Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-03-01
POLITICAL.

The Democrsac State Committee Of New
Hampshire axe circulating the New York
T-jlurs As cam7aiea paper And the Dem
ocrauc papers uss it IS the principal msierisi
@. their editorials
The New YORK Work attempts 70 whistle up
the coarsrs Of TO follower by asserting that
Gen G-Su- vu be ''the easiest candidate TO
bea. ,as, the Republican Convention could Sc
lee.o But if the HorH believed THE j,
would be very careful. uot to ssy it.
The Hartford C5ua-. Think i, can't Be
rlii that the Democrats have no III " for
o.ase in ,hst s,ste, a. R. D Hubbard il run
ming for Governor John Vt. Hubbard for Sen
a,o- IN the Second District-Hsnry G. Hubbard
issst staining osniiisie, snd &c is C. C Hubbard.
We trust It vii turn out that there are no Offices
f9- AZ these rs. and that for them AZ for the
snoisu; mother Of the family. the "cupboAli %
vii be " bare
The Bos,ln Post cannot go the postum
policy. It declares ina, psssivisa is atsgger-
ing blow dealt Al political integrity an virtue
- shameless advertisement that principles an
not worth maintaining and that the spoils are
the controlling consideration. This We take to
be the Just estimate Of the policy. Which SIDE
is strongest emoug the leaders Just now il is
dimcult 70 tell But We suspect that whatever
they may determine. it Will be hard 70 Trans
fer the rank and file
All the States that have held conventions thus
far are for President Grant as the choice Of the
Republican party a. the forthcoming convention
in Philsiephis New Hampshire, Indians, kan
sss. South CaroinA and Dittric. Of Columbia,
have formally instructed .hsir delegates 10 60 for
GrAut and ColiaI. Maine and Missouri, by re-
solution inlorsel the administration in the most
emphatic manner, snd expressed confidence in
President Grant personally, and the delegates a.
far As chosen are understood to be Grant men.
The Missouri Convention pledged the Republican
party Of Missouri to substantially unanimous
support Of the NOMINEE Of the Philadelphia con-
yennon. Connecticut hiss chosen full delegs-
ton, composed Of men who are well known TO be
friends Of the President No instructions were
adopted, but the convention expressed its full
confidence in him, and pledged the party TO &C
cept the candidates Of the Philadelphia Conven-
ton. Thus far no State hiss pronounced against
Grant.
l, is reported that Mr. Greeley, recently, in
an interview with prominent government Off
cial, svored thst he supposed he had got to sup
port Grant if he was nominated. 4" don't
want to but suppose shall have to, were his
words.
The fret Presidential ticket formally in the
field is that nominated al the National Labor
Convention, held at Columbus, Ohio, on Thurs
day. The candidates are David Davis, Of Hi
nois, and Joel Parker, Of New Jertey, for
President and Vice President, respectively-the
former Of Republican pFoclivities, and the latter
Democratic.
The National Labor Convention appears
TO have consisted Of shout two hundred mem
bers, how distributed throughout the coun-
try does not sppesr. The resolutions adopted
are substantially those with Bhich-as coming
from Labor Reform meetings in general
the public is familiar.
Judge David Davis. who has expressed his
willingness 10 be rotated from the Supreme Court
10 the White House, i, described as q large
framed, portly, genial gentleman, nearly fifty
seven years Of age. He was born in Maryland,
graduated in Ohio, studied law in Massachusetts,
and then went TO Illinois, where for years he I
rode the Circuit with Abraham Lincoln, who I
made him his executor. He IL fond Of good /
dinner, and be is a millionaire.
The National Prohibitory Convention, which |
also met at Columbus, had delegates from only |
nine out Of the thirty-seven States OF the Union.
The convention Was not content to stand upon |
the prohibitory principle, but gave the country |
lite views upon the civil service, corruption, the
the rates Of ocean and inland postage,
charges, Tensile outrage, emigration, /
etc, etc. OF course, with this heterogeneous /
platform, "a large number Of narnes were pre- /
sented for nomination to the Presidency
James Black, Of Pennsylvania, however, WAS
the successful man, together with John Russell, /
Of Michigan, for the Vice Presidency. Who |
Black and Russell are. does not yet appear.
Mrs. Woodruff threaten, to put FIVE hundred /
female orators upon the stump in opposition 70.
the Republicans, If the party fails 10 endorse I
woman suffrage.