Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-09
BELMONT
His Letter About ereeley-He Wants e
Swim IN the Current.


The following Is a letter from Hon.
August Belmont, Chairman q eDem-
ocratic National Executive Committee
addressed to G. w. Wooley, Esq, Of.
Cincinnati:
Lose IsLASD, May q, 1877.
My DEAR SIR-YOur kind letter of.
the seventeenth n~stantreaehed mehere.
and in reply I beg to express to YOU my
warm thanks for the hattering conf
denee which You manifest for my iudg-
ment and sincerity OF purpose. Imay
err in my appreciation Of the difficulties
which surround Us, but i can say with
out egOtism that j merit your good Opin-
ion Is to the sincerity OF my
Intentions. So much am Il I'M
pressed with the fatal consequences
IN store for our common country by the
reelection Of Grant, that ] would Will
ingly vote for my deadliest enemy in.
ordeFto prevent such a catastrophe. The
nomination Of GFeeley is one Of the most
stupendous mistakes which it is difficult
even to comprehend, bHt-it is now an
accomplished fact, and we have to deal
with it as best we can. j take il for
granted that all thinking men have
come to the conclusion bythis time that
the nomination Of q straight Democratic
ticket at Baltimore viii either elect
4 Grantby the people, in case Of Greeleyis
withdrawal, on throw the election into.
the House if Greeley should stand, and
| then, also, Grant viii be elected. III the
convention ean be got to nominate
Greeley at Baltimore with any thing
like unanimity, the large body Of the
Democratic party throughout the coun-
try will vote for him, and We shall have
enough Republican votes to make the
election more than probable, even five
should lose One-tenth of our vote by de-
fiction and apathy.
Whistler this nomination can be
brought about remains a serious ques-
( ton, andI am able to form a Judgment
on this point at this ea=ly day. AT pres
ent many leading men and party or
gans, besides a very large portion Of the
/ German vote, are bitterly opposed to
him. Between now and the ninth Of
July, Greeleyis strength must show an
increase or decline, and it viii then be
for our convention to adopt what course
may be wisest. Though he is to me the
most Objectionable person whom the
Liberals could select, still ! am decided
ly Of the opinion that our best policy.
will be to indOrse the Cincinnati plat
form and ticket. This is the general
feeling in this State, and cur delegation
to Baltimore is, by a large majority,
composed Of Greeley men. As our del
egatiOn votes as a unit, you may set the
vote of New York down almost certain
for Greeley. / was not at Rochester,
and have been left Off the list Of dele
gates, most probably OF account Of the
hostile position Of the World and StGdfz
Ziet5mq against the Cincinnati nOmi-
nees, as the delegation undoubtedly was
selected with but that one idea of maxi
ing it sure for Greeley. A most
absurd story has for yeaTspast
been started and generally cred
ited-that / am q large shareholder
in the World, and control itstendeneies.
l have never held a single share in it,
and do not exercise any influence OyeT
its editorials. Should circumstances
shape themselves So that the Liberals de-
sert the Cincinnati ticket then IhOpe
that the choice may fall on GrOesbeck.
He, with Sanford Church, or j. q.
Adams, would make a stronger ticket
than any other combination.
Yours, very truly,