Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-04-07
Notes and Notions.


any of its candidates.
THE Democrats in Washington have
abandoned all hope of reconciling the Kelly
and Tilden followers.
THE Hartford (ConnecticuD Republicans
have chosen three Edmunds delegates TO
their state nominating convention.
THE New York World demands an un-
pledged delegation of Democrats from that
state to the Cincinnati convention.
ALBANY Journal; "Tilden's nomination
is demanded by his friends to correct a
fraud This accords with the homeopathic
formula Like to like"
PRESIDENT HAYES says what the Repub-
licans ought to do is to nominate man who
is so strong with the people that the ma
chine men will not dare oppose him.
THE national Democratic convention does
not admit delegates from territories, and
will therefore consist of 1888 delegates as
compared with 756 in the Republican con-
vention.
SPRINGFIELD Republican Connecticut
will certainly declare for Edmunds at her
state convention Wednesday (to-day), unless
Republican sentiment is utterly misrepre-
sented by the politicians.
THE St. Louis Republican, which for
year or more has been very guarded in its
expressions concerning prominent Demo
Gratis in connection with the presidential nom
nation, now comes out squarely for Tilden.
WORCESTER Spy: Edmunds will have
Vermont, Connecticut, according to the
| opinions of the most sagacious observers,
and certainly a majority of the delegates
from Massachusetts,, say thirty-seven dele
gates at least
SPRINGFIELD Republican q" How he loves
EN- General Butler has written to San
Francisco saying he will be happy to argue
the cause of the workingmen before the SUI
preme court-for fee not less than $4,000
nor more than s5,OO0.'"
THE Democrats show signs of weakening
on the Washburne and Orth questions. The
more prudent say that it will be time enough
to unseat those men after the presidential
| election, if there is any chance of the cleo
ton being thrown into the house.
CINCINNATI Gazette: "The call for Ed
centers of New England is loud and en-
phatic. If clean, honest, dignified and able
administration is desired, the country could
not select better man for president"
BosToN Traveller: "There are facts in
history so stupendous that the memory of
them is moral force. Vicksburg is one Of
them. Appomattox is another The insti-
tuition of the plain, common people is right,
as usual, Grant can never be counted out"
Mr.. BLAINEs friends in Washington rid
icule the proposition to give him the nom-
ination on the Grant ticket as vice-presi-
dent He refused the same offer in 1872.
The same friends also say that he will not
give way now under any promises for 1884.
HAS anybody said that Edmunds could
not be elected if nominated? Not Re
publican surely. Why not take him, then,
in preference to one whose election is doubted
by many of the shrewdest calculators and
whose candidacy would be bolted by many
Of our best men 2
THE Oswego, New York, Palladium con-
tains seventy answers from fifty counties in
that state to the question put to the rural
Democratic press; What, in your judg-
ment, is the sentiment of the majority of
the Democracy in your county, as to the ad-
visibility of nominating Tiden ?" Fifty
seven respond against and thirteen in favor.
DoN CAMERON to the Boston Journal cor
respondent " You published an interview
with me awhile ago, in which said | was
for Grant, had no second choice, and knew
he would be nominated by reclamation on
the first ballot. just print that same inter
view over again, and keep printing it until
everybody who cares about knowing is cou-
WINGED that | am for Grant, and Grants
nomination and election is as sure as sunrise"
New YORK Tribune: "Mr. Coffroth of
Pennsylvania to Mr.. Blackburn of Kentucky;
You were traitor to your country, and
you ought to have been hanged for your
treason The fulsome Democratic editor
Thus it is that these pestileutial Republi-
can demagogues stir up the memories of the
war, and seek to kindle hatred among
now united people Impulsive Democratic
editor takes look at his congressional d.
rectory. Horrible Mr.. Coffroth is north.
ern Democrat"
THE supreme court of Illinois decides on
reading the Bible in the public schools.
The issue was raised in school where the
directors ordered fifteen minutes reading of
the Bible each morning, and directed the
scholars to refrain from other studies. Mr..
Mccormick, Catholic, regarding the read
ing as religious instruction, and not contem-
plated by the public school system, directed
his son not to refrain from studying during
the Bible reading. whereupon the boy was
expelled The case was decided in favor of
the directors by Judge Pillsbury, and this
is affirmed on McCormick's appeal.
PRESIDENT HAYES peremptorily dismissed
one of the copying clerks at the White
House, Charles l.. Chapman, few weeks
ago, it having been discovered that he was
a man of very nasty character about town.
Chapman was an appointee of Grants and,
as he did his work well, was retained by
Mr. Hayes, with the rest of the White House
staff. Some Ohio people heard of Chap
mans trading in prostitution and brought it
to the presidents knowledge, and Chapman
went, although he had no difficulty in pro-
curing testimonials from two hundred
congressman and public men. Mr.. Hayes
observed, with truth, that general testimo-
mails did not answer specific charges.
LEADvILLE-That there are some valu-
able mines in Leadville no one need doubt,
but the rush thither has entirely overdone
the business, and there are hundreds of de.
ceiyed adventures on the spot who would