his speech continuously interrupted by
sheers.tha T.. no man in the south, whatever might
have been his opinions az to the advsabiity OF free
ton, could, If be had one part1CIe Of manhood On
ensavement after they had tasted the sweetness
q liberty II was one thing e disagree upon
to commit crime against ali human rights And
for the soldiers whom the platform honorcd, no
no southern soldier who mad fought for what ne
believed to Se right would ever raise Anger to
brows OF an honest and brave man.
49, Mr. wATrEnsoS ON MT TILE IL.;,l SITUATION;
edorisi headed AN Family raIk
he a % s snS
SSse 5 love s s Sss y .s, qss s1
orous and irresoiute; that the democratic party
was reorganized on more liberal basis In '66 but
Kentucky might have been carried on liberal is
sues. The editorial, OF more than column and q
hall, concludes In q warm approval OF the stand
taken by General Hodge. SAB =,
AN INTERVIEW WITH LESLIE CoOMBs
At the barbecue near Lexington l met Leslie
Coombs. II was the first political gathering he had
attended In ten years, and the old man. hale and
hearty, listened attentively to General Hodge,
Colonel breckenridge and Congressman Beck,
endorsing In his nervous, pungent way the
salient. and radical points In their speeches
In subsequent interviews at his residence
IN Lexington In the evening, and on his
lawn at five O'Clock IN the morning, where at
that hour, weather permitting, he 10 always TO be
found. He made some scathing Criticisms OF Gen.
eral Grants character and career and warmly adj
vocated the formationor the new national party.
He too believes that there 10 sort OF special prov
idence In tie harmnnzinQ mower Of Greeley. and