Year: 1872

The Chairman OF the Democratic Ma
tisnaI Executive COmmiftee ON the
Situation. rtH


Mr.. G. w. Woolley publishes the follow
ing letter In the Cincinnati ComRerciGI


LONG ISLAND, May -21, 1ST2.-Yo our
kind letters Of the 17th inst reached me here,
and in reply 1 beg to express to you my
thanks for the fiattering confidence which
you manifest for my judgment and SINGER
Sy Of purpose. rer rsr +
may err in my appreciation of the diff,
cultleS which surround us, but can say
without egotisn, that merit your good
opinion as 10 the sincerity of my intentions.
So much am impressed with the fatal con-
sequences in store for our common country
by the reelection of Grant that l could
willingly vote for my deadliest enemy in
order to prevent such catastrophe. The
nomination Of Greeley is one of those stu
pendOus mi stakes which it is difficult even
TO comprehend; but is is now an accom-
plished fact, and we have to deal with it as
best we can. take it for granted that all
thinking men have come to the
conclusion by this time that the nominal
ton of straight Democratic
ticket at Baltimore will either elect Grant
by the people-iu case of Greeley's with
drawel-or throw the election into the
House if Greeley should stand poll, and
then, also, Grant viii be sure to be elected.
Hthe Convention can be got to nominate
Greeley at Baltimore, with anything like
unanimity, the large body Of the Demo-
cratic party throughout the conntry will
vote for him, and we shall have enough
Republican votes to make the election
more than probable, even if we should lose
one-tenth Of our vote by detection and
apathy.


Whether this nomination can be Brought
about remains serious question, and / am
not able even to form judgment on this
point at this early day. At present many
leading men and party organs, besides a
very large portion of the German vote, are
bitterly opposed to him. Between now and
the 9th of July Greeley's strength must
show an increase or decline, and it viii
then be for our convention TO adopt
what course may be deemed wisest.
Though he is to me almost the
most Objectionable person whom the
Liberals could select, still ! am decidedly of
The opinion that our best policy viii be to
indorse the Cincinnati platform and ticket.
This is the general feeling in this State, and
our delegation to Baltimore is, by a large
majority, composed of Greeley men. As
our delegation votes as a unit, you may set
the vote of New York down as almost GER
tain for Greeley, I was not at Rochester,
and have been left off the list Of delegates,
most probably on account of the hostile
position Of the World and Stats ZettUag
against the Cincinnati nominees, as the del
egatiOn undoubtedly was selected with but
that one idea of making it sure for Greeley.
a most absurd story has, for years past,
been started and generally credited-that l
am large shareholder in the World, and
control its tendencies. have never held
a single share in it, and do not exercise any
influence over its editorials.


Should circumstances shape themselves
30 that the Liberals desert the Cincinnati
tickes between now and July, and that we
see chance for success by separate ticket,
then l hope that the choice may fall on
Groesbeck. He, with Sanford Church or
j. @. Adams, would make stronger ticket
than any other combination. E


Yours, very truly,


AUGUST BELMONT.


New YORK, June my DEAR SIR:
Greeley has so far not lost strength
in our State, and the meeting of the Free
Traders night before last, though composed
Of many Of our best citizens, did not have
any outside effect. Their plan of making
a new nomination viii amount to nothing.
Yours, very truly,


ATGTrgT RETMONr