The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-05
Political Notes.

Brstow would sweep connecticut ike |
whirlwind, and beat Tilden out of sight |
and hearing. -Ne,o Hdpen 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 Giddings
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. Hawleys 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 10. Gen. Taylor in 1S49.
The Illinois republicans hold their state
convention On Washngtons birthday. The
fight between Beveridge 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 and there in Massachusetts, poll
tics--one form of it being whether Blaine
or Bristow shall have the Massachusetts,
delegates to the Cincinnati convention, or
q majority of them.-Bost0n cor. Republ-
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. 10 one else could do
, that, in the face of the democratic capacity
for self-destruction.- Cincinnati Conmer-
cial
"Bristow and Jewell" Kentuckian and
bobtsil clam Yankee, soldier and civilian,
lawyer and business man--realy, it
wouldn't be a bad "mix." when you come
to think of it. And then, how the post
office and custom house copnoisseurs would
smack their lips!- SpringfeM Republican.
A republican paper speaks of Governor
Hartranft as can excellent man." "capital
soldier" "fair, able and unobjectionable
governor" and then adds: "But for all
! this Gov. Harranft does not fill the meas.
. ure of presidential candidate in the pub.
s lie eye, and he never will" This might be
sent as valentine to several excellent men
, The initiation democrats in congress come
G nearer than any other class TO pure idiocy
Y They are innocent both of craftsmanship
and political sagacity. They don't know
8 democracy or common sense. They arc
n foolish without excuse, and would &C
( across the street to make mistake wher
they could be correct by remaining on thu
! same side.-BostOn Herald.
The editor OF the democratic Neacs OF
Bristol, Va, is discouraged, likewise dis
= gusted. He says: ave fear that there il
no chance for us to win the preslden,ia
election. We have sent few brilliant
= pop-eyed fools, like Ben. Hill of Georgia
= and these seem. determined to knock tb,
!, apple off the head of the northern mel
= every time they see it there"
D According to the World the New Yorl
d Times has had narrow escape from bein,
turned into Conkling organ. If Mr.. L
b. Morgan of Aurora had succeeded il
getting hold Of the ten shares of stool
e belonging to the Taylor estate, that is wha
e would have happened to it, But it i
n stated that Jones has secured them at Ssl5,
II 900 a share, and remains master of tn
situation.
N The whisky indictments down at Ney
# Orleans are very much in the neighborhoo
, of Brothcr-in-law Casey. He was struck
# also, through one of the st. Louis disti
l. lers, who pleaded guilty but has escape
10 sentence yet, and threatens to show letter
from Mr.. Casey, If he is further and ma
terially Inconvenience. Had man eve
is more foes of his own household than tn
y president. Springfield Republican.
le The disturbance in the viscera OF tn
u democracy is becoming painful At til
e. congressional caucus, Tuesday evening
n Hardenburg of New Jersey gave motto
that he would instantly withdraw if Lar
Y, der's unlimited imitation programme wa
,r pressed to vote. 1.-THE rag-money men,
said Mr. Hardenberg, ''are digging tn
grave of the democratic party" There
ID sometimes good deal of sense in thos
o Jerseymen.
t. A prominent Washington lawyer tells
T. friend, who tells the New York Herald
D. especial" (Mr. Charles Nordhoff), VIII
" passes the news along to the public, thf
= within week the president has espresso
:. himself very freely and frankly in priva,
= talk on the most interesting topic of tn
~ hour. He expects now TO be renominatet
- IL the prospects are favorable when tn
e. convention meets, he will tell his friend
VI to go in and push things. If not, he prC
poses name his suec e.sor, and it will /
somebody who has not yet been "prom
nently" discussed in the papers. 1t won
:, be Blaine and it won't be Morton. Still lie.
will ii be Bristow. Bristow has been usin
's his office for his own political advancemer
lg and the president doesn't propose to cour
ut tenance any such improper conduct {
4. that.
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