Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-02
PRESIDENTIAL NOTES.


called at St. Louis in May.
The Boston -1dcertiser doesn't believe In
dark horses. Either Blaine or Grant, it
thinks, will be nominated
Stanley Matthews says that Grant will be
nominated at Chicago.
The Troy Times asked the Utica Herald if
it would support Grant in the event of his
nomination at Chicago, and has received an
affirmative reply.
a Democratic paper in Indiana, having
made slanderous remarks concerning Senator
Edmunds, the Democratic Boston Post
picked the matter up and says: Whatever
may be said of Senator Edmunds as a bigot-
ed partisan, his private life is presumed to
be above reproach."
Gov. Proctor is quoted az saying, recently,
that the Republicans of Vermont are for
Grant after Edmunds, and that the State is
sure for Republican majority of $4,000
for any Republican candidate.
A canvass of the Republican voters in Wa
/
munds, 20 for Hayes, 50 for Grant, 81 for
Blaine, 81 for Sherman and 81 for IIawlcy.
Mr.. Conklins is reported to have said that
he believed that the regular Republican
ticket with Grant at Tie head could carry
Virginia.
! 1t is very doubtful whether the Democracy
! will hn Oh eInl- ofT 10
has wonderful tenacity and great deal more
power than his enemies admit
Mr. Edmunds is one of our ablest states
men, and holds no mean rank in the long list
Of available candidates of the Republican
| party. If selected as the standard-beare of
/ the party in the coming campaign, he will,
without doubt, receive the hearty support of
every true Republican. Haren (Ct.)
/ PdilddiHm.
There would be no talk of boiling if he
| LEdmunds were the nominee, and the prog
rcss of the campaign would be smooth and
unchecked We should not have to stop to
defend him.-Nen Haren CT } Journal
| Mr.. Edmunds may not at present see much
| of a chance of becoming candidate. And
| yet, throwing aside his connection with the
unconstitutional Electoral Commission, who
among the Republicans is more fit? Is it
| Washburnc2 Isit Blaine? Is it Conkling?
/ Is it Sherman: When Grant comes to be
slaughtered in the convention-as he deserves
I to he slaughtered Green Mountain cam
didate may loom up like the snowclad peaks
of his native State.-N. Y. Sun.
What the Republicans need, and what
they must have, is candidate for the presi-
dency on whom the whole party will unite.
We find such a candidate in Senator Ed
munds. His great ability is universally ad-
mitted his record is untainted not an un-
clean or doubtful spot can be found in any
part of his public life; he has a large knowl-
edge of public affairs; and there are no pre-
iudices against him in any part of the coun-
try. The Republican party, cordially united
at the polls, can elect him by such a majority
as the dwellers in Cipher Alley will not
venture to question: Worcester Spy.
Ex-Governor IIoppin of Rhode Island
writes as follows to the Providence Journal ::
! March 23th. 1sso.
| To the Editor Of The Journal The newspapers
| and the active politicians of the country have
elected" to make very free and easy use of Gen.
| Grants name. | do not understand that General
Grant has at all authorized the use of his name in
| connection with the approaching Presidential con-
test. He seems To have been quietly and industri-
ously minding his own business private citizen
and gentleman of leisure. and cannot what he
mas said done contrary To these relations. which
would cause him 10 be so wantonly and even COARSE
" associated with the PARTISAN political issues OF the
| day. We all know that General Grant Is an henest
man and true patriot, and as such. that he has the
| affection and confidence of grateful people. We
I believe that to him his good name and well-ie-
| served worldwide reputation * more precious than
all things else. and We also have ialth IN MN that IN
whatever condition of life he may be placed. he VIII
do nearly right he according TO the light
Of his best judgment. am frank TO say thai II
/ would give me personally much satisfaction and
!
! dent. sand while | respect the traditions of my
rnuufry in regard 10 the third term aue,tion am
prepared. all things considered. To make eNcel'
ton in favor of Gen. Grant, and risk the venture,
My candidates for the next Presidency OF the
United States are. first choice. Grant. second, Ed
munds: AMI in this expression think the popular
Respectfully. WV w HorPIS.
Tiltlen stock at present resembles the Tom
bigbee River, which classic stream, as post
master once asserted, did not run up. -
". y. World.
The fact that Mr. Edmunds presents it as
his plan is not n very good reason for oppos-
ing his bill providing for the counting of the
Electoral VOTE Boston Journal.
The Hartford Courant remarks that g if
Grant will not give way to Blaine and Blaine
will not give way to Grant he..result must
be a third man." There is another alterna-
tive one of them may be nominated over the
other.
\ canvass that has been made of the Virginia
/ Legislature indicates that the claims OF some
of the prominent Republican leaders that
Gen. Grant if nominated, could carry that
State, NAV not be unfOunded. Boston Her
aid.
The Grant boom and the Blaine boom seem
to have met each other in Kansas. The peo-
pie are for Grant, but the politicians are for
Blaine. st. L0His Globe Dtm0crat (Rep.).
1t is next 10 certain that if Grant is not
nominated his strength in the convention
will 20 to Edmunds, so far as Conkling and
Don Cameron and Logan can take it 10 him
Albany lrgas
Either Grant or Blaine will carry this State
easily, and if the nominee should chance to
bc man not half as good as either of these,
he will carry it-Ndnchester ". H.) Mr.
ror.
II now seems as certain rs any future event
can he that Gen. Grant will be nominated for
President by the Republican National Con-
venton at Chicago. ". /. Sun.
1t has been remarked for week past that
some of the eN-PreSident's supporters have
begun to talk very favOrably of Senator Id
munds and there is no doubt that the third
term leaders have seriously considered the
advisahility Of withrawing the ex-PreSident' $
name. dShiHgtOn dflM,h 10 N"c I"FH
Uerdld.
The Southern negroes are overwhelmingly
in favor of the nomination of Grant. and
every delegate from the South who goes TO
Chicago in the interest Of any other candi-
date may safely he regarded rs servant OF
designing politicians, not a representative OF
81 ael-, NNb what
of the Republican party in that section
+ v. y. Times.
The .irqus gets even with Edmunds by
saving that he is 'as devoid of conscience as
, Siberia is of sun-towers." Edmunds's Of
fence consists in being the author of the
electoral commission bill, and also of en-
dcayoring to secure the enactment of a law
by which the possible necessity of another
commission may he obviated. The posses
sion of patriotism is according to the argus,
equivalent to the absence of conscience.
Oqdtas5urg J0arAdl.
While Mr. Edmunds'S success seems now
improbable. it would have a very different
look if Grants friends should ever deter
mine to concentrate upon another choice; III
that case Conkling, who does not love either
Blaine or Washburnc might naturally take
10 EtmundS Certainly MIR. Edmunds is
quite rs prominent hei"rc the convention rs
Lincoln in 1860, or Hayes in 1876 Hgtlaad
Herald.
The growing prominence of Senator Ed
munis Us an available candidate of the he
publican party for President is attracting III
crcasing attention here The friends of both
Grant and Blaine acknowledge his high char
actcr and the sterling quality OF his Repub-
lcaniSm. and profess that they would rather
have him nominated than any other OF the so
called dark horses" The friends of Don
Cameron say that Mr. Edmunds is also very
popular among the Republican members of
The Senate and the House. - Washington
Special
II is the impression OF newspapers amt
correspondents that the Edmunds movement
is hurting Grant in Massachusetts, and hurt
jnr Blainrin New York. 1t is not the object
ul the EdmundS movement primarily to hurt
ANYBODY. anil W. wish that our esteemed
,,-,t,tI riss tl tl,. hpiuht of The