Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 27, 1876, Page 5

— = POLITICAL nter, of Virginia, Has a He Pla'n for Paying the Rebel Claims. fatraordinary Denials by Citi- zens of Charleston of Southern Out- rages, n Lo Betieve that Iayes Wwill New York by 26,000 Majority. eSS The State Alive with Repub- lican Activity and En- thusiasm. or to Be Apprehended from Democratic Fraudulent Voting. Renso! Carry Dang Workingmen's Protective League Get Up a Ticket. - inal Reform Club—Ward . Meat- m&fg---mm from Headquarters. The ' REBLL CLAIMS. . LUNTERR'S PROPOSED METIIOD OF GET- L'r:;a’ AKQUND TAE TPOUNTEEETIE AMEND- UBST. eclal Digpatch to The Tribune. Wasmiso70N, D. Cp Oct. 26.—A letter of R, AL T. flunter, of Virglnia, written In 1873, upon e ubject of paying Southern clalms, fs re- “sed tere to-day, Ife hod a plan for paylng Tubel clatme, both for property taken and for Javes, which e held would avold the restric {iovs mposcd by the Fourteenth Amendment. fle proposed to procecd upon the ssmo plan as contained In the nct of June 23, 1836, for dls- {ribatiag the surplus revenue among: the several ftstes. Upon this point Mr. Huunter wrote: Whenthe United States Government wished to trngfer thelr enrplus revenuo to tho States, find- jng(bat fshad no authority 1o f;\vnmunu tothe Sisten, Jtaved the constitational point and cluded {ssdificalty by glving tho tranafer the form of a losnoe deposit without intorest, to be repald to the Tnlted States In certaln eventa in the proscribed ode, 1 propore that $100,000,000, tho sum g M. Pincoln 8s that which ho was will- Jnsto give the despoiled slaveholders, ahould be ieposited with the States without Interost, and in {24 rsme mauner bo loaned to the slaveholder,in rportion t0 his lozses. 1f tha loan ‘of ¢ yurplas revenue In the manner In which it was nidewss not sn sssumption of power togive ‘mooey to the States not. gronted in the Conatltu- tion, tho deposit of $400,000,000, with the slave- bolding States Jn_the same manncr snd upon tho sane terme would bo no violation of the ¥our- {teath Amendment, which forbade the Govern- nent{o pay for slaves lost by emancipation. The fndocement to depusit the nnTIul rovenue with Ibe States waa in the hope that it would be used fu* more uscfully for the bpurpose in this wsy than If it ‘remained in the Treasury of the United States, Far grenter wonld be tho indzcement to deponit 8100, 000, 000 with the slave- bolding Statcs for the bencllt of despoiled slave- bolders than existed for that of the surplus rovenua when it took place, 1t would be difiicult to esti- male how much sich deposit to bo luaned to the tlavebolders would contribute to the prospority and revial of States af which ho was a citizen, 'That iisreial would grently promotalntor-Siaie trado 10d commerce, in which all are iutorcsted, is & progotition so plaln as to need no discussion. Al sy seo how much this would Increaso the pros- rity of theso States, now so depresscd, to con- ibie o the common taxes and burdon of the cwutry, Although unublo to cstimate the advane tazes of theso pecuniary returns to the Govern- mest of the United Stitcs and their people, I thoald probably bo ngt far wrong In eaying that (ke wivantages would repay beforo vory long to the wholo Unlon the expenses of tho original out- lar. 1donot propose elther to attnok the vn!ldux of tie amendment, or to violato fit. lotm of £400,000, 000 tho slaveholding Sutes, without fnlcrest, to be loaned agaln oatke same terms without intercst, or with small inteteat, 0 be recalled nt the pleasure of the United Flates, novnj‘mnnt in whole or in part for the Tosses sustalned by the slaveholders, and {f jt be tof, it {s noviolatlon of the Kourteenth Amend- zeot. ot inthe presont dopresslon of the furmur darchalding interest an tho Sonth o loan of this sum might 0 far fo satiafy the clalmant, although it wauld not pay him, The United Staes Govern- nit ment mizht thus be relleved, without any violation ofthe Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendmients to tho E::;tl{;n!:}un, oud greatly to the advautage of all SOUTH CAROLINA. AN UNBIASED OLINION, YOU XNOW. CusrrzstoN, Oct. 20.—The President of the Chamber of Commerce hos united with the Hethodist, Cathiolie, and Eplacopal Bishops, and lealing Presbyterfan, Lutheran, Buptist, and Jemlsh minstets, and Presidenta of all Natlonal a0d other bauks in Charleston in an address on tke condition of South Carolina to the Mople of the United Statcs, which de- Mes ot (he whito people of outh 1{"“1'““ are disloyal or “disaflected to ‘oLnlludhmmuovummunt; that nny part ulle State fs in fnsurrection: that the law anot be duly enforced within the lmits of the inlile. that suy lnwful cause exists for Federal erference ; that the white people of the Stato m disaffceted toward colored people, or desire (2 itingo on thelr political or clvil righta; that erile clubs in tho State aro combinations tealnet the law, and that In the recent race tolllslons the * whi Aresiors. ito people bave been the ' NEW YORK. TOZ REPUBLICAN OUTLOOK 1IN THB CITY AND STATH, g %clal Correspondence af TR Tritune, m; % Youx, Oct. 24.—Slnce the eleetlon In In- ptfalled o exterminate tho hopes of the “ocrate, the politieal situation in this Stata vame: of great Interest to the entire country, “tdw York bas 85 votes kn the Electorat College, o Whickever of tho Presidentlal candidates o :‘ flltl:::' Itll l.n a fair way of belng elccwd.—_ b y certaln of success, but those 85 Yoo Lcly him amazingly, * How {s New Mr Soliey" hag therefors’ becoma a question Tatlonat futcrest und Importance, 1t ia safo .u;{uun. if the Sinta can bo carrled by tho !:riw llcans, tho election of Tilden Lecomos an m;u»nnv. Let us ses what the chances are, T “:3:,! tha Cities of New York and Brook- T |; Btalo 13 Republican, Tn 1873, the total A :z“uw State was 839,151, of which Gen, i celved 416,801 In 1874, the vote was ‘T“ fl;,-ud in 1875 1t was 705,850, This yeavit 4 ‘:; fall short of &70,000 probably. the la:\'numgtmn vlrru o ame | 14,000 H ‘e clenent, soms 14,000 “’“lfi.( n&ul talnly Republican, had a gricvance, freay e 208t Qov. DIx, There was also ”Qn{mnxy among tho Ropublican leaders, mel rel:l tosce him beaten, lest he should n 3 ureshh-m.lnl asplrant {n 1870, At this briv) lr:o. ov. Tilden had reached the climax % ng"x.enmh ond popularity in the State. By wlypy 3" l-'.iven ubave, it will be scen that It Is Wi ‘u,I restdential years that a full voto s £ \h‘ Ith allthe reserves Dbrought to the e Btate, outsiay of New York and m}om’ 2 Will glve 60,000 or 70,000 Republlean e n’; Those two Democratic cities can only B n;wmnhnmama Democratis estimate, 55,000 it mujority, Forty-six Republican 3 tay be counted upon to give 75,000 Ite- %muul:‘u‘lofmy, white thirteen Democratic les g 8lu for 50,000 Democratic majority, mfif REFUBLICANS ANRAD BY 25,000, wy w\ll. ‘fvery Feazon to belleve that this re- by ng o> alued, The Democrats are Vrinluu,m“"‘ Uvaulmous for Tilden. The Yadurg oy 'flbruuud regarding blm by the Y gp ® S party at 8t Louls I8 a falr indica- Sy i; tstlwation {n which he is held. bhnnqu{nll. through John - Kelly, August ' Darly otler Bachems, hius declared that R i 4 ot want and will ot voto o wfllm hu Gen. Slocum and other leaders i Y:r': toncurred fn ttits oxpressfon ¥ dlscipling will whip lato tho sipnort of the “regular nominee! many of the mnlcontents, but there ara sl thousands of Democrata who will not swallow Mr. Titdon. On clection-day bo will b teaded off by whole- sala In the Intercsts of local candidates, THE KELLY-NORNISSRY FIGHT. The squabble in the Democratic party in New York 18 Itkely to {nure to the henefit of Lhe Re- publicans. John Kelly, who s the recognized head of Tammany Hall, went to 8t, Louls for the express purposa of defeating Mr. Tilden, while Jobn Morrlsscy, the leader of the ant-Tammany Democrats, went there o securs his nomination, Tilden helng nominated, Morrlssey expected to sce the Tammany organizatlon Lrokon np. Kelly deposcd, and himself Lnstallod as the high- cockolorum of New York Democracy. Mr. Tilen wanter to earry out thin programme, but 1t hape pened to Lis ono of thoso cases whero the (all was unable towagile the dog. Tammany Hall was too atrong for Tllden nnd Moreissey, so they attempted to barmonize the contending factions, At tho Btato Conventlon this ahjoct ecemod to have been goined, tho antl-Tammany faction belng allowed one-third of the delegatlon in the Conventlon. It wan hoped that on this basis harmony, wonld be reatoredl, and the Democracy become unlted. But thls was not to be. As soon an thero was a PROSPECT FOR 8VOILS, the oll fight broke out nwain, Tammany Iiall claimed the right to numinate clty and county ofticera, Imt magnanimously offcred to her opponents o few of those to which nelther Pnrqullltcn not patronage attnched, Morrlsse; ad n candidate wliom e wanted shugly fixed, anl, when Kelly promised to take care of hix mam, Morrissey bocame anxfous to have the antl-Tame many faction accept Tammany’s offer, Dut Mor- rissoy fonnd that |t was more difticult to deliver his goods than to sell them. When he made his proposition, EX-SHERIFP JIMMY O'BRIEN came to the front and objected, Now, Jimmy has 8 large following that ‘fafrly worshlps him, and were rejoiced to sec him take the field ngninst Mor- riswoy, whosadictatorinland overbearing manncr has become nltogothier too pronannced lately to please them, While O'Brien hian had thovotes, Morrissey has clalmed the credit of the opposition to Tammany. Besides, Jinuny fa ambltlous to bo Sheriff neain, aud to dlapense the quarter af a willion of doltars’ Knlronngc ysrmlnlnfim that ofice, 8o he bearded \r. Mm’li»!u{ In hifden, refused to e kol ont, and defed both Mnrrlupu{ and Tammany Hall, The Lwo great Jeaders nearly came 1o blows in plain view” of ‘thelr contending armics, Vorious nu.em’m« were made to conciliate O'Iirien, and the negotintions have occupicd fully two weeke, But he han Dield ont, and tie resnlt has heen that ho has trinnphed, while Morrisscy has leen Igna- minounly ‘kicked out of the duti-Tammany ar- nization, 1o mustnow cither train alone, or ecamea s tall to John Kelly's kite, 'I'no proba. Dlity is that ke will sulk tHl'after clectlon. O'HRIEN'S TACTICS. The secrot of O'Bricn's portinneity In holding ont agninet thy seductlve offers of Joim Kelly, and the perenasive sloguence of John Morrlsecy, Hes In the fact that ho lins recelved more complimentary overtures from the Republican leaders. If he chooscy to oxert himeelf, he holds Lhe balance of wer, The Republicans' anly hope of getting any of tho city or connty ofices and patronsge rosts upon thefr Lejng able to divide the Democe racy. They can t. refore woll afford to suppart O'lirlen for Sherlf, let him name the Mayor and other ofiicers, grnrmnd he will give them the County Cler with its extenalva patronage, and throw in a {ittlo_some- thing from the Muayor's oftice. 'This s the pra- gramme O'lrien has nnder consideration at pres- ent, and which will doubtless provail, GRECNE YOR MAYOR. ©'Brion's candidate for Mayor is understood to be Comptrolier Greeno, the present * watch-dog of the Treasury," who was nrpomlcd Dy the ol *Committee of Soventy" at thotime of the Tweed discloanres. Greene is'a Democrat, but an npright and honorable mun, whoso administration has given equal satlsfaction to Republicans and Demo- crata. lio has boen docfi. obstinato at times about paying bills ngainst tho clty, and bua refoiceil in numoroos quarrels with the hends of the various Departmonts, Indeed, ho has at times been de- nounced as an obatrnctionist by mon of all partiea and by noarly all of the newspapers, but his abliily futegrity aro unquesiloned. If nomi- nated by O'Brien, he will donbtiesa bo indoreed by the Rcrubllcans. and probably elected over any candidate Tammany 1l can nams. The Republicans' candidate for County Clerk Ja Tom Murphy, ex-Collector of the Port. Tom {8 poorat prescnt, and necds something ut the hands of the party ho has scrved so well, The doprociation in real eatato in the past fow years hus awept away the competence which he had'accumu. lated, #0 that last week e had to sel] off at auction his_clegant household furniture, If the tende ls made with O'Bricn, it is belloved Murphy will be County Clork, O'Hrion for Sheriff complctes the combination, and disposes of tha principal oficos to bo filled, Therc uro many others of ininor Im- portance, and the Republicans moy %et b orca- slounl one, but Jimmy will nave to lay handa on moet of them in order to ennble himn to deliver his followers over to the Republlcans. Slmilar {actice were successful last xur. whon lecorder Hackott, who had boen ropodinted by Tammauy Hall, was taken up by O'Bricn and the Republicana, and tri- uthlnlly ra-clectod to the oflice which had beon made hokorablo throngh his incumbency of it This {8 tho outlook for clty politica to.day—Tam. mony Hall rluyln a lone-land In o cut-throat Snmu agsinst the Kepublicans and sutl-Tammany emocrats, IN IROOKLYN a similar state of thingeexists, except that, Instead of glving 30,000 or 35,000 Democratic majority, it ves only 8,000 or 7,000. The City and County overnuent Las for yeors been In thie handa of & Ting of as unscropulous scoundrels s ever plun- dered Now York or Chicago, whase oflicial robberies have boen sanctloned andapproved by Gov. Tillen, ‘Whan there has been danger of thele losing their grip, he has fterposed In thelr bobalf. _Gen. Slo- cum has vatlantly fed o faction of the Democratia arty in opposition to this Ring, and has manfully Ynu ht them for several years, But the (hirst for spolls has been ko strong within thu porty thot he has met with bot “litte success, This zuur. howover, & combination lins Leen effected eiween the Slocum fu ction and the Bepublicsns, o firat-clags county ticket placed in nomluation, and thiero § hope that it wiil'bo succesafal. If we cans once break that Ring, Kinga County will becomo a Ropubllcan county, TIE UPSHOT OF 1T, The regalt of this disatfection In the Democratic ranky, aud tho fuslon of the respectable members of that rnrl& with the Iepublicaus, caunot fall to reduce the Democratic mnjority on the natlomal ticket in both these citles, " course, 'rnmmm‘ 1iall proper wiil vote for the **regular nominco, —no matter whether it be Tilden or one of flewitt's other mules, —-but those Democrats who combing to defeat the Tammany local tirket will be very apt 1o vola for layes and Wheeler on the Preaidentlal tickot, and for Mm{iun for Gloveruor, fore, Ighly probnblo that, Instead of sonding out b5, 000 Democratic majority from New York and Brooklyn to cut down the Republican m:jnrn{ in the State, these two citica will givo loss thun 12, - 000. 1n any event, Now York s aure tu give a good subatuntlal majorlty for Hayes aud Whoeler. REFUBLICANS WAKING UP, The close contest in Indiana has tonded to aronse the Republicans in this State from tho spathy which charactonzed them previous to that event. Hsd wo carried that State casily, we should prub- ably have Joat New York next month, for our peo- ple had cloged thelr eyes, apparently, to theamonnt ut staka in this contest, and every ‘Individual way lying buck in the horness, trusting to hik neighbors )m&nlllhowmk required, Xvery ono seemed confident of the final result, iEnoring the fact that we hnd & vigllant enemy full of resources to contend with, But for “*Dlus-Jeans™ Willlame we shoald probably have continucd to slesp In fancled sccurity, and vo lost tho battlo, Dut tho sound of battle In Indlans has arouscd themn, and thoy are now putting forth every energy for the fnal struggle. 1t lu bettor for tho Republic- party thai we_lost the Uovornor- shl| 0( Indiana, Qen. IHarrison's — defeat wll\‘lmum thy success of tho cause, which would possaibly have boon lost othorwise, Dut tha paln of four Congressmen in that Blate was worth half & dozen Governors for all polnts of national impor- tance. Indisns ia bettor ablota endure a Demo- cratic Qoveruor than the nation Is to stund another Confederate Congross, Hut the cluse dght there hus awakened cvery Republican to the necessity for individual action, and to-day NEW YOUK I3 ALIVE WITIf REPULLICAN EN- THUSIASM, From all parts of the State como reparts of large and enthueiastic meetings, peakers writo that nevar bafore did the pcmrlu turm out to mectings 80 readlly, or sem so fully alive (v the vmergoncy of tha sltuatlon, When Tliden puts forth assur- ances that o has o **Solid Houth' at his back, lovers of thofr country take the alarm, and pre- pars to glve battlc to that **Bolld Bouth ' us cficet- ually as they did once Lefore. ‘Too miany of New York's brave sonu occupy bloody graves on Houth- crn soll for the present genoratfon to trust that sectlon with any ‘more power thanit now nha which Is by far too muchau it lo. The danger which threatens the natlen is beginning to bo ap- preciated und prepared for. But I doubt if 3¢ would have buen bad it not been for DEMOCHRATIC GREBD, The cry of **Reform" which thoy set up was well calculatod to bifud many person of intelll- rence who have become diveatistlod with the exiat- fnglfldmlummllon and want a change, lut when they sco the impudent clalms put forward by the South for which they dewand payment from the Government, and also witners tho struggles golng on within tho Democratic party for prospectivo wpoils of oftice, they Lecome convinced thas th *Heform * {s but & delusion snd a snara, cloak for robbery and plundering ol 1t s, there« cry upses [} igantic scale. " Tho deslro for a change t4 not gwm enough to take in such chaunge as tho Demo. cratic party, controlled by a **Bulld South, "' would 1o ud. - ‘The peoplo liavhs caught tho alariu, And, Ey the enthuslasin with which thuy grect Republic. on speakers and attention which ‘they give ta Re- uuflun teachings, glvo assuranco thut when the Bhel struguls coes on Nov. 7 thero will bs secord: ed suothor viclory for the right. Durron. TUB OANVABS IN CHNTRAL NEW YORK, Bpectal Correspondence of Ths Tribuse. BarATOGA, N, Y., Oct: 24.—Baratoga is a Re- ‘publican county by from 1,300 to 2,000 majority. Tu 1874 it gave Dix 1,811 more votes than it did Tilden, and last yeay tho Bgurce were almost identical. From the present state of fecling, thero Is no earthly reason why Haycs should have lesa than 2,000 majority. Whatever the cause, nowhere havo I found more open dlsre- svect aud dislike for Tlden. The fuct that ha damage them, 8 thing the sight of him {s hizhly caleulated to accomplish. It was a Barstoga Democrat who eald, after hearlng Tilden's ad- dress to the Bocial Bclenca Convention, *Jt fs fortunate, fudeed, that the old man Is restrafned from stumplng the country. If he were to ahow himself from Oregon to Flosida the Ite- publicans need not spend a dollar {n the came palgn.” Another prominent Demoerat fur- nished biting arguments agalnat the great Re- former to a Iepubliean speaker, and, ot the county ecat, the defection I8 tmarked enongh to promlse the redemption of A Dumocratle townshin, The enthusfisim 18, one-shded, For the State cnum{uuull{'. and Joca] ticket the De: an they canj for tho chl than indiferent. The grest demonstration of the campaizn here accurred lnst wi comhining a_processon and speaking, The e and Wheeler Clubeof the cuunty reaponded to sthe general ¢adl, and formed an_fmposing line, “The jreat gathorine ot the conm{ seat 1 10 Ve this Thureday, und wiil be oqunlly_successtul. The pereonsl” ungopmiarity of Mr. Tliden fn nowlse fewsens the lmlmmll come motion. Kvery man, waman, and child I+ a partl- sun. Tho lads of b wiil paims oir enndinate us werjously an Inds of 50, every town you will find a pole ana batner, as woll as an activi Clib, Baratoya County s an impartant factor In the Twentleth Congresslonal District. 'The majority it gave Mr, Iiathorn n 1874 saved him Rl seat, and it now holds the balance of pawer. Montwomery and Sclienectady Countivs are Hihily Republican, when not moved In{ Jocal leaes, bt have given Temocratle mnjorities twlce Mnce 1872, which would have placed a Domocrat In Congress bt for the steadines of tho Saratoga County vote, This ia dueto the character of the population, largely made uy na it in of the better claga of farmers, Warren County ia to thoroughly redesm itsell thisfall. Tn 1872 it gave Dix nearly 1,000 major- ity over Kernan, Two yeara later, through the apathy of the Republicans, —In which thoxe of Wareén County were by no means nlone,—fllden enrricd the day by 68 votea, Lust fall thereturn to sense began with 397 majority for the Hepnblicans on the State ticket, Thepeople are now troubled no longer by a distaste for the polle, and as a result not less than 1,000 majority far Hayes |nn¥: he confidently expected. The citizensof Glens Falls clalm oncof the hinndsomest bunners in the State, and gathered 8,000 people last week to sce it flung to the breeze, Of tha connties to the north anid weat ot Warren, tharo of Kesex, Chnton, 1 already given the opinton of mont, * Closcr Ingulry sliows hix extimate not too high In regard to Mr, Wheeler's Inllience. A Democrat of Essex County admitted that Northern New York was solld_for Whealer, and baced hix hopes wholly on New York Ciiy, the fraitfal sonrco of votes toward which each sural Demoerat turna his cyes, The statement I8 often mado that, with any full and falr vote, New York I not a doubiful but a certainly Republican State. The reasonablenicxs ns well ag truth of this grows on one nw he visity connty after county, and tinds the prevalling wen- timent indentleal” in mnearly all. Outof cleven countica 1 have been In, hut one was rezularly Democratie, and thntone Alhany. When the ruril vote reaches New York with a total of from 50,000 to- 75,000, there I8 mo falr way to overcome it. By _fuleo registration and pat- cnt maturalization slone can the vate of one Democratic clty subjumte the will of the entire State, A condltion of aflalrs which renders 1t imposaible to tell what the New York City Democ- racy will do in the wny of counting up votes ex- plalng why ko many people favor the creation of a new State. composed of the Metropolls and Long Islund, Then the theft of thirty-five electoral votes would at least be imposaible, and John Kelly mizht rulo his own fn such peaco as the other Jotin would allow him. H. G. OUR DANGER. TIE DUTY OF REPUBLICANS IN THE EMERGENCY. In the Kditor of The Tribune, 8Avr LAKE, Utall, Oct. 21.—It {8 known that the State of New York was carrled for Seymour aud Hoffman in 1808 by the cold-blooded return of 80,000 fraudulent votes from New York Clty. ‘This by Tilden and Tweed, Tilden and Apgar carrled the Stato for Bigelow Inst fall fn pre- ctsely the same manner. It 18 given up that the election of President next month depends upon the vote of that State. Tilden is the Confeder- ate eandidate, and {8 1t supposable that he will scritple to regort to tho same means in his own behalf that Le did in behalf of others? Already the reglstratlon indicates that gnore culossal frauds than ever aro contemplated, The Btate, on a falr poll, for Presldent, I8 Re- publican by 50,000 masjority. Lincoln car- ried i in 1860 by that mojority, and Grant In 187 Io 187 tho majority was loss, becanse the Republicans were largely in the field, and were not polled, Tn 1808, with tho acknowledged fraud of 30,000, Beymour only carried the Btate by 10,000, The Republican party In the state was nevermoro united orinbetter trlin than now.The old War lssues, naked and simple, have been forced upon them, The head of their ticket 1s withont spot, {s papular, and s aa good an organizer as Tilden, although he s more scrupalons as to means. In short, thero 18 every reason why thie Republicons should poll thoir full vote, and If that vote has increased the 1ast four yearans it did tho preceding tweive, it should count up ahout 476,000, The Democrota never polled as largo a straighit voto ns that Into 765,000, They Vo Beymonr 410,000, it iw trne, but 80, of them have been proved fraudulent, snd if forther proof were wanted, their vote for Kernan in 1872, four yeare later, waa but nbout 405,000, They gave Tliden 416, - 00U 1n 1874, but 20,000 of them were Liberal Re- ublican votes, three-fourths of which will by cast ?m Ilnyes this year, Thelrvote of lnst year for Bigelowy was awelled by fraud b«-{und alf daubt. ‘Their last logitimate vote wos for [{ernan in 1872, and It waa about 305,000, sgainst Dix's 440,000, Allow that thelr voto has Increased in the lass four yeors na much as the Reptbllean, and they are #till 50,000 behind, Yet Tilden vows ho will carry the Htate or move out of it Ie it not plain that fraud {s to be resorted to? The South having been solldlfled for the cause of an- archy by violence, the North Is to be cheated out of I‘In vr.{lu fu the greatest crisls of our history by il "Nuw, If we aro not already convicted of fmbio- clifty os & party by tho state of thlugs in the South, and as such deserving of being snowed under, wo most nesuredly shall be if we allow the rougks of New York to stecal (he voto of tfln great State, forewarned 88 wo are, kpowing that it fa to done, and just how itisto be done, 8s wada. If wo sit suplnoly and cowardly still and suffer it tobe done, then wo shall have proved oursalves incompotent to gnand the trust committed tous, aud it will have gony down, m}hs resurrected, If ever, by better wen after untold struggles. 1t {8 not cnough in such an emergency as this to talk and write, to exposs and desiounce thelr in- fawous methods on the streot and from the Lousc- top, to appeal to public sentiment, to men's uirfotlam “and - cousclence, For * all these hings they care nothing, provided they win. Tlioy want the Government; two or ¢hiroe thunsaud wmililon dollars are at stake, aud what {s tho kllling and stampeding af any God’a quantity of negrocs, what the comuilsslon of any the nust giaring stupendous frauds, providoed they succeed?t I might wear ont your types denouncing It, yon and all the other orinne of enlightened Northern opin- jon,—they would regard it no more than Sitting tnis are working as hosl 1 placo they nre worsu Bull docs the diotribes published ogainet hhw, And they uro ullowed fo selzo powor by auch neans, how much mora recklossly will resort 10 them the; to retainthelr hold of {l And how much wora }!awulnn the public sentlment we Invuke to de. cat ther, \We aru contending with barbarfsm, oesassing In tlhio Bouth and the convict clasxed in the North, upon whom an enlightened public opinfon hus no fnftuence whatever. Not that all tho supporters of Tilden are nsxnssins And convicts, but thuy are ready to ayall themaelves of the one to carry Houthern Republican Statcs, and of the othor to turn tho scals by fraud in the eritical Northern Btates, Now are we 1o talk while they blow up from bo- neath and tear down about our cars (rom nhove our politieal eatabllshment? In the mamu of all we cherish tn omr polity, let the Republicans bethink and bestir themaslves before bt it fu too late, 1f wo have reasonably fulr elections, don't let ua any,~let us have anything clee, 1f popular government means the enforced submisslon ut the st to thie basost populur elelnent, Rlve us somo other furm of goySrament. 1f we are reducud Lo & cholca between Tweed and Namburg Butler, glve us revolution. \We have been defeated within a week in Ohlo and Indiana by the most ontragenus and shameless fruudy, and whilo wu are valnly talking about them and trombling 84 to what the Ininmous Nuw York thieved are golng to do lu the sawmwv lfue in Noven- ber, they have drawn couruge from their succeud in the October Btates, and have alrcady begun the fflmu in New York, as " the first wo days' regintration stiows, Are we golng to wasto our breath howling down tho wind, whily (hn‘y 0 on right before our facea and return 50,000 to 03,000 fraudulent vates from Now York Clty, and thus give the country over to the rule of an« archy,—& rule we fought four years and spent ), D00, 000 to deteat, and which wo shall ave to Oght ogaln, and jnGultely longer, to over- throw Let the Republicans cverywhere dcmand of the Republicans of New York State and Clty, they be- Ing on the ground and 1t belng thelr business, that thoy prevent the fraudulent return of tho vote of that great Stato for Tilden at all hazards. Now la thetline todo §t, Letthem not only watch, snd pray,andtalk, but let thum act, and act efliclently, 1t they do not, all will ba lost, aud wo shall do- s0rvo tho worst that can befali—Infation, repudlas tlon, dissolution of tho Unlon, geoeral corruption, sparchy, Tweedlim, snd ruin. ~ RePusLICAN. TIHE ‘“NATION,” SOME MORR OF IT8 BCOBNTRICITIES, T the Editor of TAs Tribune, Gengva, 111, Oct, 25.—~In the last uumber of the New York Nation, the editor *riscs to ex- plaln** why he works for Tilden snd votes for Hayes. Tho explanation reads ke o joke; it will pravoka tbe same swils uoon the facu of after n consclentious and exhausting nental eitdrt to eo through the Intricacles of the In- come-tax Jaw, gave it up, and went tothe Asteapor anid begged Wi to tax him at his dis. cretlon, offering all the help his confidential clerk could gite bln about his Income. Jow- ever low down g Southern Democrat wos, ho could appreciate the hwinor contaiued fn that statement, The edidor saya: * Nobody must look In our columna for campalan “work,! either in the woy of silence or spcech,” There huve been abont twelve or thirteen numbers of the Vation pub- Ished since campalgn work cominenced, and In none of them can be found any adverse ceiticlam upon tha Demveratic candldates or campalgn lead- ery, hut many efective pulfs of them, while every »in that not only Reputlicans, but Democrats or Bouthern Ku-Klux, have committed has been charged upon the Repunlican party. If that fsn't campalgn *Hworl, " whnt is? From the dny thnt Tilden wan nominated the Nullon hus been **steardily tarowing its Intluence’ for Tilden, aud, 1f ho i ‘clected, the cditor may Inak wpon the Tilden pdminisiration ca ruine of hin own handiwork, for, if e has not done all, he “*}an duno what hie conld ** to elect him, 1 bietleve In fishting the corruption in the Repih. Vcan pnrty, bntdon’t bolieve in the sentimental twaddie of the on's **one of the mont thought- ful men i the countey,” who hos **hardly seni a piper whicl i1t fisored fs [Htaycs, Jelectlon, ™ nt, to sum it up, has shout declded to vole for Tilden, beeuse, thungh there's 1o doubt thut Huyes desirea reforin, there's adoubt of his ability to bring it about, while **Tilden iz manter al- rvml,v " ¢t hag made blmself o name all over the world(/ ) ay ni uble exeentive oilicer and o foo of corruption, ™ #o ke will bat have to suggeat to his followers to reform, nnd_lo, they are reformed! Now, If the Democratic purty was, in the sllghtest degree, hetter than the Kepubifcun, that talk might mean something: bnt tne solenin troth Is, it Inworse, I puggest to the *‘thoushtful man' who admires Tldun's’ “power,™ but doubts his Svdesire ™ for reform, that hio his overlooked the fact that Iiaycs has not, eo far, sacrificed any one among his articles of bellef in order to keep the entire wigport of il party, whila' that was the firat thing Mr. Tlden did do. - Yhe Nation Is fond of telling us that Chandler & (o, nte themacives **purt of tho thingto ho ree formed." No Hepublican hus dented 1t, lut 3 rhort time ‘ago THden was hlnself *part of the "Fammany to he reformed, " and §t {6 still, to state it fairly, an open questian whether he left becauno *ecorription ™ was dlsagreeable to him, or because his nstinet tanghit ki to leave a winking ship in thing 1o pave himself, and he managed the affa(r in the mnnner bestwulted to his own [nterests, juat an Chundler & Co. manage thelrs, If be reaily aud fionestly reformed, they surely will. Inrtend of taying all the c¢vil in the conntry at (he duar of the' Hepublican prety, 1U's mure just to hare it. That party’ surcly would nove er become” what e If " the Demo- cratle party had been decent and logal enouyh 1o share the Government with them; and If It be true that u large proportion of them are decent and _loyal, there will probably be, be- fore anotier elecilon, o party with anew nsme formed 1o shure the Government, but now the al- ternative I8 to hond over our Government to the unchnnzed South—that falled to tnke posseasion of it by force of arms, and now flatters itaeif It {s doinz It by force of brains—or leavingit In the Jands of the epublicans, who have, while In their homds, preserved the Unlon intact, fersencd taxes, diminished the public debt, and' established the public credit abroad. ‘There are, no doubt, gome thleves among thewm, Lut since we have but evlls to choose nmong, 8 it not the lexs evil to trust the Government to suro patriots, thuugh possible thieves, rather than to sure truitors, and as well a8 possibls thioves? . ILLINOIS. SPRINGPIELD, Spectat Dispatch to The Trivune, 8rRINGFIELD, 1L, Oct. 20.—~The Hon, D, L. Thillips, Republican candldate for Congress in this district, returned from Scott County this afternoon, where he has been speaking this week, and, after an hour's rest, started out agraln, and speaks this cvening at Sallsbury, in this county. Heis making the most thor- ough and vigorous canyass this Demoeratic dis- trict hus ever witnessed, Prof. Turner, of Mor- gun, the Independent candldate for Congress In this district in 1874, has now pronounced, in a strong letter to the Independents, for Col. Phil- 1ipe, 88 well as for Cullow, and nutncrous ather leading Independents are following his cxample fn support of Phillips. All this has alarmed Springer, the Democratic candidate, and be has Tastlly withdrawn his appointments in this county, and gone oyer into Christlan, and, in the bope of suving the Independent vote there, has changed from the loudest kind of a hard- motiey muwf to wlurmmmwcd Greenbucker, even g8 agalnst the Tlden platform, While Springer was in Indinns fighting for Blue Jeaus, Phillips was stumping evéry part of the district, sgen k- aily, ing twles and “even three times It hns oceasloned considerable com- ment in_ the Capltal dfstrict that the State Central Comimittee take no Interest In this district, acting on the assumption that it can’t be varried, But Mr. Cullom, Col. Phillips, and the Young Men's Clubs here think other- wize, aml have organized to carry the district, and will certainly do so, 1t would hielp if the Central Cominittes would send us a fow speak- ers to relfeve our overworked campalgners, The programme includes speaking until the night hcfi)rc election, end_promiss the defest of Bpringer by Lhillips. The Democracy are already seriously alarmed ot the prospect of such o result, amd Springer has cinlesaries at work denouncing. Prof. ‘lurner and otber Inde- pendents as hought over by the Republicans, Special Dispatch to Tha Trivune. Sl'manm.u,ll'f.','out. 20.—0ne of the larg- gest, und certalnly most cnthusiastic, meetings of this campaign, was held at the Hepublican whewam \v»m}:hn and addressed by the Hou. Jchu Buker, of Belleville. e addressed him- selt especially to the Democrats, of whotn there were very many present, and conclusively argued that trie democratic principles, theorivs, and doetrines wers only to be found In the Tepub- Ileun varty—as, for instance, popular education und cultire, lberty, a Ireedom, including free epeech, free press, free ballot, and Natlonal Government. These national princples were all disregarded and flagrantly outraged by the Democratic leaders,” and thelr converse cither adopted or acted upon. The priuciples were carried out by the Repub- Hean party, which was also in sympathy with the materil fntorcsts of the couniry: cducation, liberty, unton, peace, and safety, de- mauls the success of the ucrumlmn ticket, The specclywas enthuslastically recelvad, and, though ditferent in style, Is, by those familiar with~ botl, compared favorably with tho best efforta of Col. Bob Ingersoll, “Judge Baker s certalnly onu of the strongest campaignspeakers i the Wost, = MORRIS, Spectal Dispalch to The Triduns. Morms, 11, Oct, 2,—To-day has been tho day of duys In tho political hlstory of Little Gruudy, always trtto to the Republlean cause. Hhe gave a welcome to the Tiou. Robert Toger- soll, of which he and’ the cause ho represents way well bo proud, Early fn tho forenoon tho crowd commented to pour in from the country, In wagons aud on horseback, so that by noon over u thousand wagons were counted on the strecta, Extra cars on the noon tralns brought crowds from _Ottawa, Marschlles, Sen Joliet, and other places on the lue o tho _rallrond, while n steamer on the cannl bmught a party from Lockport. The number was swelled by constant er- atvals from Livingston, Will, LaSalle, and Ken- dall Countles, who cung across the country, until the number present nt this harvest-homo of the Republicans was about 10,000. The day was all thut cotild be wished, and elicited from a prominent Democratic member of the last Legrislaturo the remack that surcly to-day the Lordds un the Republiean skle. In the evening 8 torchlight procession parad- ed the strects, and, with muny bauds of musfe and 1,20 torches, nwlo a mn:.;; niflcent ureay. The Lumbard Clul added enthustusin by thelr Incompurable glecs, I'he Hon, James N, Readlug introduced Mr. Ingersoll In a few well-timed reraoarks, and, al- though Iugersoll woa suflerlug from a severe cold, he held the thousands who listened to liln nmlf~lmlllnd until near nightfall. This effort was pronounced by all to be the happlest of this canyass, llo made many new poluts and pro- sented the matter fu so many now phases that, although many had beard Liui befory, it secime anew subject, e spenks to-morrow at Aurora. Noneshould fal) to hear him, No accldent, rowdylsw, or - ‘temperance marred the doy. To-night the Court-Houso s crowded to hear tho Hon. 0. Price, CARUONDALN AND GRAND TOWER, Specia ich {0 The Tribune. Cansopyvare, lll, Oct, 2.—Crow tastes good. So say tho Democrats, and {t s caten with eagrerncsa to-day, Tho followtnj telegram recelved here to-day ‘explains why 18 (s thus: Caino, JlL., Oct. 26, ~W. A, Leuxa: Towno¥ and Hileman have withdrawn. Do you vole for Ware? Anawer. 1LLiaN 1. Monuts, Chslruan Domocratic Central Committee, It 18 now » self-ovident fact that the Senato~ rial ticket is fixed, and a I)ermnuont candidatein the person of J. Wure, of Junesboro, secured to run sgalust the Rvpuh‘lluu nominee. It {3 too late to win, however, and this district wil} sond ber full Repubtican ticket to Springficld, Bev- ceral of the papers which suppor the noml- nces of the 8ccond Convention agaiust the tirst~ cdition candidates are eagerly out with the re- formed ticket flylng. Tho Democratic rally at Grand Tower last night * busted,’’—not su uocomuon thing. Uurrelt, the pourest of the advartised speakers, . outand carry him on a shutter to his house, Cruoked water atled himu Those who left him aro strafghtening up by another mecting to- night with Judge Lemmia, of this place, to ad- dress them, A local Republlcan parade nnd meoling Is notw roing on here, The home clubs, together with visiting clubs, are_on horscbuek, and number about 300, Mat J. Inscore, of Aung, addresses the gathering after the parade. For a local turn-out, speedily gotten up, this cxcela any of the campalgn hereahouts. Spertat Gorrepanarurs af. The Trivune erial rrespandenrs e 3 Yemoxnt, Cook Co., 1L, Oct. 26.—A ronsinz Republican rally was hicld at Dorre's 1lail in this place lust evenlng, 1t was a brilliant success, anda great credit to the town, It s a L'uu(l thing to see such an amlfence asseinbled (o euch a cause fn Lemont, aud 18 o harbinger of Letter things. ‘The ball wos crowded to overflowlnir, all the atanding-room was taken. John I1. Clough and Willlam Aldricli, of Chicago, made slhort but goud epecches. And that britllant Irleh orator, the Hon, A. L. Morrleon, made one ol his finest efforts. To hold an audi- ence fur two nhours in aflent aml respeetful attention, except as the sllenee Is broken by cheers, 1s 1o ordinary test of orator- feal power, especlally when o oo part of the listencrs are upon thefr feet, and have already stood tu hear two speeches, Mr, Morrison fs o Rreat favorite hiere, and last night added to his previous reputation. Messra, Clough und Aldrich madn a good Im- [)rc:slou and will recelve n good vote here. On hic whole, the Republieans will give 8 wood ace count of themselves in Novemher, The Lemont City Band furnlshed musle, and onr Repubilicin Qiee Club saug several pieces with fine effect, Special ‘HUQL;’H;{A- Special Dispatch to DcQuots, 1L, Oct, 26,—1x-5 5 Bates, of Springfleld, hns just closed a telling ‘and interesting address to the people of our cfty., The meeting was held in the park, and was well attended, alth h the atinosphere was a little too uhll)y to be pleasant. The Gen- eral's address wos conflued sulcly to fucts and figures, which he substantiated Ky tho records, and its effect cannot help but be good upon the voters of this part of our county. Al- though Dhis specch was quite lengthy, and ‘the uight-ale dlengreeable to wany yet he held his audlence remarkably well. Gonl order prevafled, and everything eonnected with the meeting passed off very pleasantly nud satls- factorily, Jackaon Fricks, of Joneaboro, and M. J. Inscor, of Anna, speak in this city on Tues- day evenlng next, and, on the evening of fhe 4th of November, we are to buve Col. G Sanders. The Hepubllcan party § will hold fts own In the present vont the members thercof are t, and afl nite sangoine that fts nominecs will be overwhelmingly teiumphant on theTth of next month, DECATUR ANT) NIANTIC. &Special Dizpatch to The Tribune. Decatui, 1iL, Oct, 2,—ticn, Logan spoke Jast nizht over two hours to the Jargest polit- feal meceting thus far of the catnpaiun In this county. Haodealt chiefly with fluancial matters, and declared the Democratic party Incapable of running the Governnmient. 1le paid A few strag- f)le" around charged him with having been n emocrat, a rebel, and almost evervihing, The first was o most serlous charge, and, as he was ashamed to say, true, and was made tomake him feel mean, and it did. He carefully discussed the nvnm?rmluu bills, ridiculed the fden of Democratie reform, and sald the cighty-odd Southern members ruled over 100 Northern Democrats, and took twenty-one out of thirty Comuittees, The South sent to Congress her Confederate Vice-President, Cabinet” oftieers, Major-Generals, Congreasmen, and even got their old Doorkeeper fnstalled at Washington, The Republicans at Nlantle were addressed by W. (I, Chamberlaln, of Beardstown, last nighf. It was u large meeting, > SULLIVAN. ESpecial Dispatch fo The Trivune, BULLIVAN, 1L, Uggt, 26,~Never hus Monltrie County, the stronghold of Democracy, witness- ed su grand gathering of the people at a po- litical meeting as to-day. ~ At Jeast 6,000 came out to hear thie Hon. John A. Logan, and they listened to one of his most clonuent, argument- ative, nnd effective speeches, which was received with demonstrations of cuthuslasm, and wiil re- sult in great pood. Tt wus nu out-door meeting. The Genieral waa recelved in the morning by the Committee and the various clubs nud handa At noon a special train brought over 500 from Mattoon, with a battery and band. there were delegatious of *“Sealpers’ from va- rious townships of the wounty. A brilifant torchlight protession marched In the evening, Look out for a jzood report from Moultrie Couu- ty in Noyember. I, A, Neal addressed o lnrge out-door mecting ut night. Spectal Dispaleh fo. e Trib al Dispatch to The Tritnne. JorieT, i1, Oct. 26.—W, \\{ O'Brien spoke toalnrge sudience here ot Werner Il this evening. His countrymen from the Green Isle turned ont in strong force, amd were well en- tertalned. Billy is 80 well versed [ the proper tactics to beadopted In o erimingl defense tint it was the most naturad thing in the world for him o make s good argrument in behalf of the En.-at rallway-wrecking crtininal now on trial efore the whole people. Of vourseno converts were made, The whole specch was chructer- istic of the man. CAIRO, Epeoial Dispaich to The Tribune. Cano, 1il., Oct, 20, —The grand gathering of the Democratic hosts fromthe southwest na- scubled fu this clty to-day, and proved to be only o little crowd compared with what was promised. It s thought thut there ere fram 3000 to 4,000 Deoy!u in_ attendance. Of the speakers here the Hon, J. Q. A, Kinr, of Ken- tucky, and Gen. Camcron, of Chicago, aro the ost prominent. The barbacne was gzod, hut thers were not pen}sle enouch to et The day was flng, but the coliorts did not come us was hoped fog; consequently the emocrats are sorry, but they will be sorrier after the 7th of Novetber. HROBERTY, FORD COUNTY. Apectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Gruuan, Ill, Oct. 26.~The Jion. Qeorge Beroggs, editur of the Chunpal Gazette, ad- dresséd n lufiu audfence ot Roberts’, Ford Caunty, to-night. i3 zpecch was mostly de- vated ta the {inance question, as siewed from a Republican standpoint. His remarks were well received, and did much good for the Re- publican cause. The Peter Cooper clement hiog a stronghold ot this place, but Mr, Scroggs' specch gave thewn somo new liht on the finauce question, and Republicans are highly pleased with the reault. BTOOMINGTON, Spectal Dirpatch to Tribune. BLOOMINGTON, 11, Oct. 2.—~The Democratic meeting held fn this city to-day fn many re- spects proved to be a decldod fallure, the at(end- ance falling far short from what was vxpected. The afternoon meeting was addressed by the Hon. G. W. Julian, of Indiana, and in the evening tho meetings were held in Phaenix all and Durloy Hall, where tho audiences were made up of Repubticans and Dewmocrats. QUINCY. Apecial Dispaich ta The Tridune. Quincy, L., Oct. 2. ~Etery A, Storea {a to speak Io this clty noxt_Monday night. The Re- publicans of Western Ilitnols and ~Lustern Mis- sourl will turn _out no (mmense erowd to hewr Iugersoll next Tucsduy, All uccounts from Mis- aunrl {udleate largo “Republican galnsg in that tate, WISCONSIN, THR TON. . G- WILLIAMR IN WISCONSIN, Special Ditpatch to The Tribune. ManigoN, Wis., Oct. 20.—This gentleman, who made & vigorows canvass {u Maine aud Ohle auring September, hos just closed his engage- ments in tho First Wisconsin District (in which Le will bo re-clected by from 4,000 to 5,000 majority), and ho will devoto the remalnder of the campalgn to ths more closely contested Congressional districta of Wisconsin, he re- goarding tho election of as many Republican Congressmen as possibla of the greatest fin- portance Lo the entlre community, Mr. Wil- liams 14 one_of the best and most effective speakers fn Wisconsin, und cverywhere draws great and enthusiastic crowds, Bpectal Divpoteh to Thé Tribuna, 0 MiLwaukrs, Wis., Uct, 20.—1'le reception of the Hon, J. 4. Blaine was ono of the events of the campalgn bero that will be remcinbered, He was recelved at the depot amid the boowming of canuon’ and tho huzzas of amultituds o citizens. The afternoon meeting at the Acadeiny of Music was largely attended, und the specchua of tho guests created great cuthusinsim. This evening Emery 8torrs, of Chicago, uddresscd 4,000 people at the samo place, aud was ruptur- ously spplauded throughout. He was followed by Mr. glhum. Tho lattor goes to Janesyillo st 8330 to-morrow, Bpect :m%’&%"' buna, > . OsuKoslty Wis, Oct. 20,—The Demoerats of the First Assembly District to-day vowlnated Thomas Wall for the Asserubly, Wall lus been & member for three years. MICHIGAN., ADRIAN. Bpecial Diwaich so Tha Tridund. Apsun, Mich, Oct. 2.—Very large nud enthusiastic Republican mess-weetings wero held here to-day. Benator Forry spoko at the falr grounds this afteruoon to:an Lnwenso crowd from varfous parts of Southern Michigan, Tonight Scaator Christiancy sddreased 2000 strects. Col, Willets, the Republican candidate for Congress, followed Senator Christiancy, The Ifon, Emery A, Btorrs was to be here this afternoon, but has failed to arrive, Senator Ferry goes to East Saginaw and Bay City next. State Treasurer McCreery has so comnletely ?mwn all the Free ]’rmn:hnrfiu to be mallcious ulschoods that the nttack will benefit fustead of hurting the cause. Gen. McCreery is the man who carries two ounces of Rebel lead {n hia body. Ilence the animonity of the J'ree Press, ABOUT TOWN., TIE POLITICAL CALDRON didn't ¢yen simmier yesterday. Hardly o duller day has'passed sinee the opening of the cam- palzn. At the Republican headquarters in the Grand Pacific the assistants wrestled with a per- fect mnss of correspondence, while Dan Shepard was kept busy In other rontine natters, and Col. Balcock was obliged to attend to soms wuests and his own personalaffairs, No visitars of Importance came in to relleve the monotony, and the day wore slowly on, The one great event of the weck 18 to bo THR BLAINE MEETING at the Exposition Bullding, To that the eyes of every true Republican are directed, and the meetlng will probably Le one of the largest, it not the largest, ever hield tn Clileazo. No regu- lar procession will bo marched through the strects on that evening, but the boys will file down to the hall by companles, The changes to be made In the arrngement of the hall bave already been noticed, and it is confidently ex- pected that these will add to the comfort as well as safety of thoee who attend the meeting, “The Ion. J. J. Rinaker, candidate for Elector- nt-Large, will speak at Wilmington to-day; ‘Turner Junction_to-morrow; Mt. Vernon, Nov. 1; Belle River, Nov, 25 and at Benton, Nov, 8. Col. Fred Ifecker is down for meetings st Chicgizo to-night: Milwaukee to-morrow; Madl- ron, Monday: Chicago, Nov. 1; Peoria, Nov. 2; Highland, Nov. 4; and Nashville, Nov. 0, DEMOCRATIO VETERANS, The address Iately fssued by the so-called Democratic Veterans of Chfeago scema _to have been gotten up without proper regard to facts, An examination of the address by a real Ktepublican eran shows that not a few’of the natnes there set down, ns well a8 the regiments to which they purport to belong, never had any cxistence, a8 lar as the 4\ll§mnnt General of the State knows, For {nstance, he knows nothiugz about ruch an orzanization as the First Regiment Hlinols Volunteers Light Infantry; the One Tundred and Elghty-second 1Huots Volunteers; the Second Titnols Volunteer tn- fantrys and others; while it 18 declared by those who finve eearclied the records and are thereforoe in a position to know, that there is no such man s P, C, Tenney, of the Ninetleth Hlinols Volun- teers, It Is to'be feared that the “ Vetcrans” arenlong way oll from real reforin In the matter of truth-telling among other things, THE DEMOCRATIC STATE AND COUNTY COM- MITTEES licld their nenal number of meetings yesterday, The former did nothing. The latter Tound oes caston for self-congratulation inn rumor that Kittel Nirtson, a dieappointed Reptiblican eandl- date for sume olfice or other on the West Side, had agreed todeliver over to Tilden and Reform aclub of Scandinavians, hody, soul, and vote. The Democrats will have a parade Saturday night. The Tilden and Hendricks budy-guard are exp d to turn out, rixty strong, and enough horses have been rented for that ocea- =fon to atlow the pleasing pastime of each man riding two at the same tlnme,~to symbolize the attitude of the Democratic Natlonal caudidates on the muaey question. MEETINGS. TOE WORKINGMEN'S PROTECTIVE POLITICAL LEAGUE hield a Congressional and County Convention fu Globe Halt, on Desplaines street, near Madlson, at 2 o'clock yesterdayafternoon. James Waurme ington oceupled the chalr, aud Frederick D. Cornwall ofliciated as Secretary. A Cummittee on Credentials was appolnted as follows: M. McGulre, President of the Lengue, J. K. Scully, and Willlam F. Tlartney. After a brief abzence the Committec reported o list of delezates numbering 183, The report was secepted, The Convention now scttled downto busl- ness by mominating by acclamation John R. Hoxice for Congress in the First Distrlct. Wil inm Ward, of the Fourth Ward, brought that gentleman out. For the Second District, Col. George R, Davis, nominated by M. McGuire, defented Ciifter H. Harrison by a vote of 124 agafust 83. The nointuation of Davis was made unanimous, For Congress fn the Third District, G. Schori nominated Lorenz Brentano, and John Fllbert John V. Le Moyne. Brentano wus uominuted by 124 against 40, Brentano’s nomination was made unanimous. For State's Attorney, Mr. McGuire noml- nated Luther Lufiin AMills and L. O'Counor Egbert Jamfeson. The nominatlon of Mllls, who defeated Jamieson by 146 against 87, way made unanimoung, Fur Coroner, Emil Dietzsch received 30 votes, Dr. J. L. Quirk 137, and Dr. Stitt 5, Quirk's nomination was made unanimous. The tizht on the Bhrievalty was close and ex- clting, Henry Pohn mnonifnated Joln 11, Clough and” P. H. Sullivan Charles Kern, Ami conslderable diseussion, John . Clough was nomfusted by a vote of 109 ngzainst 74, The Recordership was contested by Maj, Brockwny, nominated by Mr, McGulre, ond Jolin~ Comiskey, nominated by J. O'Connor, Bm‘ckv'ng waa” numinated by "a vote of 130 ugalnst 83 Phie Clreuit Court Clerkship was latd over for consideration until this afterioon. Tne County Comuiissionershlps came next, ‘W. L. Harper's nominstion by John K. Ma- Gulre for the Mouth Side was made unanimous, Lor Commissioners ou the West 8ide, Jamus Warmington, . McGrath, and James Bradley were mentioned. Tho first ballot resulted ny follows: Warmington, 180; 1, McGrath, 1243 Jumes Bradley, 06, A question liere arose as to whether the two highest should be the nomisees or the highest, 1t belnge tloally de. cided that the csudidates should be sclected alngly, Warmington was declared nominated, ond B ballot fullowed between McGrath an Bradley. It was only done after u bitter interclianee of sentiment. This ballot resulted 80 for Mctirath and 78 for Bradley, A mistake on the part of the Thirtceuth Ward delegation misled the Convention into the supposition that Bradiey was clected. This aftersoun o sesslon at Hesdquarters, No. 00 South Water street, will straighten the matter out, howeyer, Bernard C. Jennesens was nominated by necla- matkon from the North Stde. 'This afternoon, at No, B9 Bouth Water street, a Clerk of the Circuit Court will be selected, nmtl Senatorlal and Legislative nominations made, MUNICIPAL REPORM CLUB, There was a meeting of the Municipal Reform Club yesterday st 4w 1, i the chub-room of the Grand Pacilic Hotel, Awong the number present were E, G, Keith, Wirt Dexter, Richard Crang, I Ishum, George' M. Haw, Murry Nelo sty J. G. Shortall, Marshall Field, Robert Law, C. 1" Kellogg, J. T, Turrence, and R. I, Der- {ekson, the lutter of whom presided, The thire was occuplea fu cousultation upon the question of potting up loglslutive and county tickets, 3luuy letters wero read from partivs who thought thess tickots as they now Atoud could be bmproved upon, I was declded to makoe & vigorous camlpab.m. and for that pur- post meotingy of the Cluv will be held dally at 4 p.in. and {n the evening until clection, The Excentive Committeo was increased from nine to thirt members by the addition of Messrs, E, (1 Kelth, R Crane, Murry Nelson, and Johu Tyrrell. ‘I'he Committe reported that they were still at work making up tickets, and would Lo nble to roport a complete list of candidates Monday. The meeting wdjourued uutil to-duy et 4 p. i, al the same place. EIGIT WARD. The Eighth Ward Republican Club beld & .meetlug last night at No. 251 West Ilarrlson strest. Mr, il A, Hoyno presided, and the ottendance wus large.” The apeakers of the evenlg were Georee W, Reed, candldato for Representative of the Fourth Dlstrict, Col, i 1 T e ———r——ves 5 Davis, and Martin Hownrd. The Continental Gleo Club sang soveral al) uring tho evening, perymt uialEn Yngr 1HE GIICAGQ TRIBUNL: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1870. —— % e spent o nart of the aummer {n his cottage at | Tilden & Co. that Involuntarily appeared when- | was present. Illa audlence numbered | people In the Opera-Ilouse, and A most mage the Unfted Btates scema to have had no | eversgood Democrat read (or Jieard read), a | upwards of when e began, - it | opificlent torchlight processlon paraded the effcct on hls poutical prospects, unless to | short time since, the statement that Mr. Tilden, | 901 8 dozen remalned to hear hln FOURTRERTI WARD, A meeting of the llac'nbllclnu of the Fourth Precinct, Fourteenth Ward, was held laat even- fog at No, 1161 Mliwoukee avenue. A largs representation of the wanl was present. Mr, August Bleinhaus presided, and the meetin was addressed by Mr, William Stanley, who ad- dressed himsel? morg plflltullrl( to {fin lssucs of the wngntgn an they affected the working- man; by Gen, O. L."Mann, Col. Goorge M, Davis, and others. All thespeccheaweremarked With & spirit of earnestness and directness welle suited to tho audicnce, made up mostly of Is- . borlng-men. THE FIPTNRNTI WARD Republicans had & good meoting Jast night at the corner of Dayton and Willow strects, Charles Greiner presided. Speechies were made in Gerinan by Louis Nelke, Conrad Folr, and Engene Bittig, and {n English by Gen. Hormea Thumas, Capt. P M. Ryan, and others. A great deal was sald In favor of cleaning out_the hum- mers and acoundrols from the 8heriMs ofiice, and eclecting & man—John H. Clongh—who would sce that thers was no more drawing of Jurles who would convict an honest man and lot 8 marderer go free. The audience showed fts sympathy with such sentlments by voclferous anplausa THE BIXTEENTIL WARD Rn&ubllmnn turned out in good force last night at No. 37 {North avenue, ~ Georwe C. Prussing presided. Speeches were made by Mr. Hawkin-: son, candidate for the County l‘ommls!lunnr- ships the Hon, Willlam Vocke, C. T. Adams, candldate for the Btate 8enate, Lorens Brentano, candldato for Congress, Gen. Horace Thomas, candidate for tho Leglalature; W, 8, Scribner, and others, ‘They oll warinly indorsed the Republican ticket now in the field, and by thelr specchies created much enthuslasm, = Gen. Thomas denounced the movement of the Municlpal Reforin Club, whicl he Baid was dolng iore in its efforts to aplit tho party to help the encmy than could well be reallzed. It was assuming to be possessed of more wisdom than tho Republican Conven- tions by which the candfdates were falrly and uk%nmly but up as the choice of the “pwplc. 'ha apeakers, one and oll, touched uvon the events of the Sullivan trial ns samples of what might be expected of such Democratlc reform- crs as those who took part in the trinl. The mention of the case drew the closest attention, aud much feedug was expressed ut its result, A PizzLY. The Democratic mass-meeting at Thicleman's Theatre Inst evenlng ‘was o complete flzzle, though 1t had peen advertised very freely for the last four days. There was about 150 per- sons present, over one-third of whom were boys under 18 years of nge. Mr, Arno Voss occupled the chair, The meeting was sddressed by the Hon. J, V. LeMoyne, 8. 8, Hayes, Aruo Voss, Dr. Quirk, and others, SEVENTEENTII WARD. The Republicans of the Seventecth Ward held o large and enthuslastic meeting last vening at the corner of Sedgwick strect and Chicago avenue, Mr, C. G, Linderborz in the chair.” Che princt Eml speaker was the Hon, Lorenz Breutano, who made one of his ususl forcible specches. The mecting was also ad- dresscd by Messrs. Thowmas Cennon, P. Sundellns, Robert Kuight, and T, L. Hawkine sou, ———— THANKSGIVING. Proclamation by the Preslient. Wasnixorox, D, C., Oct. 26.—~The following proclamation was issued to-day: t Wasitivoros, 1. C.y Oct. 20,—By the Preslden of theUnlted States of America A PROCLAMATION, From year to year we have been accastomed to pagse in our dafly pursuits and eet spart a time to offer our thanks {0 Almighty God for pecin] blees- ings fle has vouchsafed {0 us with our pravers for o contlnuance thercof. We havent this t{me equal reacon to be thamkfal for Iils con- tinned protection and for the many material “bleweingy , which His bounty has bestowed. - In addition to theae favors accorded to us as ndlviduals, we have eapccial occaxion to ox- rrm aur hearty thanlks to Almighty God that by 114 providence anid puldance our Government, ca- tablished a century ngo, hna been enabled to fnlnil the purpose of It founders, fn oiferinz an asylun ta the people of every rice, securingg civil amd re- 1igious lberty to ull within Its borders, and metin, out to cvery individusl slike Justica and equality before tho law, It fe, morvover, eanu- clally our duty to offer our humhle prayers to the Fatlier of all mcrcfes for a continuance of Hia di- vine favorto us notion and ax fudividuals, By reason of all these considerations, I, Ulysses S, Grant, Presldent of the United States, do” recom- mend’' to the neople of (hetnlted States to devots the 30th dny of November next to the expresslon of thelr thwnks and pragers to Almizhty God, ond, luying avila thefr daily avocations and all - eccular occupatlons, to assamble In thelr respective places of wurshiv and observe such day as o dn?' of thankegivingand rest, In witness whereof, I have hereunto sct my hand and caused the seal of the United States tobe af- fxed, Doné at the City of Warhington, this twenty-sixth dny of Octp fn_the year of our Lord ono thowend eleht hundred and seventy-six, and of the independence of the United States of Amer- fca the one hundred and frat. (1.8 BY the Prestdent: U. S, {inaNT, Haxsiton Fiai, Secretary of Staf et —— RAILROAD CONDUCTORS, Special Dispatch to The Tridune. Dernrort, Mich., Uct, 23.—The Rullroad Con- ductor's Life Tusurance Association continued business to-day, and clected M, D, Waters, of the Hudson River Raflroad, DPresident; M. Bpaln Juy, of the Memphis & Little Rock Rafl- road, and Hurry Mounts, of the Jeffersonville & Indlanspolis, Vice-Presldents; Joseph F, Cul- bertson, of Columbus, Secrotary and Treasurer; J. W, Moore, R. J. Sulvely, and O, W. Merrlll, Executive Committee. Atlunta, Gu., i tho place of uext mneeting. e —— FIRE AT SUITLAND, MD. WasniNoron, D. C., Oct. 26,—This mornfng the residence of 8. Tuylor Sult, at Buitland, Prince Georze County, Md., was destroyed by fire. The house was sct on fire fn the busement, and a family lUving in the upper story narrowly escaped befog burned to death, Loss, $50,000, i — OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, LONDON, Oct. 26.—Steamships Utopla and Ry et i Yofks e rived o BUSINESS NOTICES. A Word to Mothers. Yon will find Mra, Winslow's Soothing Byrnp an {nvaluable friend. 1t cures dysentery and diars rlies, regulates the stomach and bowels, cures wind colic, softeus the gum, reduces Inflummation, and gives tone and encrgy to the whole system. Insl- 1nost every fnstance where the infant s suller) from poiw and exhsustion relief will be found tn or %0 minntes ufter the Soothing Syrup has boen administered. 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