Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-08
CAMPAIGN NOTES,

General George B. Mcclellan told a
friend on the 9Th inst. that be would vote
for Greeley and Brown.
The Portland argus says that there isn't
a town In Maine without its Greeley club,
and that the Democrats join hands with
will.
The venerable ex-President Fillmore has
declared his intention to support Greeley
and Brown.
The Liberals and Democrats united in
organizing Greeley club in Fort Wayne,
Indiana, on the 1st inst, adopting for
their motto, "Reform, reconciliation, and
general amnesty"
The Rochester Union says Of one Of the
much-paraded Democratic recruits to
Grant: "Some Of the Grant papers are
printing as a consequence the statement
that Mr.. Thomas NJ. Howell, Canandaiga,
goes for Grant. But the fun of it is, Mr..
Thomas n. Howell is a Federal Office
holder.
John Brooks, the Reform candidate for
Governor Of Arkansas, has been making a
canvass of the State during the past two
weeks. The largest crowds of people ever
known in that State have turned out, The
people are enthusiastic, and are con-
fidcnt, if undisturbed, Of giving Greeley
and Brown an immense majority.
An old New York journalist writes as
follows from Los Angeles, California: "The
Greeley party had large meeting here last
night. There are seventy-eight Jews here,
and all except two are for Greeley. Forty
nine-6ftieths Of the German and Irish vote
is for Greeley, and the Democrats are near
ly aunt for him. l know Of seventeen
prominent Republicans in this city who are
openly against Grant"
The Nel1- Yorker StGIts- Zeitlmg says of
the Banks detection: "The secession of
Gen. Banks from the ranks of Gen. Grant
is the first fruit of the Sumner prOnuncia-
ments. We fully expec: that the advances
which Greedy viii make in this direction
will prove quite important. The long pending
question as TO whether Greeley could or
could not succeed in making a serious
split in the Republican party must now
without any further proofs be conceded in
The affirmative"
The Grant papers recently announced
that Judge r. B. Conklin, a prominent
Democrat OF Chester, Orange county, New
York, repudiates Greeley and supports
Grant. Mr.. Conklin has written a letter
denying the statement, and says: 81
think 1t is the duty of the Democratic
party to support Greeley aud Brown, for
by so doing they will break up that GEN.
tralized power that is trying to take from
the people and from the States the rights
which were guaranteed TO them in the Con-
stitu ion by the founders of the Govern
msnt. l intend to vote for Greeley and
Brown for President and Vice-Presi-
dent, and shall endeavor to do all can to
secure their election"
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer writes, Aug 5, as fol-
lows:
"a prominent Radical official from New
Han pshire received a letter to-day from his
son who, after some reference TO private
matters, spoke Incidentally of politics in the
State, ana mentioned that nearly all of the
Young men, those who were to vote for the
first time this fall, had announced them
selves for Greeley and Brown. This state
ment led the official to mention the fact to
other gentlemen from New Hampshire, and
it then appeared that they had similar ad-
vices. and further inquiry developed the
fact that like condition of things existed
in other of the New England States. The
letters of Messrs. Sumner and Banks are
supposed to be producing this effect all over
New England, and Radical Office-holders
are beginning to inquire whether 1t Is not
ne essary for them to mako some great eX-
ertion. even in New England, TO stem the
tide that is evidently setting III against
them there. In all the Departments mere
there are many more Greeley than the Re
publican Committee is willing to credit.
They, Of course, do not say anything, be-
cause, in spite Of the boosted Civil Service
Reform, they would quickly lose their places
if they gave utterance TO their sentiments.
In order TO retain their offices, they make
their contributions, when requested to do
SO, N voluntary way, but they say they
ar-isN"I more heavily under the volunteer
:, Than they were when it was con-
{ % = matter of course that they should
cy4t--2ute for political purposes"