Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-03-12

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
There are indications That North Carolina,
heretofore counted in the Sherman column,
will be solid for Grant.
The Worcester Spy says that the Massachu
sets Young Republicans ''have put them
selves outside OF the Republican party.
Ethan Allen of New York, who, as chair
man of the Liberal Republican party, en-
gincercd the Greeley campaign in 1872, says
he is opposed to Grant. This Is very sad.
Robert 5. Douglass, son of the late Stephen
A. Douglass, believes that the eSPresident
could carry South Carolina, Florida. Virginia
and Louisiana if hc were nominated.
Ex-Consressman Robert Smalls OF South
Carolina reports that the feeling among his
race in South Carolina is almost unanimously
for Grants reelection. The white Rcpubll-
cans are more generally for Blaine.
Mr. Dillave, the candidate Of the Green
hackers for President, ii seems, is moi New
Hampshire man but resident of Cnontown,
| New jersey. lie is described as AS crazy
an inlatonist as De Ia Matyr or Weaver.
Col. Uigginson ikcns the team of Young
Republicans to pack of Esqumaux dogs,
who cannot he harncsscd together. and vii"
must have each his own thong.
| 1t looks as though the figures "i old hc-
publican maioritles on Presidential years IN
Maine would he reached next September
$1,000.
The Students of Dartmouth college have
waited as follows for President: Blame, IS;
Edmunds, co; Bayard, A.; Sherman, 30
Grant, 81; Tilden, .; Hayes, 4; scatter
ing 10.
A dozen different colleges in seven different
Northern States have polled an aggregate OF
over 3, 900 votes for Presidential preferences.
The following is the result: Blaine, 81;
Grant, GlS; Bayard, ISL; Sherman, 4sl;
Tilden, 10; Garfield, G3 Washburnc, 81 3;
Edmunds, 81; Hayes, 50; Evarts, &c.
There are 100000 Republican voters in
Massachusetts, and it il decidedly cheeky for
|
149, $50 whom they must vote for Tor Iresl-
dent. Springfield Union.
Sixty days hence the supporters of Grant
| in Iowa will oulnumbcr the supporters oi
| Blaine. Huntington Ld.) UaTktye
A Michigan Congressman says that the
canvass in his State over the delegates TO the
Chicago Convention is going on IN very
lively manner, and the indications now are
| i l, lpt W
Senator Blaine and Gen. Grant. The latter
would secure all the delegates but for the
intention of the friends of Senator Ferry to
urge his nomination for Vice President ii
Mr. Blaine is nominated for the first place
on the ticket Of course, to secure MIR.
Ferrys nomination it will he necessary TO
nominate an Eastern man for President. But
for this, the Michigan delegation would he
solid for Grant Washington Despatch,
Few people, we presume have any notion
who Stephen Dcvalson Dillayc is, except
that he was nominated for President OF the
United States a few days ago at ST Louis by
the Brick" Pomeroy faction of the Green
back party During portion of Buchanans
administration the fellow was subordinate
official in the New York custom house, and
edited an obscure Democratic newspaper
which had an cphemcral existence. Ills CHIEF
title to fame consists in the fact that having
| INDUCED in some abuse of Emanuel Il. Hart.
then surveyor of the port. through the col
umns of his paper. that gentleman gave him
A sound Gaming in public at the corner of
| Nassau and Pine streets. which chaslsement
he could get no satisfaction for in Il court OF
Justice. though Mr. Hart admitted having in
ficted it. Dilaye was Il black-and-blue-
hacker about that time. and probably his
| bruises afterward assumed a grCcnsh hue
Troy Times.
The Springfield Republican is very prompt
to accuse the real friends of Senator Ed
munds in Vermont of dislOyaliy to him and
disingenuous support. Since 1872 the Htpn5-
| lean has invariably sneercd nj Senator Ed
munds as narrow and higo.ed partisan, OF
keen but contracted vision. 1t has always
refused to concede that hc had any states
manship, and placed him in the low rank of
a mere technical lawyer, whose legal attain
ments were made the hulwark of his po-
| litcal bigotry and bitterness. After eight
wears of unccasing slur and snccr, the he
| publican has suddenly discovered that Sen
ator Edmunds is about the only statesman
| save the lev Adams, that survives between
the tw O oceans, and impudently invites the
press of the Nation TO take of their hats to
| the Republican Us the author of the Edmunds
BOOM Nothing is more gratifying evidence
| that the stalwart sentiment controls the coun-
try than the spectacle of the R,pubiicdn adding
the Ironside, Edmunds, TO lis books, which
| hitherto have borne only the names OF
| Adams, Wade Hampton and Sam Tilden.
The Repu5Lcan's sudden discovery of Ed
munds as statesman probably makes that
gentleman express himself as the hoy did
who. when asked how he felt when his
grandmother died." replied that 'hc never
was So mortified in all his life. - RWIdHd
Herald
| The action of the Vermont Convention has
turned public attention to Senator Edmunds
and his record, and it is safe 10 say that no
man ever bore examination better. There
isn't weak spot about Manchester
Mirror.
Believing Grant 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
| Senator COnklthg
| Edmunds would make better President
! than Grant, Blaine or Sherman. and would
| get more votes than either of them, II NOM
/ mated 1t is the latter circumstance that
reconciles us to the imposshility OF hisnom-
ination-Nanchesttr v. H. Demorrdt.
1t is not the candidacy of Gen. Grant
which owes lis vitality TO the working OF the
/ machine :" it is the men who control Inc
machine who arc trying to maintain Their m
/ fluence by the potency "t lbs name Inc
candidate has TO carry the party managers
not to be sustained 10y thrm.-N. J. Times.
| The EdmundS movement gains momentum.
| Nobody can object to EdmundS, and, so lar
as we see, no Republican docs object to HIM.
Stafford Ct. } Press
Before many weeks careful observers may
| discern Sherman bonfire in the eastern SKY.
--SwingteM Repujiican.
1 Massachusetts is little more inclined To
snug up to Edmunds since the fact came out
TINT his parents were Massachusetts people,
/ his mother being a cousin Of Gov. Briggs
| Hartford Post
| Iogan's remark in the Senate that if he
| had been in command of the Army oil Nlr-
pinia there would hayc been no Fiiz John
| Porter knocking at the portals OF Congress
! today" will be generally construed 10 mean
that Logan would have made a speech TO
POTTERY: Y. World
The Republican machine fought the rebel
! lion, the Republican machine freed four NIL
/ lions of slaves. the Republican machine re-
stored specie payments, and We rather think
the Republican machine will nominate the
candidates and secure their election. 49, BoStoH
! .JOurHaL
NOTES AND NOTES.
'Pinafore" is the name of a new post
Office in Butler county. Pa.
| German critics assert that Engll Sinner
have lost the power of falling in love.
| FItZ John Portcr's enemies are ironically
| asking linn. ''Dnna We hear this Logan