Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1872 — The Straight Democracy. [ARTICLE]

The Straight Democracy.

CENTRAL ttBAOQCAKTBKS AT CHICAGO. To the Democracy of the Northwestern States: From the National Democratic Executive Committee, at Louisville, the undersigned received an appointment for canvassing and carrying forward thl work of organizing the O’Conor and Adams Democracy of said States preparatory to the November election. The hostility.of the Democratic press is so general and so unscrupulous (refusing to print our notice even for pay), that it is almost impossible to reach the ear of the masses of the betrayed Democratic party through the customary channels, and all the facilities of conducting a campaign are wanting. The time is too short te create them, and the means are not at hand. t I have hundreds of inquiries and applications to address meetings of the Straight Democracy, which cannot now be answered, presenting widely divergent localities, and endless conflict in respect to dates. The State Conventions of Indiana, Illinois, lowa, Wisconsin and Michigan, after nominating State candidates ana Electors, severally advised the counties to present full .Democratic tickets, regardless of the coalition candidates spawned by the ClhcinnatiBaltimore fusion; but the work seems tardy, and our party machinery is yet fragmentary. Tinder these circumstances, I have determined that I can best promote the objects of my appointment, for the remaining short time, by communicating through the mails with local organizations, candidates and active individuals, from a central office, which I will open in the city of Chicago, with printing and mailing facilities, on the I6th day of October, 1872.

County, city, and township organizations, and also candidates and individuals throughout the Northwestern States, will, on application to me by letter, be furnished, from said central office, with suitable documents, circulars, and printed ballots containing the Dtmes of O’Conor’s electors, the State ticket nominated, and 6uch local candidates as may be deaired. As we have no patronage, scarcely any presses,.and no electioneering fund, orders for documents or tickets should bring what small amount of money the sender can raiae by voluntary neighborhood contribution, to meet expenses of printing : and postage. This, however, is only a recommendation and not a condition, precedent to the furnishing of tickets. Where the dames of local candidates are wanted upon the ballots, the full name should be plainly written; and in any event, the order should be sent to the Chicago office by the 20th of October. Where a straight Democratic paper U acceptable, the printing for its vicinage should be given to such, paper. I, therefore, finally suggest that O’Conor Democrats in every county, Whether many or few, meet at their respective county seats (if no other arrangement has been made) on the 23d of October, and appoint one or more of their number, specially charged with the obtaining and distribution of tickets through the Chicago office or otherwise to every product of tneir respective counties before th«i morning oftheHSUi of November, and the Chicago office be immediately notified of the name and post-office address.of auch appointee. . LeGband Btinoton, On behalf of Louisville Committee. 43f"Mr. George A. Halsey, the Chairman of the Republican Committee of New Jersey, has leaned a stirring address to the voters gt that State, nrglng them, to imitate their friends in the other Slices and place New Jersey bvthe Grant column.