Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-06-23
POLITICAL.

The Springfield Republican thinks that Gen
Sherman's " hesi j. level' on the Presidency
question It does not think there Was any Sc
rious danger Of nomination being thrGst upon
him. but yet &" as public life in this country is
u whirlpool Of which the White House Is the
vortex" Sherman may yet be sucked in.
Hon. Wm II. Cove, the Spesker Of the Nes
Hampshire Legislature. is a merchant At Weare.
and is shout fifty years Of age. He was for
merly ore of the Old Gusrd Freesoilers, and
afterwSri sctei with the Republicans until 1870,
when he Joined the Labor Reform movement. In
former years be was very active Republican.
Personally he is quite popular, and he stands
high a. citizen. Politically, be will nog be
clsssel with the democrats.
In balloting for Speaker, the New Hampshire
democrats controlled their men By numbering
each ballot and registering the name Of the man
it was given to, so that in case any voted con-
trsry to instructions he could be spotted.
It is suggested that democrats of New Hamp-
shire, now that they are in power, should elect
Al United States Senator 10 succeed Mr.. Patter-
son, two yesrs hence. To act On this advice
would be an admission on their part that they
do not expect to succeed next yesr, and the man
elected would stand but a poor chance Of getting
his seat should the Republicans regain the con-
troll Of the Legislature, as they are likely to do.
The Ohio State Journal says Vallandighsm
thinks d" the chief end Of the democratic party
is to gorify Vall4niigham, and enjoy him for
ever snd that - in his speech accepting the
nomination, McCook wsllowei in boggy. mushy
feebleness about the amendments, jumping from
one TO another in distressing uncertainty, as if
they we're hummocks. snd ne did not know
whether they would bear or not
The Boston Trauelier thinks ths, hereafter
the New Hampshire republicans, in locking out
for party candidates, will ask not only the ques-
tons our fathers asked-' Is ne honest ?" snd
''Is be capable - and the more modern one,
90 Is he svailable,' but also 81 Is he healthy -
The time may come when no prudent politician
will vote for a candidate who cannot present a
. clean bill Of health
The New York JVorId claims to have 4" long
stood upon this platform whereon the scrobatic
Vsllandighsm landed with such noisy thud
the other Day Not content with this de-
spoilstion, the Iforid proceeds to point
moral at poor Vsl's expense and at the same
time bring down two birds with o1e stone, as
follows % The use OF extremists like him is to
prove that there are no more Bourbons TO con-
vert. A lot Of greenbSck trash still hangs /
around his legs, but he and Mr.. Pendleton will /
paw their hinder parts free Of that also in
year or two more"
The forthcoming campaign IN Maine opens in
the last week Of June, the democrats holding
their State Convention at Augusta on the 9th,
aud the republicans meeting at Portland on the
10Th General Roberts, the democratic candi-
late for Governor last year, posi;ivey declines
% be again candidate. The Indications at
,reseat point to Charles P. Kimball, Esq, a
carriage manufacturer Of Portlsnd, rs the pro-
,able democratic nominee Governor Perhsm's
has been successful and satisfac-
Org. and he will undoubtedly be renominsied
" scclsmston.