Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-17
HE Political Situation In Se, Eng
Land.

"a correspondent Of the Cincinnati C7-1nasrei1l,
ihsera-l vhO has male careful and apparently
rather impartial survey Of the New England
POLITICAL Held. comes 20 the conclusion that the
liberals can net COant on carrying any of the
siN New England states. expect possibly New
Hampshire with I've electoral. votes, and that in
congressman the Greeley men may count them-
selves 10 have done pretty vel If they have "a
nany representatives. from New England Sc the
democrats now have. In Rhode Island Ir.
Cret,ey's recent trip 20 the state made quite
stir, aEl there were many who predicted that he
would carry the state in November; but the
eSIeCt.Jion does not seem to be well founded
The republicans have q strong majority which
las not been less than $500 in a total vote of
about 1900 since 1866. until this year when the
majority vas, by local causes, reduced 10 1000.
IL seems impossible 20 overcome this majority.
In Vermont, TOO, cit is quite hopeless to look tor
electoral votes for Greeley. There has been a
considerable detection from the straight repub-
Ecau party, but tie proportion OF the two parties
arc three 20 one republican, and no one pre-
tends that there is any revolution in Vermont
that gives the slightest hope for more than a
tln fer the opposition" New Hampshire, the
liberals confidently count on carving for Gree
',y,"but II Is not well to be toe sure" There
are many Greeleyrepubiicsns, and on the other
hand there are many bunker democrats who will
not vote for Greeley. ItTemaips to be seen how
the changes will balance. In Connecticut there
are few secessiOns from the republicans, and
these are more than balanced by the democrats
who announce their purpose to vote for Grant.
The few republicans who have declared for
Greeley are not men o. influence, but the demo-
Gratis fer Grant inCiGde some OF the best known
o. the party Maine IL in the midst of an exceed
il sly active canvass, and .'if we are to Judge BY
tie public demonstrations il il to 90 strongly for
6raE,- The republican meetings are unusual
ly large and numeTUusly attended which Is more
than can be said tor those OF the liberals,
In Massachusetts, while tie liberal cause has
enlisted q great many OF orr best known pOiiti-
cans, yet all is not rosy. There are many who
have been Identified with The democratic party
ELc are totally opposed TO the Greeley move
ment. Robert T.. Winthrop, who has been
speaker OF the national House Of Representa-
fivtS, and who IL q descendant OF Governor JOHN
winthrop, l. earnestly TOT Grant. He has been
With tie democrats ever since the whiy pa-tv
died The Hon. Henry Paine, who has been q
democratic candidate for Governor, and never
voted he republican ticket in his life, has gone
the same way. And the yoang lion Of the de
mOcTacy. John Quincy Adams, son o. Charles
Francis, and democratic candidate for goTernor
The last four years, las retained to the rep1bIi-
can fold These are only few OF the secessons.''
SO the Commercial writer comes 10 the con-
clnslon that in Massachusetts, as well as the
ether New England states, with the possible
exception Of New Hampshire, all that the Iibe-
taiS can hope = TO soIaeT hat reduce the repub-
can majOrities.