National Republican., 1880-05-17
Who Are Opposing Him and tho Rosul
The Greenback ers-A COlored Alderman

Who Are Opposing Him and tho ResuIt-
The Greenbackers-A Coiored Alderman.
TO the Editor Of The National Republican:
SIR: Tho contest In this state has been growing
decidedly warm in the past thirty days. aud now
that the delegates have been selected to attend the
state convention, we can give our friends at the
capital correct result. In south and west Ala.
bama the delegates solid for the .ex-prcsident
though there are few contests. The special dis
patch you published from Montgomery was relia-
ble and represents tho condition of affairs in the
lower portion OF the state Here i'll north and east
Alabama everything is for Grant,
The following is correct list of counties In
which Grant delegates have been selected: Lamar
Fayettee Walker, Tuscaloosa, Marion, Winston
Cullman, Jefferson, Blount st. Clair, Tai.
ladega, Etowah, Dc kalb Marshal. Jackson
Madison, Limestone, Morgan Lawrence, Colbert
LanderdoS and do Trankln ,ni tn The interests Of Mr.
moyal of officials known 10 be warm supporters OF
Grant and the appointment as their successors of
anti-Grant men, who supported Greeley in 1872
Tho rewardng of this class of men over the old
stalwarts of the party Will not be indorsed by the
of the republicans, and it is the public opin
Jon in the state that the secretary will not mustera
corporals guard at Selma on the 20h The "mag-
netic" horseshoe from Maine has few fellows good
for nothing except to make noise. The only man
of standing in the state for Blaine-Judge Samuel
J.. Rice-was left off OF the delegation from his
county The great blunder made by General
Grants opponents in this state, and j suppose IL
could be said ofother states Is that the old liberals
of 1872, who still on the 'mourners bench" arc
their champions, which In itself Injuries their
chances with the faithful ofthe party and tho re.
suit as given in your special dispatch and above
demonstrates what have said, namely, that their
influence amounts to nothing, especially when
used against the silent man Of destiny"
This country has been literally Hooded
with anti-Grant gospel Issued by those mud ma
chimes known as literary bureaus If the dear peo-
pie consumed the necessary time in reading all
That these slanderers send out the crops would be
shamefully neglected, which would occasion
famine not cqualed by poor old Ireland. The
political tramp who appeared at st. Louis with
the kickers from this state Is represented by those
who know him here as an Ohio man without char
acter, name or influence in his state.
The grcenbackers held their congressional con-
yention here for the selection of delegates to the
Chicago convention last Monday. The body was
representative and Its proceedings creditable. This
new organization is ful Of life in this portion OF
the state, and It Is conceded on all hands that their
present member in congress, Colonel William
Lowe viii be reelected by an increased majority.
The town election passed Off quietly last week,
md resulted much to the Gstonishment and indig.
nation of the old b0urbons in the election of a
Colored man as one of the aldermen. Wv A.
DECATUR, ALA, May IS, 1880