The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-24
T'ELEGRAPHIC.
THE THIRD ARMY CORPS.

WASHINGTON, July l5.-The fol.
lowing card from one of the officers
of the Third Corps, which appears
in New York journal to-day, shows
how that organization has been mis-.
represented in it's political views.
The Democratic press of the East has
been trying to make much capital
among the old soldiers of the Army
of the Potomac out of the assertion
that the officers Of the corps named
weresalmOst unanimous for Hancock:
"On the 9Th instant the Third Army
Corps held their annual reunion at
Cape May, N. j. A Herald reporter
was present, and that evening tele.
graphed to! his paper as folIow,I:
Most of the officers fought under
Hancock, and out of the seventy who
sat down to supper, over fifty ex-
pressed themselves privately in favor
of the Democratic candidate for
President From the fact that all
questions of politics are rigidly ex.
Guided from among US at our annual
gathering, this statement narurany
excited good deal of indignation.
especially as it was known to be very
wide of the truth. and next day a
canvass was quietly instituted, with
the result of showing that there were
just -four of us, and no more, who
would vote for Hancock. | have
been trying ever since over my own
signature to induce the Herdtd to
correct this misstatenent. but thus
far without success.
Thomas Rafferty,. late Lieutenant
Colonel, Seventy-first New York
Volunteers, Third Army Corps.
REPUBLICANIsM IN NORTH CARO-.
New YORK, July, ia V. Lusk,
United States District Attorney for
the Western District of North Caro-
lima, on visit to this city, SAID this
morning that the Republicans of his
State did not consider the South al
together solid for Hancock and Eng
lish. The Republicans had put an
exceptionally strong ticket in the
field for Governor, and would make
desperate fight at the polls. The
idea of giving up the State before
hand, Mr.. Lusk says, is preposterous.
The Republicans have majority,
and will get their votes cast. Two or
three tin es since the war the Repub.
licans have carried the State. The
Republican leaderA Intend to oagan.
ize in each county and precinct. to
make the campaign on the local gov
eminent such as has not been done
for years. They will thus get some
Congressman anyway, and will like.
ly carry the State. a.
INAIANA DEMOCRATS FOR CARS
FIELD.
NEW ALBANY, md, July l5.-At
the organization of the Garfield and
Arthur club in this city "Wednesday
night, 141 persons signed the roll.
OF these, nine have heretofore acted
with the Democratic party Their
names are published, and they are
well known. Another club was or
ganized by the Republicans in the
west end of the city the same night.
Among the membership are six here
tofore straightout Democrats, and one
of the leading Greenbackers in the
county, and a delegate to the Chicago
convention that nominated Weaver.
The latter was also a Democrat, and
lost a leg in the rebel army. They
all say Garfield is good enough for
them. In the three other Republi-
can clubs of the city and county there
are several heretofore active Demo
Gratis. These may be straws. They
certainly indicate how things are
going III this part of Indiana.