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

swell from Name to California, the republl-
cans said, "Such enthusiasm IS too noisy: 1t
cannot last" But the wave keeps rising high
er and the noise grows louder. Every paper
we open brings new evidence that the boom
continues to gather strength. Here it draws
in an Observation-Disclosures troop and on beyond
it engulphs an army. Let US make brief re-
sumo of the accumula,ions as We find them in
running over our exchanges for the past few
days:
| INDIVIDUALS.
| Hon. Fred A. Conkllng, q brother of Roscoe,
hitherto Il republican, has come out for Han
cock and has been elected president of a
| Hancock and English club IN New York city
Hon. Chas. w. COe, eX-register of votes in
New Haven, Conn, a life long republican, has
come out for Hancock and English. He served
four years in the Union army and says he feels
most at Home IN the Hancock column.
Hon. N. G. Towle, for many years recorder
of the District of Columbia, position which
he held by appointment of President Lincoln,
but now resident of Brooklyn, Mass, says
he can stand Ohio republicanIsm no longer
AMI shall vote next fall for the first time In his
life with the democrats.
Gen. p. ii. Jones' republican politician of
some prominence in New York city, has writ
ten letter declaring in favor of Hancock and
English. He has been postmaster of New
York city, Register of Kings county, and hav-
ing entered the Union army during the rebel
lion as private, fought his way up to brig.
adier's commission
Edward Butler, former editor of the New
Hampshire Palladium, and life long republi-
can made q speech at a Democratic meeting
in New Haven last week in which he came
out strong for Hancock and English.
Helper, the author of the Impending Cri-
SIS" and one of the founders of the repubii-
can party, will cast his first democratic vote
next fall for Hancock and English
Maj George w. Murphy, a prominent Pitts
burg republican, has withdrawn from the Re-
publican committee, of which he was a men,
Der, and declared for Hancock and English
Col Harai Robinson, late commander of the
First California Cavalry, U. s. volunteers, and
quartermaster of the Boys IN Blue announces
that he can no longer act with the republican
party, but shall vote with the democrats, be.
cause II am satisfied that in the coming po-
litical contest for the government Of the Unit
led States, General Hancock is the better and
most honest man of the two"
The Hon. Samuel A. Thompson, Of Mt
~ n tbn pfu nhnGt
republicans in his county, and man of large
influence, has renowned the De Golyer lobby
ist and come out for Hancock and English
and the whole democratic ticket.
NEWSPAPERS.
The Neo Era, of New York, a staunch al.
yocate of the nomination of Gen. Grant has
run up the Hancock and English flag
The most influential German paper in
Northern ONO the Cleveland Jvdechter am
Erie has abandoned the republican party and
come out for Hancock and English. So has
the Pi,tsburc TOiksblaH. The German vote
is the only thing that has saved OHIO to the
republicans for the last four or five years, but
Gar6eld's webbing letter and tainted record
with the surrender to the machine on the ques
ton of civil service reform, have evidently
convinced the Germans OF Ohio that their best
chance of contributing to administrative re-
form and public prosperity and harmony lies
in supporting the democratic ticket.
THE GREENBACKERs COMING.
he Standard, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, q
greenback paper published in the Dutch
LANGUAGE, has taken down the names OF Wea
yer and Chambers and put up those OF Han
cock ana English.
The Irish WorLd, hitherto strong green
back paper, repudiates the platform OF The
grcenback-labor party at Chicago as "unwor
thy the acceptance OF honest and in'eiigen
men"
The Watseka (ll) Times, the ablest shee
> ever Published in lroquois county, and nun
erto an earnest supporter OF greenbackism' ha'
come out squarely Tor Hancock and English
The editor says very sensibly:
. We do this because We believe that Weaver
! and Chambers, who represent our ldeas oi
. finance, cannot possibly be elected anu NC
, tcause we believe with a little help here ant
there Hancock and English can. We are ii
favor of destroy nl the republican party, anC
C IN no way giving it aid or comfort. IL woult
, please the republicans too well to divide tn
Opposition against them, and so far as we arr
concerned republicans shall derive no suci
comfort from us.
The Pontiac Qll) Sentinel Rep) OF the 24tl
inst says;
The greeuback leaders of Livingston count.
are beginning to show their colors ana ar
: turning over to The democratic ranks en- nadsst
n ana the grave question 10 be settled is: Cal
they carry the grconback rank and nile voter
, over with themy In all parts of this congress
( ional district the recognized leaders OF green
| ibsckism are turning their coats and making