Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-08-12
GAINING GROUND.
The Impression that Garfield is Goner.
A LIST or A FEW or THOSE WHO ARE TURN.
ING FOR GENERAL HANCoCE-IIow THE
NUMBERS OF THE PRosELYTEs ARE


The impression gains ground among
Republicans that Garfield is not "the
coming man." Every day bears witness
that desertions are taking place from
the ranks, and that Hancock is gain.
ing. Read this list:
GENERALS, coLoSELs, CAPTAINS, EDITORS,
LAWYERS AND JUDGES.
DR.. L. w Read, surgeon general OF
Pennsylvania, says: al am Republi.
can but Hancock will get my vote, and
there are thousands more like me. Why
here, sitting beside me, is G. j.. Nyce, a
Republican. Now what are you going
to do, Nyce?" 81 shall vote for Han.
cock" said Mr.. Nyce.
George Bullock, leading manufac.
turer of Conshohocken, Montgomery
county, Pennsylvania. Mr.. Bullock is
a prominent Republican and has con.
tributed literally to the success of the
party. He now goes for General Han.
cock.
Major General A. l.. Pearson, of
Pittsburg, distinguished himself during
the war of the Rebellion and has since
borne prominent part as Republican
in the politics of Pennsylvania. When
he announced his purpose to vote for
his old commander he was chairman of
the Republican Executive Committee OF
Pittsburg:
General c. S. Hamilton, late United
States marshal for Wisconsin, has writ
ten letter predicting the election Of
Hancock, and announcing his purpose
to support him.
Captain 7. V. Fiskom, county com.
missioner Of Clay county, Minnesota,
n Scandinavian of influence in that
county, has declared for General Han.
cock. Captain Fiskom was an old sol.
| dier OF the Fifth Wisconsin Volunteers.
s. w. Moulton, a former Republi.
can Member of Congress from Illinois,
and Judge Mosser, Republican County
Judge, astonished the Republicans OF
Shelbyville, Illinois, by openly declar.
ing for Hancock and English.
Lewis Loveless, n prominent Republi.
can of Pike county, Indiana, and for.
merly a candidate of his party for
Congress, has renounced his connection
with the Republican organization, and
is out for Hancock and English.
Peter Wilson, r prominent Republi.
can lawyer, heads the call for a Han.
cock club at Streater. III.
The editor of the Edmore tMichigan)
Gazette, which now supports Hancock.
was a supporter of Hayes in 1876.
Colonel John A. Whimpy. heretofore
prominent Republican in Georgia,
has announced his intention to vote for
Hancock.
Captain p. Kelly is out with a letter
aH ~ Ne oh
dent of the Fifth assembly district
Republican association. in which he
resigns from the organization and es.
pouses the cause of Hancock and Eng.
lish.
Colonel James L. Marsh, Kansas City.
Mo-. formerly Republican, writes that
he will take the stump in Iowa for
Hancock. lie Is an able lawyer and
fine speaker.
CEDAR RAPIDS SURPRISED.
A Hancock aud English club with al.
most 100 members has been organized
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Hon. Jno.
w. Henderson. heretofore an independ.
ent republican, was elected president,
amid much enthusiasm. This is the
first Democratic club organized in that
city for many years, and the large mum.
Der who Joined caused surprise 10 all.
TWO REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEMAN.
Judge Stevens, of HUNT boldt, and the
Hon. J. ID. Baldwin, Of Storey county,
Nevada, have resigned their positions on
the Republican State central committee
of that State, and have pronounced for
Hancock and English.
FIFTEEN RELIABLE REPUBLICANS CONE OVER. |
A gentleman residing at Long Swamp,
Ber ks county, Pennsylvania, writes TO |
his brother in NorristOwn as follows:
"The Hancock boom is gradually gain. |
ing ground here. A life long Republi. |
can, Captain James Weida, late of the |
one hundred and fifty first Pennsylva-
MIA volunteers, who was severely wound. |
ed at the battle of Gettysburg, is going
10 make q speech at Hancock station,
+. z. X. r., in favor Of Hancock. Thus
far we can count fifteen reliable Repub.
licans who will support Hancock-ten
OF whom have come out openly. | do
not know n single Democrat who will
vote for Garfield"
REPUBLICAN FAMILY OF EIGur.
The Washington County Democrat saws
that Isaac Gilmore, of Connellsville.
Fayette county, Pa, and his seven sons.
all voters, heretofore staunoh Republi.
cans, have all come out for Hancock.
The boys were In the war with Hancock.
and know all about him.
THTRTY.Two MORE REPUBLICAN,
To the Editor Of tie Neo York Sun
Sra: There are twenty-five Republicans
and seven Greenbackers employed in
my piano and organ works, who will
Vote for Hancock and English.
DANIEL +. BEATrY.
WAsHrsoToS, N. j., July 81.
BIG DETECTION ALONG THE HUDSON.
The Syracuse IN. W Courier SAYS:
The Republican detection to Hancock
9 assuming large proportions along the
A dispatch from Kingston
'ays: THE work of organizing for the
,ampaign is we'll under way here.
throughout Ulster, Greene, Delaware.
Schoharie and Orange counties Han.
snoR and ErutsmL .I..k. L.u- |