Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-01

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Peter Caniin, the surrogate of Ulster
county, New York, elected BY the Reppb-
leans last fall. is earnestly supporting Gree
ley end Brown.
We see by the Vincennes Sun that Mr..
Nat. Usher, brother of Hon. John P.
Usher, is making Greeley speeches in this
campaign.
Porter Sheldon, the Republican member
of Congress from The Chautsuqua District
in New York, in 1869 and 10, has declared
bis adhesion to Greeley. o.
William Lawton, who was last fall norni-
mated an ! elected judge of Ulster county,
New York, by the Republicans, supports
Greeley and Brown. alak5 81
George W. Elliot, author of "Bonnie
Eloise," and editor Of the Mohawk Valley
Register, has hauled down the Grant flag
and run mp the Greeley streamer. 81 Cd
Thomas S. Dawes, of Kingston, father of
Congressman Dawes, Of Massachusetts,
heads the call for a Liberal Republican
meeting in favor of Greeley and Brown. 2
Thomas w. Hayden, of Boston, writes
from Il ere: "The Liberal movement has
steadily gained in strength since the nomi-
nation, and think is gaining day by day."
Thomas Cornell, Republican member of
the Forfeit Congress from the Ulster dis
triet, and Hudson river steamboat owner,
5 earnestly advocating the election of Gree
ley. 7F E-.E a,.,eesr .s-ra-.-r d..
Nh. Chapman, the Republican Super
visor of the first ward of Utica, n. Y, has
written letter repudiating Grant, and an
neuncing his support of Greeley and
Brown. ~s-efzsscf.5
Twenty of the gentlemen whose ma mes
were used as Vice Presidents at the late
Cooper Institute Grant meeting in New
York oppose Grant, and favor the election
of Greeley.
The Tri-Stste Union, Republican
paper published at Port Jervis, has placed
the name of Greeley and Brown at the
head Of its columns, and gives that ticket
an earnest support. 4-rF-rss. -r
j. E. Atwater, Of Rushford, Fillmore
county, formerly a member Of the Mime
sofa Legislature, and an influential Repub-
Iiesn in bis section, will take the stump Tor
Greeley. $500
Judge A. p. Smith, chairman of the
CORTLAND county, Y. Y, Republican COM
mittee, Horatio Ballard, ex-Secretary of
State, and Judge Shankland, of that county
are working hard for Greeley.
The Pittsburg Post says: The Liberal
committee in Mercer county Pa, contains
some Of the Oldest and most influential Re-
publicans in that county. We speak from
personal knowledge. -.-....--
A Greeley and Brown meeting, with over
1000 present, was held at Fishkill on
Thursday evening, July 25. Seventy Re
publicans Of that town were announced as
supporting Greeley.
James G. Lindsey, who was the last Re
publican candidate for Congress in the us.
ter and Greene district, is now Chairman
of the Greeley Republican County Com
mittes of Ulster county, New York. 70
The Hon. David Comstock, ex-President
of the village of West Troy, N. z; the Hon.
Perry Robinson, Excise Commissioner, aud
the Hon. Stephen Shannahan, Superinten-
dent Of Public Instruction, support Greeley
and Brown. A majority of 5000 is pre-
dicbed for the Liberal ticket in Albany
county.
A Montpelier correspondent of the
Springfield Republican writes Of Vermont
The Liberal element is strong and growing
in Washington, Addison, Rutland and Ben
nington counties. In the town of Whiting,
Addison county, there is scarcely a Grant
man to be found.
The Grant organs have been quoting /
John Parkhurst, formerly Republican agent |
Of Chester Prison, as saying there were no
Greeley Republicans in Chester county.
Now Mr.. Parkhurst supports Greeley, and
says che does not want his children to ever
have to say that he voted second time for
the present incumbent ofthe White House."
Forty-four prominent Republicans of
Pittsburg, Penn, whose names are given
by the Post, will support Greeley. These
are taken at random almost entirely from a
single election district, and include Gen.
Jas. Z. Moorhesd, who represented the
Pittsburgh district in Congress for ten
years; Mayor Morrison, j. N. Marshall, DR..
Coffey, DR.. King, Jas. Hilards, j. j. Seibe-
neck, D. T. Watson, John McClurg, j. W.
Riddle, etc.
The Grant Republicans were jubilant
over the success of the Republican ticket in
Westchester county, N. Y, last fall. OF
these elected on that occasion Silas d. Gift
ford, County Judge; D. G. Briggs, District
and w. w. Niles, member of As
sembly, now ardently support Greeley and
Brown, and the Grant men are not as jubi-
aut as they were. The Morrisana Times,
a Grant paper, says: awe thought we had
elected Republican ticket last fall, bat we
guess now we were mistaken e
T&e Detroit (Mich.) Free Press states
hat x-Congfessman Randolph Strickland
has taken the stump against Grant, and
says: "The accession Of Mr.. Strickland
will add largely to the strength OF the Gree
ey forces in Northern Michigan, where he
is well known and highly esteemed, as
his example will quickly be followed by
1ther men Of prominence. We do not
know what motive the Radical Journals
viii ascribe to Mr., Strickland for bis action.
Certainly none will be lacking if ingenuity
S equal to the task. But we would like to
know how many more such men as Austin
Blair, Charles S. May, Jacob Ferris and
Randolph Strickland the Radicals can lose
n this State and still have hopes of success
n November"
The Oswego On. " Republican says:
The cause of political reform. in this State
viii be greatly advanced and its supporters