Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11
The Democrats who support Grant.

A conference of Democrats from different
parts of the country in favor Of the re-elec-
ton of President Grant was heldat the Astor
House, New York, on Wednesday last.
National Committee was appointed, the
members from the New England States being
Charles b. Atwater and Thomas III. Bond
of Connecticut, Henry d. Briggs and Hen
~ A. Paine of Massachusetts,, John Bedeu
and o. II. P. Smart of New Hampshire,
Thomas Steere, and c. C. Orton Of Rhode Is
land Roderick Cowan, and D. Reed OF Ner-
mont. A State Committee for New York
was also appointed. The National Com
mittee named as its ofieers-Chairman }.
II. Gilmore of Virginia ; Secretary, Ii. [.
Page of New York and the State Commit
tee was organized by choosing the Hon. L.
NJ. Howell of Ontario county as Chairman,
and Thomas Ingalls, of Washington as Sec
rotary. A Campaign Committee was or
ganized as follows: Chairman, Hon , d.
Clay of Michigan; Secretary, Harry T.
Page of New York Treasurers, George
Norman of New York, Hon. Thomas Steere
of Rhode Island, Hon. Charles Van Ben
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New York. Gen. 4. b. McClamont of Penn
Svlvania, 4. F. Kibbe of New York, Hon.
j. b. Brown of Indiana, Hon. +. ii. More
of New York, Hon. W. \. Cooke Of tlori-
da, Merritt f. Sawyer of ROckland county,
Col George Williamson Of Louisiana, NJ.
f. Walworth of New York.
Resolutions We're adopted indorsing the
nomination of Grant and Wilson for the
offices of President and Vice President, and
pledging earnest efforts to secure their sue
cess in the pending campaign also, calling
on the members of the National Committee
to organize As far as possible in their several
States, and in the present contest to partlci-
pate and unite with the Grant and llson
campaign clubs, and requesting the lnde-
pendent Democratic speakers To at once take
the field in addressing the people IN behalf
of the candidates indorSed by the Confer
ence.
The State Committee subsequently in
dorSed the nomination Of John y DIX Tor
Governor Of New York, and his associates
on the ticket. and an address was ordered to
be issued in their behalf Letters of sym
pathy were received from all parts Of the
country. Hon Joel Colby Of Maine wrote
that many Democrats who voted for Kim
ball will vote for Grant in November Hon
:. ID. Axtell of California writes that the
movement will receive many supporters IN
his section. Col. B. Z. Seaman of Georgia.
in his note saws he warmly approves OF the
flank movement contemplated by the indie
pendent Democrats of the country. He
homes the raid on the enemy rear Will be
lively and effective, and it will accomplish
the desired result In Georgia very many
Democrats repudiate Horace as "a Democrat
ic leader, and can in this contingency see no
other more practical way than to vote Tor
Gen. Grant.
Col. d. c. Cameron Of Arkansas afirms
that the true men of the South have much
more confidence in Grant than tIreeley,
whatever the politicians may say and do.
Hon. : d. Clay of Michigan says he
learns with surprise the strength of Demo-
Gratis who have made up their minds to sup
port Grant or not vote at all.
Hon / j. Long of Missouri thinks the
new movement is highly feasible. and will
control many votes in his State.
Hon. f. O. Hamlin of Minnesota goes
strong for Grant, and say hundreds OF Dem
oerat- in his vicinity will do likewise.
Among other prominent Democrats from
whom letters We're received were frank Al
len of Nla-~achu- Rev Abel Barker Of
PENNSYLVANIA. Edward Ball Of Ohio. Frank
Clark Of Massachusetts,. Hon. l.. l.
Curtis of Wisconsin. Michael DOugherty Of
Massachusetts. Hon. F +. Hurlbut of Con
necticut. Jesse Leach Of Connecticut. j. W .
Scott of Kansas. Hon. James l.. Orr of
South Carolina. Hon. II. VI. Rice of Min
ne-.ta. :. : Roper Of Massachusetts, Ed
ward shearer of Pennsylvania, W i. stone
of Massachusetts. Hon. VIM. >irwaN Of
Connecticut. Hon. Dana Sergeant Of New
Hampshire. Jerry l.. layiorot New jersey,
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