The New York herald., 1876-10-27
THE GlEENBACK PARTY.
Prospects of Their National, State
and County Tickets.
THE GREAT UNKNOWN QUANTITY
Cooper to Slide in Between Til
den and Hayes.

Tho strength OF the grecnback party In the Prcsi
dental campaign and the effect II may have local
subjects which have received very little
rious thought Tho confidence expressed by its lead.
ers and the claims made by them 10 large following
may prove interesting IN certain quarters where the
strength OF the democratic and republican parties Ia
equally divided. A great deal OF business has been
transacted the Fourteenth street headquarters aud
also at Science Hail. on Eighth The venerable
Peter Cooper. TO whom the advocates OF the green
back movement point with pride, divides his time be-
tween the Clarendon Hotel No. l62 Broadway.
where he visitors from this and other States
to discuss the situation and map out the remaining
work to bc DONE In order place before the public
the prospects OF the greenbackers, rs estimated By
themselves. reporter called upon Mr. John W.
Crump, who is earnestly interested In the move
mcnt and whose name occupies q place on the
State ticket Mr. Crump found In hts
Office behind the largo transparency that covers the
front OF the grecnback headquarters on Fourteenth
strcot He was wading through pile Of newspapers
from all over tho country, which brought with them
words OF hope and for the success Of
the movement. When spoken to Of the prospects Mr.
Crump sad-I have been twenty years In politics. and
it is subject believe understand thoroughly. Our
organization in the city and county perfect extend
Ing as it does into every Assembly district, and 10
equalled throughout the cntiro State. wo have
executive csmmittee every county, and with
out exaggeration most flourish
ing condition =. The result of this elccsion,
and especially In this State, will DO
surprise to great many people who only
smile and ridculo our strength. Why, ST. We have
parties constantly writing to us from all quarters ask
ing have tickets sent to them and volunteering
Do ~ md
five are dropping Offering their services gratis
and young men who have benefited by the Cooper
Union are working industriousy for success All
these things lead mo the belief that will poll
strong In the city and county OF New York Our
County Convention, you are aware, has adjourned
tor tho purpose OF iurther conference. We want TO
select ticket from no party, but to put in the field
men who can command support on their merit THIS
is the poor mans party, but are not hungry nor
avaricious. For our county officers we want
who are In favor OF needed public works and i'm
EMpLoYMESr TO LABOR
and render adequate return. We advocate a fair
pended for clerk hire We calculate on = warm sup
port and real estate men, who know 10
their cost, what heavy taxes are aud who nrmly DO
licve in movement
PROSPECTS IN THE STATE.
In the State too, VIC have every cause 70 feel en-.
couraged Our correspondents cheerful and here,
you pointing to pile OF ncwspapers The press IS
with Our Congressional and Assembly tickets, AZ
State outside Of Now YORK county aud arc now being
distributed in great quantities The State ticket Is not
vel in circulation We are waiting the county nomna.
lions before print H. the two must go together.
Here U.s. ever, and, you will see, there are
some very strong men on it,
Lieutenant Governor. Thomas Armstrong, Of Clinton;
for Judge OF Court OF appeals, Marcus H. Dixon, oi
Rockland; for Canal Commissioner, Abraham J. Cud-
deback. OF Orange for State Prison inspector, John
| W. Crump, OF New York.
| The gentlemen whose names you will lind our
electoral ticket are such to command recognition,
| and you may rely on It there are more sympahzcrs
with this soft money movement in this State than
| many suppose They may laugh now but the old say
/ ing is the less true that 'hc laughs best who
laughs last" and thats just what wo shall do. The
following tho list OF names on tho electoral ticket
] Piiny Freeman, ). b. Hodgkins, Richard NJ. Grn1u,
Abraham J. Cuddcback, John Freeman, William Han
son, Patrick Ford Louis Wlneburgh Harding Weston.
". s. WOOL John Corwin, William Pooer, d. NJ. Me-
dina, James Norton s. D. Barnes, Albcr, Brisbane, G.
l. Henderson, Louis = Legs, Henry ChamHerlain,
/ son. Il. r. Miller, jacob Cohen, NJ NJ. Dckt nson. N.
". Dodge. William ): Van Housen, W. H. Fuller T. H
Gage Daniel Kcete John B. Matthew'S, George Clarke,
II. b. Morgan, A. Hocomb, Pniiip Schneider.
Speaking Of the prospects OF the national campaign,
state have en-
Oregon Colorado Florida, South Carolina, louisiana,
Mississippi and Arkansas. ! nnd IN tue extreme me
como East the great bulk OF our voters are found
/ among the democrata In the democratic states IN
the West where cannot win, we join hands
with the republicans, taking reprcson tation tho
electoral ticket in proportion to our estimated
strength There great many people who cannot
or viii not understand the position OF the erecnback
| narfv in the West There were local issues In the
recent elections which kept them IRON showing their
this, L have ictlcrs and Information from other
channels which convince she grecnback party ara
the nsters OF the We expect 10 draw largely
from both parties, but It estimated about cghtyva
per cont will come from the democrats II will SUR
PRISE Mr. Tdcn and his friends when they see. have
OF our party year afler year,
and there have the same faces OF old and WE'LL
| known democrats. In September last prominent re-
| publican madc his appearance among us. only men,
| lion these things TO show you that the men OF our
party OF fixed ideas, and that time IS gaining
strength for US
or course we do expect elect q majority OF the
| electoral ticket but wo believe VIC are strong
enough to keep both Mr.. T!lden and Mr
Hayes from getting IL We are greatly encouraged IN
Illinois Indiana Iowa, Kansas Michigan, Missouri
| Nebraska, Tennessee, West Virginia and North Caro-
lina fcel sangune Of sending the choice for Pres
dent before the House of Representatives think the
Forty Congress stands committed to soft money
Such men as Fernando Wood and Sunset Cox are In
favor OF It, and the House will be bound 10 stand by
its record and support our candidates We have
ing a resting spell, which Will give all the
strength next month. General Cary, having fulfilled
all the engagements which brought him East has
turned West where ho Will superintcnd the remaining
work of the Canvass there.
GREENBAcK COUNTY TICKET.
Speaking of the county ticket which the soft money
advocates would favor, Mr. Crump said that would bo
determined, OF course by tine conference COMMITTEES
but he believed the great majority OF the voters werc
In favor OF Smith Ely, Jr for Mayor That however,
did not that thcy favored any other Tammany
candidate They intended To look at the men only
without any party considerations. and those whom
they thought tho ttest would receive their support
What that support Is WORTH concluded MIR. Crump
will oarn to thor surprise when the eicction
Is over.
The price or he HERALD to-day ana henceoszA
sriU be three cents.