The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-11
Political Notes.

Judge Davis of the supreme court is
spoken of again as good candidate fol
the presidency.
Bristow would sweep Connecticut like a
whirlwind, and beat Tilden out of sigh,
and hearing.-Ne,o HaUen Journal.
A prominent Virginia republican says
Bristow is probably the only republican
who can carry Virginia next autumn. He
says the southern people believe in Bristow.
The succession to Senator Hamilton OF
Texas is thought to lie between Congress.
man Hancock, ex-Congressman Gddinge
and a Judge Irish Hancock at present
ahead.
A prominent Massachusetts republican,
who has been prospecting in Washington
for few days, has decided that his first
choice IS Blaine, his second Bristow, and
his third Sherman.
Gen. Hawley's friends don't talk so much
about him as a centennial president as they
did, but they think that he would make a
good vice president on ticket headed by
Bristow or Morton.
The fourth OF March falls on Sunday.
next year, and the new president will be
inaugurated on Monday. This has hap
pened twice before--to Mr.. Monroe in 1921
and to Gen. Taylor in 1S49.
The Illinois republicans hold their state
convention On Washingtons birthday. The
fight between Beverdge and Cullom for
the head of the ticket is growing SO warm
that talk begins to be heard Of third man
perhaps Congressman Fort.
The presidential question begins to show
itself here aud there in Massachusetts poll
tics-one form of it being whether Blaine
or Bristow shall have the Massachusetts
delegates to the Cincinnati convention, or
a majority of them.-BOstOn cor. Repu6R-
can.
There is quite revival in bummerdom.
The republican loafers who pick up their
living in politics can, we think, elect a
democratic partisan the next president of
the United States. No one else could do
that, in the face of the democratic capacity
for self-destruction. Cincinnati CONNER
cidl.
"Brstow and Jewell" Kentuckian and
bobtail clam Yankee, soldier and civilian,
lawyer and business man-really, it
wouldn't be bad sink" when YOU come
to think of it. And then, how the post
Office and custom house connoisseurs would
emAck their lipsl-Springfeh Republican.
A republican paper speaks of Governor
Hartranft as ''an excellent man." "capital
soldier, "fair, able and unobjectionable
governor" and then adds: "But for all
this Gov. Hartranft. does not I'll the meas.
ure of a presidential candidate in the pub
lie eye, and he never will" This might be
sent as valentine to several excellent men.
The initiation democrats 10 congress come
nearer than any other class to pure idiocy.
They are innocent both of statesmapship
and political sagacity. They don't know
democracy or common sense. They are
foolish Without excuse, and would 90
across the street to make mistake when
they could be correct by remaining on the
same side. -BostOn Herald.
The editor OF the democratic Ne,os of
Bristol, Va, is discouraged, likewise dis
gusted. He says: "We fear that there is
no chance for US to win the presidential
election. We have sent few brilliant,
pop-eyed fools, like Ben. Hill of Gergia,
and these seem determined TO knock the
apple off the head of the northern men
every time they see it there.
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