Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-04-12
POLITICAL MATTERS,


The State election in Rhode Island on
Wednesday Of last week, resulted In tho
election of the republican ticket by over
1000 majority. The democratic Lieut.. Gov
ernor was elected by a few hundred major
ity, by split and quarrel among the re-
publicans. The legislature is very largely
republican, some three to one.
Judge Davis has given no formal accent
ance as yet of the Labor Reform nomina.
ton for the Presid ,ncy and il is understood
among politicians in Washington that he
will decline to run If he shall not be en-
porsed by the Cincinnati Convention.
And now Mr.. Horace II. Day, candidate
for Vice President on the labor union tick.
etwith Judge Davis, does not seem inclined
to take matters kindly. lie thinks that
Judge Davis has nothing in common with
the party who have hOnOred him, judicial
millionaire, as he has been called, who has
been ready for years to take any prominent
Office that was open to him. The knowing
ones say that Judge Davis is coquetting
with the Democratic wire pullers, and
hopes tc get their endorsement. In the
meantime the Labor Union ticket is gradu-
ally fading out of sight.
Washington correspondent says Scna-
tor Trumbull is not committed to the Gin
cinnati movement, as so many have taken
for granted, and nothing he has said yet
"gves anybody the right to say thathe will
oppose the election of the nominees of the
regular Republican Convention at Phila-
delphia."
Anna Dickinson comes out in favor of
the "Repubican Reform" movement, and
in new lecture entitled "We-The Peo-
pie" sharply crticises Gen. Grant aud his
special supporters, and gives aid and COM
fort TO the Cincinnati movement.
Patrick O'Farrell of Hartford, Ct, writes
to the Springfield Republican in reply to
reflection on the Irish voters of Connecti-
cut, "that the day had gone by when the
Democratic party could count on the united
vote of the Irish at the ballot-box."
The New York Evening Post says II is
assured by men who ought to know, that
Chicf Justice Chase takes no part, and even
no interest, in the plans of mistaken friends
who would again bring his name into the
political arena.
llarper's Weekly says of Hon. James F..
Wilson of Iowa, whose name is mentioned
in connection with the Vice Presidency:
ale was born in 1928, and in 1856 was elect
ed member Of the con vention to revise
| the constitution of Iowa. Since then he
has been almost continuously in public
life. During the 3Sth, 39th, and 10th Com
| crosses lie was chairman of the judiciary
| Committee of the House--the Youngest
man who had held that position. lie was
| one of the managers in the Impeachment
trial of Andrew johnson. Two cabinet of
fees were successfully offered TO him by
President Grant and declined. He is one
of the very ablest and strongest men in the
country
Gen. Longstreet, the rebel soldier, who,
after defeat in the field, accepted the stua-
ton in good faith and has since been a 10y
al citizen, and who recently resigned q lu-
crative federal office, has written an inter-
esting letter on the political situation at
New Orleans to Senator kellogg. He con-
cludes by saying: "There was time when
l had serious doubts of the possibility of
successful reconstruction, but the law was
before us, and we had no course to pursue
| except unuer It's mandates. l tnlnk That II
has been faithfully executed, so much so
that in some instances it is said to have
been done with severe justice. 1 have said
before that we have reason to hope that we
shall have successful reconstruction. / be-
lieve that this is due to the firm hand of the
| present administration. viii it not be
better, then, to forego the exercises of one
good privilege of a quadrcntial change Of
administration, when we see and feel, and
almost realize, that our future will not he
left in doubt. Then, again, the personal
claims of the President are very great. All
things considered, am constrained to say
that think the people owe it to themselves
ana TO the President to return him to the
Office that he has filed so well, aud with
such entire good faith.'