New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-15
Congratulations Pouring In-Ge
Wilkes,

congratulations Pouring In George
Wilkes,
This is New York special to the St.
Louis Republican:
NEW YORK, May 10.-Mr. Greeley entered
his private Office at 1880 P. NJ. to-day, and
in another minute was buried up to his eyes
in an avalanche of cOngratulatory letters
and dispatches, that continue to pour IN
upon him. He laughingly complained of
the statement in the morning papers that
he was up at Chappaqua on his farm for the
purpose of being interviewed, and to put
himself on record as the farmers candidate,
and said he disliked to see interviewers, in
consequence of the trespass on his time. So
far as regarded tho farming part of the
statement, he was just going along as he al
ways had done. In relation to the political
situation, he has only to say that everything
looks bright, and the nomination has shown
him what a powerful array of friends he
has. His time is so occupied that all the
while he is in conversation with callers he
never ceases to write He not only looks
hearty and well, but remarkably cheerful
and pleasant.
WILKES ENDORSES GREELEY.
George Wilkes paper has three-cOlumn
review of the Cincinnati convention, en-
bracing one of the most enthusiastic iu-
dOrsements of Greeley that has yet ap-
peared. Concerning the convention,
Wilkes says Greeley was the expressed
second choice of almost every delegation.
''We do not hesitate to declare, on our own
personal observation as delegate, that at
no time, from Monday morning till Friday
noon, had any of the candidates even the
shadow of a chance for the Presidential
nomination except Horace Greeley. 1t is
true that the name of Mr.. Adams led the
balloting, and at one time was within forty
nine votes of an apparent victory. But
every delegation sat all the while with
pencil anxiouslY in hand, ready to record a
change Of vote the moment the Adams tide
should rise too high for Mr.. Greeley's safe
ty. The decisive action took place on the
sixth ballot, at which period the impatience
of the convention could be restrained no
longer. Screaming chairmen sprang
to their feet in all portions Of the
hall, anxious to place their delegations well
on the victorious record, and then the con
ventiOn got its choice. This decision was
Nothing engineered for Mr.. Greeley except
the inherent force of his own popularity,
which constantly worked him ahead and
which burst all bounds and carried him in
with tempest of applause. The people
intend to stand by him. The unmistakable
response which is now pealing from all
parts of the country, particularly from the
entire South, and cOnspicuOusly from the
Irish and Germans, depriYes US of all I'M
easiness upon this subject; and here we
will embrace the opportunity to make an
explanation of the reason we did introduce
the name of Sumner to the convention,
after having so long advocated it as our
first choice, was that the distinguished Sem
atOr, though sympathiZing with the con ven
ton and its purposes. declared to us in per-
sonal conversation held with him, few
days before we left for Cincinnati, that he
did not desire to have his name put in
for the Presidency.
We assume, of course, the Cincinnati
nomination will be Endorsed by the Balti-
more convention. The truth is, the Demo
cratic masses have themselves taken up
this question of indorsing the Cincinnati
nominees just as the Republican masses are
breaking from their old leaders. In the
first place, Horace Greeley represents not
only the reform sentiment, but the revised
political sentiment of the entire nation, and
through his candidacy the convention feels
that it will commence new era of national
1t is only of secondary i'm
whether the Baltimore convention
the nomination of Greeley OF not.
We, who have nominated him, intend to
stand by him, without regard to the action
Of any political combinations or pretended
political leaders whatsoever. We believe
most likely the result of the canvass will be
that Greeley, after the ninth of July, will
be without an opponent in the ZELDA state
Of things which we should exceedingly de-
DlOre. We desire especially that there shall |
be one candidate against him, and that that |
candidate be Ulysses S. Grant. Against !
him and the corruption with which he has
slgnalized his gross administration, we de- |
sire to wage war to the knife