Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-04
Presidential StraMs.


The election of delegates TO the Repub-
lican state convention of Pennsylvania, for
the choice Of delegates to the Chicago con-
veution, has been completed, and the result
is an overwhelming majority in favor OF the
nomination of General Grant. Blaine has
about fifty delegates, and Philadelphia sends
about the same number who will oppose in
structions for Grant, but without proposing
any candidate, though regarded as favorable
TO Sherman. The convention meets to-day
wednesday, and there can be little doubt
that full delegation will be sent to Chicago
instructed to support Grant first, last, and
all the time.
The Republican state committee of New
York met at New York city on Saturday to
fix time and place for holding their con-
vention to choose delegates to the national
convention. Two-thirds of the committee
were present, and to man they declared
themselves for Grant, each announcing that
the Republican sentiment in his district
was solid for Grant. The meeting to choose
delegates was set for the 25th iustant-the
same day as in our state. The entire drift
of the meeting showed that, all recent ru-
mors to the contrary notwithstanding, the
great state of New York will give her
united support at Chicago to General Grant
The anti-Grant sentiment in New York city
has organized itself into an independent Re-
publican association, with Horace White Of
the Tribune as president. The association
has adopted resolution declaring that a
third term would abe departure from wise
precedents, condemned alike by the example
OF our forefathers and by the teachings Of
history, and that the fragrant and persistent
faults of the two administrations of General
Grant render his nomination to third term
especially undesirable" The heightened OPP
position which these gentlemen have hitherto
maintained against the dangerous tendency
of third term appears to be wonderfully
toned down when it comes out that it is
used by the commonplace fault.fnders with
General Grants administration, and it is
only resorted to for the want of better argu-
ments. 1t is perfectly and commercially in
order to show the "fagrant and persistent
faults of the two administrations of General
Grant," if they exist, but please come down
from the high stills of the third term" cry
to do it. Another important feature in the
rules of the association is, that ANY men,
Der accepting Office, or nomination to
office, forfeits his membership" Unless
these gentlemen have been "born again"
politically, we think there is small prospect
of the association ever attaining very for
midable proportions.
A dispatch to the New York Times an
nounces that the Republican state commit
tee of North Carolina met at Raleigh on
the 30th instant, and proceeded to elect four
delegates at large to represent that state in
the Chicago CONVENTIONAL Sherman men,
and all, or all but one, members Of the COM
mittee. The telegram alleges that the
scheme was managed by office-holders under
Sherman's control but this should be taken
with some allowance, as the dispatch was
evidently sent by disappointed supporters
of Grant. 1t is further added that great in
dignation is manifested, and that there is
talk of calling convention and sending
another delegation to Chicago.