Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-17
Notes and Notions.


circumstances or conditions, become cand
date for president. General Grant is m
first, last and only choice"
TIE New York Star says that Cyrus w
Field says that if Tilden should be elected
president Of the United States, the Whit
House would be turned into whisperin,
gallery.
BosToN Herald. "The Worcester Spp
too, booms for Edmunds, aud the Hartfor,
Courdnfs article is being widely copied
There may be something in this canddatur,
after ALL"
New York Evening Post: "The presi
dents message on the isthmian canal ques
ton is clear and strong. 1t will add to hi
present popularity and to his permanent
reputation"
IT is now stated that the income-tax sui
Of Tilden will come up for final trial in
April The claim ia made that the artfu
dodger cannot escape from the newly dis
covered evidence.
| APRIL 18th is the time announced by the
Massachusetts, Republican state committee
for the state convention, at Worcester, tc
elect four delegates-at-large to the Republi-
can national convention.
CHICAGO Tribune: "The prospect is
that the Republican party will be con.
| fronted with the task Of beating Tilden this
year, and the election of 1875 should warn
the party that this achievement will require
its best men and its strongest efforts"
ALBANY Journal: "The Tilden Goths
have engaged two hundred rooms in Gin
cinnati and the Kelly Vandals have just
sent on a commission to engage three hun
dred. Porkopolis is thus guaranteed abund-
ance of music in June, Thomas or no
Thomas"
GREENFIELD Massachusetts, Courier /:
"Blaine's forces are organizing into clubs,
Shermans are putting their heads together
for united work and Grants are busily en-.
gagged in picking up delegates. Has any one
learned that Edmunds has corps Of sappers
and miners in the field 2"
PHILADELPHIA North American " II you
may judge of the prospect of the presiden-
tial election in November by the recent
results of the state and local elections
which have taken place thus far this year,
the Republicans need only to be united and
harmonious to sweep the whole north and
west"
BosToN Journal: "The Tribune remarks
that Senator Edmunds is troubled with some
foolish friends in Massachusetts, to-day.
That may be, but if vote should be taken
as to presidential preferences in this COM
monwealth we wouldn't be surprised to read
the name of George f. Edmunds at the head
of the list"
HARTFORD Courant: GAS affairs are now
conducted in the hands of very few poll
ticians, how much freedom of choice is to
be left at the coming conventions in Chicago
and Cincinnati Are the nominations to be
got, not by the best men, nor yet by those
who will run best, but by those who most
wish them and have most skill in capturing
them 2"
IT seems that the British lion does not
like the recent scream of the American
eagle to the tune of the Monroe doctrue.
The London Standard semi-ofiicially says
that the English government is bound to
watch American pretensions and resist them
if necessary. There are also hints that a
diplomatic remonstrance will be sent to
Washington.
New YORK Sun: cat the close of the
last campaign Mr.. Abram S. Hewitt and
Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer presented
bills to Mr.. Tilden, the former for miscel
laneous expenses during the electoral count,
and the latter for the hotel fare of members
of the st. Louis convention. The governor
at that time refused to settle these claims,
but recently they were paid in full, amount
ing to about $4,000.
HARTFORD CORRESPONDENT "The most
gratifying indication in our state politics is
the fact that both our Hartford Republican
papers have at last come out for. Edmunds.
Governor JEWELS organ, the Post, was
quickest to set its sails to the coming
breeze, but General Hawley's Courant TO-
day swings out in manly and mastery
fashion that will be very apt to secure a Con
necticut Edmunds delegation to Chicago"
SENATOR CoNKLING has written letter
to gentleman of Troy concerning his pref
erence for the presidential nominee of the
Republican party. He says his judgment
is that the safety of the country and party
will be consulted by the nomination Of Gen.
eral Grant. The senator further says: Be
lieving him to be the safer and better man,
| would not place myself in his way, deeply
as | value the preference of friends who
deem me worthy of so great trust"