The Portland daily press., 1872-07-31

been a tower of strength to the Democracy
of Ontario county, has declared for Grant.
GLOW can you Democrats vote for Horace
Greeley?" asked Republican, coaversing
with leading New York politician the other
other day. "Well," was the reply, sit is not
because we like Greeley, but because we can
use him." That is the gist of the whole
matter.
Wellsville is one of the towns in New York
where the Tribune claims great strength for
Greeley. The largest Republican vote ever
polled was 4O4 The Grant and Wilson club
numbers 525 names already.
George Becker, of Binghamton, N. T.,
lifelong Democrat, has written vigorous
letter opposing Greeley. .-....
r. r. Menzie, staunch, old-time Demo-
crat. well-known throughout Southern Wis
consin. has published letter strongly pro-
testing against the transfer to Greeley.
Andrew Megett, recent Democratic candi-
date for Congress in Wisconsin, is on the
stump for Grant.
Ex-Congressman Julian of Indiana is
preaching against nepotism in Indiana; while
it is fact that, when he was member of
Congress he secured offices for seven of his
relatives. Because he couldn't secure offices
for dozen more he turned against Grant!
The Chicago Board of Trade voted for
President the other day. Grant had 95 votes
and Greeley "a.
The Morrisania (Westchester co., N. Y,
Journal has placed the names of Grant and
Wilson at the head of its columns, and gives
the following in explanation of its opposition
to Greeley. 'He was nominated by trickery,
in pursuance of bargain. In that bargain,
fellow Democrats, we were included; we were
bought and sold like cattle, but we are not
yet delivered.
A careful canvass of district in one oil
the northern counties of New York which
last year gave "a Republican majority, shows
majority of 212 for Grant over Greeley.
The New York Commercial says eve
have list of thirty-six Democrats in the town
of Monroe, Orange county, from staunch,
reliable and well known Democrat, who as
serts that not one of them will vote fol
Greeley"
The same paper says ga friend at Rome,
Oneida, writes us that he has list of fifty-siS
Democrats in that town who spit on Greeley
and refuse to support him."
Mr.. A. C. Mitchell, of Lewiston, is another
man who has been advertised as Greeley
man without his knowledge and consent.
Members of the Greeley campaign commit
tee operating in North Carolina complain in
the most bitter terms that their appeals fol-
money to carry on the campaign meet with
very few responses, and that large sums al
legged to have been promised in New York are
not forthcoming. .a.N
Dispatches from North Carolina indicate
that the Democrats may succeed in carrying
the State by the employment Of the welltr
Tammany tactics, though it is without doubt
Republican. 1t is stated that the names Of
200 Republicans have been marked for chal-
lenge in Raleigh. and 9s3 out of tho voting
population of 1140 in the town of Kinston,
Lenoir county, where there is Republican
majority of 300 The number challenged in
the latter place include some Democrats to
give a show Of fairness. According to the
law of the State the party challenging has the
right on the day of the election to put it in
evidence that the person offering to vote is
not entitled, and the conspiracy is to use all
the time in this way in heavy Republican
precincts, and thus prevent the vote being
polled