New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-27
CAMPAIGN NOTES

| Seyenty-fVe of the 222 Republicans Of Homes
dale PENN have declared IN print for Greeley.
A careful estimate reveals probable falling
off of 1000 from Grants vote In windham County Conn
The Hon. VIM. Casey Of Crescent, Saratoga,
has announced his intention 10 support Greeley and
Brown
The Buffalo Evening Post, diminutive penny
paper for IS years Democratic has declared for Grant
and Wilson.
The entire population of Lisle, Broome
County N " with one two exceptions, is said TO be
for Greeley and Brown.
Advices from Texas report the canvass as
unusually quiet for the apparently good reason that
one may travel q whole week and not find Grant
voter" except among the colored people.
Judge ]. o. Shackclford, who has been pro-
posed as Grant in the With Tennessee District
has written letter stating that, the Liberals having
adopted the principles OF the Republican party ana
nominated Horace Greeley, time-honored Republican,
he will support him.
The Hon. David Comstock, ex-Presdent of
the village of West Troy, N Y; the Hon. Perry Robin
son, Excise Commissioner, and the Hon stephen shan
nahan, superintendent of Pablo Instruction. support
Greeley and Brown. majority Of 5000 predicted Tor
the Liberal ticket IN Albany County.
The statement published in THE TRIBUNE's
columns few days ago. that The Ashta6uia (0hio
Sentinel had declared for Greeley and Brown was based
upon information derived from TIE Washington Patriot
Subsequent numbers OF The sentinel received at TINS
Office do not cOrroborate the statement.
FOrty-fOur prominent Republicans of Pitts
burgh, Penn, whose names are given by The Post, will
support Greeley. These are taken at random almost
entirely from single election district and include Gen.
Jas. X MOOrhead, who represented the Pittsburgh dis
rict IN Congress for ten years. Mayor Morrison, j. ~
Marshall Or. COffey, DR.. King, James Hilards, j. j.
Sebeneck, ID. Il. Watson, John McClurg, j. ". KID
die ac.
That was an unpleasant audience which Gen.
Beverage addressed at the Grant meeting in Chicago
recently. Ex-Gov. ogesby had previously fought the
war all over agan and the audience had become little
FESTIVE. Consequently, when the General began the
fight again. an impatient cried out, with much bit
terness, Damn the warp Somewhat discounted, the
General sided Off into attack upon Mr. Greeley. and
here an emphatic " Dry upw caused him to tack again.
That tremendous argument against Mr.. Greeey-his
censuTe Of the DemOcIatsneXt received attention but
scarcely had the valiant got well under wayWhen
his eOquence received sudden and ehectual check III
the calm assurance, Z" We stand it, which clear
voice sent up from the crowd The laughter which fol-
lowed 100 much for the orator, ana ne Abruptly
retired
There is another case for those beautiful
Civil Service rules which Mr.. Curtis is proud Of Mr.
c. c. Webster reOices in the lucrative position OF post
master at Red Wing MIMI Burning with manly
ambition TO serve his master and thus win the undyng
gratitude Of the RenOmnated, he enters into trans
action which at once indicates his eminent fitness as
"lOyalo postmaster. lie writes to the editor or the
Srensta MOnitoren, Swedish paper published at ST.
Paul and guilty OF the traitOrOus conduct OF supporting
Greeley aud Brown informing him that his subscribers
at Red Wing have refused 10 receive the paper any
longer But to the discontinue OF the ardent r. NJ, 50
subscribers of the offending journal publish acard declf-
ing his statement pure aud simple fabrication ana Mt
Webster covered with gnOminy instead OF glory 1ne
send the offender pententiary, but those were not
the days OF Civil Service Reform.