, 1880-07-19

Speeta, Dispafeh to 1Ae Chicago Tribune.
SrutSuFir1.p, July 1s.-The Republicans /
of Wl!linmsyille, SanKamon County, Ind n
rouslng and enthusiastic rally yesterday. III
the aftcrupon very htgl pole was success-
fully rnlsed from w1licll the largest ttaF III
the COUNTY, except TINT Oil the State-1lousr,
sas nnfnrled; A.resses Wsre made IT BY ;, H.:
Sterling, naini,iee for. State's-Attorney; MID
Henry u. Kane, Of this city.
col. WILLIAMSON.
1I1sronr OF \ LOUISIANA nE'ullL1cAS WHO
HAS COME 0Cr Fon IIASCUck.
Special Correspondence of The caedpo Trfatt"s:
NEW ORLEANS, 1.a., July 1G.-fhe De-
mocracy hnye made another convert from
the Republican ranks. Col. George William |
son, ex-Afinister to Central America, Is out
in letter in the Shreveport 3tmcs, seyerlng
Ills Republican alliances, and giving In h[s
adhesion tu Ten. Hancock. As the Southern
Democratic prints nre certain to make Il
noise over the conversion, perhaps some little
of the history Of the gentleman tn tl,iestlon
1l,,ly not be aliliss. The gentleman, to beRi1l
with, ls like too 1tlaliy others of his clnss
know, Us Suuthcrn Republicans. lie WIS
originally q Southern Democrat. lie was hf
those claiming to be Of the ar1stocracy, par
excellence, Ut tho South. 11e bcca,ne Re
publican only when there wero prominent
| placcs to be hal. lie never was known rs
having any sympathy with, OF as iahoring III
behalf Of, the masses Of the Republicans by
whom he vas, surrounded. lie was too
arlstocratic by. fur fur tllat. lle eoultt coll-
| descend only to accept Ut the pnray-honnnrs.
| Nobody ever seemed to k10w lln% To- clnss
him, hi fact, as to where hu was to bg i9niu. u
turn Up OH tic one sltle as the other.
liz Ills 1e]rrully berl, rntel BY tile legal
frnseri,ity as I. mrilum lawyer at S!lreve!sort,
Cadta Parish; Louisiana. 1leE.Iillest I1ls tltb
lie Co,sfsdetatv sIttu of he l,t,usc. 'rhs Var
over, ho-I,oistnAnut hls s'ling1o as attorney
ataw " partnsrlip wt1 i Lsyisses ,,sisc n.y.
EEshor l1 tere ~ WIS iia tosey in tho profession,
or tiie qualifications did not come up IL the
Sl,rcvep,rt standard: The partnership, ut
systs w9s @ If ''re m nsgcss Ey9ey 1rtMe9l; ,rs s
col. Williamson proved himself. rs no ex-
ception to the. rule. He 'nntle his debut, So
10 speuk, III the spring Of 1s':. Il wns Vt
movement M1,tter Greeley. flle Southern
gentlemen were oil fn!rly gushing over with
.Kuior1n." Cul. Williamson took the ttts-
easr, aud took 1t bat!: ny 1olMen tne .hfi'
liz naturally sought to plnce. himself Mt its
:, head. III, cooperation with others, u!
WIS largely nssrMsntal tt,.',, r. tn1 lof
| mutton OF II ACtttM NNllfNlIkaOIs
! its chef 0bJcct segnaed to b'. 10 force IT.
!. 1nMcii tI rs Cincinnati forced Greeley MR1M til.
y National Nrtnocrncy at Daltin!ors. william
J tlIlate,'' ills rnt.k ard tile did nat tnkc t.
i "iiefortn quite 10 readily. .flMtE rcfuset
: to bttH ut tln gu.lgeOn rs Uttered. !ltG rcGll
> lnr l3ourbons bought out john =. McEs!r:?fs
III the dust Williamson, ret!rsl ~ dlsE,st ,!,'a.
10 made speech fur trant on ,t,l;ss te s'n 30 q
J. snu,ie n Nuercll, l,uon Gis own invitation. Il
= : 'ni,alf % of GRANT atnl Kellogg, to prrlap
ssyeity-tiye Republicans, ut t.ycnuln Hull
! It WIS chiefly IenarkNble for tle eyidst !,:!
fse'ts tsr aE,''ft1 Wat of lg gi'preeaton o lis wi
y r"ss t1seI iin 1T ti.o tin!c, far Ills eyides
dfsst'tSrs; s 'aSst Gsr %nnssi'@S}lX sS Williamson, as
- - 1:"n"blicanis,ti % M % 80 fnr co1lsIstrs III two 4
= three speeches aeaiiist tle Democracy f.
fa1!is a 10 Ti'at1 II ,s ap,ssato ,s US Weub
f5t fo4 1are @ liz is Is uilisrstoo In fact 10 In,
10 eveil failed to yota for Grant at the eleclo
II not being as vt quite SURG TINT o wo'lIa H.,
o oxor s Wiiinso1, iiiiii s W;.s 'i o.. n s tha ioi
III 9su,l "ul s'snn nspuuic1l, Sf tha .ay. liz Eot
lie SGT sids s9aShoW' aS sa of Seer.ta SEER, +;
i" lra1; nnn1, t;rait for Ills Central American III
iMH 1,r,atowa s,iicitato,,. mn, Williamson, rctfr,
Of Of 5sr the {l@s "a frvol iii tic shades Of Il
Son'e @ aM1 se11its 1is,gsc,nua M" .a Witt viii Sgcrct
f!Son; MSorts sSH1 o tieutar Of Cus.snls 1t NJ
es t;rInnns tr,, nl,o1it the same tluu got h!l
III salf infn trouble, President llnyes snug
It'll to arrnnEe tho two tf0ilt":s, ,tti,,,a "
nj, soi, to the New GrleA'sa Colicelors'!