The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-31

men who have labored with them In the green
back cause.
Robert j. Haire, prosecuting attorney Of
Jackson county, Mich, elected by the green
back party two years ago, and chairman OF
the Greenback State Central committee, one
Of the best stump speakers IN the state, an
nounces In a very able letter in Grand Rap
ids paper, his purpose to support and vote for
Hancock & English.
TROOP COMETH.
At Bradford Stark county, H., a Hancock
and English club was organized week ago
with 100 members. That township hitherto
had never been able to cast over Is democratic
votes.
The Utica On. " Times, Rep), of July 22d,
rises soemnly to remark:
If any member of the Republican Execu-
tive committee will cast his eagle eyes towards
the home Of Roscoe Conkling there can be dis
covered a Hancock club composed almost
wholly of exrepublican soldiers. For instance
Its president is General Grlndlay, who presld-
ed only last March over the republican dis
trict convention which elected Mr.. Conkllng
a delegate to the State convention and Its vice
pitSluCul 10 NoIoHCl ptS"eit i'o"'iS %
brother of republican ex-senator Lowery and
himself an old republican. General Grind
lay was Consul at Kingston, Jamaica, under
Grant, and was formerly republican county
clerk IN Oneida county.
A New York special to the Chicago Times,
July 21st says
The democrats are extracting much good
cheer from the reports that many of the old
soldiers IN western New \ ok who have been
independent republicans will support Han
cock. The republican managers in the west
ern counties have sent to the national commit
tee an estimate that they will poll twenty
thousand major ty for the ticket IN that sec.
ton. The democrats claim that election day
will knock off fully twenty thousand of this
majority, and they name young republicans in
great numbers who will vote for Hancock.
among them Col. r, G. Marshall formerly Of
the regular army, and Gen Quinby Giant.
GETTING SCARED.
The Peoria Democrat of Monday says;
Mr.. Sol. Bennett, of the firm of Bennett
Bros. e. Co, one of Peoria's Leading mer-
chants, returned home yesterday rom busl-
ness tour of New York and Indi. ma. While
Mr. Bennett is a leading republican here, and
expects to vote for Mr. Garfield, he said yes
lcIuhy III u private CplNclodtIbu, pCL
it is no use talking, Hancock ami English are
gong to be elected They will carry New
York by between fifty and seventy thousand
majority, and Indiana by fifteen thousand. !
got my information from business republicans,
and they say that everything is going that
way.
Which accords exactly with the following
which we clip from the Milwaukee Democrat
j of Monday:
Gen. Hamilton, ex-United States marshal OF
Wisconsin, returned to Milwaukee on Satur
day, and openly declared his belief that Han
cock and English would be elected. General
Hamilton is so pronounced a republican that
his assertions to the above effect are regarded
by democrats as something OF unusual lmpor
lance He stated to Alexander Mitchell and
Gen Harrison G. Hobart that Hancock would
certainly carry New York by at least 10000
majority, and that he could not fail of election
If the present surface indications were of any
value whatever Gen. Hamilton, as the per
sonal friend of Gen. Grant was very sore when
| the Chicago convention failed to nominate his
tavOrltc, and there have even been hints thai
he might come out squarely for the democratic
nominees.
1t was a democratic club in Springfield, WI
believe, that offered a reward for the name Of
any democrat of two years or more good stand
| ing who had since the nomination of Han
cock and English, DOTTED his democratic Goa
and come out tor Garfield and Arthur. 1t Is
evident that the richest republican club In the
country would be bankrupted at once by max
ing a similar offer for changes from the repub
| lcan side to Hancock.