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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1872
Page
2
The notice lists candidates including Ulysses S. Grant for president and Henry Wilson for vice president. It also names Mrs Henry Sayler for Congress and James I Best for circuit judge along with Leah H Hammond for circuit prospector in the state slate.
Common Pleas Judge ED J Wood Common Pleas Prosecutor WM Hess Senator James R Beardsley Representative Joan E Thompson Sheriff Guy C Johnson Treasurer Henry G Davis Real Estate Appraiser P Crull Commissioners A P Wright Henry Stauffer Dr Coroner WM Waugh.
The Concord township Republicans meet at Bucklen’s hall Elkhart October 4 to nominate township officials. A broad critique of Horace Greeley follows with attacks on his Pittsburg speech and secessionist remarks. Also covered is the Elkhart Noble counties Republican convention nominating David S. Scott for State House, plus a note on Ben Wood surrendering a Greeley bet winnings to Monheimer.
In Annapolis Greeley Democrats pulled down Union regimental flags from the late war. They were stored in a lumber room of the Adjutant General's office to avoid displaying memories of fratricidal strife, as authorities sought to veil the conflict.
Commentator asks Trumbull to explain a 1869 ten thousand dollar transaction connected to his visit and questions reform prospects. The remark suggests scrutiny of historic dealings and current political aims.
An OpEd defends Oakes Ames amid Credit Mobilier allegations, denying stock gifts to Congress and criticizing press slander. It cites sworn denials and points to glee at political names like Colfax Wilson Blaine and Garf ield, with Chicago Times satire on Horace Greeley and November political outcomes.
The Greeley organ shifts from Pom eroy Brick Pomeroy to oppose its former record. April boasts Democratic loyalty while May backs a Republican on a Republican platform. The editor cites Sweet and Pomeroy to mock consistency.
The Herald notes the Geneva award confirms an international law principle as the United States vows to nurture the idea with aid from other nations. The monetary cost of the undertaking is deemed hardly worth discussing.
The article argues that history repeats itself as presidential candidates who engage in the circle swing tactics invariably lose. It asserts that Greeley will not be an exception to this pattern and foresees defeat at the polls.
Letters to a liberal campaign committee place Hendrick's October majority up to 14000 with strong odds of victory. A Williams for congressman at large notes only a small Republican edge in the state. An observer bets against Hendrick's election, proposing stakes on the outcome.
The letter from GEO. DEAN condemns the Elkhart Union editor for enumerating voters by race and branding them as a dark record. He argues all citizens deserve equality and calls for respectful address beyond offensive terms like nigger, colored man, or negro, urging humane treatment of voters.
A large gathering of former Union troops in Pittsburg approves resolutions backing General Grant for president. The convention honors veterans, reads letters from Grant and Colfax, and pledges loyalty to the Union, with a torch procession and civic hospitality marking the event.
A New York Times correspondent reports the Tenth District shows Liberalism waning with Goshen cited as proof. In Elkhart, seventy two Greeley Republicans have fallen to under half, and H. B. Saylor the Republican is projected to win by 2300 over 1870.
A sweeping European snapshot spans a new Carlist threat in Spain, terminal death of Swedish King Charles XV, shifts in Swedish throne, and American political dispatches. Reports note Sumner’s Paris trip, Huntress win in New York three mile trot, and Orr offered Argentine ministry but declined.
The speaker argues that five thousand residents in Arkansas would be disfranchised by state law and that Greeley would not alter this, unless he advocates moving Arkansas to territorial status in line with his eccentric views.
Notices praise the Elkhart Observer by Edward and Emma Molloy as a neat, well edited Republican paper printing home and general news. Various Indiana papers comment on its handsome appearance, quality of job printing, and beginnings after Cortland Journal consolidation.
The Democratic Convention met in Indianapolis and adopted a resolution endorsing Louisville nominations. The Nominations Committee named Alfred P. Edger ton for Governor and Green Dunham for Lieut. Governor, with A Parsons as Secretary of State and Otto Boetticher as State Auditor. Other officers listed include D. McBride treasurer, A G Dennis clerk, J C Worcester reporter, Thomas Brannan attorney general, J G Smith superintendent, and several at large electors and congressmen.
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