Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-07-30
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MONTPELIER. VT.
WEDNESDAY, JULY so, 1879.
summer Politics.

Summer Politics.
While our green hills are unvexed by
the noise of political wrangling in some
other states the voice of the stump orator
is heard. and in yet others the sound of
the builders in construc ting platform and
stump. For the political stump is not
always of natural growth.
In Maine the campaign is fairly going.
Secretary Sherman, Senators Blaine and
Hamlin with many lesser lights have been
or are speaking for the republican candi-
date Mr.. Davis, while the greenback cam
paign for Mr.. Smith is in as full blast on
the other side. Gov. Garcelon has been
renominated by the democrats but they
are mostly going TO vote for Smith and
really the opposition to Davis ceuters on
the greenback candidate. Both parties
profess confidence in the result. 1t seems
to be true that many of last years green
hackers are now for Davis but inasmuch
as the combined greenback and democratic
vote in 1873 exceeded the republican vote
by several thousand the latter party needs
all the gain it can get
In Ohio the republicans have more con.
fidence in electing Foster than the demo-
Gratis appear to have that Ewing will
succeed. Ewing however hopes that the
straight greenback vote will be light and
that most who have wandered into the
new party can be induced to vote for him.
OF course good deal de ponds on how his
hopes are realized but altogether the pres
cut outlook is very favorable for Foster.
California votes before either Maine or
io,electing members of congress rs well
rs state officers. The democrats adopted
the ticket of one branch of the working
mems party-that branch dubbed by the
Kearneyitos, we believe, the Honorable
Belks and by this expedient ought to
carry the state ticket as it looks to an out
slider. The mysteries of California politics
are SO great though that there is no telling
beforehand what will befall.
In Wisconsin Gov. Smith has been re-
nominated by the republicans and the
greenbackers have already u ticket in the
field. Iowa and Pennsylvania are also
supplied with party tickets to be voted for
The coming fall.
The warmest battle OF the year is prob
ably to be fought in New York. Mr.. Tildon
;,+,o,ls 70 Lo bo Jop,oor,t; Ia o,n,l;J 70 c,r
president in 1880. John Kelly, the
rammany chief, intends Mr.. Tldon shall
not be the candidate. Mr.. rilden wants
Lucius Robinson to be reelected governor;
Kelly doesn't want any such thing. Kelly
is man of force and II man of character
but he is hardly match for the willy sage
of Gramercy Park and his reforming
nephew, his uncles, his cousins and his
aunts. If Tilden wins at the convention
and the polls Kellys political ruin is
assured for the uncle of his nephew is
vindictive.
The New York republicans are in very
good heart but in little uncertainty rs to
who shall be their candidate for governor.
Cornell wants to win but would be weak
candidate; Geo. B. Sloan would take the
nomination but though a good man might
not be pleasing TO Conrell's friends. Mr..
Starin, a prominent business man is
thought to be the probable candidate. 1t
is certain that the political pot in New
York begins to boil vigorously and certain
interesting things therein will bear more
extended comment soon.