Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-30
REPrRLICAN DRIFT.


out for Greeley and Brown sqsH rsor
A call has been issued for Greeley and
lSrown meeting in Hudson, N. Y, signed
BY 100 Republicans.
The Weyanwegs (Wis.) Times takes
down the Grant ticket and hoists that of
GREE ley and Brown.
Tin ee members of the Cortland county,
New York, Grant Republican Committee
have d sclsrsd for Greeley.
Col. John Bowles, Surveyor of Savannah,
Ga, has resigned his Office, and viii do eli
he can fin Greeley and Brown. ls Us
At Wabash, Ind, 135 men who voted for
Grant and Colfax announce through the
papers that they are now for Greeley and
Brown.
The Seneca Falls On. y Rerielle gives a
list of thirty Of the leading Republicans in
that town Who have deserted Grant and an
nounce then support Of Greeley.
Capt. Sm,,n Drum, formerly Mayor Of
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and an old war
horse in the Republican party, has declared
himself for Greeley and reform.
The Oneida, IN. " Union says: Hon.
Caleb Cslkins, former assemblyman Of this
district, and financial agent Of Gerrit Smith,
| is out strong for Greeley and Brown.
Judge Charles T. Sherman, Of Cleveland,
Ohio, brother of Gen. VIM. T. and Olsen
ator John Sherman, writes to a Republican
friend in Mansfield, Ohio, advising him to
work ana vote for Greeley.
Among the Liberals in Connecticut are
twenty-one leading Republicans of the
highest standing. HMen whom we are sorry
to lose" says the Hartford Post, Grant
organ. >t
The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, which
has advocated the election of Grant and
Wilson, declares in an extra published on
| the 29d inst, its determination to support
1 Greeley and Brown. ..
/ Judge A. P. Smith, Chairman of the
Cortland county New York; Republican
Committee; Horatio Ballard, ex Secretary
of State, and Judge Shankland Of that
county, are working hard for Greeley.
The Lacrosse Democrat says: "John
Hummer, editor of the Alma (WiscoDsin),
ErpyesS, is in the city. He says there is
"nothing like it." the way the Republicans
are going for Horace up that way.
The Cincinnati Commercial says: A
letter written us by Grant man at the
! Dayton Military Asylum, says the vote in
that Institution win stand-Grant $50, Gree
ley $50. Ee, aaE
The HON Joseph H. Williams, of Angus
Ia, Maine, who served out Hannibal Ham
Inns Gubefnatorial term, in 1857, is now
1 for Greeley's election. Other influential
Republicans in Mr.. BIsine's district, who
have declared for Greeley, are Stephen D.
Lindsey, of Norridgewoek, and William
Philbrick, of Skowhegan. ....
The following from the Oshkosh Times
| gives some idea Of the stampede from Grant
TO Greeley going on in Wisconsin: ''Judge
Sloan is perfectly sanguine of at least TO-
600 majority in Wisconsin for Greeley, and
asserted yesterday, that he should not be
surprised if the majority reached as high as
$4,000 The Judge is not man to jump
at conclusions"
Moses II. Grinnen, formerly Collector OF
the Port of New York, writes to Ethan
Allen, ESQ.,, Chairman of the National Lib
eral Committee, as follows: Everything
to me looks bright, and think we are TAX
ing the first of a food tide which is certain
TO carry us on to success"
/ Col. S. D. Freeman, of Mexican county,
the Grant elector for the fifteenth Conges-
siona district of Pennsylvania, has resigned
his place upon the ticket, and expressed bis
preference for Greeley and Brown. BE is
said 10 represent one-fifth of the entire Re
publican strength in his county.
The Columbus (Ohio) Journal, Giant
paper, frankly says: "As to the disafected
Republicans, where the leaders admit there
are one, two, or three, the ballot-boxes will
show hundreds. Among the Democratic
ranks corpora's guard viii tell the num-
Der who viii not vote for Greeley"
Says the st. Joseph [Mo.) Gazette: "a
gentleman who has visited every portion OF
Nebraska recently informs US that there is
not the shadow of a doubt that Greeley
and Brown viii carry that State by a hand
some majority. The solid Republicans Of
I the State are coming over to the woodchop-
j per's standard by hundreds" ..- ---
Another prominent New York Republi-
can politician, the Hon. E. B. Polite, Of On
tsrio county, has left the ranks of the Grant
party. Mr.. Pottle has served two terms in
Congress, and was member Of the last
? Grant state Conyention at Elmira. This
form Of 'sconcomity" in the denomination
party Is becoming chronic.
The Binghamton IN. y Leader says.
aAt a ,acant nneasinS IF the board Of direct