The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-09-27
Where the Independents are
Going.
New York World.

As soon as Governor Hayes was
nominated at Cincinnati, the Repub-
liean newspapers began TO announce
the return Of the errant Liberals and
Independents to the Republican fold.
They claimed it as the chief advan-
tage Of Governor Hayes nomination
that it united the party" This
string has been played upon pretty
continuously ever since. Only the
other day the Herald (Which, under
the guise of independence, is, "a
usual, bitterly hostile to the Democ-
raey.) undertook to play upon it, and
could recall The names Of only one
or two Liberals who had pronounced
for Governor Tilden. The Republi-
can organs are extremely nervous.
and with good reason. about the eff
feet which the example OF promin-
ent Liberals and Independents must
have on that large class of voters
hitherto acting with the Republican
party who are disguised with its
present condition and policy, and
are preparing TO look for reform OUT
side OF it. They carefully abstain
from publishing the names of those
who have gone over to the Demo.
eratlc-reform cause. It is high time
to bring up all this twaddlino with
a round turn The fact is that not
only are large majority Of the
prominent Liberals and IndeDend-
euts Of the country now supporting
Tilden, but also that absolutely ali
the wisest and most influential Of
the number are doing so. It is in
the nature of things that they should
carry with them the bulk Of the hon
est and intelligent Republican vo-
ters. For, The information Of the
anti-Tilden New York Herald and
others among our contenpcraries
which, fnot able to collect the news
themselves, may be willing to learn
it, we print the following list of Til
den men, which comprises the names
not only Of those who have lately
been classed as Liberal Republi-
cans" and Independents, but of q
number of gentlemen who have ua-
til the present canvass been actively
identified with the Republican party
Charles Francis Adams, Of Massachu-
setts.
Andrew G. Curtin, Pennsylvania's
| "War Governor. >
Ex-senator Trumbull, of Illinois.
! DAVID A. Wells, of Connecticut.
| William Cullen Bryant, of New York.
Parke Goodwin, of New Y York.
Gideon Welles, President LincoIn's
| Secretary of the Navy.
! Justice David Davis, of the Supreme
| Court, United States
Ex-Governor Austin Blair. the t'War
/ Governor of Michigan.
Ex-Governor b. Gratz Brown, of Mis-
souri,.
George w. Julian, candidate for Vice
President on the Free-SoiI ticket. 1852.
Cassius M. Clay, of Kentucky.
Gen. John NJ Palmer, Ex-Governor of
Illinois,
General VIM. F. Bartlett, of Massa-
chusetts.
Prof. w. g. Sumner of Yale College.
who wrote the Republican State platform
of 1874, and who has now written the
strongest letter of the kind yet publish
ed in behalf Of Tilden.
Prof. A. /. Perry, Of Williams Col
lege, the distinguished political econ
omist.
Col, Augustus H. Fem, the Republi-
can candidate for Lieutenant Governor
of Connecticut last year.
Frank w. Bird, of Massachusetts, the
founder of the Republican party.
Ex-Congressnan Ohm r. Farnsworth,
of Illinois, ua
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., of Massa-
chusetts
Col. Nicholas Smith, representing the
Greeley Family.
J Henry Brooks Adams, Of Massachu-
setts.
George w. Fenton, Chautauqua,
brother of Senator Fenton.
Col. Fred A. Conkling, of New York,
brother of Senator Conkling.
Fighting joe Hooker
Charles A. Dana, Editor of the Sule
Col. Alex. Is. Mcclure, editor of the
Philadelphia Times.
Judge Henry r. Selden, of New York.
Howard Potter, of New York
Charles G.. Davis, OF Massachusetts,.
Ex- Senator Ross, of Kansas.
Ex-senator Upton, of Nebraska.
Ex-senator Cowan, of Pennsylvania.
e. S. Cleveland, late Republican Post
master of Hartford, Conn.
ID. ID. s. Brown, of Monroe County.
Gen. E. II. Jones, of Broome County.
Judge Edwin A. Reynolds, of Orleans
County.
Col Charles James, of Orleans County
Porter Sheldon, of Chautauqua county
f. Ex-Governor David P. Lewis, the last
Republican Governor of Alabama.
Judge Daniel 8, Gooding. Lincoln
II Elector at-Large in Indiana. 1864
Ex- Congressman james MI. ashley, Of
Ohio. ftG.
General Jacob Brinkerholf, of Ohio.
Judge Hoadley, Of the Supreme Court
of Ohio; supported Hayes for Governor
last year.
i, w Kittridge, the eminent lawyer
of Cincinnati; supported Hayes last year.
Charles Reemelin, of Cincinnati, who
supported Hayes last year.
Emil Hoffman, of Cincinnati, who
supported Hayes last year
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Jacob Mael-
Ter, OF Ohio, elected on the Republican
ticket in 1871, who supported Hayes last
year.
Judge ]. B. Stallo, of Cincinnati, who
. supported Hayes last year.
Frederick Hassaurek, late editorof the
Cincinnati VoLhsbEatt, who supported
! August Theme, editor OF the Cleve-
land Haclster an Erie, who supported
Hayes last year.
Colonel Edward JHssen, OF Chicago,
brother-in-law of Carl Schurz
i Ex-Governor Koerner, of Illinois.
General Franz Sigel, Of New York.
The eminent Germans last named
who have abandoned the Republican
party TO support Governor Tiltlen,
represent the great voting rank and
| file Of the Germans in America.
There is not single German Of na-
ffonaI repufatiou. with the solitary