St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-16


STRENGTH. which is expected from I'LL
nois. The Morton men are confident.
but not noisy. They expect to hold
their strength and to increase after the
first ballot. Being asked about the
propccts of the southern delegates go
ing over to Conkling. they say they
have no fears of that. When told that
Fred. Douglas was here for Conkllhg.
their reply was that Fred. had comfort
ed them with the statement that his
head was for Conkling. but his heart
was for Morton.
Mr. BriStow'S friends are in high
spirits this morning, and their list of
delegates who will vote for the gallant
Kentuckian on the first ballot L. re
ceiNing constant acccSSionS. y story
that Mr.. Bristow, if elected President,
would sanction the payment of South
crn war claims almost without limit Is
untrue. More than three-quartcr> ct
the cotton claims presented to him have
been rejected, The men most bitterly
arravrd against him in Washington are
the claim agents. a more significant
ease, however, us fixing his status III
regard to Southern claims is his action
in the Milton Best claim. This was
considered So Just that Il Republican
Congress passed it, the President We
toed it. and it is known i'll Washington
that he conferred freely with Secretary
Bristow about it and that the latter
urged him strongly to veto it on the
ground that it would set Il precedent
under which millions of dollars of sim
liar claims would he prosecuted. and in
3 4 Ia,
treasury which could not he born. No
officer of the Government has been on
I'LL occaSionS more strenuous than he in
resisting all those demands which aIc
technically known aS Southern claims.
The Vermont delegates have all III
rived with the exception of Mc>Sl>.
" oodhrid.c. French and Farnham,
who are expected Tonight. \ number
of the visitors at the Vermont head
quarters have mentioned with favor the
name at Judge Poland aS II candidate
for Vice President. but the Judge tells
them that the selection had better Ice
made from Il State more doubtful than
than Vermont. The present indica-
tions are that Il larGc portion of the
vote of Vermont will bc given To Mr..
tii,tow for President and Wheeler OF
New York for Vice President.
Cincinnati has been alive Tonight
with political clubs on the march from
one hotel Ia another with their bands
and tran>paIcmcic>. There has been
much speaking from the balconies.
some singing of campaign songs. Il good
many conferences ot Delegations. hut
nothing I" clearly indicate VIII" will he
the nominee for President.
The Trihunr> despatch says the Yer
mont delegation may agIcc Ia vote H. II
unit for Nh. Blaine ON the first ballot
hut after hal it il likely t" split up.
Nh. Blaine j. apparently sure T." receive
about >iN votes from this state hu I'LL
stand 10y him. aud Bri>t"w and Conk
/ ling Will each get some. Well inform
ed politicians from that State. not mem
hcI> of the delegation. express TIA,
opinion that the entire delegation could
hc united III support of Nh. Wheeler.
We take the following from til,
/ Times specials of Monday night. Yer
mot has two delegates still absent. and
II" meeting OF the delegation has been
/ held. Judge Poland knows ct nnhnll
/ hat W""dhridgc VIII" - t"r Blaine.
/ WnnllnId"c l. Il man of memorial,
antrcrdrnt>. " no. since, he WAS Il mem
her "t Congress. has done some lobby
business II Washington. Mr.. Poland
~IN> his ticket l. brI>tnw and Wheel
rr. The iudyr would Ice easily per
>utdrd Ia accept the second place uIl
the ticket. but he secs the importance,
of giving all p">>ihr strength /" New
| Y rk. Vermont would east ten votes
i"r W hcclrI tur the first place if Ii,
We're before the Convention.
/ The Boston journal of the lltll
SAYS: The situation at Cincinnati. ~ il
appears from the muIitudinnr> dis
/ patches received 10y the journal. MAY
hc summed up ~ follows: The origin
al adherrnt> OF Mr.. Blaine maintained
Il bold front III the most thy ing moments
of their leaders illness. u few doubtful
ones "ml dropping off. Om receipt "t
more favorable news from Washington
concerning Mr.. Blainr'S health. the
c"mIagc of his supporters waved strong
81. and they entered more n.aluu>lN in
/ I" the contest. They pcIsi>trntlN in
trrN icwrd the opposing or doubtful
ones i'll the NaIi"u> delegations. and
gradually the Blaine wing assumed
| proportions which PROMISES Ia sweep
away all opposition and c;lIrN the cN-
Speaker into the Presidential clair.
/ Don Cameron. IcroIdiu" to all account ,
has lost his prestige ;l> Il political lead
Ell, the Pru>N l\auia delegation having
mutiuicd. drclinin. longer to submit To
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