New-York tribune., 1872-09-04
THE WESTERN CAMPAIGN.

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FrcrEp-sPECULATfoNs AS TO THE NEXT
LEGISLATURE - - ,.u
,vRoN TTfR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF fHB TRiBuNhI
C,,c,co. Aug. 26.-Gen. Sheridan, after
h innkotne with the President, returns and Informs
.noaeo that GEN Grant satisfied with the position OF
cal affairs; that he trusts the common sense OF tho
ope and that there is probability OK his fai
inr 70 90 reflected The General also attempted the ut
tsr humiliation of the Liberals by saying that Grant Is
onddent he will carry State III the Unon nn-
le perhaps" Kentucky, but then he wouldn't DC sur
prised the great popular wave should even put 'ns'
obstinate commonwealth in the list Of :" loya reaiis'
why" declared Gen. Sheridan, withngenuOus warmth
went through New-York and dd not a man that
dnt mean TO vote for Grant, and they all told me, ana
Grant told me- because friends knew 1t TO be So that
he'll carry the state by $1,000 majority with Dix
Furthermore the General imparts that the President
confident In future is supremely satisfied Win tue
conduct of his friends who have him in charge taxes NO
thonaht OF the morrow about in his own way
10 keen up the loyalty only trueblue Repuolcai
nv throwing out Of office, &c. Indeed Ge oher
idan glows with the brilliant prospects OF his ola COM
aoders success and may be pardoned for his entaus
asn at finding Grantism East for certainly there Is
urcty poor showing Of here such as there s-and the
General has been here all Summer II is only fair to re-
mind you that sheridan is much of politician, ana
shat TINS aniable and unlimited confidence in his superb
mr. officer while somewhat discredtable TO the warriors
pottal wholly beautiful when set against
All that he owes to the head OF the army.
EhGNuICANr THE COMPLETION OF PUBLIC BUILD
ISGs.
But the confidence shown by his military dependents
D. far from that the civil and journalistic adherens OF
p,e President The state has become very eauluron VI
sectng accommodation Speakers in pairs, IN tr1os ana
auartots skurrying through every hamlet Ia ne S
aud ntensfying the by reckiessy inhaIi'
tory appeals passion and prejudice On INC paiV 0
Grant men the work is rather blind Lower llihois-
that il the counties south of line drawn across the
eener from east west-is Overwhelmingly lAOefa NOT
only because the prepOnderac, but because
there are few Republicans for Grant The great effort,
therefore on tho part OF the enemy has been to stir up
detection and gain recruits for the Louisville gathering
hoping tbeuby Deurale the Liberal strength IN thaJ
rgion Of thc State and confident OF maintaining ma
tority the old Republican districts. In Chicago Tor
fnStluce 1t i hoped that the Grant majority may be
maintained By compelling the public officials TO hold their
snAordinaes to the work. Under orders from Washing
sf the public buildings IS to proceed at once
accession Of from 1000 to lOOOJ Gov
ernment cmpl)yss, which, with those already here, will
make from 600 2oO and enough 20 throw the Cook
County majority into the Administration scale
1HE GRANT JOURNALS EEGLEorISe THEIR STATE TICKET.
From the tone OF Administration papers one would
hardly suspect that there state ticket IN tue heu
All the forces OF misrepresentation and oalumny arc
directed at Mr. Greeley. All the fa5rieauons OF tho
campaign, remOdeed ana Intensified, are issued IN
broadsdes overy effort mnde 70 represent him aS
the blatant champion of secession, aud the apostle OF
Rebel dcbtpiyng. Tie story started and then incon-
tuenty dcuod 10y the young man 40 BingGamton' has
been emcamcd the largest sort OF type and, with eN
hara.nc comments and head lines, sent out broadcast
70 feed the hungry Of the newly awakened adj
hercnts OF loyalty Immersed in this noble exposition
of neariou Liberals AMI their unprnciped eandi-
date the average Administration Street has no time for
te potty work OF the State campaign, and Gov koerner
escapes far with only occasional innuendo Indeed
there is policy as well as inconsistency in this. Gov.
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iatOn OF the state, and universally hOn0red that an
insnuaon against him must reflect 10 a certain extent
his nationality, and while there Is no stunt OF abuse
against Greeley and Brown. there Is lambike tehuc-
IN dealing with tho candidate Tor 6oNerhor' as
significant IL is amusing.
ESOERKHR SUPPORTED BY CER,itSs or BOrH PARTIES
The Germans who nonnally support Grant are not
backward in announcing their Intention OF voting for
their eminent fellow cOmtrynan and that VIII account
tOa certain extent for Gen. Oesbys late pleato sustain
Tho State ticket what becomes of Grant This
gentleman has every reason vchcmenty for the
cause and an admit he is doing masculine service,
and holding ny we'll as such shaky cause may DC.
zion Governor Gen Oslcsuy made 10 secret of his
ain TO succeed Lyman 1runhul in the United state,
senate He excellent canvasser. and against the
earnest protest OF some OF the betteilnndeu OF tue
Grant men, lie pat before the people to lead the
Grant canvass lie has been leading with singular
and efficiency. but far he seems to nave met
few tokens Of triumph. Gen. Palmer and Sena,
Tor TrImbnl hive ON every occasion made marked
success than the blatant and vigorous Grant nominee
Indeed Gov Palmer, with his animated ncJhOl OF clear
thought fa 10 his audiences 70 the highest
spirit and the meetings which have listened 70 MN mus
have been perfect bifOecues, made up Ot hooking
ncghb0rhOods, sweeping In from the scattering prairie
bamiets.
Tua LIBERALS NOT YET FULLY ORGANIZED.
but a. "a fact, the Liberals not putting
out their best efforts in this This s due partially
10 confidence aud partly the general agreement that
all the strength Of West should be turned 10 Indiana
IL this belief schurz rcappears there again IN
short time previous short tour in Pennsyyanti, and
strong Efforts making 10 induce senator sumner 70
enter the list. Here the great Senator would STIR
mp a feeling such is little known TO the spirited con
tests Of this region He has never been heard out here,
and all sides, the cry is rcechOed. send sumner
among US" The general committees are coming to see
however, that speeches en- huaidsn anu tue pdhhre
devices Ol organization are not alone the means iOr
ATTAINING success For time me " great WaVe ave- %Ss %
depended upon with lnilcIons supnehess 10 carry e
ticket success but the developments OF week or Two
Handsomely routed that dangerous deuson There
II unqnestou'hy genuine enthusiasm Tor tDe new ue
UartuTe from partisansn. but there are few sensible
oes c 80 with @ ine 6est dred batt1ons So from the
least ambitious hamlet TO the metropolitan ward the
with hopeful briskness, and presently there Will be
very fan Offset to the matches machinery OF the
sIkahlo advantage of office and IT'S eOncomtant aids.
GOV. oGLEsBYs TEMPERANCE Position.
The work IN Chicago Of late has been The
ward committees have reduced the something
Ike order and it gradually growing plain lust
party lines wilbrca when the decisive test comes 1t
grows more evident from day to day Liberals
may fairly count decisive majority OF the Germans
ON the state ticket safe majority the Presiden
Mr. Icrsiucof the only German Grant organ ia the city
and believe in the State, the Illinois Zeituags said TO
for him as agans Ogcsby, but would not oppose him In
ms paper The Germans. Ike the Americans, are not
lie makes much OF MS candidacy 10 the temperance
people ana socits their vote but II s revived Of the
eneraI early OF his existence before e's
htn working brought him 10 the executive char OF his
native state ne turned not dishonest, ent some some
what dsrcputabe penny, az the most OF What our West
n =" gin mill" which fact the good now ignores.