Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-29

Democracy, the latter will only acnleNe au "
cs.ional triumph when the Republicans have
fallen to quarreling over the spolls, and thus
made their defeat possible through their divsion'
The Republicans Of Iowa would like this year
to redeem the three counties in their State which
went Democratic at the last election. If hard
work will do this it will be done
\ correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer
has had talk with Chief Justice Chase at Wau-
ke,ha, Wis, and learned from him thst he ap-
proves the platform Of the WISCONSIN democracy,
and would be pleased to see Mr.. Doolitte elected
Governor upon it. He moreover said that be
thinks now, and has always thought, that tie
success of any political party depends upon its
being consistent with itself, and that to secure
the success of the democratic party it will be ne
cessary only for that party to adhere consistent
ly to democratic doctrines, and for its leaders to
let the people know they are in earnest, and that
Justice is on their side Which would be about
the biggest job the democratic leaders ever IN
dertook.
California votes again on Wednesday, Oct. 4,
choosing two Justices Of the Supreme Court, a
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, and various
local Judges The candidates for Supreme
Judges are Rhodes and Niles on the Republican
ticket, and Temple and Wright on the democra-
tic. while the two candidates for superintendent
Of Public Instruction are Bolsnder and Fitzge-
raid At the Judicial election in 1867, only
74,545 votes we're pollei, while the number
pollei at the general election a month before waG
80 ,26l, and at the Presidential election one year
Ist.er it vas lOS,670. The San Francisco Bulls-
tin thinks the Constitutional Amendment re-
curing separate Judicial elections ought 10 be
repealed, as its object has been defeated by the
act fixing them one month after the general cleo
tons, instead Of having them come in alternate
years only, and by the practice Of nominating
the Judiciary at the regular party Conventions
The St Louis Democrat says - While Hor-
ace Greeley, Grinnel, Wentworth, Senator
S;harz, and ether disappointed politicians are
roaming over the country denouncing President
Grant, and asserting the impossibility Of his
re-elec;i-n, the people Of California and Maine
have given noble and most emphatic inlorse-
meut to bis administration"
Roscoe Conkliug, E. A. Baker and Eli Avery
were on Saturday chosen delegate. from the
first district Of Oneids to the Republican State
Convention. Strong resolutions were adopted in
favor Of Gen. Grant, Senator Conkling and the
reorganization Of the Republican party in New
York city. A cou,esting delegation is male up
from the district
Gen Butler spoke st Northampton on Friday
night On Saturday night, it elected aa,i-Bu'-
Ter delegates to the republican stste convention
by vote Of 297 to l57.
The people Of Minnesota are to vote upon two
amendments to their State Constitution a their
next election. One prohibits the Legislature from
relieving sny railroad from the tax upon its gross
earnings, sui the other authorizes sn increase
Of the State Indebtedness, for the purpose Of
erecting buildings for the deaf, dumb and blind,
and for the State Prison. to the amount Of $50
600 in excess Of the quarter Of 8 million dollars
now authorized by the Constitution
Alta recent political meeting in Texas al
dressed by Gen ". T Clark, renominstei ior
Congress by the Republicans Of the Thirl d.
trict, the Democrats were excited 90 Dis.
demonstrations by an e1-rebel captain, au..
manifested their feelings in pulling down aai
tearing 10 pieces large United States ha-, sul
threatening violence TO the Republicans.
A Washington despatch to the'Bosion / rer-
tscr says nothing but approval is heard there
Of the position taken by Senators sumner and
Wilson, with regard 10 the course Of General
Butler The number in AMI out Of the federal
Offices ihat wish him success is declared to be
D." exceedingly small"
The democrats in Ohio appear to have given
up the guberns;orisl contest, and to have di-
rected all their energies with view to carry the
legislature, which they hope to DO by the aid Of
prohibition nominations, independent tickets,
sni other modes Of diversion. The chance Of
electing United States Senator is deemed Of too
much consequence TO expend ammunition in
wsging hopeless battle or the GOvernorship.
Hon. Francis s. Thsye-, Of Troy, is a canii
date for the nomination for Secretary Of the State
Of New York, ST the Republican State Con-
venton.
The German Democratic General Committee Of
New York hxve adopted resolutions declaring
thst it is the desire of the German democracy to
mske common cause with sll honest democrats
against the corrupt influences in the party, and
that the Germans will send a separate delegation
to the Rochester convention if such union is
not perfected.
A Fenton-Greeley delegation will represent
Kings county at Syracuse.
The Democrats of Wisconsin are to place EI-
Senator Hendricks, W S Groesbeck, Ex-Goy.
Randall. and other able speakers on the stump.
Wendell Phillips will probably preside over
the Massachusetts, State Labor Convention. Ii
is to take action relative to the nomination Of s
State ticket.
An agtsted snd enraged Democrst out in
Nevada, after vsinly trying to extract some con-
ISOLATION from the returns Of the vote in CAlifor
MIA, exclaimed 1t is Just as | expected
taid go three weeks sgo We will give them one
more square fight, snd ii We do not win in 1872.
we will kill the Democratic party, snd when it
shall have been decen;ly buried, | want to write
its epitaph-Strangled by its Irish supporters.
Yes, Sir one more stand up fight and if the
party does not die then, | will kill it myself
Yes, Sir, will kill it mytelf-myself, Sir-my-
SELF
Gen c. C. Wash6urne and Hon. J. r. Doc
little, the opposing candidates for Governor of
Wisconsin, will begin their joint canvass of the
State at Oshkosh. on Tuesday, October ID. They
will speak together nine times, and close ST
Milwaukee on Tuesday, October p.
The Chicago Post says Mr. Chase declares that
he is not candidate for any office, and that he
especially avows with much emphasis that he is
not candidate for the Democratic nomination
for the Presidency.
The Republicans of the second district Of
Washington County, n. Y, have nominated G.
W. L. Smith, young merchant Of Smiths
Basin, for the assembly.