St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09
Political Items.

Tilden, it is said, is coaching Han
cock, and is about to open a bar'l, on
condition that he be made Secretary of
the Treasury i'll the event of Hancock S
election.
The Indianapolis Journal says: "NO
matter whom the Democrats may nom
iuate at Cincinnati Indiana will GO Re
publican this fall. just put that pre-
diction in your pipe and smoke it."
President Hayes feels confident of
republican success in November. He
looks upon Indiana as sure for repub-
lican nominees. Mr.. Hayes opinion is
worth great deal, too.
Chimes are changing, and very rap
idly at that thinks the Richmond
| (Va.) State Dem }, ''when Ben Buffers
name is again heard without misses in a
Democratic convention" as was the
case at Cincinnati.
The mud-slingers have not been at
it three weeks. Before they further
exhaust theiI energies in that direction
this hot weather. would it not he wise
tCr them TO look about and see if they
have made a single convert by their eff
fOrtsP
There is tremendous rush of old
soldiers and republican voters to the
support of Hancock. p. Sit is in
the democratic news papers Cincin-
natl Commercial Qnd.)
There isn't a single good word to be
said for Hancock which can't be said
for Garfield. But there are several to
be said for Garfield which can never be
even whispered of Hancock - Norwich
Bulletin, Rep.
Hancock with a bullet in his thigh.
propped up against a tree at Gettys-
burg. and a Democratic mob in posses
sion of the city on the same day hang
ing blacks from trees aud Kidding them
with shot and setting fire to them.
would form a good subject for his
tol1"al painter - \. \. Commercial
Advertiser.
"A stormy meeting was held at the
sand lot in San Francisco Sunday. The
greenback aud democratic wings of the
wOrking-men assembling in close prox-
unity there was cross fire of cheers
and groans, and at the close the dem
OcIatIc faction made 4 yush for keaT-
ney amid cries of chang him. etc.
He was protected by the police, nus
tied into hack and driven OFF.
The Boston Herald is ''inclined to
think that Garfield will grow upon the
sober second thought of the people
because of his actual qualifications for
the chief magistracy. and that Hancock
will lose by the character of a part of
his following and his lack OF civil ex-
perience.n We are inclined to think
that the Herald is right.
David Dudley Field. democrat and
brother of Candidate Justice Field,
speaks well of Garfield. He heard the
news at Stockbridge and SAYS: q for
got my party affiliations for a time and
was real glad. He is a broad man.
His information and reading qualify
him to be an ornament in his position"
Mr.. Tilden's first contribution to the
campaign is a check payable to the or
der of W. H. Barnum for 100000
Chairman Jewell, by the way, is ex-
pected to be grateful to the amount of
$4,000.
Hancock attended Hayes's inaugural,
being on the floor of the Senate in full
uniform.
The telegraphing from Cincinnati
during convention week amounted to
over 2,500,000 words, worth at least
S500,O00 to the telegraph companies.
Presidential years always give fat takes
to the wires. The telegraphing bills
of national aud state committees are
enormous.
While Republican campaign club
in New York was engaged in raising Il
banner on Wednesday evening, the
wife of one of the most ardent members |
of the club gave birth to a boy. The |
happy father has named the young
stranger James A. Garfield Mullaiy.
The New York Sun before the nomi- |
nation at Cincinnati warned the De
mOcracy that if it threw away the
'.frand'' issue it would throw away
everything, and that it must choose
between taking Tilden and success or
somebody else and ruin. 1t took some |
body else, and the Sun now is trying to
forget what it said about ruin.