Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-07
CAMPAIGN NOTES.

Madison, Wis, are members OF The Greeley
Club. Mtre than 200 Republicans have
joined.
The True Republican, a Swedish paper IN
Henry county, Illinois, is out for Greeley,
and says that the Swedes will rally to his
fag.
In every Northern State where the Radi-
Gals can point to one Democrat who will
not support Greeley, one can of him with
five Liberals.
The Seymour IndianA) Democrat, which
was suppressed in 1864 for its disloyalty, is
out for Grant, and Radical papers speak OF
it as "that able and sparkling journal"
The borough election in Stonington, Con-
necticut, resulted in a significant Libers
victory, thavote standing 139 for the Gree
lev ticket aud 40 for the Administration.
Among the coming recruits to the Gree
lev party will be five Massachusetts Con-
gressmen. That is the latest item of news
from Boston. Even Butler is shivering in
the wind. tsaa
The defeat of John a. Bingham for re-
nomination for Congress was cruel blow,
especially after be had, in his Eiyria speech,
defended the nepotism of the President,
and zailed it with Scripture.
One by one the prominent men who
think th4t Greeley's election will Kill the
financial prosperity Of the country are being
hearI Of. The last one is Mr.. Collins, pen
sion agent at Washington. His defalcation
is nearly 100000.
In September, Is 20, suits were brought
against certain parties in the Third Ohio
District for Illicit distilling. Matters were
privately arranged with the Government,
and now every one of the defrauders are
out strong for Grant.
Twenty-seven Democrats in the village
of Nellesyille, Allegany, have been claimed
by the administrationists as repudiating
Greeley and supporting Grant. 1t now
turns out that there is not one Democrat
there who supports Grant.
Zach Chandler, of Michigan, has been to
Maine to fix the nomination of his son-in-
law, Eugene Hale, but no sooner fixed than
F.A. Pike is nominated by the Liberal Re-
publicans and Endorsed by the Democrats
with excellent prospects for election.
Atwater, of Connecticut, the much-pa-
raded Democratic recruit, will not vote for
Grant. A friend Of his writes TO say that
the use of his name at the New Haven
Grant meeting was wholly unauthorized
and that he is decidedly opposed to Grant
and his Administration.
A correspondent of the S.. Louis Repub-
lican at Galesburg, Kansas, writes that ii
is his belief Southern Kansas will roll up
heavy majority for Greeley and Brown. He
has correspondence in nearly every count
in that part of the State, and has Travelled
considerably himself. He says the Greeley
cause is gaining every day.
The New Haven Comm Register says
esThe list of recusants from the Grant ranks
are pouring in upon us so numerously tina
we are considering the necessity of limit
ING the publication of such renunciatiOns L
colonies, judges of the higher courts, post
masters and collectors. This may looi
ike 'pu ling in the gang-plank' before th
passengers are all aboard but it cannot b
helped, if we have to make two trips"
The Democrats oFWarren county, Penn
are said to be unanimous for the Cincinnai
II Tl,I.;.,o-n :, o,,,;,,aas a-,5 uaaDv of IN
old Republicans will also give the tickt
their support. The county has Republl
can majority of about 1900 but some
the more enthusiastic Liberals think Gree
ley and Brown will carry it by 1900. TIL
people of Pennsylvania think it is aboI
time for the Cameron Ring to be wipe
out.
A "Wall Street Man" writes TO the Gin
cinnat Commercial that it is a mistake
suppose that Wall street is opposed to Gre.
ley. He says that Commodore VANDERBILT
the heaviest operator in the street, goes fC
Greeley, and so does Daniel Drew, th
great Methodist SPECTATOR; and so do'
Anthony Dimock, the great steamshi
owner and the boldest Of all the youn
operators on the Stock Exchange; and {
do Davenport and Van Setback, and hui
dTeds Of other bulls and bears.
The House Of Representatives, at the a,
journment of Congress, contained 137 Z
publicans, 105 Democrats, and l vaca
seat. Changes already announced, al
others impending, are all in favor of Gre
ley, whose friends will be in suffice
strength, if not in actual majority, lie
winter, 10 cal the outcoming administr
tion 70 swift account for the misuse of pu
tic money in partisan campaign expense
The employment of Treasury funds of D
psrtment clerks Of the public printing esta
lishment, and indeed of the whole machir
~ of government, to procure the re-eleci
~ of a set Of men in power, calls for, and v
receive, due attention.
Senator Morton, of Indiana, says the &C
test this fall between Grant and Greeley
between the 'boys in blue and the boys
gray" Among the ''boye in blue" who {
supporting Mr.. Greeley, we notice consp
uously the following:
Gen. Hooker, Cal; Gen. Mead, Penn;
Gen. Hancock, Penn; Gen. Banks. Mass:
Gen. McClernamd, Ills; Gen. Slocum, n. Y;