The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-17
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GRoEsBECK, FOR INSTANCE
who ia my candidate-were nominated the whole
strength OF the party would be brought out in No
vember.
CORRESPONDENCE your norton Of the state
OF Indiana Is intensely democratic, never-say-die
region, II you Will permit the expression, and yet
to-day they voted nine to one for the Greeley dele
gates. How do you account for thatS The Con-
Vention Itself was nearly unanimous for the Phil
osopher OF Chappaqua.
An expression OF pain came over the fine face oil
MIR; voorhees, when this was said, the hooslers
looked puzzled and your correspondent felt sorry
that In the discharge of his duty the eloquent advo
cate OF the lost cause OF the democracy was num-
pled before his friends.
Mr. VooRHEEs-The reason OF the attitude or the
Convention to-day is that the Greeley party Is bet
ter organized than the others That VIII however,
be remedied In time.
district then hunted OF to the general question OF
the virtues of the democracy and the vices OF radi-
calism, but before he had well warmed TO his work
was compelled to take my leave and hurry to the
tram. Passing ont from the hotel had to force
myself through group of delegates on the side
walk. laxative member OF the Convention
was defining his position. The delay enabled me to
hear these words-'I went up to Dan Voorhees,
after we got through with the resolutions and
he said to me, says he John, my boy, made
JUST ONE SPEECH TOO MANY y
me crowd laughed and escaped under the arms
On the cars to this place there were many delegates
ana not q few republicans of the liberal stripe.
faction was expressed at the action Of the Conven-
tton Centreville is the principal town in the dis
JrCt that George w. Julian has represented in Con-
gress. The district Is known throughout Indiana
az the BURNT district - because suppose, of the
scorching the republicans have ever given aspiring
democrats running for Office within its boundaries
1t IL comprised of six counties and is intensely re-
publican. Immediately preceding the war for the
union-or as the people here prefer TO name that
THE WAR AGAINST SLAVERY
to this day George w. Julian was the high priest
and the high -a-lorum OF the radical voters;
ana holding these eminent positions was, OF course,
most intensely hated by the minority, the demo-
Gratis OF the district The power that Voorhees,
exercised over the Bourbons of the Sixth district
was more than cOunterbalanced by Julian In the
Burnt district. The former represented the radi-
Gals OF the past the latter was the apostle OF the
future Both men were and are apologsts for the
present; but while Voorhees, in the opposite end
OF the State, binks at the Southern cross, Julian
has his gaze fixed on the North star. One gories
In being backward in coming forward; the other is
ever ready to get ahead OF his time. These two
carries, their hopes and doubts, correctly summa-
rize, ! think, the sentiment of the State. And as
Indiana Is perhaps the most important State in the
Union Just now-consderng the position OF Hen
dricks the moving current of Western opinion and
the determining fall elections-it is important to
compare their relative positions and the sources OF
their strength.
With this idea uppermost swing round the
circle, and nom the land of Bourbonism, pure and
real "Orginal Jacobs" Of Indiana repubicansm
Julian it must be understood, was
AN ABOLITIONIST OF THE PuRRsT WATER,
gentleman who sat at the feet of Car
rison, Greeley Sumner, Phillips and Gerrit
Smith, and was fOndled in the arms OF the great
party that has ruled tho country for twelve years
During the war he was exceedingly active in stir
ring up the patriotic ardor of the people, and con
tributed much in sending soldiers to the front.
The influence he then gained he has not lost: on
the contrary, he seems TO be regarded with some
thing OF the veneration certain Bourbons OF the
OF course, for widely different reasons. Julian
worked very hard for Grant at the last Presidential
election, and for some reason--perhaps, as he
states, In the cause OF national relormhe is sorry
Ior 1t. The candidate that he loved in 1868 he will
stubbornly oppose in 1872 could not succeed in
meeting Mr.. Julian to-day, but from many OF his
friends with whom / conversed ascertained his
views, perhaps, with more accuracy than il | had
talked to him personally.
One gentleman intimately acquainted with Mr.
Julian said to me to-day :-"Juan, sir, is playing
this game well, and you viii find that he succeeds
You say that You attended the Convention. Well
what did you see strong disposition to put
Julian forward as Congressman at large. Now, he
did not want the Convention to take any such
course. he wanted the Convention to place
LIBERAL REPUBLICAN ON THE TICKET,
On order as he said in his letter. to form "a more
cordial and perfect union against the common toe,
ana stated that he did not want and would not take
any ONCE HIMSELF SO that he might be entirely IN
trammeed in the canvass. Now see the result
Most everybody wanted Julian the ticket, and
when this letter was read it caused some confu-
slon But to please the liberal republicans ana to
show disposition to play fair in the game OF poll
tics In this State the Convention adopted Juian's
suggestion
0You mean In the nomination OF Harrow against
Kerr as Congressman at large 4?
Eyes. General Harrow was mentioned by some
v,
put in nomination against Kerr Now, Harrow is
comparatively unknown. Some OF the delegates
actually shouted so and so county gives SO many
votes for "Harold;'' but everybody knew that
Harrow, or Harold, meant the endorsement of Gree
ley at Baltimore and the defeat OF the Bourbons in
this State, and that's why they shouted and hur-
raed like devils. Harrow is liberal republican
went to the war subaltern and came out briga-
der general and is held in high esteem. But the
delegates don't know him, don't ye see They voted
kinder In the dark. Kerr is Congressman now /;
ne is popular man and good representative /;
yet, after balloting for an hour, he was nominated
but by ten votes-S021s to 1921. That's the talk,
isn't 1t You bet. SO We see all Kerr's popularity,
his possession Of office, being in the party eject
cree, gave him only ten votes over Harrow
THE UNKNOWN LIBERAL REPUBLICAN,
"Bu this was defeat for the liberals, wasn't it ~
asked.
mot t ALL 1t showed that If Julian, liberal re-
publican, who was well known, had consented to
run he would have been nominated. and that, too,
by the largest democratic convention ever assem-
bled in this State.n
"1hen you are satisfied that Julians tactics were
good and that the liberal republicans stand good
chance In Indiana, II not in the nation ~
"Leave out the nation. Drop pebble in the
water and watch how the circle widens. Our ma
ton is made up of States and Indiana IS one I
guess The republicans in this deestrict are about
half and half-one half for Greeley and the other
half Grantee, or nothing at all. Before November
GWo-tnlrus VIII be Greeley. The democrats OF
course, are with us to a man.
with whom2
"Thunderl With Greeley! bigger vote will be
cast Tor the nominees Of Cincinnati and Baltimore
IN the Burnt district than ever was rolled up be-
lore. stands to reason. young man."
land tJulan-what position does he take ~
"A prominent one, you bet. He Will be an Elec-
tor and you see If he don't puncture holes in Nor
tons wind bags. WHAT'S your deestrict, sirY'
conversation with other gentlemen in this and
leignborng counties some quite and others less
enthusiastic than the delegate whose language /
have endeavored to give Uerbotin gave me the i'm
preston that
IN THE EVENT OF GREELEYs NOMINATION.
or acceptance as candidate for the Presidency at
Baltimore, he will carry the State OF Indiana by a
large majority. Everything depends Baltimore
IT. as Is expected, the Democratic Convention en-
d0rses the Philosopher, even Dan Voorhees, Will
prefer to come in rather than SILVER in the cold
1t is curious contest this. Party leaders seem to
have but little hold on the people The opportunity
presented to the rank and file now, for the first time,
to break through party lines, scout caucuses and
conventions and vote as they feel inclined, is a
most tempting one and u must be confessed that
Horace Greeley, "thc hero OF the old white hatv az
the conoclast OF parties, has abiding place in the
rural mind. As overwhelming silent vote in
New York smashed the Tammany Ring TO pieces, so,
] believe In this State the thinking masses, repub-
lican and democratic will work and vote together
in October and November next 10 free themselves
from leaders that claimed TO hold them In fee
simple.
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