, 1876-10-07

A@ AAsHGts 4AN1VukHCas
THE BOMBSHELL,
now w0LcorT's WITHDRAWAL HAs DISGUISED
THE pEMocRATs AND GREENBAckgns.
There was trouble md trtulation and much
weeping, Willing, and gnashing Of teeth yce-
terany in the local Grecnbackor and Demo-
cratic headquarters over tho fact that Wulrult,
the soft-money ca,dldatc, had Withdrawn from
the contest md lett thu fight IN 1ulIana open
between Gen. Ben Harrison md "Blur-Jcans !"
Williams. One of the Democratic party-,7ork-
ers, whom aTElnuHE rcportcr met upon the
street, stated that tho lrcunbaak party was
now Bpread Ill over; that tllero Nas nothing In
1t but Republicans, the proportion being nine to
one Of DunoCrats. Or the hitter there were
not 10 per cent who would voto the Cooper and
Cary ticket.
Al the Grecnback headquarters in tile T1c-
mont House, TRIBUNE rcpurteF ran across 8.
Al. (kewanec) Smith yesterday afternoon, lie
was In conversation With Commissioner Bur-
dick, and had luss como In from Indiana. Said
the rep 'rter:
"what DO you think Of Woleots's Withdrawal
from the contest in In,lIaual''
!" I don't know e1attly. I Just came from
Indiana, which loft last {Thusslay) night, and
where have bcon speaking for two weeks past
| was entirely taken BY surprise at the a,uouncc.
It ~ tic papcrs this nlorninE.''
B." WHAT will he the general result Of II to the
Greenbnek party, In your oplniou."
don't know Us my opinion amounts to
mitch, but Will say TINT lnn't think Il will
:lcnorallxe the party. The urceubackcrs drew
iargoly ison 5"th parties, but pnlonbtealy
Wolct'tt wns afraid TINT tho State would bt
thrown into tho hands Of the Rebel e1cnunt,n
,,. WLat 1S Sol understand that a1r, Woleot.s
- l understand that II WINS to drive back Into
the Hcpnhl; Gun rnnks the voters who Ind Joined
our fOrpcs.h
:" And il they do 20 bnck u
"rhen Harrison Ii elected BY round major
lido you tl,!nis tint this Withdrawal has como
IN time to help the ltepHuliean par:yln
s.fcs, sir. 'f'se faut Of tho withdrawal has
untlonl,tetliy hren spread over the statu like
wildiire, nnu the result will be
THE ELELTloN or HARRtsoN.n
what do you estllnate thu Grsenback vote
~ ean hardly say: All the meetings haye
been nt baye been lasrely attended, null have
there arc from. 5o,o ,ooo to 75,0cN GrccaIack votes
in the State TINT VIC woulti hav6 pollcd."
hBut az to its diylslon!"
"rherc nre lots Of enthusiastic Grcenbacls
Democrats"
..Wlll tuey stlcka"
"That's another question; It is hard to tell"
"Don't you think that tho knowledge Mr..
Wolcott obtained Of tue Greenlack- Democratic
ssnsth to Tssa % Viii III IL ssSSn isaS M out lad
"No, sir. ! hardly think Lint The Grconback-
DemtHrauc Association had anything to do
With Y. At Tcrre Hautc, only aomc two weeks
nso, Mr. Wolcott said to inc that he woutd hang
OH II he only gut LOU votes, aud he would feel
proud OF thosc, because TINT LEO yotcs would
represent q prft1Gple.n
ay pS 10. ysa @ that tho aFeonbaes party has
would vote for Cooper aud Gary, sln sure w We
would carry everything before US. But tho
faet is TINT they are tletcrred from voting, Ge.
causo they think that every vote given to Peter
c9GDsf s SSs tb4.g ons for dsn In other words
, "Wi!nt .o do ", yS,u j. hl,n,nglno the upshot Of tho
"The, dfesnback vote Of Indiana will DO
thrown back to the parties."
"!i4H :. aoont Judge llarrington's canlidacyW
uon't think hG Was nominated, as Qlleluau
"W hs thts hass any effect on tho orccnback
,odisa asn; 4 .hiss 1'. \ WILL We gre leading not
ever, Wa lind wcck-kneed 1nan.''
At thEs junction q man named McNally and
doln +. sca''!an tamc In. Said the latter:
at .he batky yoff dnM ther' "'tS sinister motives
:, NJ. Smith continued: "No, sir. do,.'t
think TINT Mr. Wolrott IL man of sinister mo-
lives ~ 10 was bought IL WIS Under 0tlser
hso!ses .e daiat I1a t'a99sy th1nk he was afraid
tory fnr TiIdcn.. You ean't tell w,ut was ut tic
buck Ut Ills lMnt!yea. II may hnyr been cnn-
sciGiec. Mr. Wulcott believe to be a fuir mall,
ant VI ss.ysy yssy t@yo'asly Snay nrsssa viii! h"
portc, Iusl., sail Tint In lis county tilsy hn.l
1,600 club votes, and thev Intended tn kc.n m
working. THIS last st4tenent, after wLut sir.
stntth haa sud, seemed little gauzy.
Commissioner lsllrllick, WHO, a. Chairman.
viewed, and denied ha7l1ig any views 10 sx-
press On tho mattGr just thin.
nEMoCRATlu vlEws.
!, At tho Headquarters, to the Palmer House
Miles Keioo said that he thought tAe Republic
ans hadn't expended theIr money jud!cIuus.
y In Indiana, and that Wolcott's With
saws pss r *4s rS FSsa FSs r.t1S tsS ter ss
wcre to- tIrtI to talk, md, llko good boys, thoy
ever, that Wolcott's Withdrawal ilad .ata
bumper upon thu Democracy; They had hoped
that the Republicans would allow t'lemselyes 10
DO bctrayel by thu Delno, tuta within the Green
oa tx renks wlot wli!o shutting fur Wulcott,
intended tu Yutu tor "lslua JeAMah Will tns.
Thy gutne was frustrated by Mr. Wolcott him.
se!f, who opsned h!s syes n time,
H1FUhLtNAN fl0W8s
At Republican headquarters the fact Of Mr.
Wotcotrs withdrawal, as The Grcenba, canui.
date Tor Govrrn0s In 1nllann. was haIlud with
Tuesday.
You sco.". said Col. A. C. Babcock, "Mr.
Wolcost found out Just In time that he was
being used u catspaw to cate,. tho Republican
ufecnhaek vote, while ths Democrats III tho
party ~sss guips 10 vote for old Copperhead
"What effect will It have In generall" said
tue rGpuster.
Tho effect Of Wolcotss withdrawal will DO
gooi 1or ~, and result tu the llt.rest III tt!o
party oi ltetorin, by which lucau tho I,spuh-
lltan party"
" HLy do you think so1''
"lll tell you why ttink 50. You take this
State fOE INSTANCE. Alter tho Decatur C.,uycp-