, 1876-08-04

10 tllo EAt1e 10 NtJi LC uTG!tftlH2L1ltl AutlEs
county Tickets would ao illuminated. 10 be als0
accepted by the Democrats, l1ntgh l,e dill not
state it 1utic 20 riunply Fur United States
scnator,-
AF1ccEssoR TO SENATOR FERRY
ls to be elected by the next Legislature. Bur-
1fnyatno was satisfied, ',e said. with FcFryfs po-
sltnn III, the r,,stclicy qucston,lnt Wasn't alto-
gcther fattatCtt with soma of Fesry's uppufnt
iuuntt. LII Republican districts, where tl,ers Was
no 'lo,,i't ~ ~ 's Republican candidates for tho
Legislature being for Fcrry for recollection, hc
doubted whether there would be my National
Legislative tscscts Illuminated. gfra his pr,-
gr.nnc as no glve Il himself, ne Il gives M i'll
sight to tle .harartcr Of IN, prime mover thus
far tn this movement, aud his TACTICS Tllcse, by
tie Way, 'ra NIT 10 ludcruns rs ut
arst might t., seeni. The prosreet of ear-
Fytng ti'c & state agninst Hayes md Wheeler
Natnllals M by tho Democrats. The for1ner, at
lrAat, do not care Il, carry tho State for rluct,
anu know # would hut 'N thriving away their
the Held. Int thoir purpose Ia u curry the
Ereenl,ack fssuu into tlu Congressional canvass,
and they will attentft to unite the grocnback
element OF nth PARTIES uron tins sl,ic tsst'o on
Of tleir party to vote for Tillcn and the aopuI,-
licana TOR lIaycs,-tho theory being that both
part!cs ara committed asaiusb the Yfco,,backcrs,
and that tht only lope uf tic latter Is To lnnhe
themselves felt In Congress-.
Burllnguule is the city o,e Of tho managers
who bitherlo has been Il Republican, though
tlscro arc n number Df Lleri1B among them,
ara of tho rank aud iEo Delegates to tho Con-
fcntun to.tiAy, probably twu.tiftla were grpen-
back Republicans.
Next in prominence among tbs lenders OF the
c. G. coMsrocK,
who has been a, lifelong Dclntrrat was cnt,dl.
date fnr Governor on thr tivkct against Ba9ley
The frat time the latter ran, all IN 1873 as Dr1
ueratc and Grange canlhlatc for Congress to
flt the vacancy iu this district was only de-
fcatcl by lis majority. Ht Is persuaded ho
fed with n seat In Congress. lie hns somp per.
sunnl strength In this city, ii, which he il one OF
the lc4ltng tllslreas men. lie Is pnr Of thu
four ex-Msyors Of Grand Raphls who sent the
following telegram IL the st. Louis Convention,
al VIA, haven't yet recovered from their astol,-
ihl,ncnt that, notwithstanding that, thc Con-
ysntion went straight vlhcad and nominated
1i'den:
l!cn'rtcks, Allen. Hancock or Davis will do.
I Jul1rs 1Iorss,tAy,
e. &. CoHsrm'k,
| NILLiAn r. Powers.
| 9Eol1K II. WnrrE.
! Nc1t amoug the managers Of the National
movement is William 4. Bcrkey, President Of
| large furniture manufacturing iirm here, aud Il
1cadiug capitalist Ut this city, who, having ln!-
b!tcd the grcchhlck doctrines, was rich enough
to hire somebody to write for him II hook tbs
money question, which Berkcy. published ut hts
| own expense rs hlB own: betEey,s literary at
|
piece Of tic manuscript to which he added
something, he wrote,
for II would hayo. done It," But knowledge
Of grammar, Or spelling, or anything else, Isn't
requisite to qualify Uns to nrgnc that the wny
to xe! rid Of your debts Is to glvo your notes
for tlscu., and when these fall due to pny them
Wth new 1tfs, and sn y nnit wIh r. :.
Is the Ilun to tlill1,lltGn Congress upon tho
money ql,cation. lEc IL o Liberal.
| William T. WhiLEey, al%nyB Democrat,
though the leatler Of The Grunge movement IN
this region, and who two years ago elllc within
less than 10 votts Of being elected to Tho
Stntt Senate frntn this district, brings what he
can fctcl, VI what Is left Of the Grangcrs' party
into H. Sational, nnl figured prominently lii
The Labor Cnion movement, which some TEL
low wlso tolls not, neither SPINS Is forever spec-
ulating on, vas represented BY ]. W. Crebhs,
who Is tAe head OF the organization Known w
tho Sous Of Industry.
| IN rnE BACKGROUND
! were cx-Alnyor Powers, always Democrat, and
who says hu never saw u Republican wl,N wasn't
In reality llarsl-snonuy rl,au; Col. L E. Mess
tho ruvcnuc service under Andy johnson wLcn
"thcy all Stole" aud who WAS removed through
The Influence ef Senator Cameron, and tlcn
moved llrro AND hus failetl TO secure tho Rcpub
ltean nomination. for Congress which ho would
take from thu Nationals; Mask u. Wilbur, Of
Allcgal,, two ycars n..o tho Lbcra1-D Democratic
md Granger candidate fur Cougrcaa III this dis
triet; aud uter veteran politicians ready to be
elected by tho eNutlollal-Dclnorratic fusion.
Tie work Of tho Convention w,a soon Ills
poscl OF. At the outset Hurl'ngaHlc took Pai.ls
to state with Er:at particularly thMt 10 National
who hatl t'ecM Republican WAS cxpscisM to do
anything else than vote for Hayes and Wheeler,
null i,oiie WIN had been Democrats to vote for
ANYBODY but Tillcf,. Crcf,bs nlso wanted that
aisttnetly understood, rs also did Whitney.
TAat done, mil
TILE rEill1 or GOING TO PIECES
IN windy discussion 0f u platform having bccli
avoided by alloptlng as sllela the " Articles ol
Filth cupIcd above, tho Convention proceeded
10 nuninatc for Stats Senator that veteran
Dclnocr:.t, Whitney fur Sheriff. that other vct-
cr.n Democrat, Crebbs; md for County Clerk,
.unuthcr veteran Democrat, Cox: That dlspossd
y uf Tie nominations for tho only places worth
having, md, as the gui!clcss Republican green.
hackers wlld had been holding thc bag about this
tilIu spokc right cut III meeting, ono VI themnsk
lug II il wasa Democratic Convention, an1 a1lotl
CT Il Republicans were not to he nlloWcd to Gci
anything, the nomination for Probate Juaga WIZ
given Liberal. For pscayuns places on ths
ticket, several other Liberals were nominated
hut tic ticket as y whoio was iulfcfousy, con
6truetctl st us to llave tho lenst flavor Of crow
to the DumoerAts, Tor whose acceptance It VIZ
Thut done, tho Democratic Nationals VIII
1neal. to vote for rllden, having taken thu lion'
sharu ut the nominations, tho Convention pro
pecdc,l tn elect delegates to thc'r Congressona
Convention, which wns appointed for tue lhtl
Inst, in this city, when also tho Democratic
Congressional Convention will ba IN seasto,
lure, and Will BE- invited to accept tho Nationals
candidate. With thut the Convention al
jourled.
! layu written thus much VI Tue National Con
ycnttun and OF the projectors anil leaders OF til
movement BECAUSE It ts tho
; FIRST AND ONLY uREENBACK DEMONSTRATE!
TINT tins been mAau III Michigan, where ther
I,s been tlsal u greenbavkistD III both parties
1uA bccnusc On thu plan here i4auguratel II
: designed to SGT up the National movement I
I every Congressional District i'' the Stats i
seas1n to anticipate the Democratic Congret
: flonal Conventions. That iurtrious dead bent
/ D!ek Trcvclllck, thy chief toer at wtnd.worl
9 has enlisted with Tic Nationals, md orato
!. ierr for them, on grecnbaeks, last might
= a1orcs Field, Of Dctroit, IL also boosting th
y movement, and tture are sonlr others III yaEiot
u parts nf The State wtM, inuy be counted Oh
o tu-operate The strength Developed by tn
tirungera antt Denoerats co1nbluel IN the las
a. tiNber,latutIll couleht IL wlat Inspires then
t That was cnouxt Wien thu resultA are Cona!l