New-York tribune., 1872-06-15
POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

TOWN hEBIbLAsaN
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tFaOM THR RRGUIAR CORRESPONDENT OF Iih i,'DI-,' .'
Rosroy. June SIT has been supposeu' Sinoo
,ae beginning Of the discussion eoncerhhS - -
,ot.on ~ Cen Grant. that Massachusetts hepUO,0' %
- ,,rt IN favor OF resecting him; thae al Oh tne
r,eu,ers OF the party, from the Governor 70 'o pse
,sh ,st tnruinc D. were enthusiastic In MS sup
ror, Five months ago there was more tru'h IN suon
s,,nostou than there az the present tlne' Auen "
Az ~ another National Convention distinct rom hos
NJ the Repuhlcsn and Democratic parties was lau.nN
-, ond not one Republican I'm ten thousand eit IN
- =, svverve from his fidelity 70 the Tanner OF Ga
- No man believed 10 possible to elect antSfaht
S,ocy,tes in any in Massachusetts. IL was Nheh
tn,s feeling was strongest that Grant CLUB was iored
nI,1 the members OF COngress-save Mr.. sumner-and
ALI the leading workers Of the party, with few noaDe
exceptions accepted invitations to allow their names
"a be enrolled on the list OF officers lt was
,uaged best to seal the state for Grant ana
the membership Of the Central Grant OIno was
swollen 70 proportions OF considerable magnitude
The popular current stin running in that direction
when the state Convention held at Worcester ana
the dectrs we're instructed to vote for Grant and VIII
son Mr. Summers opposition 70 Grant did not appear 10
have much weight in the state which he has honored py
his ndeuty his ability. and his eminent SERVICES ana
which IN has honored him as she mas rev OF ner
sons who have held representative positions HIS atti-
tude and speech were discussed all sorts Of political
circles but the older members OF the party we're loth 10
leave his guidance and while they took sides with Grant
many OF them wished distinctly understood that they
had no word Of for Mr. sumner only regret that
tbey differed with him or he with them
When the Cincinnati Convention came Of 1t was founu
that Mr. Bird and a few others Of the party were not
intending 10 remain in the fold; but even then the
wind continued 70 blow strongly GrantWard' ana the
great bulk OF the party sailed sereney IN one drecuon
with the Grant Club at the helm Tne nomination oI
Mr. Greeley Cincinnati gave that Convention at nrs
but little strength in Massachusetts,, although 1t called
trth as much enthusiasm for the party platform az
the selection Of Mt. Adams would have done. NO man
IN this State questions the latters ability but his sup
posed neutral position in politics Of late and bis lack OF
certain democratic elements which the masses alIIe
in public man. make his hold upon the people dneTet
N It's nature from that OF many men Who are e!ectgd 20
oBce by the popular vote. At the outset M CIttlt!
nomination treated with derision by most hepun
or ae1bsrs Of the party manifested considerable
e. husiasn. which has been increasing ever since But
wihin the last six weeks. there has come about gradual
change In the Grant sentiment and however mueh Jh9
Cincinnati nomination may be derded IN some SilCles
10 has put a great many city and Town EePnD-
Leans on the fence" DO not mean many men
Who have State regulations IN politics. Nearly all of
them bad already prouounced for Grant come veal OF
woe; but it is the who have pushed them forward
vno have made them, in one sense what they ARE are,
IN their and they should not be underratedi II Is He
tnE before they define their positions until after the
Democratic Convention There has for some time been
Liberal WlDgof the Republican party, though the inter
probation OF the word liberal has been different from
bers Of that wing accept the definition and some
announce their determination to fight under the new
-
SttT ear Bosfo8 VINO said he was going 70 have bis
Ss8e taken OF from the Repu6iicsn ward and City Com
mttee this Fan, as he proposed 10 get up greeley
ZION I meet men OF his kind every day, at the
Posf-OfHce the street, in the hotels, ana else
where but who on the fence, and DO not care
10 announce their intentions, Many Of these men do
appreciate the logic Of events which puts them In
thereby. The party lines are dropping and many
pierce the mist OF the future 10 what will Come out
ef IT, and what the party is TO be which is TO lead the
Dcmocrats hold a Convention but they Offer nothing
with which many Republicans can ind fault, because
remarked last Fan that the campaign speeches which
were made 70 the enthusiasm OF the Democratic
Republican Convention and the burial OF the old issues
has carried much Of the old partisan feeling with IT, ms
feeling fail 70 be less aud less time rolls Oh,
and II OF this peculiar state Of affairs that
many undecided in regard TO their political
acton.
DEMOCRATIC SENTIMENT FOR GREELEY IN TEXAS
. . tro3 W. - re ga. al se.oa @ Ns,'S e. 49,. r,-,.. -,
''- ~ '-A' IJadse Mason at the Democratic Convention
These are words that, few weeks since,
neither Judge Mason nor ourselves, nor possibly any
But within the past month idea has entered the
Southern mind that we are being bartered aEay-that
Imposition and that il intended 10 repeat the fraud at
Si be faithful to their party but they discriminate
between party principles and party names. They
feel that the election OF Mr. Greeley viii terminate their
suherngs. That II will be the conception OF that new
Vii eouoe f0rh with the principles Of liberty new born
lnsty and beautiful when tney were nst pronounced
III tie immortal words OF the immortal Jefferson. There
must be a beginning, and the Democratic return Will
i m ' fr4iton In the election Of Democratic Pfesiient|
President Democratic both in name and in
the 1870 southern Democrats IeeI az ms hey nave
endured much that they DO not feel II duty TO en-
a. 49, IN 49, bas hem marked Texas is a youDg
giant, anxious grapple with the problems OF national
life and national Development she does not feel Well
pleased at the prospect OF being Tor four years more I'M
paed on the point radcasm, that Northern capital
Isle may gold for bonds, and add interest upon IN
terest and premium upon premium. II VIII De sorry
Northern Democracy when tins suspicion be-
comes certainty Texas, Ike the young mustang OF her
prairie, VIII then be apt % plant her fore feet
say, gang her ain gait"
THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN MINNESOTA.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: / desire to state briefly, through the
columns Of your paper the political situation in Mime
When we first issued the call for Republicans who
were dissatisfied with the Administration TO attend the
LIBERAL Republican Convention at Cincinnati, large
number Of prominent Republicans declined 70 sign, for
the that they had not given the subject sufficient
Consideration. on reflection, few gentlemen who
Quilted the proprety Of signing state call, attended
the Convention, aud we're the most enthusiastic and
determined in our delegation. Knowing that the
South was almost unit for Mr. Greeley, and that be
was probably acceptable TO the Northwest any
other man. and considering that Republican has
been 80 long and universally known through the
try we could not have a doubt whom 10 choose, and
therefore, In conformity 70 an honest conviction OF duty
we cast our votes the sixth ballot, for'Mr Greeley
The Convention was composed very largely Of old
Liberty men, many Of whom have known for Is
80 years. I worked with them 10 organizing the
Republican party 1854 1886. Such are the men
knew, and who have until within the four years,
directed the course and controlled the action OF the
party ana accomplished the purposes for which II was
Instituted The old Liberty men are RefOrmers, and