Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-23
From the Rutland Herald.
The RarIau Ralf

Hon. Bradley Barlow, Of St. Adams, hav-
ing failed in a desperate struggle to secure
the regular Republican nomination for Con
gress, now expects to get himself elected BY
Democratic votes. In order to accomplish
this be has secured the nomination Of the
Third District Greenbsck Convention which
met at Essex junction, Saturday, and the
nomination Of a mass convention held at
St. Adams. tho same day, and now hopes to
get votes enough at the September election
to prevent General Grout from having a
majority, and then at the special election.
when plurality elects, to get the Demo-
Gratis under the management of his nephew,
Bradley Barlow Smalley, Esq, of Burling
ton, and his friend, Hon. Jasper Rand, of
St. Adams. to vote for him, and thus secure
tho necessary plurality Of votes. This is
the plan, and if the Republicans OF the
Third District are not alert and
faithful to their duty it may succeed.
| The mass convention at st. Adams Satur-
day was managed with much more skill
than Mr.. Barlow's previous campaign.
There WAS band of music which played
every two or three minutes, a drum corps
and the st. Adams Gee Club to fire the
boilers hearts, and in all the arrangements
particular attention was paid to the lights
and shades, the chiaroscuro of political
effect. In the resolutions sop was thrown
| to the Greenbac kers. an attempt YVES made
| to placate the Democrats. and to keep the
word of promise Of reform to the ear Of the
Independents while leaving ample room and
verge to break it to their hopes and so Sc
euro the support Of the ''Stalwarts.
| And what was all this for? Simply to
| crafty the wishes CT a man who has an in
ordinate anxiety to be in Congress. The
reasons publicly proclaimed for this bolt
are trivial and unworthy. The men
who are engaged in it are not governed
| by any political principle. They are not
ereenbackers, except as they are Barlow men
Col. Albert Clarke. Of st. Adams, who has
been for several years Mr.. Barlow's eIpon-
eut, said that "he had been a delegate to
the Convention at Hydepark, and had there
accepted the result, and it was upon his
motion that Gen. CIRCUITS nomination was
made unanimous. lie had felt. therefore,
that unless some good reason existed why
that action should not stand approved, he,
Of all men, was bound by it," After the
| Hydepark Convention Mr.. Barlow promised
Gen. Circuit his support, telling him that he
should hot trouble HIM any more. But
neither Col. Clarke or Mr.. Barlow have
given any good reasons for boiling the nom
nation. The most they can say is that the
FRKE Pass, a newspaper which supported
Gen. Grout. insulted the Barlow men by
| saying that Gen. CIRCUITS domination was
ylndication of clean, honest, and
straightforward methods in politics" That
is their only complaint. The real reason,
as before stated, is that Mr.. Barlow wants
60 go 20 nanerAsa. and Col Clarka and
others are under such obligations to him
that they are willing to bolt regular nom
! nation which they had made unanimous,
without any reasons OF public character
to Justify their action. We trust that the
true Republicans of the Third District will
not be influenced by the martial airs OF the
| Glee Club ard the band of music to vote
for a man who will IN any degree place the
Republican party Of the State in false
position on the currency question. and give
aid and comfort to the agitators Of the
"saId lott or the street, who are doing all
they can to introduce in this country social
and commercial chaos.