New-York tribune., 1872-08-31
THE MAINE CANVASS.
BOTH SIDES AROUSED TO THE WORK.

BOTH SIDES AROUSED TO THE WORK.
MOVEMENTS OF LIBERAL sPEAKERs-GEs CARY
OF OHIO IN THE FIELD-DEPARrURE OF
SENATOR TIUHBULL.
fsr TELEGRAPH TO THB rRIBUsEl
PORTLAND, Aug. 30.-The Liberal canvass is
promising Of good results during the coming week inc
number Of speakers.s small, but they are doing good
work. Gen. g. F. Cary Of Ohiot has arrived and VIII
speak att Fryeburg tomorrow. and on Monday evening
he will address the workngmen here. Col Gros'enor
OF Missouri came on the train to-day ana mas sono
to skowhegsn, and will speak seyeralsames in Somerset
County. Mr.. Williams Of New-York 10 doing excellent
service speaking in Mr. ClGords Congress District
together with that gentleman. Rodney French OF
Massachusetts also here and other eakers are hoped
for within day or two. The Grant managers may
boast but they are not half hopeful they seem.
Senator Trumbul has started for Ohio, and exprsssed
himself as well satisfied with the prospects-
A GRANT RALLY AT AUGUSTA RUINED BY THE
RAIN-sPEECHEs BY GEMS. HARLAN, But
LER, AND WILSON, AND FRED. DOUGLASS
LIBERAL PROSPECTS IMPROVING.
lBg TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIBUSRl
AUGUSTA, Aug. 30.-Grantism was to have
been greatly cbeered and encouraged In Maine by
grand rally at this place to-day. but ran-storm has
broken up the affair." which is conspicuous and expen
sve failure great deal Of money had been spent Tor
free excursion trains banners, etc. Gen. Harlan OF
Kentucky Gen. b. f. Butler, nd Senator Wilson OF MAS
sachusetts spoke a few hundreds OF wet people at
Granite Hail, the outdoor mass meeting having been
abandoned Wilson glOrifed tho old Republican
party, and plaintively wrung his hands ana
asked II anybody could be 80 base as
TO break it up Harlan dissected the speeches of
Greeley speakers in the South and Butler made one OF
his sophistical addresses in which he claimed tnat TINS
Administration, among other things had had brilliant
and successful foreign policy He said aiuding 10 the
Naturalization Treaty. that Grants Administration had
knocked one OF the strongest props from under the
thr aafa
his audience, which dwiDdled rapidly. In the evening
he finished his speech, which had been Interrupted Dy
his audience leaving. He DEFENDED the En-
forcement act and KuKlux legislation, ana
dwet great length on the enormities perpetrated
by the KuKux ls5s This part OF his discourse was
illustrated by the introduction OF bis valet the stage
dressed in a Ku-Klux uniform, which caused great
amusement The speaker closed by passing an encomin
the colored troops and fought some OF his own blood
less battles again. Frederick Douglass followed
with defense OF Grants Santo Domingo policy. He
urged that the Domnicans anxious for annexation
and that their nationality too small 10 be useful
panegyric which he incidentally PAD to Sumner was en-
Enthusiastically appauded Senator Hamlin made speech
in which he pictured the which would befail the
country in case Mr. Greeley should be elected. The
whole affair passed off without spirit or enthusiasm, ana
as things have turned out, had better never been at
tempted since IL has most depressing enec on the pro
jectors and their allies
Liberal prospects improving in this Congress Dis
trict The friends of Blaine are moving heaven and
earth TO save him, but he will have large majority
against him in this district, outside OF this county, He
made bitter speech last night, in reply to seTenade,
and took occasion to denOunce his opponents in most
abusive terms The speech judicously revised
before beng printed in his paper here.
JOHN A. BINGHAM AT BANGOR-HE PRETENDs
TO ANSWER TRUMBULL.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRBUYHI
BANGOR, Aug. 30.-The policy of fianking is
faithfully carried out here by the Grant managers.
Senator Trumbull was followed last evening by
Senator Wilson, and this evening by John A. Blng-
ham, Mr.. Bingham's announced purpose was TO
answer Trumbul, but though he made an able
speech failed to Mr.. Trumb1ps arraignment
of Administration the ground o. corruption Tho
Secor mentioned, although Mr. Trumbui
had made them of his principal points. The New
York Customhouse frauds not alluded to- but tine
greater portion OF the speech elaborate dennnca
ton OF Free Trade which, he alleged. the design OF
the Greeley party force the country. ONiag TO
the rain which prevailed all the afternoon, the audi
ence not very large.