Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-13
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

the Georgia census Supervisor, is that lie Is
illiterate. The real cause of the hostility OF
the regulars is that he has referred 10 tho
Democratic managers in that State as cor
rupt secession traitors"
As to what beat Blaine at Harrisburg, the
core spondeut of the Cincinnati Commercial
saws: ITO those who were undecided III
preferences, the argument was used that Inc
Mulligan letters, Blainc's mistaken policy on
the Chinese question, and the bitter feeling
existing between him and ConKling would
produce INSTRUMENTATION in the party, which
would prove fatal to Republican success
Yale College has taken political census,
with this result: Republicans, 5Gl; Demo
Gratis, 112; Independents, 40; Prohibition, l
Radical, l. For Grant, Sl3; Sherman, EOS
Blaine. 1863; Bayard, So; Hayes. Il Sey-
mour, &c; Tiidcn, 16: Washburne, IA Ed.
munds, "A; Garfield, -; Evarts, 10; Thur
man, :; Conkl,ng, D; English, 8; Chamber
lain, ). The other votes were scattering.
Twenty independent Republicans voted fol
Bayard, and two for Seymour. Six Demo-
Gratis voted for Sherman and one each fol
Grant and Blaine.
A recent vote of the Yale Divinity School
showed IS Republicans, 9 Independents and
no Democrats.
Through the action of clique of tricky
nol;,;c;.ps baadad hv John F. Smvth whf
asplres to be a sort of Republican boss ir
Albany. N Y, the caucuses in that city &c
select delegates to the Republican State con
venlion at Utica were called on very Short
and insufficient notice. and Grant delega'
ton was elected. The honest Grant men, as
well as those favoring other candidates, were
indignant at this action, feeling that no can
didate could stand that way of advancing
his chances. A public meeting was called &c
protest against the attempt 10 deprive the
mass of the Republicans in Albany of any
voice in the choice of delegates; but before
it met the delegates so elected resigned; and
the general Republican committee will cal
new cancuscs upon ample notice.
We choose to interpret the vote of IIar-
risburg in this way: For President, Z. S.
Grant for Vice President, James G. Blaine.
st. Louis Globe Democrat (Rep.).
We do not believe Blaine could carry Wis
consin in the election as against Bayard,
Hancock or Seymour Nlcaukee Sentine.
(Rtp.).
The question for Republicans of to-day is,
What kind of man shall we nominate and
the answer we believe generally to be: If the
South continues 10 manifest the temper OF
the Winter of 1879, no one would prove q
better man than Gen. Grant. If the South
can be trusted to turn to National matters
and work loyalty for the general good,
another man would lie preferable. - West
.feld Republican (Rtp.)-
The majority of the Republicans in New
Hampshire are for Senator Blaine, and their
second choice is Senator Conkling. Or, if
Senator Edmunds of Vermont should be-
come conspicuous in the convention, New
Hampshire would give him her hearty sup
port New Hampshire Republicans take
President Hayes close to their bosoms, be
cause at the time of The extra session, and
indeed. throughout his administration he has
proved himself stalwart, and he is Il strong
or candidate than the ex-Presidcnt 10 put
before the people. senator Blair Of ". H.
in an iHtesricr.
Anybody can nominate a candidate for
President what the Republican party wants
TO do this year is to elect onc-N T. Tr-
6une.
Nothing Is p.ncr than the truth that the
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country prefer either Gran. or Blaine for
President. We do not now say which-we
simply say one or the other.-At5any Jour
nal
No man must represent Vermont at Chica-
go who is not for Senator Edmunds for Pres
ideni, so long as there is the remotcst chance
of securing for him the nomination. If NOM
mated he would sweep the field Woodstock
Standard.
4 Young man from the North accosted Il
Southern man with: About how many
voters have you in your district: About
6,G00." What is your average vote?"
Something like $50" ''How's that q "Oh,
We never let the niggers vote" What,
never z" The Southcrner, who had never
heard "Pinafore mo by = Wheel
ing Leader.
A Western Journal wants Republican
candidate for the Presidency for whom all
Republicans can conscientiously vote. If we
should not have a candidate Till we could
find one who would be satisfactory TO all
voters, we might as well retire from the con
test at once,-for such a man has no exist
ence, and he will never be born.-B0ston
Trdreiier
If the question was left TO the Massachu-
sets delegation in Congress to decide, Gen
Grant would have the vote of nearly every
member Senator Dawes is for Grant, al
though he docs not say so openly. Gov
Clafin and Mr.. Bowman say openly that
Grant is their first choice. DIR. Loring wants
Grant or Blaine, but does not think the time
has yet come to put himself on record
Senator lIoar will probably favor Blaine. al
though he would support Grant cheerfully.
There is only one member of the delegation
who is decidedly opposed to Gen. Grants
and all the others are either in
favor of it, or would checrfully acquiesce in
the action of the convention if it should place
him in nominalion.-W Washington Letter.
Col. Dwight Morris, the genial Demo
cratic leader of the House from Bridgeport
Conn, tells good story at his own expense
the fall election in his town, at
which time he was elected TO his present
post He says that late election day after
noon one of the party workers came 10 him
with the request that he send for - to
come to the polls and vote" as the contest
was close one Send for -" said the
colonel. Not much. lie is lifelong Re-
publican as was his father before him I've
known him from boyhood." lyon mistake"
said the politician. ITS true that - has
always been Il Republican, but he failed in
business year ago, and his neighbors say
hat il wasn't an honest failure Anyhow,
since then he has taken TO drinking, and he
votes with us now" The man was sent for