New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-23
A REVIEW OF TIE FIELD.
CONFIDENCE OF THE GRANT MEN-THE sITUA-
TON IN THE CONGRESS DIsTRICTs-MoNEY
AND OFFICE-HoLDERs on THE ADMINIsTRA-


CONFIDENCE OF The bhhNJ mEN-1hE ellOh-
TON IN THE CONGRESS DIsTRIcTs-MoNEY
AND OFFICE-HoLDERS On THE ADMINISTRA-
TON SIDE.
sreeiai Correspondence Of The Struggled Republican
AS to the number and importance of the
Repubicans who have decided vote for Greeley, the
most opposite stories told bypersons who evidently
mean to tell the truth and who eem to have opPortu
mites for knowing the facts Blu there Ia no doubt OF
two things-hrs, that great mny Republicans here
tofore prominent as members q Congress or OF the
legislature editors and oicehoders, are now for Gree
ley or neutral and SECOND, that in certain towns as
Whitehead, Ellsworth, Calais Buckfeld, Bucks
port, ETC., the rank and fb of the Republicans
have gone over TO Greeley In lare numbers Among the
undOubted Greeley Republican, are y. A. Pike (of
minston. ali eT nembers Of cOnsess; e1Mayor Manton
of Bangor ex-Mayor ]. d. Ham Il Lewiston, Col Lang
FSywe and % IyfoTd Of lewiston Capt Bnoc
Knight OF Portland; Seth Tisdae OF Ellsworth, and
whoa Who would naturally have large following in
their localities who have been honored and trusted IN
the lea aga s % Ssn when they
were chosen to the State Legislature as Republicans
len of the Republican members OF the last legislature
are for Greeley. and it is Fobabe that at Least
10 Sr reF sepS t Of the 7oo that
four years ago voted for Gnnt But let us call tins
number only = go Of s Ss ana we
voters the number reahes this figure, arranged
on one side 10 S Se Se
the figures would stand today the Presidential vote
to be es not OF seen
much exceed nor is within TIE limits OF proba-
% has sne @ as limit s
majority on the 9th OF SEPTEMBER, while his vote may
fall to $1,000 which was Wshburn's vote In 1863 and
1000 majority. Somewhere between 1000 aud 10000 as
things now look, will probably be Perhams majority
with the chances In favor OF 1000.
SITUATION IN THE CONGRESS- DISTRICTS
Ihave now been In every Of the five Congress dis
tricts OF Maine which in all carried by the Re-
pubcans, with majorites raging FROM 2eio in the WITH
or Bangor district Represented by Peters, 10 i2o in the
With or Calais district represented by Hale The aggre
gate majority In the five drrcts almost TO- 900, in
total vote Of less than 10t0. Last the Gov
s1n9r vote the d y tbs
In TO something less tan l0oo The total vote this
year will be as large as vote say ~
probably be reduced. In the list District, Mr.
Clifford, tho Democratic nominee, q son Of Judge
Clifford and lawyer In Portland, is hopeful OF his cleo
ton over N. w. Bnrleigh q South Berwick manufac-
turer OF no great capacty popularity but with plenty
Of money, which most OF tie Republican nominees have
Had Gen. Chamberlain, Who lives la u corner VI thi:
district consented 70 run againse bureigh, he could
have been chosen; isMr BurieTh Will probably be
elected by from 900 20 LOO majority. He 10 candidate
for the tune, but has served In the Legislature
q self made man. Johnon Republican In $780, and Us
not very highly esteemedin hts district VI IT, ex
member W. p. Frye Of LEWISTON, lawyer there, run:
today at Auburn. Mr.. Frye win be re-
elected ss friend, ss ,n I ~ an Increased .
IN his townsDas Mr. Fafwe 10 nominated nganst MIN.
Lewiston and Auburn. two towns which practically
the focus OF this dstrct together they have popua
ton OF than 10000 and will throw vote Of nearly
Farwel Is nominated to-day, that city would probably
give him majority while Auburn would go the other
Of the State more carefully than any other and II they
hold their own any where IL will be In the lid Dis
sisi. Passing ever the lid and Ivtb Ds,s,s's io'