The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-22

republican strength am not disposed to share the
sangnine expectations OF Governor Blair's friends
sona following, but II s generally found that can
ddate's personal following doesnot count for much
In Presidential year with close contest. His re-
election then depends entirely upon the strength OF
the liberal republican movement. Should 1t not be
lQrlty requiring only $50 votes in Congressional
district wnere leaalng spirit in movement and
an old favorite In the republican party is candi
date against an unknown man without experience
we Cot could have little faith in its success through
out the country. Greater strength Is claimed
State e GREATER strength Is Claimed for L in Gov
ernor Blar's district than In any other district In
the State. He is to be the accepted candidate ofthe
thing like the liberal strength in the State which
he believes there is he will be elected Just here Is
wse the doubt IN IL Is
louder and more confident claims put forward 10
Michigan than elsewhere In regard to the strength
here to give me trustworthy facts and figures upon
which calculation could be based. We are left TO
grope in the dark and accordingly am inclined to
regard Governor Balr's reelection to Congress as
/ exceedingly doubtful.
THE Liberal CANVASS FOR GOVERNOR.
The Democrats am told, will require no aQcri-
fees from the liberals on the gubernatoria question,
but will cordially support whomever the liberals
may name me- MT Duncan Stewart scotchman OF
B standing and free trader into the bargain, win
probably be the candidate. Stewart is no longer
men; and he is man Of intelligence OF ideas and
OF great garrulity. Should he become candidate
date the 'fnterviewers'' viii find him fresh sub.
Ject, ready TO prattle away by the hour. saw his
counterpart In play somewhere-an old Scotch
BODY VINO talked sense and nonsense till everybody
else was tired. 1t was In the play, think, in
which Harebell the poet, writes verses and gets
his conversation than have been in any "long
'why is it, Mr.. Stewart" asked, 'that the llber-
III OF N
"Weli we are very much dissatisfied with the
principally on account Of republican mtsrule in
the South. We do not like the way the carpet-hag-
determined to do all we can to get the thieves out
| or the way"
| u pursued the conversation with Mr.. Stewart on
this point anxious to ascertain how his conversion
| was brought about.
| TUB WHICH STANDS ON Irs OWN BOTTOM
was not long in making the discovery While
making q trip to North Carolina he visited the
black and tan Legislature at Raleigh, and saw a
rable body the Weldon Railroad loan was voted
without any provision being made for the payment
made the bonds almost worthless in the market
and brought the State to the verge of bankruptcy
This act disguised him and turned him from the re
publican party to any organization which promised
liberal movement only did he see hope
became an ardent liberal. lie is the leading spirit
| in the movement In this city, and, after Genera
3lalT, Jne leaulnR nDer2l republican III the state
| And he Is emphatically tub which stands on its
own bottom. Though Interested in the making and
carrying OF salt at Saginaw he did more to demol-
ish the influence OF the salt monopoly In Congress
than any man In the country. TO his pluck and
enterprise are due the breaking down OF the grand
combination which controlled all the salt works OF
the United States-0nondaga, Kanawha and Sagi-
nav.
asked him why he worked 80 strenuously and
magnanimousy against his own interests?
81 was satisfied with seventy-four per cent profit
on the cost OF production" he said. Everybody
Knows that the other persons engaged in the salt
business want protection to much larger per-
centage even" Duncan Stewart Is O strong and
determined as well as a chatty and rich man, and
II the heavy republican majority could be overcome
he would make an excellent Governor. The Con-
ventiOn OF the democrats and liberals meets on
Thursday and we shall then II the predictions
OF the Detroit people, that he Is to be the candidate,
proves to be true.
CONCLUSION.
With Duncan Stewart as the candidate for Gov
ernOr, the liberals, am convinced, would show
much strength Blair Is making bold fight. John
+. briggs and Randolph Strickland. two republican
ex-Congressmen, are helping him. In this city
quiet business men, like Adam Elder, are striking
telling blows after their long service In the repub-
can camp. When people estimate at all they estt-
mate at very high figures, and have heard twen-
ty-seven~liberas to q township considered q fair
average. This would revolutOniZe the State and
give 1t to Greeley. Nobody seems to expect this,
| however, but everybody seems confident that with
| o strong vote now they con keep Chandler out Of
| the Senate In 1874