Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-17
Notes and Notions.

lty IN new YORK between 20,000 and II 900.
KEEP it before the people 1t was the pol
10y Of Hayes which made this great victory
possible.
ILLINOIS complete gives Garfield 3lS,205,
Hancock 277,454, Weaver 25,S2l, Dow and
Phelps $50.
SPRINGFIELD Republican: General Han
cock does not endorse the foolish Democratic
talk about New York"
THOMAS A. DOYLE, for fifteen years mayor
of Providence, publishes card declining to
be a candidate for reelection.
SPRINGFIELD Republican. "No decent
Democrat has yet said word in favor of
contesting Garfeld's majority in New York
state"
RUMoR says that General Grant has taken
up his residence in New York city, in order
to become candidate for Senator Kernan's
seat in the United States senate.
CoMroAL: To see the leading political
doctors of Democracy holding an inquest
upon the dead body Of their party and quite
unable to determine what killed it,
DENIS KEARNEY, the agitator has re-
turned to his dray, in San Francisco. He
says that he is out of pocket through poll
tics, and is glad to go to work again in his
old line.
ALBANY Journal: even Barnum-who
acts more like progenitor than purchaser
Of mules-is recovering from his bewilder-
ment and now deems it wise to look before
he leaps"
IRVING HALL, on Wednesday night,
adopted report attributing the Democratic
defeat largely to John Kelly's bolt last year,
and also alleging that there had been exten.
sive frauds; no proofs were adduced, how.
ever.
By the way, Mrs. Garfield may be de-
pended on to follow the policy of Mrs.
Hayes. There is no danger of her going
over to Mrs. Grants customs, and we rather
think she will take care of "James."
PRESIDENT HAYES remarked not long
since that to his announced determination
not to be candidate for reelection he was
indebted for correct Interpretation of his
motives, which otherwise would have been
misjudged.
GOVERNOR FOSTER announces himself
candidate for the United States senate. He
says he does not believe there is any bargain
between Garfield and Cameron, and that
there will not be any member of Garfield's
cabinet from the south.
Sum total of northern majorities for Gar
field, $4,000; for Hancock, hardly 1900.
Now there is chance, Chairman Barnum,
worthy of your genius. Reverse that ma.
jority and the nation will be solid for Han
cock.
New YORK Sun: 1.-THE possession and
retention Of the office of controller of New
York by John Kelly have cost the Democ-
racy the control Of the government of the
state of New York, and the control of the
government of the United States for the
next four years."
INDIANAPOLIS Journal. "ln the discus
sion now going on in Republican circles one
thing is conceded on all hands,-that the
next administration will be clean, high
toned, stalwart Republican administration
It cannot be any cleaner or more heightened
than President Hayes administration has
been, but it will probably be more decidedly
Republican"
NEw YORK Herald General Garfield is
too experienced politician to bring on, or
tolerate, faction fight within his party for
the possession of his body. He knows, what
Mr. Hayes did not know, that, though a
president is bound to do right and to act for
the general aud best interests Of the coun.
try, he can do this far more effectively with
the consent and help of the powerful lead
ers Of his party than without.
IT is believed in San Francisco that there
were fraudulent votes and wrongful count
in that city to insure at least majority for
If the errors in San Francisco can
be corrected. 1t is therefore altogether
likely that recount will be demanded. The
majority in the state is so narrow that if
the votes wrongfully cast for Hancock in
the city can be Cancelled, there see ms to be
no doubt of the election of the entire body
Of Garfield electors.
The informstion that Republicans have
received from all parts of the south, since
election, indicates that in Virginia, North
Carolina, part of Georgia, Tennessee, and
probably in Arkansas, the elections for con-
gressmen were, in the main, fair. In South
Carolina all were carried by use Of tissue
ballots and by displays of violence. In
Alabama gross frauds in rejecting Republi-
can votes were the rule. In Chalmers dis
trict Lynch was undoubtedly cheated out of
an election.
THIS is the way the New York election
impressed Thomas Hughes els this so
all over the city :" he asked friend. $50
what ?" Z" So orderly it is just as II they
were about their work" Yes-just the
same as this. OF course, there may be a dis
pute and even knock down here and there,
but it is generally peaceful" Well, well"
explained the father of Rugby. at is a
very strange and a very encouraging sight.
They do not seem to be enemies, and every
man appears to respect the rights of every
other man." Certainly; why not ? The
best men Of both parties would fight, il need
be, for the right Of man Of the opposition
party TO cast a vote" So have heard
Yes, 1t is obvious. am glad to see this day."
SpRINGrIELD R,pubiican: "The Demo-
cratic claim that the vote of New York can
be contested rests upon an ambiguous law
passed by the last legislature, Republican,
that the ballot for electors should have a
caption in designated type without any
distinguishing mark. Printing, distrib-
uting and casting any ballots contrary to
the provisions of this act were prohibited.
The Republican ballots in Oswego county,
and in general it appears through the state,
had not only caption over the names of
electors, but also the word electors on the
outside of the ticket. This, it is claimed,
distinguished the Republican from the
Democratic ticket Granting these facts,