Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-22
Personal mi POLITICAL.

| Personal AlI1 T0LIrIcAI.
Ohips answer to tie '-..es' puzzle: 2o,-
0OJ majority ior GAriiglt
1t is reported from Indiana that Hon. WIN.
II. English has locked himself into his Irou
safe, and no interviewer is able to gel a
him.
The defeat Of iiurd anj Mcmahon ldr
Congress in OHIO affords some mcasur' Of
the fu,lurss If L. Republican ;ri..n,ph in
that STAT" 1Asy were typiol Dtmocrl,s,
of .rfc,. ? ai.lari'v al. wcr, ,:plar! 30
hold imp. -J't lr I:st:ic's.
It Is related ii.lttt '.roa.inc.it New Eu--
land Democrat introduced 10 General liam
cock at the Manhattan clHh who talked with
him foi time without having can 1t his
name, and aiterward asked: "Whn is Ina;
man; he says nothing with more emphasis
than any man | ever met :" was the late
Democratic candidate tar Governor Of Yer
/ mont.
The Democratic New York SIR siid
week ago: "If both these States ohio and
Indiana 81 for tie :yrublieans, Garfield
viii he elected in November. II both - fos
the Democrats, IiIncaak VIII certainly he
elected"
Thulow Weed ai wrcl, ~, lioiej Re
publican plurality Of 900 i'll Ia,ilaa ; Int
it was considered 9 very y"ntur1same pro
! rIiecy by most Republicans.
SECRETARY smith O! the Republican Na-
iional committee at New York is lisuring in
the dispatches. Occasionally il is ''ey-Goy.
Smith" Can this hc t. Morton Smith, ey-
/ Vermont newspaper hummer. now in charge
of the document room Of the committee =
! SPrinqlieH hp"'lt1o.
Senator Morrill,, Who was rce.nt4 report
ed i'll at Paris, has recovered and is now
t'a-clline in Switzerland
| 1t is stated that the Republican state Com
miitec of Virrinia have resolved 20 make
vigorous canvass in iha: Stale
Mr. English lost IS votes IN his own ward,
AMI Nr. I.andcrs 20 in his, although lie was
at the polling place all day, hard at work.
Mr. Potter gained 81 in his ward
Ohio Democrats have lost AL heart for the
November contest, and if the Republicans
pull full vote. Gariicld's majority in tie
State will exceed 1000. II viii he difficult,
| after the present political strain has relax
cd, 10 get out fail vote on either side.
The Hartford Cory,a7t vel says that 1T
does not help the Hancock boom any that the
protests Of tie old second corps men against
the use Of their badge hy Democratic Clubs
| are not regarded. II is not pleasing to sec
the beloved 'trcfoir worn ~ ward bum
mcrs"
English says lic shall reinrin OH tle Demo
cratic ticket. lie evidently thinks Hancock
| is the party to withdraw
Democrats viii hereafter have e.l;,t faiih
in the prophetic powers % Mr. Ncun0r.
lis prediction that "Ociohcr will he trcary
in the extreme" has come tue Ter ;'icm.
The Philadelphia T74,.s DEM says; 1T
may not make any difference nov, but it
would he IN assertion OF scii-rcsqect on the
Part Of ;hc Democrats tn compel the retire
mcnt of VIM. II. ENGLISH from th.. National
ticket.
Gen. Gran. wears NJ watch euar,l, and,
with the exception oi plain gold ring un the
little lln-cr Of his left lr,HG, NJ iwrlfy.
The New Yo,l, Tribune. commenting upon
the boast Of the Democracy that in spite If
the defeat in Ohio AMI ialiana they Will
elect i!incucl, in November, .ays: These
c,iitoFs ar. ;is cheerful a. TIE yotrr- doctor
who wa. asked ahoG' Confinement c.sc. %
We'll. sad Lc, ''ile child is dad AMI 81
is the mother, In. thin. can pull the oil!
man thr1ug!."
The Democratic prospect is gl''idy nau',h
in New York but success il New losl
alone wouid nn: help it. llaY I;i, needs aot
New Iori> and New Jersey net New York
and ConnccliCn:, hl, New \ lCrl with both
New Jersry an! Councillor. to help lin
through. Ills chances for carrying any Of
these States are doubtful his chances for
carrying ever one ci the indispensable three
are slender il,lcei.-Ae.- lcrt H,riN
Geu Gran; h;.; uof many OF the graccs of
the orator, but, Is lie stood in F..nruI Hail
waiting i1r the sGh>,tlcnc.' ui the tempest
| OF applause which .rtttS-l lis appearance
upon the platform, there Was .,r.ccluin,-s.'
equal 10 the most Fylcjing TASTE. Thousands
rt people waited III the crowd tlli hnug 20
catch glimpse Of rha man wh1-1 voice they
hardly expected to hc;ir.-Ba~f,E NsygA
Cac of S.uart's o!I troopers. now in Wash
inston, saws: we l;;,l an oh ,laiky in our
regiment who used TO ihuG his hauil and
shout, III anybo,ly wishes /, each he'll let
him join the rlvalry' That his been as
true nf the dcmocracy, ever since the war.
; For one, am tired of it. { 10 n'i w.ni 80
catch il any more. shnll Ii;i the losing
side and JOIN the Hc?aaligaa-."
.is We understand the Eepu,i,aa n:nG-
gers, they propose 10 make Indian. jhc p;s-
licDtiul hattie ground. Ii i IT, hc lei. L. y
Democratic State To- decide between Han
crch and Garfield We accept tnc lrapo>i-
,oH AMI lis attendant cons. .iIci.c.s. Il
Indiana Coas i:r9u5lic;H ,w3 weeks Il an
20 day wr viii give the election up. /! it
gocs D,iuucr.,,ic the l,epu'iii,.iEe ct course
will do the S:iulr. Vow let - hear lroa iu-
diana Washington P">t, Sgt ~. We
concelc Indiana - The Republicans ty from
five 10 ten tion-.;uj ruinrity. 'they haze
seven Concrg>.mrG lldA nHa P.,f. ',- /
5sT Il.
The Republican success in Ohio and la |
diana does mere ti.an secure Them ;he Slaics /
for November. |, wds nut Gained l,y r,..ujP !
ulaiiOn; it showed in u vrIy d,ci!,d way u /
strong and r.n-rsprt!.,l sal OF popular .,nti- /
rncut, a something IN the ioiuiig H.iI'l oi !
which pJ.tH manager vi neither side sHcW !
anything. AMI that something that set 90 |
ilic :dc "i opinion - decidedly against iit.
Deni',Tnl- Y. J. III rat, oci- -.