The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-30
UNCLE SAMUEL CoNGRArULArED.
Announcing that tho Democracy 10 to Mako
nm Aggressive Flight.

ALBANY, June 29.-"Uncle Sammy" un-
derwent the inaiction Of 4 serenade from a few
enthusiastic young mon of Albany at late
hour last night. and then retired. to await the
noniins alton Of vcs-Prv.ident TO run In hsr-
ness with him. He rose at o'clock, and ate
with unusual appetite Then he read the tele.
grams and letters that had accumulated during
the night, and settled himself dowL again to his
daily labor. which consisted in the signing of
the AdJutant- Generals pay rolls. A the morn
ing progressed, vsitois came IN and kilograms
OF consratulation dropped thick and fast. The
one which excited most comment from those
who heard II was the foil lowing:
CHAPPAeuA. ~ Y, June -.
The Greeley household and It's friends all for YOU
NICHOLAS SMITH
The Governor smiled and his eye Frightened
somewhat. The Greeley household, Ell p he
said. THAT looks encouraging. IL Indicates
certain element in the Liberal ranks, and the
moment, and said nnocently, How many men
are there now In the Greeley householdf How
blamed % @ tsa, the the term @ Its friends included
great host, he nodded approyinGly. but directly
on the heels OF the Greeley household despatch
came the following. which WAS even more sig
nihcant:
RosLrs, L. l.. June 20.
The man Is the platform. and the RingbrCaker OF New
sSaI S GIsgs sS sps nfSss'5 fJss Gf
trade s,a tae rssSra1n o. ras national
his support. PABKs GopwIs
THAT looks like more liberal support" was
the general exclamation. Tue Governor nodded
In that undemonstratiyo way which seems to
say that lie knew II all beforehand. Nothing
SssslsSs!ssy' <. * ;aid saIs,is ~ .a '.''A'A'''.'
nNdy w " fId nr"s ss & seh,nshsi OF
For se s ss n sGs sSs RssSS
can party hos abandoned It's position, and 10 the
country as q nsgation. AT the same moment
the Opposition assumes the aggressive and car
res on the cam mpsign Of affirmation. Such
change In position betokens a political revolu-
ton. The evidence Is coming In, and those de-
spatches arc but a slight instance Of It, Of an
immense desire among the independent voters.
many OF whom have hitherto been Republicans,
for change In the administration OF Federal
Affairs. This condition cannot but work out a
great change In the popular vote"
Mrs. Adjutaut General Townsend while pay
lated an inciuent which struck hun as further
indicative Of this feeling. A Republican mer-
chant in Albany had said that he would vote
for Tilden, and instanced fifteen or twenty mer-
chants, all Republicans in sentiment, doing
business in New Y ork, who had declared their
purpose to do the same. because they had be-
come tired OF the methods Of the Administra-
tion, and believed change vitally necessary.
vote for him In preference TO Hayes.
The Democracy is not going IN on the de-
fensvo 50 much as it was,' remarked gentle
Mo" said Uncle sammy with glitter In his
eye, IAN aggressive 1gnt. No still hunt."
Mnbn tue nOHlnAuOu OF 1tcnuflJkb Tor vice.
President was received be read 1t and turned 1t
over with no show OF emotion one way or tho
other, " That ought TO give us Indiana" said
he quietly.
A moment later the following despatch was
received:
ISpTASAPoLIs. June 90
To Gorernor 7ilisn II cong you and earnest
ly desire your election r. A. HESpRicKs
The following was read with good deal Of In
terest;
NEW BRITAIN, Conn.,. June 20.
Tors hTcsNency samuel D. iJ,!fSn: ., a.. s,...
Of Connecticut are sure for $1,000 votes for and
form. JAcoB BECKER Councilman, Fourth Ward.
The Governor smiled over the round figures.
To no one In the world are figures more preg-
nHnt with meaning. "Ivo got the figures" said
he, when showing last night that be could carry
the campaign are chaked out In algebraic guam
titles ON his slate.
Then came IL despatch OF graduation from
Joel Parker, promising hun the electoral vote
OF New Jersey, and even from Ohio came con-
gratulations with promse that his banner
should not trail In the dust there at the Noyem-
ber election. =" IL Is not llnprooable, said the
marvellous mathematiciany that We may re-
duoe the majority In Ohlo II We don't carryit.
Uncle SAMMY put in practice his theory Of an
aggressive fight at once by making regular
campaign speech to a serenadinR party in front
Of his residence tonight. The Jackson corps
did the serenadln2. They REPRESENT the young
ana aggressive Democracy OF Albany, and have
done 80 for many generations. A crowd OF at
least two thousand persons accompanied them
and crowded the entire space OF the Governors
handsome front lawn. After few stirring
strains tho Governor came out and delivered
speech which was received with an up
roar OF applause, and the Governor, him
SELF incitod to extra exeriions by the hearth
mesa OF his reception. raised bis voice higher
than his wont aud gesticulated more forcloly
than usual. AT the conclusion he underwent the
usual American reception, about twelve nun
dred people shaking his hands and feryently
utterins platttudas IN bis oar He stood until