The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11
THE HANCOCK BOOM!


Has their sight been impaired by your vain
search IN the newspapers for republican names
TOR the Hancock bOomg" Pick up the Re
IpuJiicaH of the 2d inst. again, and on page SIX
you Will find mentioned more than a hundred
former democrats and greenbaCkers who are
now supporting Garfield and Arthur. And, II
you still ycarn for more "hoom," closely scan
the columns of tins weeks paper and we
think you will be satisfied
But where oh where, is the Hancock boom :
--Ottara RepHJlican,
That's fact we had overlooked page six
Of last weeks RepHJlicaH. In turning to it we
| find a few changes mentioned in Southern II.
! linols--a region about which we have not the
slightest uneasiness-and the following:
The Chairman of the Republican Central
Committee of De Witt county says that no less
than thirty democrats have joined the various
Garfield clubs in that county
1t would be more satisfactory If the names
in tins case were given.
There IS also the mention of number of
changes OF employees of the New Albany, Ind,
Plate Glass Works-bearing all the ear.marks
Of a case of Massachusetts, bulldozing, where
the boss tells his employees: "Of course, you
are at liberty to vote for whom you please, but
none but voters for Garfield can work for us"
In this weeks Republican we find but one
convert menuonea-0nc Louis knauer, who
has been travelling in Missouri, and says he can
stand Illinois democracy, but not the Missouri
article. The story would be IL good one If 1t
could have been told without Mr.. knauer find
;,,,, Il,,t ;,,t lo,
find Mr. Knauer denounclng it as an "iniqui-
tOus ialschood." If the falseh0od was origi-
nal with the editor of the Republican, the slap
IN his face is deserved
Against this poverty-stricken showing, per-
nit US to call the attention Of our esteemed CO.
temporary to the following:
PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS.
Col. Henry B. Hayes. of Pittsburg, one Of
the wealthiest bituminous coal operators in
Pennsylvania and a lifelong republicans, an
nounces in the Pittsburg Post his intention to
" "open an extra bar'l' for Hancock.
Gen. Daniel Buttertield, chief of Gen.
Meade's staff at Gettysburg and always re-
publican, is out for Hancock.
Col. Geo. w. Torrence of Ontario Co., N.
u, who won honorable scars as commander
of the 18th Regt N. Y. Vols. and always voted
the republican ticket, has written letter to
the Rochester Democrat declaring for Han
cock
Dr. Michael Steck, of Harrisburg, Pa, once
candidate for It, governor OF Pa, says dis
patch to the n. Y. World, Aug 25th has come
out for Hancock.
Hon Z. w. Barber, of n Y, one of the re-
publican visiting statesmen sent by Grant to
Florida in 1876 to see that that state was count
ed for Hayes, but who reported that it had cast
Its vote for Tllden, says that, though still re.
publican, he must vote for Hancock as against
Garfield.
Daniel l.. Russell, republican member of
congress from the Sd North Carolina district,
has declared himself IN favor of the election of
Hancock.
SO has Col. Henry Worthlngton, republican
representative IN the 3Sth and Both congress
from Nevada.
At meeting of the regular Democratic AS
soclatlon OF Orang getown District, No 1, held
at the Sparkll Hotel, Sparkll, Rockland Co.,
n. V, on Friday evening last, Colonel II.
Charles Ullman President of the L. S. Law
Association, renounccd his allegiance to the
republican party and delivered a stirring ad.
dress in favor of the candidacy of General Han
cock Colonel Ullman was soldier of the
Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, and has been an
ardent republican since the Fremont campaign
of 1856
Capt Isaac G. Hodgen, of Roodhouse, Ill.,, a
republican and Grant man, announces that he
shall vote for Hancock and English.
IN DRovEs.
ION Wednesday evening last" says the
Strcator Solid Democrat, :" five good men and
true, who had heretofore been good republi
cans. entered the Hancock and English club
room and enrolled themselves as members
every one of whom had belonged TO the repub
lican club of Streator.
Gen Harden writes from Troy, n. Y, tina,
he is the captain OF a Hancock and English
club in that city composed of forty colored
men, all of whom have heretofore voted the
republican ticket.-Nec York Herald, Aug. 81
A Hancock and English pole, $50 feet high
was raised in the Eigth Ward of Syracuse, n
Y, last week by republicans who have come
out for Hancock and English. Fifty-one re
n.blicans in the ward have signed the rol
forming a republican Hancock and English
club.
Says the n. Y. Sun of the 4th inst;
The democrats of Hampstead, l.. l., have
formed Hancock and English Campaign
Club, which already numbers more than So'
, members. They expect to have membership
of GOO before the campaign is ended. AT {
preliminary meeting held by the club on Tues
day night, in the town hall, twenty-five repuo
Il,cans In Hampstead declared their intention t
vote for Hancock.