The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-08-31
The Political Waxa

Eagle, published at Traverse CITY. Mich and
the Adrertfses, published at Addison. n. Y. all
former Grant papers, have renowned Grsntism
and hoisted the Greeley flag.
The Boston Ifareller accuses Gen. Bank, ~
wanting to ride the popular wave in going for
Greeley. That is pretty fair for Grant orrsp
Gen. Geo. W. Jones, of Iowa, ext. S. Senato,
and until week ago violent Blanton Duncan.
lite. on Saturday evening last joined the Greeley
ana brown club at Dubuque, and seemed to fee!
good over it,
Dr. r. Z. Brunck, editor of the Buffalo Demo.
eTot, has made carefully prepared list Of thu
en''re uerman'American press, giving the pres.
ent political position of each paper. From this
iist 1t appears that OF the 6fty.fve German
dailies published in the country, thirty support
Greeley and Brown, nineteen support Grant, fou.
are hostile to both tickets, and two are still ur-
decided. OF the entire German press. commits.
ing one hundred and twenty.niue papers, eighty
three 60 for Greeley and Brown, and only
twenty.eight for Grant. Among these. thirty.
two OF those for Greeley have been republican,
and forty.two Democratic. The remainder have
hitherto been independent,
When six hundred straight republicans in
Blaine's district sign call for Greeley Con.
vention TO elect Blaine's SUCCESSOR the great
Speaker has better reply than even Sumner
could make
B. Mccullough, Esq, editor OF the st, Louis
Democrat, violent Grant organ, after travelling
week in Ohio, gives it a. his pirate opinion,
that Ohio will give Greeley by from fi.eea 70
thirsy-five thousand majority.
n. G.. Ordway, Of New Hampshire, ser.esat.
alarms OF the House of Representatives az
Washington, elected OF course as a supporter of
the administration, at the liberal HEADQUARTERS
in New York last Saturday, announced himself
as supporter of Greeley.
The Grant men Of Sangamon county had =
county convention at Springfield on the cath, as
which, however, couple OF towns were 10. re-
presented. The reason was tina: the delegates
appointed turned on, to be Greeley men.
Senator West, .RepublicAn,l of Louisiana, has
left New Orleans - take the stamp in Penn
sylv.nia for Greeley.
All the member. Of the Grant republican town
committee of New Canaan, Conn, have declared
iOr Greeley.
Dat OF 1000 German voter. in San Francisco.
oa!y eighteen woud sign d call for German
Giant meeting.
Ior'in county, Ohio, A s,iH republican county,
has e01 liberals who sign y call 70. n Greeley
mass meeting.
Tn Buts.Io ,oVr,sy offer, to wager $500 that
there are more liberal repu hIic,ns n, New York
than There are s,rai.ht-" in AZ ~. state. put
together
Tie Hon b. Fife. assistant c-.ecior Of inter.
nal reye.Ge il Grind Tr,grr-e comfy, Mich,
hs, forwarded NJ. rc-Isustiol Az. come on, Tor
Greeley.
Simon Randall, II. Clay Willions and Steven
M.rston, formerly wheel.hor-e- o. the republi.
can party in Eau Claire county, N;s., are stump.
ing FOR Greeley.
The Chairman aud secretary o. the New Bed
ford Mass republican, city COMMITTEE, Messrs.
Pardon Dsvo:l and BeuiSm.n L. Esowsell, have
declared Cor Greeley.
W. NJ Coborn, who was in 1.SS elected at
torney general of Indiana on the radical ticket.
is on, inca letter strongly endorsing Greeley and
Brown.
Bishop Simpson has been claimed as a warm
supporter Of Grant This is great mistake, or,
more probably. willtu misrepresentation. We
have it from the best authority that Bishop
Simpson has declared that he intends to vote for
Greeley CtEciRRau kslqutyer.
In 1858 the electoral college voted as follows
Grant c2l, Seymour .. A majority Of these
identical electors are FOR Greelsy in the present
campaign.
\ correspondent frora Augusta, GA, says enc
third OF the colored votes in that city and coan-
~ will be cast for Greeley and Brown.