Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-15
REPUBLICAN DRIFT.

REPUBLICAN, DRIFT.
Mr.. Blakeslee, Collector of Internal Rev
enue at Utica, New York, signs the cali for
Greeley meeting.
c. G. HopkintoD, an old and distinguished
Republican lawyer of New Hampshire, is
out for Greeley.
A correspondent Of the Syracuse StGRd-
ard, from Troy, says that city is running
over with Greeley Republicans.
The Adair County Register, of Iowa,
has gone under new management, and de-
clares for Greeley and Brown.
The Republican printers of ALBANY. New
York, shave a Greeley and Brown Club,
numbering lis members.
The Chicago Tribune giy,ss a letter from
S. W. MoultOn, promir .ent Republican of
Illinois, declaring for greeley and Brown.
The New HampsF ire Liberal papers are
continually filed Sith letters from promi-
nent Repubics' is who proclaim their adhe-
sion to Gree ley and Brown.
The Sp' .1ngfeld Republican intimates that
Mr. DE IVES district in Massachusetts will
give a majority for Greeley. A few mole
peeches from Dawes on finance will make
1t a certainty.
A correspondent writes from Lowell,
Mass, that he does 'snot know of Demi.-
crat who will vote for Grant, while hun
dreds who voted for him four years ago
will now vote for Greeley and Brown.
The GRANTEES will have to cast larger
vote than they did in 1868 to prevent losing
the city,"
Crestline, Ohio, has over fifty Li'oeral
Republicans who have always heretofore
voted the regular ticket, but now 20 for
Greeley. Among the number are the late
Republican candidates for County Auditor
and for Representative on the Grznt ticket,
as well as half the leaders of the party in
the eastern part of Crawford county.
Mr.. D. Maxwell, stor ekeeper in the
Uni'ed States Internal F.evenue Depart
ment, and well-knoan and highly re-
spected resident of Brooklyn, has address
ed letter to SuperV lsor butcher, in which
he says that be can not conscentiously sup
port Grant for an Jther term while there is
more compete ut candidate for the same
Office in the. field-Horace Greeley-to
whom he Ceclares he will give his support.
Gen. Parks and Horatio Seymour had
chance meeting in the St. Nicholas Hotel in
New I ork on the 18th inst, and their con-
versa ion, naturally enough, turned into
polis cal channels. Banks believes that
Greeley will gain heavily in Massachusetts
sand Maine, but was not certain that the
Liberals would carry those States. He en-
ttertained no doubt of Greeley sweeping
New Hampshire and Connecticut, nor of
his election in November.
A correspondent of the Milwaukee NeloS
writes from Sheboygan county, Wisconsin,
as follows: Gan the bands, fireworks and
blatant speeches in the world cOuld not
raise much enthusiasm for Grant, in She
boygan. Grant stock stands a good deal
below par and is constantly going down.
This county that gave $50 Republican in
1870, will give 700 majority for Horace
Greeley in 1872. In three townships, where
the Republicans formerly always carried the
day, and contains over 800 voters, report
says that Grant men can't be found"
Among some of the latest acquisitions to
the Greeley ranks in New York are John
S. Mercy, Republican member of the last
Legislature; Joseph II. Goldsmith, RepubIi.
can County Treasurer of Suffolk county;
Gilbert c. Deal, Republican candidate for
Senator in the first district in 1869 and 1871;
DR.. E. E. D. Skinner, member of the Grant
Committee Of Suffolk county, freeman j.
Fithian, formerly Republican Judge of the
Superior Couro of New York; and James
II. Tuihill, Republican member of the
Legislature in 1851 and 1866, and now
District Attorney. Liberalism seems to
have secured good footing in the Empire
Safe.
A dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer
from Bellefontaine, Aug. u, says:
"The Liberal Republicans and Democrats
jollifed here tonight over the North Caro-
lima election. Brass bands paraded the
streets with banners and transparenCies.
An immense bonfire Lit up the heavens,and
one hundred guns were fired. 1t was the
largest impromtu meeting of the campaign.
Hon. John A. Price, late Republican MEM
Der of the Ohio Legislature, announce him
self for Greeley in an eloquent speech, and
gave good reasons why all parties should
support Greeley; amnesty and reconcilia-
tion instead of hate and bitterness. Other
Liberal Republicans addressed the meeting.
Logan county would do her full share to-
ward carrying OHIO for Greeley by twenty
thousand majority"