Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-11

We summed up, last week, the prominent
facts of the political situation on the Repub-
lican side On the Democratic side. the
entries to date are Governor Tilden,
Governor Hendricks. Senators Bayard and
Thurman, " Bill " Allen, General Hancock,
Judge Davis and Mr.. George Ii. Pendleton.
To these, possibly, Horatio Seymour should
be added. At least, new biographical
sketch of Gov. Seymour has appeared in the
last edition of AppletOn's Encyclopedia, and
is being copied in Democratic newspapers TO
an extent which looks as if Mr.. Seymour
was preparing to decline the presidential
nomination just once more. 1t has been
suggested that it would be curious if the city
of Utica should furnish the two presidential
candidates in two brothers-in-law, Messrs
Conkling and Seymour. And it would be
exceedingly curious but it will not happsn.
The State of New York will doubtless pre-
sent Mr. Tilden in the Democratic National
Convention, and will push him for the nomi
nation, against all efforts at compromise
Yet there is strong opposition to Mr.. Ill
den, even in his own State, on the part Of the
anti-Tammany Democrats, and there is little
likelihood that he can be nominated, since if
he should receive a majority Of the votes he
would be defeated 10y the two-thirds rule.
The opposition to him in the West and South
on the financial question and because of the
dicta:orial sttltade Of his supporters, renders
it almost certain that be cannot receive two
thirds Of the convention. Giving him the
whole Of New England, New York, New
jersey. and all Of the Pacific Coast States, be
would have still les than one-third of the
convention By cImbining with the South
ern States, it might be possible to obtain
majJritr, bat the .larcss are against even
that.
llenir.c4. se5ms I, haze the best chance
for tie nomination because he can best com
promise the radical differences which divide
the Democratic party. As the Chicago
Trijllae say When he Is with hard money
men, BE j, ia favor Of honest money when
he i aitl rss money men, he fondles the
RAJ pa y Wbica Of the two he Is really in
favor ,i % one can >ay, for the reason that
h. ia- not courage enough himself to tell.
lie trims himself - every passing breeze and
he floats with the popular current that seems
t. him to be the strongest If these be quail
ifcit1n- for the Presidency, then Governor
HendrcZ- l. the most available man the
Conf icrat can select lie entirely fills
the bin. and be caa .tr4dile the distance be-
tween the no wing Of the Democratic Con-
federats party, if i were a. far a. from
heaven t. Garth" 1t Ohio could unite upon
Senator Thurman lie would stand about an
equal chance witt Hendricks Either Of
them could obtain more votes in the con-
yentiju, from the Moth and South together,
than any ether candidate named. Senator
Bayard appear, t. stand third on the list uf
probabilities 1t i claimed that be will IT.
ceive large support IN the South. many
scattering votes in the West, and divide the
Pacific Coast States.
Judge Davis Of the United States Supreme
Court, WAS Prominent c4ndidate before the
Liberal convention at Cincinnati, in 1872.
He Is now, {; j, said, pressed by the granger
element in the Democratic party. lie is a
man Of great wealth. One Of his principal
organizer i Mr.. Morrison, chairman Of the
ways and mctn> c,.nu!tt-e Of the House.
1t l. ,4.mcd by -,me who profess to know
that Mr. Davis Aa- Developed great strength
in the S..tl and West, and that whether the
>uW)ner- Of Tilden, Thurman. Bay4rd.
or Henlricks roc,-aize the fact or not. he
Wil. prove to lie one Of the mos, forlnid-
ale clnIidat.s in the convention.
Pendlet)n and Allen are radical imitation
II ctndidAtes Few even Of the most san
;uiae inf4tioni,t, profess t. think that
eiiaer could be elected, if nominated. The
'hauces are perhaps even that none Of the
'lnliiates at present in the field Will be
Nominated bat tlat after prolonged and
''tisr ,truggle in the convention, some new
nan, unknown to official life, from a State
-emots from the centres Of the contest. Is
Maine, OF Iowa, or California, will be
aiken up. The advocates Of this plan %
'ack to 1872 for an example, when the
Democrats swept the country with Frank
Pierce, and are confident that with a Demo
rat Of that description they could do better
han 70 persist in running a conspicuous
eader. 1t i too early, however, for any
ne to predict that that game will work,
ither in the convention or before tie |
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