The Placer herald., 1872-08-17
AUBURN PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUGUST II,
Towanda, Penn, reports fifty Greeley

Ao"ouV", GILL ACPoito my OiCCiCl
Republicans.
The borough election in Stonington, Con-
necticut, recently, resulted in significant
Liberal vic ory, the vote standing 139 for
the Greeley ticket and 40 for the admins
tration.
DIR. j. f. Snodgrass Of Washington, d.
c., formerly connected with the Baltimore
Saturday Nsitor aud the National Era.
has issued an address to the colored people
of the South, urging them to vote for the
Liberal nominees.
1t is the opinion of well Informed Liberal
Republicans, says the Cincinnati Enquirer,
that Horace Greeley will obtain majority
in every one of the twenty-four wards of the
city of Cincinnati, and also that be will carry
all the townships in Hamilton county.
Mark G. Brady, one of the candidates for
election on the Grant ticket in Mississippi.
declines to serve, being unwilling to sup
port platform which fails to give absolute
and unqualified approval to the doctrines of
Universal Amnesty and Universal Suffrage" ="
The Wayauga Times, Wisconsin paper,
takes down the Grant flag and hosts that of
Greeley and Brown.
The following Republican papers in New
Hampshire support the Liberal nominees: :
Record, Dover; Gazette, Lancaster; Jour
nal, Franklin. Only three weeks have
elapsed since the Baltimore Convention rati-
fed the Cincinnati nominations, yet a census
of the newspapers in the United States shows ::
For Greeley, 2,1O4; for Grant, l, ,497; fifty
per cent majority in favor Of honesty and re-
form.
Judge Wiley of Texas said that his State
would be carried for Greeley and Brown by
40, 900 majority, and that the enthusiasm
for the Liberal ticket is unparalleled.
Senator Stevenson of Kentucky addressed
a Greeley and Brown mass meeting in that
State recently, saying, that although not an
original Greeley man, he would support the
ticket.
The World says that twenty of the gentle
men whose names were used as Vice-Presi-
dents at the late Cooper Institute Grant
meeting oppose Grant and favor the election
of Greeley.
The name of Judge Henry A. Foster of
Oswego, N. Y, having been mentioned as
possible Grant Republican candidate for
Governor, be asks that he may not even be
talked about in connection with that office,
and takes occasion to add that he is not in
favor of the election Of Grant and Wilson.
DIR. II. G. Fessenden, brother of the late
Senator Fessenden, and prominent Repub-
lican, pronounces for the Liberal nominees,
and was one of the officers at ratification at
Eastport, Maine, recently.
Judge Charles 7. Sherman of Cleveland,
Ohio, brother of General William IT, Sher-
man and of Senator John Sherman, writes
to Republican friend in Mansfield, Ohio,
advising him to work and vote for Greeley.
The Liberal Republican meeting at North
ampton, Mass, was addressed by General
B. f. Cook, ex-Congressman Chas. Delano
and G. Edgar Smith. A Greeley Club was
formed with II. X. Starkweather as Presi-
dent. Over 1000 Republicans became
members.
Ulster county, N. Y, seems to be going
all one way. The Hon William Lawton,
Republican County Judge. Peter Cantine,
Republican Surrogate and VIM. II. DeGar-
mo, Republican candidate for Sheriff, support
the Liberal nominees. James G.. Lindsey,
Republican candidate for Congress at the
last election, ia Chairman of the County
Liberal Republican Committee.
Titusville, Penn, which is a Republican
city, is expected to cast decisive majority
for the Cincinnati nominees. Among the
prominent Republicans who support the
Liberal ticket are Jonathan Watson, DR..
George Shamburg, L. D. Phelps, DIR. J. L.
Dunn, Samuel Van syckles, John ONeal,
J. j. McCrum, A. w. Barry, j. M. Pew,
L. NJ. Brown and w. w. Bloss, editor of
the Sunday Neus.
The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Post telegraphs: Before leaving
this city last week, General Farnsworth told
some Of his friends that he intended to go
home to Illinois and put himself squarely on
the record for Greeley and Brown. 1t is ex-
pected that Mr.. Farnsworth will run for
Congress as an independent candidate in his
district next Fall.
A Greeley and Brown address was gotten
up in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and was signed
by $50 Republicans and $50 Democrats. A
postscript stated that 100 more Republicans
would sign the address when called upon,
and that there was not Democrat in La
Crosse county who had pronounced against
Greeley and Brown.
A prominent Republican writing from
Milwaukee, thus speaks Of the prospects in
Wisconsin,: "During the past few days l
have mingled freely among hundreds Of
friends in both parties. A more thoroughly
demoralized party than the Grant organiza-
ton can scarcely be imagined. Of the four
Republican members of the Assembly from
this city, three are doing duty for the Liberal
cause. The Herald, the great German
newspaper of this city. which has weekly
circulation of 5000, is doing good service
for the Liberal ticket. ! learn that every
Republican paper in the State has espoused
the Liberal cause, except the Manitowoc
naner and that ia exnected to come over to