The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-28
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS.
Affairs at the Glenhnm Headquarters
Yesterday-A Letter from the Old North
State-VisitOrs and Habltues-SOlOn
johnson. of Virginia.

Affairs at the. Glenham Headquarters
Yesterday-A Letter from the Old North
state-VisitOrs and Hnbitues-soIon
johnson, of Virginia.
There were even more persons than usual In at
tendance yesterday at the headquarters Of the lib
eral republicans, in the Glenham Hotel. contin-
u0us hum OF conversation was kept up and the
latest developments In the news from each State
were fully and freely canvassed. Gentlemen from
the central, western and northern sections OF New
York concurred in the most attering reports regard
ing the progress of the canvass in their respective
districts In favor OF the philosopher OF Chappaqua,
and Colonel Johnson and the other secretaries we're
constantly busy In reading and answering COM
municatons rendering sympathy advice and sup
port from more distant portions OF the country.
Several colored gentlemen, including orators from
the south, who have been agitating the freedmen
In favor OF their oldtime champion Greeley, arrived
during the afternoon and evening, and entertained
the hdbftues Of the place with anecdotes OF their
experiences on the stump.
THE IDA GREELEY GRAYs
circular letter dated at Baltimore July rs,
addressed to Ethan Allen and signed by A. +.
nounces the formation of a club, FIRST class' in
character and membership, (which, 1t Is hoped,
AND which, in honor Of Mr. Greeeys daughter IS to
be called the ida Greeley Grays."
II IL supposed these clubs Will become very popu.
lar but this will doubtless depend upon the taste OF
young men throughout the country VINO a~pire 10
be ranked as "flrst class"
PROM THE OLD NORTH STATE.
A letter from a prominent citizen OF North Caro-
lima received at the Liberal Headquarters yester-.
at Raleigh was 'simpy huinilating.' AT their
meeting in that city on the oath instant
the writer claims, there were only 400 per-
sons including women and children, on the
grounds. and that OF these $50 were blacks
Or the white men present ". Is also, affirmed the
the speech, Is referred to as, being las
poor as the, audience" the writer SAYING
1--WE have men In almost every county who
could draw crowd away from Delano With his
sepulchra eulogy on Grars" In defending Presi-
dent Grants industry, DeanO pointed no senator
Pool who was sitting on the platform, and said,
"this fe8Ow behind me'' can bear testimony to his
industry. Tue letter farther asserts that Deano
brOnglt with lin from the North printed speeches
which he scatters broadcast, but that In the ad-
dresses he delivers he departs from the text OF these
after the FIST few phrases and attempts low face
tiousness with wbich he endeavors to secure The
sympathtes OF the eo0red men, whom he occasion
ally addf esses as ''y0u black rascal."
5otON JOHNSON, BLACK REPUBLICAN,, PROM viR
Atab0nt five O'Clock In the evening Mr. Scion
Johnson, a native OF virginia, and man OF some
repute IA orator IN and around Norfolk dropped
In In search OF the man with the white hat par en-
| caesence. In an interview with the HERALD repre-
| sentative Mr.. Johnson stated that Virginia was
sure for Mr.. Greeley, A hundred inep were stump
! ing the State, speaking day and night in the in
terest OF General Grant, but the great heart OF tn
| average colorcd man was untouched by aheir dul
| patitudes. He had heard from North Carolina an,
was aware OF the desperate elrort being made Their
by the dominant party, but bclieved 1t would be- IN
eiIcctual All the States Ut the South would D
swept BY the partissns OF The paosoohIc Chsppa