Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15
MONTPELIER, VT.
The Political Outlook.

Ohio and Iowa went republican yester-
day, by majorities which seem at the pres
ent writing to be as large as the most
sangune could reasonably have hoped for.
Ohio has for dozen years been q
close state with victory now on one side
and now on the other. The only excep-
lions were in the presidential elections of
1868 and 1872 when in the general repub.
lican sweep Grant had about 10000 ma
jority and in 1871 when Noyes had 10000
majority on the republican side, and in
1877 when Bishop. democrat, had $4,000
plurality over West, republican. Iowa
used to go republican by immense MAORI
ties but since the greenback excitement and
coalition between the democrats and
greenbackers the republieans. have had less
than 10000 majority.
In Ohio the republicans have elected
Charles Foster governor by $4,000 to
10000 votes over Tohmas Ewing the
democratic candidate. More than this
there is probability that the republicans
have secured the legislature which is to
elect successor to Allen G. Thurman,
United States senator. The contest over
the legislature has been very bitter and if
a majority has been secured it will make
the victory doubly great. Returns from
Iowa indicate an increased republican
majority. about $4,000.
Pennsylvania we do not know much
about and there has been very large
greenback vote there. The state has how
ever usually been republican and we pre-
sumo will not fall out of line this fall.
Massachusetts strangely enough has come
to be classed among the doubtful states On
her local election though the electoral vote
next year will of course be all right.
Butler is making Il rousing campaign and
the republicans are also hard at work for
Long.
New York is Just now the center Of in
terest. Conkling's control of the republic
can convention in getting it to nominate
Cornell for governor was distastefnl to
Geo. William Curtis and many other good
republicans. Some of them, Mr.. Curtis
among the number, propose to scratch
Cornell and Soule. 1t is not probable
however that this detection will count a
great many thousand votes though it will
be large enough to make the defeat of Mr..
Soule for canal commissioner pretty sure.
While we have no admiration for Roscoe
Conklng or his methods we hope that all
New York republicans will support Cor
nell for governor for his election will tell
in favor of the national republican ticket
next year.
Tammany Hall is making a most vigor-
Gus bolt against the democratic candidate
for governor, Robinson, and John Kelly is
now stumping the state for himself. The
indications are that he will not only carry
a heavy vote in New York city but that
thousands of democrats in the rural coun
ties will support him. 1t is death to Til
den or Kelly and there is every indication
that the latter will hold on to his determ-
nation not to submit to Tilden and his
henchman, Robinson.
The democratic party in the nation is
sorely afflicted with Mr.. Tlden. 1t will
have to make him its candidate next yeal
or be stabbed in the back by him and if
it makes him the candidate there is mutt
ny among the crew. However, should
Mr.. Tilden succeed in electing Robinson,
he could defy the Kelly revolt with fight
ing chance of success next year so far as
the internal dissensions in New York are
concerned.
The great burden of the democrats is
the too solid south. This is n heavier
weight than Tilden. The bad conduct OF
the south since Hayes policy was tried
and the conduct of the last congress has
alarmed the business interests of the
north as well as its sense of fair play.
These things have not only made republic
can success more than possible next year
but they have made the nomination of
Gen. Grant by the republicans among the
not improbable things. The south can
keep on and as result they will get
Grant-and we must say that while we
should prefer Edmunds or Elihu B. Wash
burne we would rather it would be Grant
than Sherman, Blaine, Or Conkling.