Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-30
POLITICAL.
The Reunion Reformers Plotting
Against Gareelav

Against Greeley.
CINCINNATI, May 29.-Tbe .followin
communication, signed by the Liberal Re
pubilcans and Democrats of Cincinnai
whose names appear, has been forwarde,
10 the reform meeting to be held at Stein
way Han, New York, tomorrow night:
cincinnati, MGy 81, 1S72.-To VIM
Cullen Bryant, David a. Wells. FdwarI
ALklnson, and those meeting with YOU il
New YORK May 30, 1S72-G Gentlemen: We
observe With great pleasure your call fol
meeting at Steinway Hall on the 30tt
instant, ana as among those sympathizinc
Win Inc OBJECTS that is proposed, we ven.
lure 10 urge upon you that the time re.
CURES prompt and energetic action upon
Gne part OF those opposed to the election O.
either Grant or Greeley, and we hope that
you viii not fail toNinstitut Hsuch action,
we suggest that you take either of the two
courses which may commend itself to Won
as best: hrst, to nominate at once at your
meeting candidates for President and Vice
PRESIDENT; or, second, to call a meeting OF
representative men to make nominations
at Steinway Hall for some day not later
than the 9th Of June. We will pledge
ourselves to heartily cooperate with Won
In such action, or in any other course that
| you may adopt to secure the end of placing
a ticket in the field that shall fitly represent
the principles embodied in the platform
adopted by the Reunion and Reform Com
Vention recently held at Cincinnati.
$3.50 Yours truly, etc.
Signed BY j. d. Cox, Geo. Hoaaly, j. B.
StallO, NJ. w. Oliver, j. G. Collins. e. W.
Kittridge, John Shillito, Chas. Ree1nelin. B.
Stoner, Jr., T. S. Noble, Gen. Ward Mich
OILS, ID. L. Burnett, Jas. NJ. Noble, ]. T.
Toilet. VIM: Ramsey, j. G. Olden, VIM. S.
Fry, 4. ID: Kleinshmidt, A. Brehm, T. ].
Mayer, Julius Dexter, and many others.
The communication was also signed by
Y. D&enzer, of the st. Louis ATseiqer des
Westens, who was in the city yesterday and
departed East last night
COlfax to Play Second Fiddle,
New YORK, May 29.-Well grounded
facts represent that Colfax will be given the
re nomination at Philadelphia Convention.
1t is understood that he has the support of
a majority if not all of the New York dele
CATION.
The Mass Meeting Monday.
A Democratic organization under the
leadership last evening adopted resolution
to cooperate with the Liberal Republicans
at the mass meeting Monday night next.
A motion to instruct New York dele
cation to the Baltimore Convention to vote
for Horace Greeley was unanimously
carried.
Gratz Brown.
A dispatch has been received from Gratz
Brown stating that he will positively speak
at the Greeley mass meeting at Cooper In
stitute next Monday evening.
The Georgia Democracy.
AUGUSTA, Ga, May ga large meet
ing of the Democrats of Richmond was
held this evening to nominate delegates to
the State Convention at Atlanta on the 18th
of June.
Judge Linton Stephens advocated the
nomination Of Democratic candidate for
President, as he saw no choice between
Grant and Greeley.
Senator Wright would abide the action
Of the National Convention, but in anv
event he would support Greeley in prefer
ence to Grant.
Hon. II. w. billiard indorsed the Liber-
al platform, and favored the nomination of
Greeley. Other speakers indorsed the Lib
eral movement.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted IA
Voring alliance with any party which will
secure local selfgovernment; the subordina-
ton OF the military to civil authority, the
preservation unimpaired of the ha beas cor
pus and the checking of the Capitalization |
tendencies of the Federal Government,
that all other subjects of political |
contention are Insignificant in comparison |
with these, and that no dictate of principle |
or honor forbids an alliance Of the Demo-
cratic party with other assailants Of a com. |
mon enemy, or requires the Democratic |
party to prefer certain defeat to partial |
victory.
This is the first important Democratic |
meeting in Georgia, and is regarded as an
index OF popular opinion in the State.
South Carolina.
CHARLESTON, S. c., May ,29.-The
Charleston Republican, the Oldest Radical |
paper in South Carolina, this evening hoists |
its banner for Greeley and Brown.
The Pennsylvania Democracy.
NEW YORK, May ga Reading, Penn,
special says: A resolution will be intro |
duced in the Convention tomorrow in |
structing the delegates to the Baltimore |
Convention to vote 70. no man for Presi- |
dent and Vice President who has not been |
an answering Democrat. An effort will |
be made to have this resolution discussed |
in open convention. There seems to be |
determined opposition to the endorsement |
Of Greeley's nomination.
The Illinois Democracy.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, May ga special |
from Carrehon, ILL.,, to the State Register |
says Hon. Albert G. Burr, Chairman of the |
Democratic State Central Committee, issues
a call to-day to the members of said COM
mittee, to meet in Springfield on Tuesday
the 4th day of June next, to supplement- |
the call for State Convention on the 26th |
OF June, so as to include the nomination of |
a State ticket. All the members are re-
quested to attend in person.
LOuisiana-A Middle.
New ORLEANS, May 29.-Pinchback's
Republican Convention nominated Mr..
Warmoth for Governor, and Pinchback for
Lieutenant Governor. They passed a reso-
luton endorsing the administration of
Warmoth, and adjourned to meet on the
10Th Of June, at Baton Rouge. After ad-
journment Pinchback made speech stating
that he would support the nominees of
Philadelphia at all hazards.
Greeley I'm Cincinnati.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
ANDERSON, Ind, May 27.-In your issue
Of to-day Stillwen is reported the only
Greeley man in this county: Madison
county, think, will give twelve hundred
majority for Greeley, if Endorsed by the
Baltimore Convention, which we hope.
II. D. THOMPSON,
Chairman Democratic Central Committee.
Opinions as to Greeley and the Bal.
tim0re Convention.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Representative
King, Democrat, of Missouri, has written
etter indersing Greeley. and Griffith. of the