Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1884 — Wonderful Defection in the Republican Ranks. [ARTICLE]

Wonderful Defection in the Republican Ranks.

Of all the workers in the Democratic host perhaps the most confident of Democratic success this fall is Gen. Herman Lieb. Yesterday he sat in the office of the Demokrat opening his exchanges. Nearly all the latter were German papers from all parts of the State, and from lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. As wrapper after wrapper came off and he hastily scanned the pages the General’s eyes sparkled. “They’re all coming out for Cleveland—look!” and he handed over several German papers with the Cleveland vignette on the editorial page. “And here's one from Des Moines. Listen to this;" and the General translated the head lines: “ ‘Organization of a Cleveland Club —Over Four Hundred German Republicans Sign the Roll.’ That’s the way they come in,” exclaimed Gen. Lieb. “From everywhere we get the game reports. I don’t recall now the name of a single German paper in Illinois that is supporting Blaine or Oglesby. I believe we will capture ninetenths of the German vote in Illinois for Harrison.” Gen. Lieb said that on his exchange list he had no less than forty-three German papers from the Northwest which had renounced the Republican party and come out for Cleveland— Chicago Herald.