The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-09-16
New York Evening Express. August 18th.

party appear to be desert
ing that organization just now tor the
more agreeable rendezvous around the
standard of Hancock and English.
They ere fiocking to the camp from
every State. town and hamlet In the
Union. Among them are Senators.
j odges. Governors and Congressman
men eminent in the learned profess
sions, and men whose natural abilities
have placed them in position OF infin-
ence among their neighbors. But the
bulk of the converts are plain citiZens
whose scruples have been aroused by
the questionable propriety Of voting
for a man like Garfield. They have
decided not to. They have also de-
terrnineii to vote for General Hancock.
'Nineteen-twentieth of the voters
whose minds are made up on this
point will not be known TO the public
nor viii their influence be felt till No
,vember 3. 1t has fallen to the lot OF
The ErpreSS, however, 10 preserve a
list of The more notable accessions to
the soldier candidate:
Hon. David Da,is, of lllinois,
United States Senator. ="
General Rosecrans, Of Californla.
-. Leonard w. Jerome, Of New York
City. 49, lt,.n -....
I. Horatio King, OF New York City.
General Patrick IL. Jones, OF New
Yopk City. 20 ....
i General. Bu,tertield, of New York
City. j %. 7na .sf -.
!. Genei al Franz Sigel, of New York
Ex-senator Louis Goebel, of New
York City, s;raiiEn .ur.. ,-ss1 4..,
:, Judge G oepp, of the Marine Court,
of New York City, .aa. ...'...,i
School Commissioner Fraud, of
New York City>--- -
Professor Theodore Giaubensklee,
OF New York Normal College.
7 Hon. Ell Thayer, of Massachusetts.
|" Hon. Charles Francis Adams. oi
Massachusetts. fl.
!iEx Governor Andrew G. Curtin, OF
Pennsylvania.s -, Il.
. w. B. Dinsmore, President of Ad-
ans Express Company. .,...I...r.- stj
John Hoey, Superintendent Adams
Express Company. M t.f,..,, 80!
Hon. John w. Forney, editor of the
Progress. n.... ,5ti.. aHg.
Edward Butler, editor of the New
Haven Palladium. ...,r .I
l. H1hukOh AsO oh AASsfSAS -
g The Impending Crisis" ,,.fo.I,. -.
Hon. S.. W., MOulton,, q Republican
member of Congress from Illinois. lrr
Mr., A. Read, Chairman OF the Re-
publican Central Committee of Sulli-
van county, N. Y. l-rsf -
Hon. George r. Vending, of st.
Louis,s a. leading Republican and ex-
member of Congress.
Colonel John A. Whipy, heretofore
prominent Republican OF Georgia.
Hon. Lewis Loveless, of Pike county,
Indiana, an able lawyer and fine
speaker. ..,;'.'. =" IN =,
Peter Wilson, leading lawyer OF
until Garhsld's s nomination. =: 49, -.
:, General L. w. Barber, Of Michigan,
,ex!Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
sral under General Grant.
= Colonel Geo. Williamson, late United
States Minister to Central America.
' Daniel r. Goodloe, of Washington,
la Republican Of the old school, and q,
one time an Emancipation Commis-
siener under Lincoln. a5i q n.t
= General Pearson. al Pittsburgh, Pa.
whose. recent declaration tor Hancock
caused so much DISNEY to Repubii-
cans in Western Pennsylyania.'.
George Bullock, millionaire manu-.
facturer OF. of.Pennsylyatia. He has al.
ways been a Republican. ,:ti .a
Hon. Henry W. W.IHarrington. Green
| back candidate tor Governor OF lndi
ana in 1876, when he was indorsed by
many Republicans.
Eugene Il Travis, OF Westchester
NY. MIR. Travis was in 1876 tn,
Republican candidate for surrogate Oi
his county.
John Grover, Cranberry, N. j., in
fluential citizen. He has raised hand
some Hancock banner in front OF hi
residence.
! Ex-senator Thompson, of Indian
spoils, personal and political friend o
the laie Oliver P. Morton.
Colonel D. W. Magraw, of the l16tl
Pennsy lvania Volunteers. A lifelong
Republican. ....t
u John L. Long, St. Louis, one of th'
most promirent Grant men Of th'
West. ;,.i -. ... .....s...-.-
w. A, Guthrie, Fayetteville, N. c
prominent in State politics.
! Hon. E D. Seldomridge, OF Terr'
Hsute, Ind. Mr.. Seldomridge is at
| torney for the Indianapolis and st
Louis Railroad, and has been in th'
| Legislature several times as Repub
lican. .. --. ...ls;
A. B. Felsenthal, of Terre Haute
Ind, who was Secretary of the Re
] publican County Committee in 1876.
Hon. Samuel II. Thompson, lawyer
and legislator, of Mt. Norris, LII
Other Republicans of the township
have followed suit. ,;r:.~ ~ .
| Henry Beall, an influential Repub
ilican, who has taken part largely IL
Ohio politics. His residence ls a
Galiipolis, in that State. g
tT"Captaini Alexander Beekman, O.
| Lawrenceburg, l. Ind, known on tht
| Ohio River from Pittsburg to Cairo
| He has controlled a large Republican
vote among the watermen, but will
1yote and work for Hancock. II
Captain A. j. Lsngworthy, of Mil
waukee, Wis. The Captain is now q
Ethe head of the Hancock Club, three
| hundred strong. 3.t Ia tI,....a =
l.Colonel James E. Marsh, of Kansai
City, Mo-, a gentleman well and ia
| vorably known 10 the bench and ba
of Missouri. He never voted Dem
ocratic ticket in his life, but Will mak'
| aneuus Uy tahluS tho e'uAAP III AA"n
cock aud English. -
Hon. s. d, baldwin, member of th'
Republican State Central Committe,
OF Nevada. Resigned in July.
Judge Stevens, of Humboldt, Ne
vada, also q member of the Repabli
can State Central COMMITTEES of Ne
vada., Resigned in July. ~
! Captain James L. Townsend, o
New Haven, lato of the 14th Connect
cut Volunteers. lie is actively re
cruiting the Hancock Veteran Legion
IOf New HaYen: ,..-. ,.'.i.,. i
IT, Charles N. Poe, local, Republican
Header, Of Connecticut. -.
T. Hon. John w. Henderson,. of Ceda
Rapids, Iowa, heretofore an independ
,ent Republican. Mr.. Henderson il
President OF q Hancock Club fye hun
dred and thirty strong. ~.
Benjamin T. Smith, x-County Clerl