The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-13

CHICAGO, August 4, 1872
While waiting for the smoke which overhangs
the "bloody chas-sumn In North Carolina to clear
away, few disconnected notes on the situation in
Illinois may not be uninteresting. History is his
tory, and this letter may, hope, be acceptable.
II it presents history in it's and
devoid OF the t0ga and helmet. ENte
The general situation may be described as un-
changed. Both parties are now fairly at work, and
Nt CLUBS ARE TRUMPs
In every ward and district. The llberals-yOu
should notice, by the way. that In Illinois the terms
democrat" and republican, are dropped by the
Greeleyites, and the party 10 called the liberal
party, pure and slmple-got quite start in this
work, and had occupied no uncomfortable part Of
the field ere the Grant took 1t into their heads
that there was going to be any contest whatever.
Each party has held one mass meeting, and the
papers Of each party have lied good deal about
these meetings. There was no particular differ
ence between these meetings. At each there were
present about eight thousand people, fully half of
whom were attracted by the music. The place
where the rallies were held is well situated for
drawing crowd, and the people who attended
them cieered both sides impartally.
DICK OcIEsBYs SPEECH
seemed to me disGgured by its dwelling on the
issues OF the war, and there was ON over-earnest
ness In defence of the administration which de-
feated ITSELF The friends of President Grant in tins
ncighbOrhOOd undertake to defend every act OF
every member of the Cabinet; to declare that
there have been no bunders In dplo-
macy, no defalcations by public officers,
no carpetbagging, no oppression of the
South AS natural consequence the independent
voters, men whose minds are open to conviction,
turn dissatisfied from cause which thus imposes
OH the public good sense. Mr.. Oglesbys speech
that it was simple and earnest and will be efiec-
tive within the party. Governor Koerner's and Mr..
Trumbuls speeches were fully as able and quite
as eloquent, but each had the defects OF Mr.. Ogles
py's-party spirit In its EXTREMIST manifestations
ATTITUDE OF THE PRESS.
As the speakers of the two parties so are their
organs. The liberal cause is supported by the Trio
une ana Ne,os, the Inter-Orean, Journal and Post
are regular republican, and the Times irreconcila-
at the last minute. The tribune, though it has
been read out Of the party, has not suffered
Inc ecs or VINO
largely to It's columns and does the
most effective service in defending the purity and
democrat, and the gentleman on whose shoulders
falls the real labor Of conducting the paper Is an
other. The blooming out Of Governor Bross as a
working liberal has caused some comment and
some amusement. Mr.. Bross was an original re-
publican, and have reason to know did not SYM
dent Grant, and to find Saul also among the
prophets creates no little remark. The Ne,0s is
%S @ ~ the the aeaon Of Of the
Times. 1t, therefore, carries considerable influence,
though 1t cannot be ranked with the Tribune and
cheap evening papers, claiming to run the work
ingmen's party, are for Greeley; The Iespoasi.
the drst time in their experience they have
to 10 with contest in which the result cannot be
foretold. The paper holds its own in spite OF the
ct rftn nj I'm md IN
furnish the news 1t does will maintain its circua-
ton. Its influence has always been 0verestimated,
he is has received set back in the party by his
deposition from the National Committee, and the
cred from. The Journal, the Oldest Of the Chicago
strength with the stanch republicans IN the rural
districts. 1t, however, runs Its defence OF the
Philadelphia nominees into the ground. The Post
has never taken much rank as o political paper,
but OF late has abandoned its purely literary char
acter, and has adopted political tone.
TIE MILK IN THE CoCoANUr.
The TACT that It's editor, Mr.. Blakey, Is the PEN
Iost doing anything for General Grant beyond
strict party limits. There are 50 many papers in
the West edited by federal appointces and the
course Of SO many Of them has been 30 slavishly
Influenced by the appointments Of their proprctors,
that the term "brass collar" applied to paper Is
accepted in no complimentary sense by the public
The Inter ocean is the real administration organ in
House party, Mr.. Ham, the appraiser for this port
being one OF its leading writer's. The proprietor
Mr.. J. Y: scammon, Is wealthy banker, worth
three or four millions.
He has recently assumed the leadership OF the
deegation at Tcnnsyvania ana cngineered the
ratification meeting. 1t Is understood that he ex-
poets to be nominated to Congress, though other
rumors very widely circulated, state that should
Mr.. Grant be reelected Mr.. ScalnmOn will be Secre
tary Of the Treasury. Mr.. ScammOn's record in
reputation In some matters connected with school
funds and manipuatons Of an insurance company's
assets and his support o. any cause viii not lend
very large circulation among the Grant republicans
since the detection OF the Tribune. However, to
sum up, the ten dailics OF Chicago will not change
1000 votes this election and those will nearly oil go
with the Tribune, because IL Is the most prominent
paper. The lines are SO sharply drawn and the DIR
possible for the yet Independent voters to be con-
WINGED and Influenced by them. These people, who
have not yet made up their minds, will wait till the
October elections show how the tide is setting.
CUSTOM HOUSE POLITICS.
The appointment OF Mr.. n. b. Judd az successor
taken as All assurance that the Custom House here
will be run after the fashion of New York, Mr. Judd
iators OF the Custom House ring are congressman
Farwell and Senator Logan. have seen neither Of
them, but their chief satellites, Charley Ham, Tom
Kcefe, Jack Harrington and the others, are In pri-
vate very frank about things concedlng that the
situation Is very serious but hoping that something
place before november They st stil ut think Mr.
Greeley. will write some letter OF make some
speeoh before the summer Is out which Will rum
his chances. Bar this, they practically acknowl-
edge his chances to be as good as those or Mr..
Grant. 81
RURAL MERCHANTS SCARED AT THE GREELEY MOVE
MENT
The merchants and financial men I have been
studying OF late and also looking up the country
dealers nntl that merchants In the interior gener-
ally believe that the election Of Mr. Greeley would
be followed by an advance In gold and q panic.
In the city the opposite belief prevails and people
ence TO exert on the state OF trade or the nationa
finances. The clamor raised about Mr.. Grceley's
eccentrlcties and ultraism not seriously regarded
10y them; as they assert thar the placing oil man
OF his stamp In Office has tendency towards max
ing him conservative, even as the elevation OF a
lawyer 10 the bench frequently turns passionate
advocate into digniGed and equitable Judge.
l spent lunch time at Dewar's saloon on saturday.
The place Is headquarters for Board OF Trade men,
an AhaA o 1,-s pa..u n,,,rnsaod aro nnf likely