Smyrna times., 1872-09-25
Political NOfeS

" COuOT dCCeptS tuc LOUISVILLE nomination.
Ex Senator Carlisle, of West Virginia, goes
FIR Grant and Wilson.
Gen. William II. Morris, an influential
Democrat of Putnam county, New York, de-
clares for Grant.
Judge Noah Swayne, of the U. s. Supreme
Court has not declared for Greeley, as claimed
by the Greeley organs.
George S. Flint 9, prominent Democrat of
Oneida county, New York, withdraws his name
from the Greeley club of his town.
Senator Joshua Hill, of Georgia, who has
been declared as a supporter of Greeley, has
declared emphatically for Grant and Wilson.
Judge Stalio, an original Liberal and re.
former, made a sensation in St. Louis the other
evening by delivering an anti-Greeley speech.
Banton Duncan has started the True Demo
crdt, in Louisville, with the picture of rooster
as fgurehead, and the legend, Neither
Grant nor Greeley can scare this chicken.
In New York, Jacob G. Hoffman, President
Of the German Liberal" Club of the 10Th
Assembly District, has resigned, and comes out
for Grant, and the whole Republican ticket.
A State Convention of the Straight,out
Democrats Of Missouri has been called to meet
at Jefferson City for the nomination of an
electoral ticket and the appointment of State
Central Committee.
George W. Washburn, of Oshkosh. Wis.
has avowed his adhesion to the Liberal cause
Judge Washbun was republican State Senator
from Wlnnebago county during two terms and
was afterward on the Bench.
The Straight-out Democratic State Central
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Friday, and nominated State officers and
Presidential Electors. The State ticket is
h,aded by Sidney Breese for Governor.
Hon. John O'Neill, an Irish Democrat, of
twenty five years standing. made speech, at
St Louis. on Monday evening, repudiating the
Democratic nominations in that State and an
nouncng his Withdrawal from the party.
Hobbs, who was unsuccessful in obtaining
the Democratic nomination for Congress in
the Third Maryland District, (Baltimore) will
run as an Independent candidate. 1t is
thought he will be supported by the Republi-
cans.
Henry McMiller Esq, formerly of Mont
gomery Co, Pa, where he was elected to the
Legislature for several successive years, by the
Democrats but now a resident of Maryland, is
canvassing in Pennsylvania for the Republican
ticket.
The New York Straight-out Executive Com.
mittee has issued an address, appealing to the
people to support the Louisville nominees, and
calling State Convention to meet at Albany
on Oct. Sd for the nomination of Presidential
electors.
Joel Cook, Jr., one of the editors of the
Philadelphia Ledger, and life long Demo
crat of the strictest sort, is now addressing
public meetings on the subject "Why Demo
Gratis should vote for Grant, in preference t.
Greeley"
The Straight out Democratic Convention o
Indiana met at Indianapolis, last Thursday
Resolutions were adopted endorsing the Louis
vile nominations and State ticket wa
nominated, headed by A. 2. Edgerton 70
Governor. Presidential electors were ais
nominated, and State Central Committe
appointed.
The Straight outs have called State Conven
tons in New York, Iowa. Illinois, Indiana an,
Pennsylvania, to nominate electoral tickets. Il
Kentucky three Democratic newspapers fly tn
O'COnor and Adams flag. In st. Louis thre
German papers have hauled down the Greele
flag and go for O'Conor and Adams Tn
New York Irish World and Day Book are ou
for O'Conor
On Saturday Horace Greeley addressed tn
Chamber of Commerce at Cincinnati, arguin
against the 'hOarding'' of money by th
United States Treasury He also spoke q
Newport and Louisville, KY, in favor {
universal amnesty and universal enfranchis'
ment, and in depreciation of the hostility of th
eOlOred people to the Liberal movement