Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-05-31


ing theme Of conversation here at the Capital, as
it is beginning to be throughout the entire country
is the Presidency In just two weeks from the
present issue Of your paper
rHE CINCINNATI CONVENTION
assemblies The feeling among n majority Of Re
publicans at the Capital is that Blaine will sweep
the deck at Cincinnati and be nominated on the
second ballot This is felt to be more and more
assured from the results Of the Republican con-
ventions held in different states during the week,
which has shown him to possess by far the
greatest strength Of any OF the numerous candi
dates His friends claim that fair estimate Of
his strength from the states which have held con-
ventons up TO the present time, gives him three
hundred and eight delegates Iowa and Wisconsin
they hold will give him solid support. This
will add to his vote twenty from Wisconsin and
twenty-five from Iowa, making grand aggregate
OF three hundred and fifty to start with. Three
hundred and seventy-scyen votes will elect the
candidate, and Blaine, according TO the above es-
innate will start with but twenty-seven less than
the required number. II is further urged that
many of the now doubtful delegates, who always
watch the way that the wind blows the strongest,
will wheel into line for his support It is further
believed by those who have watched the canvass
with an unprejudiced eye, and is also neces-
sary conceded by his friends, that should Blaine
fail Of securing the nomination on the second
ballot, his chances are gone Those twenty-seyen
votes may be very hard to get to the support Of
Blaine, and as they must be secured, and possibly
a larger number on the second ballot, It is some
what interesting to inquire where they are to be
found
In the above estimate Of three hundred and
fifty votes for Blaine all his possible strength is
considered, and many Of the states which are
generally believed to be divided are given to him
in toto, as for instance, Vermont New Hampshire.
Conuec lieut., Illinois North Carolina, and Nir-
ginia. These states must be counted solid for
him before he can raise three hundred and fifty
votes New York and Pennsylvania may still be
considered rs doubtful, unless counted for Conk-
ling while it ia possible that Blaine and Bristow
may both get few votes from each. But il Is
generally assumed by those who are familiar with
the ground that Conkling will carry New York,
and IIartnnft Pennsylvania ON the first ballot,
and that on the second ballot Conkling will have
nne-tenths of the two delegations. II Senator
| Cameron who il is believed has Pennsylvania in
his pocket, wonld only be merciul, OF II good
political trade can be effected, 50 that Pennsyl-
vania could be counted for Blaine on the second
ballot, snccess is assured for the gentleman from
Maine. But Will such an event occur Has not
Cameron already pledged his influence for Conk-
ling and is not that influence as good as the
| pledged vote Of the Pennsylvania delegation We
believe It's. Blaine, then, may look another way
for help But where shall he look? Is it to the
southwest, the stronghold Of Brstow, or TO the
i"' south ""eio u"ei 'o"''SNS ue'''.'' " 'i''
TOM we nave already counted Nof'h e"ioih"
ana texas as being soma LOT b'a'he' ana "lso
given MN west Virginia entire ana twenty votes
from virginia win TWO rom south Oarohn'
thrown IN gratnltously' Inc remaining states 10
tha' region are All pleuseu OF instructed LOT some
othef candidate ana VIII STAND 70 iheif 'oiors'
Even shoulu they ullhk oes' 10 ohanse the'r vote
'hey "oulu pe nearly certain " support ni's'o"
OF 'ohNnng'
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tIauoh mas no irendship ior MIN Oohkllns mates
MIN ana VIII not iot nun DC nominated Il nc can
prevent IT, hulhoef oi morton irehas are
De aware that their own candidate despite Ms
pieuseu de'esauohS' Is me least hheiy 10 get inc
prize oil any one named blalne's friends VIII
uh''e WIN n''s'o" sooner IMAM WIN any o1ne'
u'ah' ana III su'h e''ae bf'SVo" himself or WIZ
,''h A. ",lee'e' WIN DC p'e''y sure oi 'he nom
lna'loh WIN ei'her OF ooth oi tnese names on
It's ticket the Republican party may well con
graduate ITSELF ana be assured OF success at the
u mol la in tlsav
THE BELKNAr IMPEACHMENT.
| Next to the question Of the next Presidency.
the Belknap impeachment is the theme Of special
interest 1t Is now pretty plain that the vote on
/ the question Of jurisdiction will not be a marty
one, nor should il be- The question is one Of Law
and precedent and not one of politics. 1t has
been generally supposed, until within a few DAYS.
that the democnitic senators would vote solidl,
in favor of jurisdiction but representative
democrat, Mr. Eaton, of Connecticut, has spoken
on the other side of the question and it may be
there are other members OF that party who will
concur in his view of the case. ON the Republi.
can side a number Of Senator'S among them
Messrs. Edmunds, Morrill,, of Vermont Sherman
and Mitchell, have argued in favor of jurisdiction,
and the two Camerons, Frelinghuysen, Dawes
and Sargent, are believed to favor that side, 50
that it seems to be well assured that the Senate
will decide that it has jurisdiction Of the ease,
and the trial will proceed It was resolved to-day
taken on Monday next. So the long suspense
in which lielknap has been hanging will soon
/ be over.
'"'"hiSs'oNAL ITEMS
i"e oo""'e Vo"'""'''ee o' INTERPRETATIONS n"'
"s'oeu |" stt'he our oil lhe legislative Appfopna,
uoh pl'i AL 'he sections reducing salaries ana
se'u Tue Oh, '''A 70 ,ne Rouse ior It's concurrence
4" u'e ae"''e amendments i"u inc committee
in"ue 'ne piuPose" Ieuu'Noh Vi ioIVe III the ne
with the House they would have better ground