The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-26
MISSOURI POLITICS.
The st. Louis Times (Red hot Dem.
on the Liberal Convention.

The st. Louis Times (Red hot Dem,
on the Liberal Convention.
ST. LOUIS, January 25.-The Times has
a special from Jefferson City, written by
its editor, Stetson HutChins, which says:
"The Liberal State Convention settles all
doubts concerning the success or failure
Of the passive policy, by killingit. In three
months from now, ! predict that you
wont hear passiveism mentioned even in
Miss0dri, where the unclean thing was
hatcled, and US for Its tenure in the
eastern, middle and Southern States, there
is no need TO waste q word upon a pros.
pect so abiectly hopeless. 'ihc liberals
are TO be the assassinators. They see as
clearly now as most men who keep their
eyes open, that the best way TO succeed In
denomination Of u candidate who shall be
able To make u head against Grant and
concentrate all the elements of tho oppo.
sition Is that there must be two National
Conventions, the straight Democrats and
the Liberals. 1t is probable, that both will
he arranged for time and place, and that
their action will be similar. The liberals
will have their candidate, rs the feeling Is
universal among the Democrats that Il Il
IS necessarily to defeat Grant they will fight
under any decent leader, but under no
other flag than that Of the time honored
Democracy. It's fnlds have flauntcd at
the head of n brave and determined host,
which ten years Of disaster could not dis.
may and will not be laid aside now. The
liberals have discovered that Gratz Brown
has enough sagacity TO see that Missouri Is
not tho United States, and has advised
that the Liberal movement be organized
on n firm and broad basis so that
It can treat rs u body with the
Democracy, and have something more
than empty words, measures or promises
to otter in exchange for the sutfrages of
three million Democrats. There Is no
doubt that the National Convention called
TO be held in Cincinnati in MAY will be
held, and that it will he respectable in
numbers, character and influence. The
assurances received by the leaders here
are from all sections OF the country. 1t ia
true no very prominent names arc prom.
iSed, although large number are looking
that way. But now large and how inilI.
entail will depend entirely upon the de.
velopment of the next three months.
That Convention, il at Iall ponderable,
will provide for another, to meet on the
same day, and at the same place with the
Democratic Convention. The cOnundrum
there will be, who will nominate first, and
who will ratify? AT any rate, set this
down rs fact, that pasSiveism is sick
unto death in the house OF Its friends; IL
will die, and deserves 10 die lamcntcd bv
nobody" '
LETTER FROM A CINCINNATI GERMAN
JEFFERSON Cry, January 95.-Several
letters were read in the Convention, YES.
terday, from gentlemen who could not be
present at the Convention. The follow.
ing was also received:
CINCINNATI, January 90.
To Wm. W GTosWnoy, Chairman.
The German Reunion and Reform As.
sociation send their greeting to your Con.
vention. We are in perfect harmony
with your platform, and promise to co.
operate with your movement. We will
and shall do our duty.
For the Executive Committee. H
@ n. ..-. Carl. STRoBEI.
A concurrent resolution was adopted in
the House today 10 mcmorialize Congress
for the enactment Of law creating com.
mission to investigate claims for indemni.
ty TO citizens who have sustained losses
at the hands of the Indians under prOtec.
tion ofthc government.