Year: 1872

credible authority that Mr. wheelock the editor and pro-
pretor of The Press and also Postmaster Of the city, took
two weeks since Mr. Groeley's nomination To decide
whether he should should not to che Liberal
sido Mr. wheeock's partner is Assistant Postmaster
and former clerk is Deputy Assistant and 80 on through
the list suppose the cohesive power eight thousand
dollars yearly profits from the PostOce rather too
great to be by the desire be the winning
side The pegs In Its old style Of abuse
OF Mr. Greeley and slavsh subserviency the dispenser
OF postoBces One OF the leading Federal ocehoders
here ia ar outspoken Greeley man, and is Wiling If ne
cessary, to sacrifice his office for his principles.


IL of course quite out OF the question TO attempt
estimate Of the whole vote OF the State In No
vember In the northern and western sections tne
population Ia much scattered, ana some time must pass
before anything approaching reasonable calculation
can be made Party lines, however, are completely
broken down. and after Baltimore there will be grand
rush for the Greeley clubrooms friend OF mine who
is commercial traveller for large st. Paul house, ana
who has COOL unprejudiced Judgment tells mo that In
his wandering through the central ana western part OF
the State he finds most astonishing NUMBER OF people
who are only waiting for Baltimore 10 speak Deiore
making themselves heard. know several comneroiai


travellers Who visit all parts OF the STATE ana making


their trips wagons stopping farmhouses and doing
business IL the country stores; they have excellent
opportunities for picking up information and are usually
well-pcsted concerning what is gong on They unite


in the same account OF the division Of the party About
three weeks igo there was think, slight setDack IN
the current Tut the tide turned again. ana Is now pour
| ing forward tresstiby. How the first change should
be accounted for it is impossible 10 say Mr sumner
speech has hal excellent effect In giving fresh .
petus TO the movement The Grant men would have u
that the great speech was an aid to Grant thnK tne
Liberal partyin Minnesota would undertake tine dlsrl,
button OF all th copies OF the speech that be printed
at the otcehohers expense The decided acton oI tne
Minnesota Democratic Convention will also have an ex
ceedngly good Effect You are already informed Of the
great unanmitJ and outspoken conviction OF the dele
very unusual in Convention OF Minnesota Democrats


They have been sed to defeat and although they have
OF success hai not tended TO increase their en-
thusiasm with making preliminary prepara;
the Democracy stripping for the contest with
cheerful confidence. The plan OF operations Is for the
Democratic and Liberal State Executive Committees TO
call fusion contention, some time after that at Batl-
more. to nominate Electors and candidates for state
Auditor and Ceri Of the Supreme Courtthe only two
state Offices to be filed this Autumn The two parties
will be merged itO organization as 1t Is thought
cooperation will be hearty and harmonious. Tne uni
versa sentiment aong men of all parties to choose
reference to whi wing Of the party they come from
The fusion candidates will undoubtedly be the best men
who can be discovered.


In the Congress Districts three in number the same
plan will be followed. resolution OF the Democratic
Convention requested the Congress Committees TO con-
fer and work in with the Liberals. Two districts
are confidently conted upon 10 elect Liberal Congress-
men, Several names have been mentioned In neOnnectOn
with nominations but as have developed yetany
positive strength pass them over with exception
/
cratic Senator the last Legislature Is striving for the
nomination. To Iut him up as candidate Is to lay
heavy burden he party throughout the State ana to
render almost hODcess the effort to carry the district
which otherwise IS almost II not absolutely, sure to
elect Liberal 10 Congress. Personally know
nothing OF Mr. Baxter but his general reputation would
add no strength 10 the cause and the Grant h0wers
received nav for certain while in the Legislature
To prove the accusation would be another thing but the
party cannot afford to carry man against whom there
is the faintest possibility of such charge being made
The fight must he an aggressive one on the Liberal sde
and the candidates must be above even suspicion II We


The Grant people will rsnominate &c Cen Ayeril in this
mated the Ist District The latter Is pretty sure OF re-
election The Republican majority at the election last
Fan i'm his district which takes in the two lower tiers Q
counties was s,4D. This will be reduced by large


figures but 1t is too much to hope that 1t will be over
come altogether. Gen. Averill, however will have to
make harder fight If he hopes for reelection At last
election the countes composing this district gave 500
Republican majority. Ramsey county alone WILD WIZ 3rlng
gentleman Of mediocre abilities, unquesOned upright
ness and much rcspecabity and he mas gained credit
break away the Grant Ring, which in this State re-
wolves around senator Aleck ramsey me senator Is
sklful Of greenbacks suppose lt would be dili,
cult to prove the assertion, out hasey nhpiIClpiSu


of character Is such as TO make people very ready
TO believe the story The counties embraced in the I'D
District gave 1908 Democratic majority In 1870 and 2sO5
Republican majority last year, lhelo VIII WIN pe souSn
struggie in this district II Baxter is shut out by the
Democrats I'm which event the Liberals are almost GER


tain of overturning the small odds against them There
are two leading candidates. Thatcher and strait for the
Republican nomination. Dut tnere IL tah OF bringing ouI
Ignatius Donney. think he would get the nomination
~ he made ND his mind 70 take It, He Is hostatng, and
saws ne don't want any office, but II likely that ho
w1ud take the field IL he thought the chances OF election
were pretty good. He IL halI Inclined 10 come OUT IN


favor OF the Liberal movement HIS services would only
he 10 his power as stump speaker. In
this respect gifts exceed those OF any other man
In the State and ne work up an enthusiasm among
his audiences effectively as any speaker nave heard


Taking general view of the Democrats in the State,
think there slightest danger Of number or
consequence being found In opposition to Greeley and
Brown even II there should be bolt from Baltimore
and third candidate nominated some tlnle ago tnere


was pretty strong feeling in favor OF Hancock but his
admirers have seen hOpeessness Of success under his
leadership and have about gwen up their ideas OF his
nomination. His strongest advocate In TINS state The
Rochester Federal Union, has ta6en down his name rOm


the head of its columns, ana has replaced Dy those OF


the Cincinnati nominees. Mr. Young, the editor Of The
Union was of the most influential In obtaining from
the Democratic Convention the particularly strong n-
struct IONS TO the delegates 20 Baltimore only know
low of one Democrat who says he Will not vote
lis ballot will be the right one on election
law There are small proportion whose strong
,ary nclnations them still to prefer that the
baltimore Convention should put up new men, but they
an declare they will not help directly indirectly
reject Grant should Greeley be nominated at Baltimore


dr Greeeys letter OF acceptance OF the Cincinnati nom
nation had wonderful effect Previous to It's Issuance
knew many Democrats who were enphatcaly opposed
~ any Democratic recognition or Cincinnati On the
lay after appeared, it difficult to find


Democrat who hesitated expressing has adherence 10
the Greeley standard. The Cincinnati business was


none OF their funeral" beforeit was an exceedingly
dress Handin-hand the Democrats and Liberals OF
Minnesota the campaign, and confidence and de-
termination inspire them.


POSITION OF EX-GOV. WISE.


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