New-York tribune., 1872-06-22
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTHWEST.
TIE LIBERAL RgPUBLICANs EScoURAGED-BoUR-
BON ISTRIGUEs-TAcTIcs OF THE ADMINIs-
TRATION PARTY.

TRATIoN PARTY.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEI
CHICAGO, June 1.-The results of the anti
Grant delberaton in NewYork are accepted among the
Liberals Of this city conclusive evidence Of the
overwhelming strength Of the Cincinnati nominees
Never before was the confidence Of the friends
Of Reform so strong, or ia expression
go outspoken The Times hardly knovslwaat to make Of
the action and maintains bitter hostility to the adop
ton OF Greeley and Brown by the Democncy II virtu
ally comedies the Endorsement of the tcketat Baltimore
but stil hints vaguely at prospective IND eleventh
hour interpositlOn which shall saw the De-
mocracy from the insldi0us sword Of Liberal
ism Somewhat OF sensation has been
created regarding The Chicago Times by th publication
Of letter from its editor Storey, indoting pur
pose TO tamper with the delegates after oey have as
sembled at Baltimore. The Bourbon eleuent in each
State was TO observe a policy OF discreet
intrigue, and while powerless 70 PREVENT the
from hockng to the Liberal stndard, they
were to 20 work az representation Of their
own sort on the ticket After that much to be left
to luck With this still ambitious Intrigue goes
hand in hand Before the full promise ofthe meeting
Of the 2Oth az the Fifth Avenue HOTEL blooned into any
thing Ike the reality Of hopeconfrmed Tou may re-
member mysterious hints put forth from day to
day by tho Democratic AntiGreeley organ in
New-York that Baltimore would have al alternative
other than Greeley or Grant Indeed it vas broadly
asserted by that paper and its or hre echoes that
movements were concertinc which should render the
adoption OF new ticket at Baltimore inev-
table There we're, It seems some grounds Tor
this hope on the part OF the Deu0crauc opponents OF
the Cincinnati candidates. An extensive and sknhuny
devised combination had been formed in almost all OF the
States among leading Democrats and In many places with
discontented Liberals to carry out this mysterious
prorramme The main work waL however 10 be done
in the South and an indefatgab body Of workers was
relegated TO that rather unpromEing Held here am
informed the project made poor progress In the West
notably Indiana when Voorhees, VAS depended on to aid
either unwttingly otherwise The scheme was per-
fected in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Nebraska Mississippi, Arkansas and in most OF the
Eastern States although eers in the latter section are
said 10 have been mainly confined 20 a suppression Of
reeeys name the resolutions the Conventions the
argument being that nothing could be distinctly
claimed from utterances 90 vague as those
OF New-York and Pennsylvania. All this
mechanism in the interest Of Judge David Davis, who
it is declared had not given utterance indicating
his purpose 10 sustain the Cincinnati work, al
though II ia notorious that he did all in his
power 20 bring the movement into being. he
s, it is declared. the second choice OF every
Democrat Of prominence in the country and the elect OF
the two prominent macOntent Democratic journals that
kick against the verdict Of the party. Twas claimed in
this State days ago. that the FtfthAvenue meeting
was but feeler for this movement, and that shortly
thereafter the fun details should be made
known and the country appealed 70 its
favor. AT st. Paul, the only Democrat OF
prominence that opposed lnstrucng FOR Greeley Judge
Atwater declared that the movement would take such
shape as would surprise friends aud foes alike, and that
he confidently counted upon its working counter revo
luton in the present revolt from the party The main
STAY of this diversion is the twOhrds rule which has
been 30 vehementy advocated by The World II s affirmed
that this movement took shape in Cincinnati the very
night OF the nominations and hope in N success has 80
far kept some Of the prominent Western Democrats cir
curnspeety silent regarding Greeley and Brown -Four
western uahers Of the National DvInocrauc committee
are claimed az pledged 10 the movement and also dis
tnguished Ohioan who has himself been candidate for
President and Vce-Presdent.
The Administration people here began the campaign
By characteristic action The State Central Committee
came together and, for want OF dgniied oecupa
on read me Tribune Of this city out OF the party on the
high crime and msdemeanT OF opposition 10 Gen. Grant
The various other journals sustaining the Adminisra
ton save The Times designated worthy OF Repuo
lean support and eligible once. The Grant people are
greatly chagrned the aDortve attempt on the part OF
Mr. BRYANT TO create division and for the first
time the suspicion is beginning dawn than the cand-
dacy ofH GRACE Greeley reality and that his election
ia dsagreeabe probability The true public sentiment
in business ana newspaper circles all tends to snow
The actual good this adr has done the Liberal cause
and the results in this already marked by tele
grams received by the newspapers and politicians, In
dicatng that Republicans no longer IN Doubt as 70
the proper course 10 pursue, with the certainty OF me
issue between Grant and Greeley.