Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-16
Che FREEMAN.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Between Whites.

DCtUCCu NHtItS.
There is little disposition in some
quarters to begin the activities Of the
presidential campaign before it is known
what both tickets are to be. This is haste
that will not amount to much and folks
may as well keep their peace of mind
awhile longer.
The nomination of Garfield and Arthur
has had its reception. Republicans and
Independents as II rule have hailed the
And while there was some grumbing
about the second name on the ticket at
first that has died away. 1t is now the
outlook that the nominations unite not
only all factions of the republican party
but have already received the adhesion of
the great body of Independents.
On the part of the democrats the nomi-
nations are variously received. 1t is con-
coded by great number of democrats
that the republican ticket is fairly strong
before the people and that it puts them to
the nomination of n strong ticket if they
hope to win in the coming contest. On
the part Of others there is an immediate
attempt to prove that Gen. Garfield is Just
about the worst and meanest man that Il
muck rake could have fished up from
among the most degraded lot of human
beings.
According to this line of campaign talk
Mr.. Garfield was corrupted by credit mo-
blier stock, purjured himself in the same
transaction, was bought body and soul
what was left of him after the last named
performance-in the DeGolyer pavement
contract; was in some dark way the real
cause of the back pay bill, cheated u
poor tailor out of his pay for u suit OF
clothes, and other wrongs and cnormites
did.
Mr.. Arthur is also assailed rs fearfully
unfit to WELD the gavel of the vice presi-
dent because he did terrible amount of
machine work in politics when collector
of New York, did not manage his office
well, got turned out, made corrupt politi-
cal bargains with John Kelly and is a
thorough going imperalist. These are
the issues sprung to date because of the
Chicago convention; Of course there will
be more when little more time is given
the assailants.
1t will very likely turn out that the two
gentlemen nominated at Chicago have not
deserved canonization us saints but both
of them have been for years well regarded
by their associates That they may be shown
TO be blamable in some points we do not
doubt but there is no need so long before
election to anticipate heated discussion. The
weather will be cooler before November
The democrats hold their convention
next week and the prospect is that they
will not have entire unanimity of senti-
ment, at least, till they have talked it over
little. They will have 73S delegates
with 800 votes and will keep the wo-thrds
rule, SO that the successful man must have
246 votes to be nominated. The Tribune
in summary of the delegates elected,
Kentucky and North Carolina not being
heard from as yet, gives ssrilden 90 votes,
Bayard 90 Hancock 80, Field 80, Thurman
30, Seymour 90, Hendricks II, unknown
81.
These gentlemen, including the lifty-foul
friends of the unknown, get together mex
Tuesday, the 22d. When they haye DELHI
Grated and chosen their candidates tn,
campaign may be said to have begun, but
it will not gather much force till the late
summer. And in this time of calm--be
tween whites so to speak-the greenbacl
convention at Chicago has nominated Con
gresham j. B. Weaver of Iowa for presi
dent and +. j. Chambers of Texas fol
vice-president. We suspect that the cours
of the campaign will be such that MI
Weaver and Mr. Chambers will not b
the recipients of one-third-their fai
share-of campaign mud.