Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17
Personal AND POLITICAL NOTES.
The next Senate will be Republican.

ballot.
Senator Window of Minnesota has slim
chances of reelection
Jay Ilubbcll will not be in the next Re
publican Congressional committee.
In the Illinois legislature the Republicans
have fifteen majority on jolnt ballot.
joe Howard, Jr, alluGcs to Oscar Wilde
as one "who las the gush Of Beechcr and
the mush of rilton."
Il is to he noted that the combined vote
foi Beaver and Stewart, the Republican can
dilates for Governor in Pennsylvania, en-
cccds the vote cast for the Democratic Gait
didac.
The most deeply scared men in the coun-
try says the Springfield RepuJican, are
shfcwd Democrats, who know their patty
has got nice long rope to hang Itself with
bsio;c 1884
The Hartford C0Uydnt is looking for able
articles III the ''indcpendcnt' newspapers on
the ripeucss of the times for n New Party.
A spell OF political weather always affects
them that way.
a Washington despatch says that Mcdi-
cal Purvcyor Baxter is though likely TO re-
ccivc the much-dcsirod assistau, surgeon
gcncralship of the army.
Estimates of the probable results of the
elections in the nineteen States which will
elect United States Senators when their Leg
is'alures meet, make it probable that there
will be working majority Of from two 10
| four votes in the Scnac after March 4th.
The woman suffrage amendment, which
was submitted to the people Of Nebraska,
was defeated by 10000. The wives, sweet
hearts and sisters of many Of the most intel
| ligent voters persuaded them t. vote no.
1t is rumorcd that Judge Bradley Of tho
supreme court WILL when his ten years Of
service have expired, which will be carly in
the next year, retire on his Judicial pension,
and thai Secretary Foyer will be appointed
| in his place.
The kind IT civil-strviCe reform the Dem.
ocracy, will give the country may be inferred
from the remark of a Democrat, overheard,
at Washington. one Gay, last week. He
| said, looking hungriy At the Treasury build
| ing we are going to pitch all Tie Repnb.
icans out # that building, and when get
an Office lhcr', as mean 10, my CIVIL service
examination will lie short one consisting
Of one question, Are You II 20 d Demo
crat :"
MIR. Chester ). Cole, Governor Corncll's
captain Of the port of New YORK, telegraph
cd to an Emira paper IN election night :
1--WE have beaten the Prcliihitionisis and
GrecnhackerS cut of sight, aud are only 200. %
900 behind the Democrats.
Ex-senator David Il. Atchison of Mis-.
souri,, for thirty-six hours 'nterrcgnum
President Of the United States, is now
scycnly-sX years old, and is rapidly failing
| in health. lie is slightly troubled with
paralysis, and has almost entirely lost the
senses OF sight and taste.
| Ninc-tenths OF the ambers- elect of the
Michigan legislature are reported TO be in
favor Of Senator Fcgry's return to the Senate
Mr.. Ilubbelrs candidacy for the upper
branch of Congress. therefore, falls to the
ground The two per cent assessment and
| The ten per cent Of votes are related 10 each
other us cause and effect.
BY Senator Mahone's vigorous campaign
six Readjuslcr Congressman were chosen
from Virginia. The Democrats will endeav-
or to adjust things to suit themselves by UNI
seating John S. Wise, Congressman large,
with SINS and Paul, elected by majority
of So and PAS in the fifth and seventh dis
trcs. Massey has declared that he will Oh
tain Wiscs seat in spite OF his several thou
sand plurality, while Sims and Paul have
been notified Of contests. Paul last Winter
gave the necessary vote to uuseat Dibble Of
South Carolina, and there is n meaning in the
| following message which Dibble has sent
him II have been reelected by 5000 ma
jority. Hope to meet you in Washington
this Wiutcr and return compliments" The
hatred fcli by the Democrats toward the Re
adjustcrs will make it hard for those men
toned to hold their seats, although undoubt-
edly fairly elected.
There is delightful state OF affairs in the
Treasury Department, if Il Washington cor
respondent of the Boston Aduertiser may be
depended upon. lie says that John G. New,
assistant secretary OF the treasury, was in
duced to take the position on the undei stand-
ing that lie is 10 Is in the treasury what
Frank llatton is at the Posoilicc Depart
mcnt, the real manager and dispenser OF the
Office. Such prospect just suited him, but
unfortunately Judge Folgcr is not 50 easily
handled as Mr. Howe, and made up his
mind to be something more than passive
instrument in Mr.. News hands. With that
object in view he selected as appointment
clerk n New Yorker Mr.. Butler Between
the two all the appointments are made, and
Mr.. News duties at the department are main
ly routine and unimportant Naturally he
wants change made. He wants Mr.. Folger
to resign badly 50 far in vain and hangs ON
h mself for nothing elsG than to be ready for
promotion when the time comes. The OPP
portunlty will not occur until Judge Polgcr
is provided for elsewhere, and in the mean
time Butler, aud not New fills the offices.
Twenty five State Senators were chosen in
Pennsylvania last week, oply ten of the nun.
Der are Republicans, and it is said that but
two of these are pledged to vote for Mr..
Camerons return to the Senate. These
Senators are to participate in the election of
Senator Cameroh's successor. Tie remain
ing half of the Pennsylvania Senate, to be
chosen two years from now, will not con,ri-
butte largely to Senator Camerons advance
ment, unless remarkable changes occur Mr..
Simon Camerons declaration that his son
will have the Senatorshlp again if he wants
it is n safe remark. From present appear.
ances the son will conclude that he does not
want the position.
Mr.. Charles Hughes of Sandy Hill, n. Y,
has cause for regarding himself among those
who are left a long way behind in the recent
political race. lie secs now that he made a
mistake by negectlng to start Regarding
the Seventeenth Congressional District as
sure to elect Republican member tho Dem
ocrats let Mr.. Henry G. Burleieh have the
field 10 himself. The district, however, gave
over 1000 majority for the Democratic State
ticket. Rensselaer, county gave 1880 Demo