Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-23
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The Lee Association at Mobile, Ala, cele
brated the anniversary of Gen. Lees birth
day, Monday, by grand parade. Later in
the day Il banquet was given at which eN-
officers of both sides were present.
Judge Dillon, who recently resigned from
the United States district bench in Iowa to
accept professorship in the Columbia Col
lege law school, being Intercepted by the
inevitable reporter, refused to talk politics
except so far as to say: Il think that the
financial question will be the leading and
perhaps the controlling issue in the next
campaign. am sure of it. The man who
stands firmest on the financial question, in
support of honest money, will he the next
President of the United States"
A hill has been introduced in the New
York State Senate TO the effect that every
tramp upon conviction, he punished by I'M
prisonmcnt at hard labor in the nearest
penitenliary fornot more than twelve months
All persons who rove about from place to
place begging, and Migrants, will he deemed
tramps, and any tramp who enters a building
without the consent of the owner, or kihuies
Il fire on the highway or land of another, or
he found carrying dangerous weapons, shall
be deemed guilty of felony.
The President has promoted Gen. Luclus
Fairchild, Consul-General at Paris, to be
Minister to Spain John W. Foster, Minis
ter to Mexico, is promoted to Russia, and
Philip H. Morgan of Louisiana has been
dominated Minister to Mexico. Eli II. Muir
raw of Kentucky has been appointed Govern
or of Utah.
The trouble in Maine, it now seems likely,
has ended where it should have begun, with
the retirement of the Fusion legislators from
seats to which they were not elected. There
are many things to he said against the con-
duct of the Republicans in this business,
from Mr. Elaine down to the street preach
ers and back again TO the judges If saying
these things against the Republicans were
saving ANYTHING in favor of the Democrats,
the World would be glad..to say them. As
the Republican misdeeds do not tend to
Justify the Fusionists, it is not fruitful to
dwell on them Ii was clear from the first
what were the intentions of the voters. 1t Is
only by enforcing that intention, wherever II
is made clearly apparent, no matter which
party is helped or hurt by ii, that Repuoll-
can government can he preServed.-N. .
World
One of the most active and distinguished
of the Fusion manager in Maine is Colonel
Blood, whilom affinity" of Victoria Wood
hull
Judge Colt at the dinner of the Alumni oil
Williams College took time by the forelock
and nominated Senator Garfield of Ohio, a
graduate of the college, as a Presidential
candidate for 1884.
Philadelphia wants the Democratic con
vention.
Hon. Luke Pryor of Alabama, in letter
dated January = formally accepts the tenn
porary appointment as United States sena'
tor to fill the seat made vacant by the death
of the Hon George s. Houston.
A bill has been introduced in the New
Jersey Legislature similar TO that already be-
fore the New York Legislature, providing
for the election of Presidential electors by
Congressional districts instead of by the State
at large 1t is said that the proposition does
not meet with much favor
The nomination of Eli ii. Murray of Ken
lucky as Governor of Utah is said to mean
the enforcement Of more vigorous policy
toward the Mormons.