Year: 1872

THE PENOMINATIONISTs AND THE GERMANS


ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTIONS OF SENATOR


SCuURz-TOW THE PEOPLE TALK-A CLOSE


CANVASS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY.


fFRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TngTRIBUggl


PIrTsBUGRH, Sept 3d." The Dutch" said a
Western member OF Congress whom met on the train
from York yesterday the Dutch will defeat Grant


he is beaten at all, and his friends and political
ayers in the East don't to know It," The speaker
was a Grant man-that Is, he Will vote for the re-
election OF the President, and perhaps, make few
lukewarm speeches in his behalf, though he has
casion to love this Administration very muc since,
with its customary maadroitness, it espOused the losing
side in political contest in which my friend
gagged two years ago. aud which he in spite Of Pres
Dental interference. have been East TWO weeks" he
continued, aud lind that the Administration leaders
have treated the German vote unknown quantity
and seem to forget that while it amounted TO almost
nothing in the states that have already voted forms
very considerable portion Of what has been the Repub


can party in those that to hold elections in October
In Nebraska have always had at least threefourhs
Of the Germans with tins year shall not get
fourth and learn that the detection among ths class
OF Republicans is nearly great In Pennsylvania Ohio
and Indiana"


An admission like this, from such a source, surprised
me- but on my arrival here at began to see in
dlcations Of what my friend had told me. Senator
schurz had been expected to arrive early in the day.
but having missed a train at Chicago, did not reach
Pittsburgh until late in the afternoon. found the
streets thronged with Germans, who were gathered
about the hotel where the Senator expected stop
about the Democratic and Liberal Republican head
quarters and about the numerous bulletins announcing
the time Of Mr. schurz's arrival Walking through
of the principal streets found many Of the buildings
decorated with flags and lanterns and invariably, when
l saw n German sign or German name over shop
door, saw also, preparations for illumination in the
V1apa al IN
proyal which his fellow-counrymen give to the political
course OF the Senator from Missouri but the demon
sraions upon his arrival and the parade and meeting
p the evening astonshed those who had made the
arrangements FOR it, 1t surpassed In numbers and en-
thusasm anything ha3 ever outside Of New-York
and when at 9i O'Clock, the outdoor meeting was called
to Order reporter for The Pittsburgh Commercial Ad
minstraton assured that he had never seen crowd
that equaled it, not even at the Soldiers and Sailors
Convention held at the same place last week.


But aside from the evidence given by the demonsra-
tion of the strength OF Liberal movement in ALE
geny and adjoining counties, got thel most cheering
assurances both from Liberal and Administration
sources This county has always been OF the strong
holds Of Repubcanism, and has always been looked TO
for majority OF from 5000 to 10000 according TO the n
terest felt in the the Seven thousand
is believe about the largest majority given in
October election, with the Republican party united
Seven thousand is what the Administration count
on for county give Hartrauft The Liberals and
Democrats believe that with the German vote for Buck
alew no stronger than it is, Hartranfts majority
cannot possibly be above 5000, with the chances
I'm favor OF further reduction. We have had chill
in ALE gheny well in the eastern part OF the Sate
said a prominent Democrat to yesterday, but we
are now recovering the fever once again on, nobody
can tell what will happen. You safe say that this
county will not 90 more than 5000 against and you
need not be surprised II we cut 1t down great deal
lower than that"


The Germans are not the only Republicans in Ale
gheny County and vicinity who supporting Of Bucka
lew aginst Hartranft, and who will be- likely to vote for
Greeley and Brown in Noyemb er. Hundreds, and
believe thousands OF honest native Republicans have
left the Ring party, disgusted with dishonesty and
corruption. found evidence OF this in the crowd Of
nearly 20OOO who stood for more than an hour In the
Allegheny City Diamond last night waiting for the APP
pearance Of Senator schurz. As walked through the
throng heard every side the mechanics and artisans
who composed the larger portion of IT, discussing the
State and national issues. rough-ooking man whom
from appearance. 1 should Judge to be an worker
exclaimed, with considerable excitement. IN reply 10
remark made by bystander " I've always voted the
Republican ticket bat this year the steal is too id
plain for me-" Yes said another, The Commercial
converted Inc when IL begged Cameron not 10 put up
Hsrtran and threatened the dissolution OF the party IL
he did and / never could yet back even when saw
The Commercial yield 10 the argument OF Ring green
backs" "The Republican party Of Allegheny County"
said welldressed young in the thickest Of the
crowd, is like the snake after his head cut OF
within half an inch OF his tail All but the little end Is
going for Buckalew and Greeley" He then went on to
name al least dozen leading local Republican politi