New-York tribune., 1872-06-17
THE REFORM CAMPAIGN.

LIBERAL PROSPECTS IN THE NORTHWEST.
ARRIVAL OF GEN. PORTER-PROBABLE LESSONS
IN MODERN CIVIL SERVICE REfORM-GEN'
LOGAN'S REWARD-I1S FORMER OPINION oF
GRANT-A LIBERAL CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO
RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF GREELEY sENII-
MENT
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
CHICAGO, June 16.-The arrival of Gen.
Horace Porter President Grants military secretary in
this city taken in connection with the sudden resigna-
OF the Collector Of the Port and the principal federal
Office holders Is exciting considerable commotion. The
one Is able to define Porters mission but is under
stood that he rerresens the administrations wishes In
the conduct OF the campaign has here to instruct
the new oceholders in what is expected Of them when
they succeed the present incumbents ExCongressman
Judd to be appointed to the Coectorshp He is the
OF Gen. Logan and his appointment is recognized
as first nsalment OF the Senator's reward for his
unexpected adhesion to Grant 1t secret here that
Gen Logan, in season and out for months past
has expressed the most verdict on
the conduct OF the President. He is on record
from uuimpeachable testimony in this city declaring
Grant mentally and morally incapable of diminishing
the Office President his vehement defense Of him
in reply 20 sumner amazed Logans friends and neigh
bors who have all along counted him as his
steadfast opponent. The new deal IN the Of
Hhces here is attributed to desire on
the part of the President to repay the
senator for this timely adhesion and it is asserted that
remains faithful the order of things At present
there is no special effort be made for the Admnstra
ton campaign in this State the Liberals have not yet
put their ticket in the field but the situation
in Indiana is recognized as critical, and there
Is TO be $4,000 levied on the Ohice-hoders
in this city to hold up the battle in
Indiana not only Chicago but New-York is be called
upon FOR it now recognized that the late Democratic
Convention with the additional misfortune of the rejec
tion OF Colfax have seriously jeOpardsed the Grant
cause in that state.
The Liberals Of this city coming gradually into
organization The work s rather impeded by the cOndi
ton the city, which is wholly given TO rebuild
ing number OF Greeley Clubs have been formed, how
ever and the time approaches for the state Conven
tOn more energetic action is apparent. Tomorrow
Liberal Republican Council will held at the fremont
House, at which GOV. Palmer Horace White the Hon.
Leonard Swett Gov BrOss Gov KOerner and others are
to take part The most favorable reports of contnu-
ally increasing liberal sentiment among Republicans
coming in from Southern and Central Illinois, Northern
Indiana Wisconsin Iowa and Nebraska. The action OF
the Democratic Conventions week had far greater
effect than could have been anticipated and Democrats
in these states are casting of the heretofore
maintained and coming forward in local organizations for
the Cincinnati movement. Gen Harding, the Republican
ex-Member Congress from the Rock Island district,
has already taken the stump for the Liberal in
Central Illinois He declares that there is fair share
Of the Republicans section earnest for Greeley
and Brown and also testimony to growing senti-
men for the Liberal ticket the dismissal Of Cofax
has become known sangammon County, (Mr. Lncoln's
district boasts the strongest Liberal following IN the
state aud il is asserted by careful estimate that the Lib
erals in the Republican party largely in the ascen-
lancy