Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-05-31
Notes and Notions.

ALEX. II. STEPHENS has confirmed the
statement that he would not accept the in
dependent nomination for governor Of
Georgia, and would accept the regular dem
ocratic nomination.
The Nashville American (dem.), in an
appeal 10 the democrats Of Tennessee to
unite on the state-debt question, says " 1t
now seems certain almost that Pennsylvania
will be lost to the republicans, and If Ten
nessee will stand firm the republican party
may be defeated in the national contest in
1884,"
THERE promises TO be no end to political
conventions in Pennsylvania this year, and
the old commonwealth is stirred up in a
manner not before known since the war.
There is now talk of calling another regular
republican convention to fill the vacancy on
the ticket caused by the declination of
Thomas NJ. Marshall, the nominee for con-
gressman-atlarge.
THE Chinese are helping the Methodists
in Chicago. A church was in debt, and an
orchestra of converted Cinnamon volunteered
to give concert. The entertainment drew
$500, and the musicians refused with scorn
to even accept the payment of their car
fares. Nor was the music altogether an in
Fiction, for piano and flute were used as
well as one-string fddles and gongs.
SENATOR SHERMAN has received the fol
lowing letter from Mrs. Garfield al have
received your note with enclosed notice Of
the pension granted me for my husbands
sake. am truly mindful of the generous
kindness shown to the family of General
Garfield, not only by friends, but by the
national legislature, and may l ask that
| you make acknowledgement of this in what
ever way and by whatever expression of my
gratitude seems to you appropriate :"
THE bill of $4,000 for the expenses Of
the congressional committee that attended
the Yorktown celebration is said to cover
scandal. 1t is said that the committee, un
der direction of Senator Johnston, had a
steamer, on which large number of sena
tors and representatives lived during the
trip, inviting their friends TO stay on the
steamer at government expense for the three
days and four nights. The result was that
they boarded some 900 people in the most
extravagant style possible, and kept free
bar on the lower deck.
ATLANTA Constitution " As the words Of
possible democratic candidate for the nom
ination of president in 1884, Mr.. A. S. Hew'
tits speech of the national-bank system de
serves attention. He takes very conserva
tive view of affairs, and speaks with the
caution of practiced business man. The
enthusiastic praise which he gives the pres
emit system is, therefore, all the more no
ticeable. The changes proposed by the gen
tleman from New York smack of the New
York financier, and are, as rule, sound
and practical suggestions"
THE republican congressional committee
will provide speakers of national reputation
for all closely-contested congressional dis.
tricts. The arrangements are already being
made for the campaign in Maine, which be.
gins earlier than in most of the states. The
committee has received promises from some
of the leading republican orators that they
will take part in the Maine canvass, which,
it is now expected, will begin the middle of
August. Mr.. Frye has charge of the cam
paign in that state. The correspondence of
the committee gives promise of success.
The democracy have been filibustering
in the house since the Goth instant to pre-
vent the consideration of the South Carolina
contested election case, Mackey VS.. O'Con-
nor, the former republican contestant for
a seat held by democrat elected by tissue
ballots. The elections committee have re-
ported in favor of Mackey. The unseating
of bourbons elected by fraud from southern
districts is seen by the democrats to threaten
their ascendsncy in the south. 1t is dan
gerous encouragement to men bulldozed out
of their rights at the polls and hitherto de
MED justice by gress. Hence the oppo-
sition by the democrats which has held the
public business for more than week in abey-
ance to their determination that the right of
claimant to his seat shall not even be con-
sdered. The deadlock was broken Monday
and the case is now before the house.