Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-05-08
The Nominations.

i ne StCOnU dnE uti convention VI INT
Labor Reform League was held at
Cooper institute yesterday A long
series Of resolutions WAS adopted in Ia
yor OF woman's rights, agrarianism gen
orally, and other similar doctrines al
SO denouncing Horace Greeley and
the men who nominated him.
New YoK May 6.-The Tribune
says there are those who insist that
the fri6une'S avowed purpose will be
hencefoTth somewhat other than par
tisan gladiator and that it will be over
borne by an unexpected nomination
made at Cincinnati. 1t means to dis
appoint them. Its convictions on
grave and public questions will still
when occasion invites, be expressed
with due frankness, but it will try to
give those who differ from it so fair
and full hearing that thay shall have
no reason, and rarely apretext for COM
plant.
The Enquirer says The friends
Of Grant have experienced their first
but not their last disappointment. They
hoped that the convention would nomi-
nate a weak ticket, 1t is certainly
one of strength. They hoped the Dem
ocracy would rally to its support.
We think they will be deceived
The convention has done itself honor
by the manner in which it has settled
this vexed business of the platform,
and proved themselves worthy repre-
sentatives Of the masses Of their
countrymen.
CINCINNATI, May 4.-The Times
and Chronicle of this afternoon announ-
ces, on the authority of Judge Stallo,
that Gen. Fred Hecker, of H., who
left this city last night for home sick
and disguised, declared his intention of
making speeches from his sick bed, if
necessary, in order to defeat the Gin
cinnati nominees.
The World's editorial this morning,
though declaring that Cincinnati has
completely ignored the Democracy and
has simply divided the Republican
party by its nomination, is regarded as
something of feeler, at the same time
that it intimates that there is no nee
essity of separate Democratic action.
The World says the drift Of Democratic
sentiment so far as it has yet been ex,
pressed, is that Greeley's nomination
requires straight Democratic ticket.
The indications are much stronger to-
day that this course will be followed
It understood that the World'S edi-
torial was written last night by Manton
Marble, after long consultation with
the leading Democrats of this city and
many Democrats temporarily sojourning
here The intention of the Democracy
is to wait and see how the sentiment of
their party goes before determining
what to do. 1t is reported that in a
day or two a private meeting of the
leading Democrats will be held here to
arrange some programme of action.
They hesitate to reject Greeley alto,
gether, for fear of losing the Irish and
workingmen's vote, heretofore their
main support.
HORACE GREELEY.-Horace Greeley
was born at Amherst, n. H., Feb. 3,
1871, and is, therefore, 81 years of
age. lie is of Scotch Irish parentage.
He spent his childhood on his fathers
farm, which was poor one and yield
ed but scanty support to the family.
He received a very ordinary education
from the country school in the vicinity
but possessing great fondness for read
ing, made the best of his limited oppor-
tunites. When about fifteen years of
age he commenced his apprenticeship
as a printer at Poultney, Vt. In 1881
lie went to New York city where he
obtained employment as a journeyman.
In 1884 in company with Messrs.
Winchester and Gibbet, he started
The Ne,0 Yorker, a weekly journal of
literature and general intelli gence.
The enterprise was not successful, and
after lingering existence several years
was abandoned. In 1871 he common
ced the publication Of the New York
Tribune, which has had such a long
ard prosperous career. To this jour
nal the labor of his life has been main
" devoted. In 1848 he was elected to
fill short Congressional vacancy in
the Thirtieth Congress. In 1851 he
visited Europe, and was made chair
man of one of the juries of the World S
Fair. He is the author Of collection
of addresses, essays, &C., published I'M
der the title of Hints Toward REFORM"
Of GA history of the Struggle for Slav-
cry Extension or Restriction" an auto
biography entitled "Recollections of
a busy Life, I" THE American conflict, }"
work on Political Economy" and
''What [ Know About Farming" He
has taken prominent part in public
p 0 It'll cs and now is placed before the
p eopIe as candidate for the Presi-
dency.
B. GRAVY BRowN.-B. Gratz
Brown, the candidate of the "Liberal
Convention for the Vice-Presidency,
was born in Lexington, Ky, May %,
1926, and is, therefore, nearly As years
of age. He graduated at Yale College
in 1877, studied law in Louisville,
and settled at St. Louis, which city he
represented in the State Legislature
from 1852 to 1858. He assisted in
starting the Missouri Democrat, and
edited that journal from 1854 to 1859.
When the war broke out he raised and