Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-07
Our New York Letter.

New YORK, June %, 1876
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times
The nomination Of Hayes and Wheeler at
Cincinnati was received by the Repub-
licans of the city with the widest enthu-
sasm. and by the Democracy with the
most intense disgust. Both sides concede
that the ticket Is the very strongest that
could have been made and both sides
one openly and the other privately-con-
cedc its election. The World and the En-
p1r,S, the principal Democratic papers of
the city, are irantically endeayOring to hnd
something against them, but in vain the
Triiune, which has been Liberal" since
the Greeley campaign, gives 1t falr sup
port. the Times Is enthusiastically sup
porting it, and the Republicans, without a
dissenting voice, are throwing up their hats
for the coming men. There never was a
ticket nominated which 50 thoroughly uni
ted the party, nCr one that commanded a
more earnest support The decent portion
OF the Liberal Republicans have come out
sauarely for il. and thousands OF the best
Democrats of the city will wheel into line.
" Hays, Wheeler and a sound currency"
will sweep the State like broom. Hayes
and Wheeler clubs are being organized in
every ward Of the city, and there is every
prospect of a very lively campaign.
You ought to have seen the crowd that
left the city this week for st. Loais, in the
interest of "Iilden and Reform" There
were nearly a thousand of them, and, with
the exception Of few leaders, a worse
looking lot of bummers were never scraped
together. They were the ward strikers, the
repeaters, or. rather, the managers of the
rcpoaters. thc-well, everything that is
shaky and scaly in politics. Did | say the
worst lot? take it back. Theanti-Tilden
faction. run b. Iammany, discounted them
for badness They mustered about thou
sand. headed by Boss Kelly, and all full of
enthusiasm and whskey for " anybody to
beat Tildcn and Reform 3" Turn them
loose and there wouldn't be a hen-roost or
clothC>-linc untouched from here to St.
Louis. Ii Is fortunate Tor the country they
pass through that they 90 by rail, and that
the trains are So fast that they can't posi-
bly, get Off \ sweet crowd to reform
the government.
VANDERBILT.
Stewart. the king of merchants, went a
lcw months ago, and now Vanderbilt, the
railroad king. Is in his last moments. The
old man has been very i'll for some time and
il Is impossible that he should live much
4NuLII. Duh HIS Atdkl W III iuAht no Qllkl
ence with bis vast interests. lie has a son ,
William Vanderbilt, who Is Just as grasp
ing, and a deal more able than his father,
whom the old gentleman has been training
foryears to take his place when he should
yacatc it. William Vanderbilt knows all
about the old man business, in TACT. he
has done the most Of it for ten years. lie j.
the Vice President of all the companies Of
which his father j. President, and Is really
executive head Of all his enterprises. lie
is very strong business man. and has had
the best Of opportunities You may expect
% hear of the old mans death any day
And hy the way, Wall street Is speculating
on the event just the same a. it speculate-
On everything. \ regular Wall Street
broker would turn the death Of his mother
% account. Every hour of the day bulle-
tins, real and false. are received as to hi
condition. and stocks 20 up and down. a
the reports are favorable OF bad. PROSTATE
and hc.p.o--, be still wiclds powerful IN
hucncc.
FAsHi0Ns.
The now coaching hats are awakening
ihc establishment 81 our country cousins
and no wonder. These enormous edIiice,
tor the head belong 20 the time when every
body went 90 coaches, that j. unle-s they
dId like MOST every one IN those times ant
STAYED 10 hlme. Coaching hats are th'
rlu-nc-- at r1aeh-aui-ready brown straw
,,ltH urm and high crown about the sIz'
t.ra convenient beehive The hrim, odsce
WIt. o. SILVER cord and turned up at The
SIDE. wish Two long feathers shading th'
,r,Nr. They are worn oil the lace, a. one
-et- th,m 100 odd English plc-urc>. and q
i-c-H Young face looks very I4uani undel