The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-14
Political Notes.

The New York Sun says 1t is Judge
Bradley who is "a bigger man than old
Grant" now.
The sympathy of the civilized world viii
be called for in behalf Of the candidate for
the presidency who is counted in.- Cinci,a-
natl Commercial.
How long will the so-called Packard gov
eminent in Louisiana, or the so-called
Chamberlain government in South Caro-
lima, stand with Tilden in the presidential
chair? No longer than the period given
for refreshments at railroad eating-house
say twenty minutes. y, RedfeM.
The talk is getting to be more about
Hayes cabinet than TildensSbut the Gin
clnnati Commercial stops to remark that if
rilden gets chance to make one, H. b.
Payne of OHIO is expected to be secretary
of the treasury.
There are three Ohioans on the electoral
commission. -Four of the lswyers-two on
each side--are from the same state. Be-
tween all these gentlemen it will be singu-
lar if they can't ring in an Ohio man to the
presidency.
Almost the first note of preparation for
the inaugural is the announcement that a
committee Of Philadelphia military Or
ganization is in Washington to prepare fol-
its visit on the 4th Of March. Usually lots
of arrangements are under way by the first
of Februs' y, but everybody has been wait
ing this ear to find out who 10 to be in
augurated.
So the case of Louisiana was reached at
last and referred to the commission. The
objections read show that tremendous
contest is to be made over Louisiana, and
probably the entire week will be consumed
before reaching a conclusion. Matt Car.
penter is quoted as feeling very certain that
he can secure the rejection of the electoral
vote of LOUISIANA, and Trumbull, his asso-
ciate, is equally confident. But the great
mass Of democrats here are unbelieving. 1t
is, however, pretty certain that the result
ID still doubtful, spit of angry and disgust
ed democrats and hopeful and joyous re-
publicans.- Washington cor. Springfield
Republican,.
The democrats assert that there are
legal points in the Louisiana case which
were neither argued nor decided when
Florida was before the commission, and
on which they rely. One of these is known
to be the eligibility of an elector named
Brewster, a surveyor of public lands, who
resigned his office before he was chosen by
the electoral college, and his resignation
was accepted. After the electoral vote was
cast he was reappointed. The claim is,
therefore, that he could not vacate the Of
| flee till his successor was qualified, and as
he was appointed to succeed himself it will
be claimed that he has never been out OF
the office, and was ineligible. The repub-
licans will answer that the decision of the
supreme court depended on was made I'M
der the old tenure of Office act, and that
under the law as it now stands on the stat
ute book the office terminated with a resig-
nation or removal. Neither is il clear
that an electoral vote is worthless because
cast by person afterward discovered to
have been ineligible. There are several
ether nice legal questions which will be ar.
| gued before the commission. Indeed, the
great fight is to be on this Louisiana ques-
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