Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-24
Political Notes.

A Grant and Wilson campaign club has been
formed in Milford, Conn, and numbers on its
roll over fifty democrats.
The president of liberal republican Ger
mani club in New York city has backslidden,
and written a Grant letter.
Delegate Mccormick of Arizona writes from
Los Angeles, Cal, that there has been every
where on that coast a rapid change in favor Of
the republican ticket.
Alden township, Hardin county, Iowa, has 1919
voters. The Grant and Wilson club Of that
town has already eighTy-lour members, with
certainty OF about dozen more.
The present legislature of Oregon, which is to
elect United States senator, is classified polti-
caly as follows: Senate, II republicans and,11
democrats. House, 32 republicans and II demo-
Gratis.
With thirteen eX-rebel generals on the floor of
congress and suffrage universal at the south, the
democratic candidate for the presidency is travel
ing over the country believing like a bull of
Bashan for amnesty ard accusing the republic
can party and the Union soldiers of "reEin-
ding the bitterness of the war;
The Topeka (Kansas) Commonwealth says:
"Republicanism stands very high at Kalida,
and Greeley IS losing ground. We are glad to
note this, because in many other towns in Kan
sas Mr., Greeley is not losing any ground-sm-
ply because he has never had any to lose"
The Hillsdae (AIich.) Standard says: "There
never before was SO bright prospect in Hills
dale county as there is in this canvass. From
every township and ward come, we shall do as
well as ever. The republicans are everywhere
earnest and determined. While the gatherings
of the Greeleyites are insignificant and lifeleSS,
our meetings are crowded and enthusiastic"
The Muskegon (Alich.) Chronicle says: "Mr
Cornelius Steketee, for twelve years leading
man among the Holanders of this city and
county, and last year chairman of the demo-
cratic city committee, has pronounced for Grant
and Wilson, and is actively at work for the re-
publican national, state and local tickets. Mr..
Stekeiee is good speaker and a very convinc-
ing writer. He is doing good service already
We have the names Of over thirty hitherto ac-
tive democrats in this city who will vote for
Grant, though we do not think it polite to
make them public now"
The Chicago Tribune has formally retracted
the SANDER against the president, relative to a
purchase ofland near Chicago. All the Greeley
papers have circulated this lie; and, now, the
New York Tribune takes notice OF the retrac-
ton, in one OF its very meanest paragraphs;
whereupon the Hartford Courant says: Here
after it will probably content itself with COPY
ing Sun ISLANDERS, for the latter sheet will never
leave its followers in the lurch by making re-
traction"
The Cincinnati Gazette says: "a trustwor-
thy gentleman furnishes US with the result of a
careful canvass by school districts in the coun-
ties of Logan, Hardin and Auglaize In Logan
county GA republicans have gone over to Greeley
and 300 democrats will vote Tor Grant In Au-
glaze county 521 democrats declare that they
will not vote at all, and 217 have declared for
Grant; Il republicans are for Greeley. In Har-
din county the republican majority will be in
creased over that of last year by 4S4 votes"