Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-03
Political Notes.

- The anti-Greciey Democrats OF
Delaware exhibit so much strength that
the Wilmington Commercial thinks the
vote of the State viii be for Grant.
"Conciliation" is the motto Of Gree
lcyism toward the enemies of the rcpuh-
lie. Unconditional surrender is a bet
ter one.
4 North Carolina journal advcr;is. $
for ,'anybody to beat Grant The
same paper, not long ago, announced Il
reward of.Sj0 for husband for Miss
Anthony.
That was not bad rctort Of the anti
Greeley Democrat, vino declared that
the idea of his party aspiring to control
of the government, after having been
conquered by the Republicans, was not
a whit more prepOsterOus than if Gen.
Lee, after surrendering to Grant, in
April, 1865, had quietly asked to be
placed at the head Of the Union forces !!
The Prairie du Chen (Wis.) Cour-
icr. which hoists the names Of O'Conor
and Adams, says: The Democrats of
Western Wisconsin and Northern Iowa
are fairly wild with enthusiasm for
Charles O'Conor There is not true
Democrat in the Northwest but will cast
his vote for O'Conor and Adams.
-Grceleyism has not been a success in
Milwaukee, Tuesday evening witnessed
the dissolution Of the Greeley Club in
that city The meetings Of the club seem
to have been att ndcd regularly only by
the chairman and the secretary, and
hence lacked that enthusiasm which pre-
walls Just now in Pittsburg. The chair
man. man Of emphatic expression and
decided action. announced his CONVEX
sion to q party which had members.
He felt lonely, The secretary sympa-
thizcd with him, 50 they jumped over
the bloody chasm and are now Republi-
cans.
The October election are to be held
as follows: October ?, Georgia, Cover
nor and Legislature; October S, Penn
sylvania, Governor, Legislature and
Congressman October 8, Ohio, Sccre-
tary of State and Congressman; OctO-
ber s. Indiana, Governor, Legislature
and Congressman; ; October 8, Nebraska,
Governor, Legislature and Congress-
men; October s, Dakota, Delegate i'll
Congress: October 8, District Of Colum-
bia, Delegate in Congress October IS,
South Carolina, Governor, Legislature
and Congressman October "a, West
Virginia, Congressman. Iowa does not
in Presidential years hold an October
election. Georgia, which elects Cover
nor, etc, October 2, will elect Congress-
men November 5. The West Virginia
election, October %, is by some held to
have been forestalled by the election of
August %, and Congress will have to
settle it upon the claim of rival delega-
tiOns.
The following is reported to be the
history Of Greeleys nomination: In
1870 an informal Republican caucus was
held in Washington, when it was decid-
ed to run Grant again, and cOnclllate
Greeley by giving him the second place
on the ticket with Grant. ColfaX agreed
to withdraw. This was at the time Col
fax published his letter of declination.
Greeley was present at this caucus and
accepted the arrangement. In accord
ance with this plan Greeley went West
and spoke at st. Louis, and in the spring
of 1871 made his famous Southern trip
to Texas. Returning from thence Gree
ley informed bis friends that he thought
himself strong enough to take the first
plack on the ticket, instead Of the Vice
Presidency, and avOwed his determine
ton of running in 1872. This infOrma-
ton is valuable, as showing that Greeley
was to run on the same ticket with
Grant, and meditated so running over a
year ,befor6 the Cincinnati convention.
This announcement is made by the St.
Louis Democrat "a Republican paper)