Smyrna times., 1872-07-17
The Political Sentiment of the State

The Political Sentiment of the State.
The following extracts from our State papers
will better show the course Of the crooked
Democratic stream than anything else we
could publish:
CONGRESSMAN BIGds' OPINIoN.-The cor
respondent of the \. Y. Times teegraphed
the following on the eve of the Convention =
1.-THE Delaware delegation still holds out and
will insist upon regular nomination. Mr..
Biggs, one of the delegates, stated tonight that
Delaware would not vote to make the nomna-
ton unanimous even though Greeley should
obtain a two-third vote. He was free to add
also that the State would be lost to the Democ
racy even though Greeley should obtain a
unanimous nomination. He had no. found
single Republican in his State who would vote
for Greeley, and he knew many Democrats who
would not vote tor him under any circum-
stances.
Ex- Gov. SALISBURY S OPIN1oN.-Th Will
mington Commercil of Thursday last says:
Ex-Governor Salisbury of this State, told
gentleman, coming up on the railroad, few
days ago that In his Judgment, there were
1000 Democrats in Delaware who would not
vote for Horace Greeley, no matter what action
was taken at Baltimore"
WHY BAYARD AND SALISBURY CANE TO
GREELEY's SUPPORT The n. Y. Herald
correspondent at the Convention wrote as fol-
lows:
{" In the Delaware delegation it is evident
that Bayard and Salisbury must either lose
their grip altogether or come into the Greeley
movement, as the lesser politicians of the State
are anxious 20 precede them in influence, and
about one thousand republicans, who will join
the Greeley movement also propose to com
pete for this pocket borough. The electoral
vote Of the State is Of small consequence any
way, and it has been pretty generally Kissed
by the Convention as factious and imperti
nent."
JOHN O'BYRNE SNUBBEp BY BAYARD AMI
SAULsBURY.-John O'Byrne, an alternate tC
the Baltimore Convention, it seems was ao
courteousy treated there. In his paper o.
Saturday THE Wilmington Adc0tiser) he says
"The convention at Dover had a very
respectable representative of adopted citizens
This was right. They are one-third Of the
party in New Castle County. Against the viii
Of the politicians they forced upon the conven
tion an adopted citizen, as an alternate delegate
to Baltimore To this gentleman there wa
due courtesy as the second choice of the party
and more especially as Il representative man 0
the Irish born citizens who have been bear
ing the brunt Of the fight for the Democracy
fer years past.
Z" In Baltimore the families resented Irish in
science, in sending an Emgrant" to tn
convention, and its chairman, Governor Sauls
bury, neglected to obtain for the gentleman
delegate, t.r..t. t,9vcrnor Ponder thought
the gentleman remained outside for while
would get him a ticket. The gentleman is nc
OF the blood d ual sa1 waits outside" an
SO inform "
THE TRANscRlPr REFUSES TO SUppoR
GREELEY.-The Middetown Transcript {
Saturday says:
"Of course, those who chose to vote for NJ
Greeley have perfect right to do so, an
those who prefer not to vote for him have a
equal right to refrain from voting. We belor
TO the latter class We shall find no fault wit
others for doing as they thiak BEST and sha
exercise the same privilege ourselves. v
shall advocate the Democratic State Ticke
beyond that, we cannot go unless a strag
ticket for President and Vice President is p
forward, in which case we shall hold ourselv
at liberty to support it. We have alwa
yielded to the decision of the Democratic part
and voted for It's nominees, but we refuse
recognize any obligation resting on us to abb
by nomination made by Democratic or
other Convention, when it goes outside of t
party 10 select its candidate for office, and I
Baltimore Convention having done this,
do not consider ourselves bound by its actiC
Had the Convention selected a Democr
though ever SO Objectionable to us, personal
we would have yielded cheerful obedience
its behests, but we cannot vote for man W
opposes every principle in the political econo
of our country, th,t we hold dear, aud ma
taias doctrines TO which we had ever been
posed"
Tue DELAwAREAN on GREELEY. II
Dcta'oareGn after commenting with so
bitterness on what it considers the lack of '
dom displayed in the nominations at Baltim
thus concluded its article:
While " have but little confidence