The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-08-24
The Political Wave.

AHo ~Auiora 'WhS/tHtu, the only herman
paper in the Fourth Illinois Congressional Dis
trict, comes out for Greeley and Brown and the
entire state ticket
The Venerable Judge Viele, who was presi.
dent of the first republican convention held in
Iowa; ex'Postmaster General King, OF Maine
who supported Grant in 1868; Mr. T. Rollins.
chairman of the Granite state executive com.
mittee in New Hampshire; and James Watson
Webb, one OF Grants appointees to foreign
mission-are among the latest recruits to the
Greeley army
"A call for the organization of liberal club
in Bloomington, on the eth inst, was signed by
994 voters, Of whom $50 are republicans.
The New York Day Book abandons Bun.
combe Danton and hoists the Liberal flag
VIM. Husly writes that the townships of St.
Joseph and Benton Harbor, hitherto the two
strongest republican townships in Michigan
will give Greeley majority.
Hon. S. W. Moulton, Tor 10 years prominent
republican leader OF this state and four years ago
elected congressm sn.st.large on the Grant ticket
writes ringing letter, renouncing Grant,sm
and declaring for Greeley and Brown.
Even the radical papers OF NV Hampshire
admit that, since the Hon. NJ. W. Tappan, of that
state, has come ont for Greeley and Brown, the
state is doubtful for Grant.
Mr.. George Fink, ice-President of the Grant
Club At Iowa City, has turned his back upon the
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to supper, the Great Pnciticator.
The Springfield Republican has review Of the
situation IN Vermont, bya correspondent, and
the conclusions reached are, that there will be
o change of 10 600 votes from Grant to Greeley,
and possibly the election OF Greeley Congress.
man
The True RtpuJlican, a Swedish paper in
Henry county, Illinois, is out for Greeley, and
says the swedes will rally to his flag.
Congressman Dawes, while on his way to the
Adirondacks, informed one OF his friends in New
York city that he should do nothing for Grant
in this Campaign.
Three out OF the four republican members of
the lower branch Of the Wisconsin legislature,
from Milwaukee, are working for Greeley and
Brown.
The 7ri.States Union, republican paper at
Port Jervis. out for Greeley aud brings
1G4 republicans along.
The Trenton Gazette, republican authority,
says that the Greeley men in New Jersey out.
number the potato bugs, aud potato bugs are
thick.
| Rushforce Mimi, has less than twenty Demo-
cratic voters, and yet the Greeley club there
! numbers Of members.
Every democratic paper and five republican
papers in Georgi, support Greeley
One hundred and eighteen printers at Albany
have formed Greedy and Brown club.
Mr., Blakesiee. collector o! internal revenue at
Utica, signs the call for II Greeley meeting.
The postmaster Of Woodland, Wisconsin, led
column of 1i9 Greeley republicans out of the
Gran. wilderness
There seems to he stampede OF republicans
from Grant to Greeley in Suffolk county, the
eastern end of Long Island. In the single town
OF Sonthold more than sixty republicans have
signed call for "a Greeley and Brown meeting
Events WHOA have recently TRANSFERRED, Justify
the belief that the conservatives will carry CALI
fornis tya handsome majority for Greedy
San Francssco Esamtae1.
The Wes,ield Mass Ne,cs Letter believes
that il Sumner il nominated for Governor, Mas
sachusetts can be carried for Greeley.
The Chairman and the Secretary of the New
Bedford Mass Republican City Committee
Messrs. Pardon Devoll and Benjamin +. Drowned
have declared for Greeley.
Some excitement has been produced at Upton
lows. by the Postmaster. W. II. Morrow, com
ing out fer Greeley aud making preparations to
start paper ......
; Nearly Nix hundred republicans OF Steube,
county, \. H.. have signed the Greeley roll
headed by Senator Gabriel T. narrower, ant
Stephen I. Hayt, late Senator and Canal Com
missioner
Ex.Congressman Charles Hughes, Of Sand,
Hill, New York, has written letter dsclarin,
I his intention to abandon Grsntism and to sup
port the reform ticket.
FIX Senator Warner, Of Alabama, wants n,
more Grant in his. He is too Greeley.