New-York tribune., 1872-07-15
MASSACHUSETTS,.
THE BALTIMORE NoNINATIoNS--ATTITUDE OF
THR DEMoCRATIC PARTY-rHE LIBERAL RE-
PUBLICANS GAINING.

THE BALTIMORE NOMTNATIoES--ATTITUD OF
THR DEMoCRAIIC PARTY-rHE LIBERAL RE-
PUBLICANS GAINING.
fFROM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSRl
BosrON, July 13.-The nomination of Mr..
Greeley at Baltimore gives universal satisfaction 20
Massachusetts Democrats, well some thousands
Of ReIublcans who every day announcing their de-
termination support the Greeley and Brown ticket
Chas. Levi Woodbury., esq, one or the ablest men the
Democratic party has had in this State. well ex.
pressed position Of his party at hagrasas IN East
Boston, last evening, when he said:
"a great opposition party has raised its head against
the maladmnist tTation OF those IN power. tnat II 10
based upOn sound principle, the best interests OF the
American people ana a desire to have good sound and
useful government, il evInced by the fact that the
initiative the whole movement taken by Liberal
Republicans. The Democrats don't claim the honor;
tie contrary, TO them belongs the minor honor, but the
equal patriotism OF casing their vote upon the SIDE OF
rlght honesty and integrity. For that reason they
came forward at Baltimore and adopted the nomination
and platform or the Cincinnati republican convention
people say 1t Is bitter pill for them TO swallow,
but there are prudlces III the democratic heait that
they cannot conquer when the country Is ~ danGer
There Is honest man VINO feels with great majority
Republican party tnat they have at present idd
Administration ana need 1etter one WHO iS not ieiuy
Orw8rd and throw his vote Tor those Two tired
Their election will purify the Government, anu bring
backthos old glorious days, when Geu Jackson Thomas
Jefferson, ana James Monroe ruled the nduOn.'
Nearly every Of his remarks applauded-
loudly by the large audience present and that statement
alone is sufficient explode the pet theory OF some Re
nomination journals the effect that numbers OF Demo
Gratis will for Grant The members of that party In
past all for the nomination at Baltimore 80 FAR
as heard from all the States met a prominent
Democrat from Lawrence only yesterday, and he SAID
that not only all the Democrats OF Lawrence entu-
siastc for Greeley and Brown, but careful canvass
not vet complete showed that than 800 Republicans
IN that city favored the ticket and the list was
swelling every day. The feeling among Massachusetts,
Democrats FOR the nominee admirably expressed by
Judge Woodbury. in another section OF ns speech last
evening when he said OF Mr.. Greeley:
"He is the best known civilian among the Liberal
Republicans United states. Every body knows him.
cause which he takes up We know tnat he viii stick
task He will not wobble about or be blown about by
to bed you ind him in the morning, and you
trust HIM all through the next day.
When one Republican meets another the street
each asks the other who he is fora significant criticism
on the statement that Republican party OF Massachu
setts solid for Grant One hears stories every day Of
OF more or less prominence, who propose 70 come
out for Greeley and Brown For week past has been
currently stated In political circles that Gen. Banks pro
poses his influence for Greeley and Brown Grant
men say they base the statement, not much
count OF what General has said favor Of the Gin
cnnati and Baltimore nominations. what he
fuses 10 do for Grant. The TTdreNer contained
a paragraph the other day pitching into the Hon
J. NJ. S. Williams because he was anhatns
with what was called Greeley conclave at loung's
Hotel meaning the meeting OF the Bird Club. The Lib
eral Republicans have organized by the choice OF
State Central Committee and the list includes the names
of the Hon F. W Bird. OF the oldest ablest, and
shrewdest politicians in Massachusetts, Elzur Wright
OF Medord, whose pen is mighter than 40 swords; the
Hon. Geo. III. Munroe OF Boston, formerly State SEN
ator now editor OF The Saturday Erenng Gazette Judge
Joseph NJ. Day OF Barnstabe, leading man OF Cape
Cod Rodney French, one OF the most enthusiastic pol
itciaus OF New Bedford Bristol County; Robert O
Dunham the genial editor OF The Times aud also Chas
A. b. shepard OF the we-known nrm Of Lee shepardi
Joseph F. Pau and Henry g. Parker OF Boston. John L.
Rice OF Springfield. j. II. Starkweather OF Webster, IL.
H. starkweather OF Northampton Dr. Brewster OF Pitts
field. and Chester Snow OF Harwich. These gentlemen
themselves hardly know their strength yet, many
men still continue the fence" reserving their de-
cision for a weeks later in the The ndica
that II Gen. Grant carries Massachusetts,
II VIII be by smaller majority than any Governor has
| had In any OF the OF years OF the past decade