New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-13
WASHINGTON POLITICAL GOSSIP.

HOW THE COLoRED MEN REGARD THE NoMlNA-
TIONs-THE FEELING IN VlRGNlA-MAINE
LIBERALS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MlN0 DE-
MAND FOR SENATOR SUMMERS sfEbOh'
WASHINGTON, July 11.-Besides the colored
MEN of good political standing in Washington who have
been outspoken in favor OF the Liberal Republican
movement many others Of less prominence have called
on members of the Greeley and Brown National Exec
tive Committee at its Headquarters here, and obtained
Mr. Summers great speech Grant, and other Liberal
Republican documents. There appears 10 DE a great
desire among all the coOred people here Tor THESE
speeches. and the applicants in person assure the COM
nittee that they cannot forget Messrs sumner ana
Greeley nestmable assistance in the past Ine eolored
men are, at least in sympathy with tho great reform
movement and are only ntimidated from freely pro-
claiming their views by the fear of being discharged
from their work either under the National Government
or the Board OF Public Works letter has been re-
ceiyed at the Greeley and Brown headquarters from
Augustus W. Collins, cocred resident OF washington
who has decided to take the field for Greeley lie dis
approves of tine action of the Philadelphia Convention
Greeley aud Brown Club, composed of 100 members
all coored was organized at Warrenton, Va the latter
mart Of last week Charles Stewart and VIM Crawford,
wellknown cOored residents OF Washington, VINO nave
lust returned from trip through virginia stale that tne
colored vote very much divided at Warrenton Cul-
pepper Madison Courthouse. Green !COurthouse' ana
Orange Court house. At the lastnamed place can mas
been issued for LlDfIAl hepuDhChh iho'hhS VII wv
fourth Monday of the present MONTH at which time a
Greeley and Brown Club will be organized In that loaty
J. s. Lyford ESQ, an old Republican of good standing
in Maine who has been in this city for few days past
SAYS the Liberal Reform movement in Maine VIII culhi
nate in great public meeting OF Liberal Repubicans,
TO be held under their auspices at Portland, soon; the
initial steps 10 that end being made II is intended
that the premiuaries toward the organization OF Gree
lev and Brown Clubs throughout that State shall also be
effected at the meeting
John NJ. MOhr, ESQ., Of Kansas, writes 10 the Seele-
tary Of the Greeley and Brown Executive Committee
that the feeling IN Southern Kansas among the Repub
leans is that the denomination Of Grant at Phadel
phia was great mistake The settlers there who
fought in the Union army. he says, will not abide by
as general rule believing that sound Republican prn
ciples will not be perpetuaed by further continuation
I'm power of the Administration Mr.. MOhr served III
the Union Army for over years. and was member
Of the eleventh session of the Kansas LEGISLATURE from
Labett County, being elected by the Republicans.
Letters continue received from all sections OF the
country daily asking that copies of Summers speech GU
{" Grantsm" be forwarded for distribution through
out the States. There is but general comment ON
the speech, and that is that it power of good 10
defeat the continuation in office of the present corrupt
ofcebolders after March next and that II Is greatly
assisting the establishment Of constitutional admins
tration The demand for Mr. Summers speech has been
so great that the supply hand has been exhausted
but additional copies viii he printed and soon be ready
for distribution The Hon John d. Defrees Secretary OF
the National Executive Liberal Republican Committee
has received a letter from s b. Gordon esq., OF Potsda
ST. Lawrence County. " " who forwards list OF over
500 names of Republicans in that county 70 whom docu
menis be sent for local distribution Mr. Gordon
states that, from a thorough canvass which has been
made anon the Democrats in 81. Lawrence County, IT
appears probable that nearly the entlre DenOcralc
vote about 4l0O will be given for Greeley and Brown,
and at the outside not over 500 will refuse Out OF the
1900 Republicans in the county. he has list Of about
5000 who viii vote for Greeley ana BroWh'