Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-09-27
The Conventions.

The Conventions.
Last week a number of important state
conventions were held and the fall cam
paign in nearly all the states is now fairly
under way. In last weeks issue we stated
That the Massachusetts democrats had
nominated Gen. Butler for governor.
That famous soldier and statesman has
not accepted or rejected the candidacy but
,scxpected to soon announce an acceptance
and in his customary way make things
lively for his opponents.
The republican convention me- in Wor
cester, Wednesday. the Goth and on the
infTma; ballot r. R. Bishop led Mr..
Grape 81 673 to 50i and had a good ma.
iority over all. Mr.. Bishop was then
nominated by reclamation aud is on all
.ldos conceded 10 be very fit man to be
governor Of the old Bay State. His prin-
cipal opponent, Congressman Grape, came
to grief by his support of the river and
harbor bill. Mr.. Grape lives in sea,
,Uast district and probably little dreamed
thai his support of Il measure in which
his district was Interested would stir up
such commotion in the te ut large.
To do Mr.. Grape Justice it is fair to say
that folks think he would nave voted for
the bill all the same had he known it
would make him unpopular.
In New York tho republicans at Sra-
toga and the democrats at Syracuse met
and put full state tickets in the li"I. The
republican convention lasted 40 days and
tho democratic three days IL the former
Tie administration faction elected their
temporary chairman, 2ol to 2l3, IN | on
the second ballot succeeded in nomina ing
Secretary Folgcr for governor by n vote
of257 TO go for Cornell and lS for Wals.
worth.
This is a victory for the Arthur men,
and of course is satisfactory to Conkling
in that 1t beats Cornell; whether The ex-
senator pleased to have Foger tie man
to beat Cornell is uncertain anil makes no
difference. Folger is better man thln
Cornell but his nomination comes from
the democratic counties where delegates
are elected on the "machine" plan, and
where republican associations" and moi
the party at large have control. Many Of
the old time republicans do not like thu
performance.
II was the misfortune of those who rep
resented the rural republican vote that ;
man like Cornell who is intensely sellst
and VINO was with the machine when tn,
machine was for him, should have beer
their standard bearer. 1t was further
their misfortune that Warner Miller, who
evidently tries to be as much of senate
rial boss as Conkling ever was, and whC
voted for the hated river anil harbo, bill
was their leader in the convention.
Senator Miller is quite man, but b,
had better have kept out of that convention
and let somebody who had even NOR
brains and less record try to lead the anti
administration ranks. 1t is very possibl
that out of the half million republicans 0
that state somebody could have been foun,
who could have led the anti .Folger force
to victory. But Senator Miller got stepped
on in trying to run state convention
jist rs he ought to have been.
In the Syracuse convention Gen. Slo
cum, r. p. Flower and Grover Clevelan
we're tho principal candidates for governor
Grover Cleveland, who is now mayor q
Buffalo, got the nomination on the secon,
ballot hy 2ll to 156 for Slocum and l.
gathering. Tammany Hall was given
partial representation, and John Kell
gain paraded in a regular Democrat
convention. 1t is said that peace reign
within the party camp and all factions ar
Going to support Cleveland. This vii
make very pretty and even contcs. il
the Empire state.
Meantime the nsylvaiit and Vii
ginia campaigns, al the others, ru
along with the Il amount Of vocifcra
ion and abuse, of which is Interest
ing some amusing and some disgusting.