Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-30
Political Notes,

Col. Forney writes to friend in Washington
from California that he, is perfectly amazed at
the feeling for Grant and Wilson he has eneoun-
tered on the Pacific coast This is especially
the tone of the business men, among whom he
has mingled freely. AS he is there with Col
Tom Scott on behalf of the Southern Pacific
railroad, he enjoys rare opportunities for reach
ing opinion in business circles.
A correspondent writes to the New York Times
from Cleveland: eve shall give an old-fash-
toned majority for Grant in Ohio, and do not
believe Greeley will carry a state west of us.
Joseph W. Carson, chairman of the democratic
central committee, has just renowned the Gree
ley party and come out for Grant. The old
democratic German paper has hoisted Grant
Does this look as though we would not get the
German vote?"
Clinton L. Cobb, NJ. c., from the first district of
North Carolina, was reelected in his new dis
trict, the second, under peculiar circumstances.
Mr.. Cobb was, with Gen. Butler the progenitor
of the original kuklux act. When he was re-
nominated the democrats were furious. II was
on the above ground that Cobb accepted the is
sues, and, having fought with solereierence to
the merits or otherwise Of that legislation, he
carried the district by 1900 majority though
the counties in it gave 700 majority in 1870.
North Carolina republicans now claim that the
legislature has been carried, and that John Pool
will be reelected United States senator on
joint ballot by 10 10 majority
The Albany journal publishes an address,
signed by twenty democrats of that city, an
nouncing that they have formed Grant and
Wilson club, and will endeayor TO induce Others
of the same political party to follow their
example. They say: "Disgusted with the late
democratic nomination at Baltimore we con-
slider il to be our duty TO support candidate
in whose four years of administration there is
so little to crlticise and so much to unreserYedly
commend. We consider that o. s. Grant has
faithfully discharged the duties of chief magis-
trate of this republic and as we are now as a
nation moving forward with prosperity and
peace, we viii endeavor to secure those blessings
for the future by aiding in President Grants
reelection. Hoping that all true and independ-
ent democrats in this city will follow our ex-
ample we uniurl the banner Of Grant and
Wilson and announce that under 1t we will
fight during the present campaign"
Seventy democrats of Keokuk county, Iowa,
signed the call for a mass convention ofstraight-
out democrats, TO appoint delegates TO the
straght-Out state convention to be held in Des
Moines, Yesterday and ITO INACCURATE yigor.
Gus campaign" The Des Mones Register fur.
nishes other information respecting the same
party in that state, as follows; "In Winnesbiek
county call for a straight-Out convention is
signed by nehaf Of the democrats in the
county. At Strawberry Point, and at other
places in the county, straight democratic clubs
have been organized. II is safe 10 say, judging
from present indications, that the delegations
IRON Iowa 10 the Louisville convention will be
larger, much more respectable, and representa-
1--WE OF a far larger constituency than that which
Went 10 Cincinnati, aud fully as large and able
as that which went to Baltimore"
Hon. Clement $. Hin, representative in con.
gress from Kentucky from 1853 to 1855, and a
gentleman OF high standing in the state, will
speak at Lebanon next Monday IN behalf of
Grant and Wilson, and will assign reasons eor
refusing to support Greeley, in whose cause he
was claimed by liberal organs TO be working
Gen. W. l.. Ward, an old democrat. Il doi15
great good In the central part Of Kentucky in Tic