Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16
POLITICAL.

"A canvass Vi the LOWE mouse OF rep
resentatives shows that 67 favor Blaine,
IL are for Grant, for Sherman and 16
scattering.
The Republicans of the California
House of Representatives boom as fol-
lows: Blaine, %; Grant, II; Garfield,
2; Conkling. Sherman, l.
The New York Republican State Com
mittee have fixed on the 25th of Febru-
airy for the convention to choose dele
gates to Chicago. The first choice of
the committee is said to be Conkling;
second, Grant; third, Blaine.
The Tribune suggests as dark horse
ticket Hamilton Fish of New York and
Gen. Harrison of Indiana. 1t might
have added Washburne and Chamber
lain, if it was bent on making accepta-
BILE tickets. The Republican party is
chock full of good Presidential timber.
Boston Journal.
With such a superior candidate for
governor as Hon. E. B. Washburne. the
Republicans of Illinois would have a
sure thing from the start.
We have heard several lifelong Re-
publicans declare that they will not
support Gen. Grant for a third term,
while we have not heard one Republic
can say that he will not support Blaine,
Edmunds, Sherman, or Washburne'-
Telegraph.
The New York Herald thinks the
Republicans may have to fall back on
Hayes, and adds. "If the Republicans
politicians knew how much the plain
people North, South and West think of
that quiet, good-tempered, upright man
in the White House, who has given us
rest and peace and good times after
eight years of incessant turmoil and
alarm, perhaps they would"
There is coming to be a general cal
for Edmunds in Vermont, among the
recent outcroppings of local feeling be
ing letter in the Rutland Herald onC
Globe from its late editor, s. B. Petten
gill, who opposes third term and CALL
for the sending of Edmunds delegates t.
the National Republican Convention a
Chicago. Outside of his own State, too
Senator Edmunds is recognized by in
Auential Republican influences as
hopeful possibility .-Spring1feM Reput
: hcon.
Hon. George S. Boutwell, is said t
be at the head of the Grant movement
in Massachusetts,, and expects to carr
the State. He says he would rather b
beaten at the polls than to submit
the dictation of the scratcher, bolter
and Germans, who are opposing Gran
A public demonstration will shortly b
made-a meeting or dinner, at whic
speeches will be made for Grant.
Of 4030 Republicans in Ohio VIII
have been interviewed by the Cincir
natl Gazette with reference to pres
Dental preferences, 1881 are for Shel
: man, 968 for Blaine, 620 for Gran
> 1874 for Garfield. 70 for Washburne,
for Bristow, and the balance scattering
: with 1876 for the nominee of the CONVEX
ton. The fact that Mr.. Blaine stant
> second by large vote IN Mr.. Sherman
Y own state shows the great popul;
! strength of the man.
o The Pennsylvania Republican Co
J. vention instructed the delegates fro
# that State to vote solidly for Gran
The preferences of the delegates is su
- posed to be in the ratio of for Blain
a. 8 for Grant
@ came to Washington with an il
N preston that the Republican political
w were manipulating to secure Gran
g nomination. l 60 away with convi
4 tiOn that they are almost to man O
u posed to it, and if he is nominated
70 will be in spite of the politicians.
,o cannot learn the name of single pub
70 man of note who is working for his no
o. ination.-Rev. Lyman Abbott IN Chr
l. tian Union.
- The Democrats seem to be utterly
;, a loss to know what to do, as regal
~ the Presidential nomination. The g,
NJ eral feeling is that they must take I
=. den or be defeated. They cannot hc
!. to succeed without New York; and ]
=. den, if not nominated, his friends s
20, has power enough to prevent any otl
For Democrat from obtaining the Electo
vote of New York and that pow
they believe, he will exercise to coe
lk- a nomination, either for himself or Sc
led one whom he shall name. Many
led them have but little hope of succ
md But with ''solid South and such
rho inscriptions foe to contend against,
roy Republicans will have all they will "
AXE to do to carry the election next autu
ced The Edmunds "boom" in Verm
The seems to include the patronage of a 81
the class of men who were boilers in Is
ris- who think, under needless and os
nts, tatious dust and shout for Edmunds,
My break the force of the Grant sentin
ire in the State. so far as to get some