Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-01
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union elect congressman and great many
Of them also state officers. The overlurn
in Ohio, gives the democrats 4 fine chance
for getting control of the next House. The
republican congressional committee how
ever still claim that majority Of the
congressman will be republicans. That
depends on whether the troubles inside
the party in New York and Pennsylvania
extend to the congressional contests and
also on the success South Carolina method
lave in the south in keeping negroes from
voting or from having their votes counted
Altogether the predictions of the llubhcll
committee look more favorable to republi-
can ascendlucv than the facts warrant.
And about the several state elections
there are some that will pay for study on
the part of republicans all over the COM
Try. The especial cases are those Of New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, n York and
Pennsylvania. In New y .a lire two
rich men, Currier Of Muuhestcr aud
Hale of Keene, contended for the ropubli.
can nomination lor governor Hale won
after close contest all it is sail, and by
New Hampshire republicans ten, that he
won by the use of money. iI,la denies that
his money went for other than legitimate
expenses"
The New Hampshire democrats are
running NJ. V. B. Edgelly, clean man,
for governor. Four hundred republicans
of Hale's own county headed by Gen
Griffin bolt his nomination and are going
for Edgerly. Disaifection exists in many
parts of the state and Secretary Chandler
has come to the defense Of II ly against
the assaults of Griffin, and Ex-senator
Wadleigh. There is only this to be said
that if Hale did buy his nomination rs Is
alleged he ought to be beaten; ana there
ought TO be no trouble in coming to The
truth of the matter. If the charge,
against Hale are falsely made that should
be made manifest and the vote of his party
not be drawn away from him by groundloss
ISLANDERS. But the time has come to have
it understood that the day of the purchase
of office has gone by. The republican
party had its beginning and early success
in the will of thinking voters and in thu,
it must have its success hereafter.
The Massachusetts campaign is Interest.
ing because Gen. Butler is the democratic
candidate. He used TO be a republican
AMI if democratic testimony is to be
believed he was not then the man TO rep
resent a party bent on reform. H. is
very much the same sort of man now as
then and support of him gives curious
commentary on democratic strivings
toward the beautiful and good, or an
equally interesting commentary on their
former liability to prejudice against a truly
good man because he didn't hlppca to be
on their side.
But the New Hampshire and Masslchu-
sets contests are mere by-plays to the
struggle in New York and Pennsylvania.
In New York both Folger and Cleveland
the republican and democratic candidates
for governor, are able an upright men,
There are various stories that Mr. John f.
Smythe. the chairman of the rcpub,icl1
state committee, has made "deals" with
Tammlny Hall and with railroads where
by great blocks of votes are to be given
80 Folger. But these things are MT
proven and while they may be looked out
for. if they do happen it will be known.
One thing is certain that tn mem7 by
which }olger's nomination ctno aboat
were despicable. Forged tclcgr, ms m !
other trickery played prominent part in
his success. And thousands Of old time
republicans are going to vote Tor CIoye-
land. Lust week W. heard ouo Of them
say that they wero going to try 10 give
Cleveland such maiority that no democrat
could stand up and claim his election Us
democratic victory. If thu feeling is rs
widely extended over the state as we
think, Mr.. FolgYr will be buried under
many tens of thousands majority,
In fine the machine" which has HI 80
much praise for its efficiency in New Yorl;
has become so efficient that rural repubI
cans are finding out thlt all they have to
do is to give the votes for candidates
selected by the machine AMI to get kick cd
and culfed when they try to have Il VOID
to say about the working Of things THE
rural and old fashioned republican is ma /
nd this fall he will smash that mtchinu
ualc5s it gets Tanm my Hui o; the other
purchasablc democratic votes to help it
out.
This same state com Mite. thtt l. rGn
by Mr., Smythe has nominated one How
ard Crroll TO run against G1l S.0cum
for congressman at large. Ctrroll WIS Il
newspaper correspondent. AMI NJ tyrl9 u
daughter of John II. Starin, Il rcpab lean
millionaire. What on earth tie committee
wanted to nominate II man with no,Nn4
further to commend him is IA conng.,l.umt
whether it was becIuss he h,d b'rn It
correspondent or had quit benz gu., OF
because he married rich mans Il II .,lJrl
and went to Europe, IS somolhing no oho
can find out.
In New York city there is an interesting
local contest between Franklin f lsJn G
former Vcrmontcr), the democratic candi
dtto fer mayor, and Allan Crmpb i, tn,
ctizono' candidate, indorscd by the
republicans. The republican city machine
swallowed the citizens ticket with oat
exception and there will be some yer,
interesting figures in the New York ci }
vote.
The Pennsylvania contest rams 0lon
as heretofore. The republican division j
mainly confined to the state tcko. and
is thought that enough republicans vii
vote for Stewart TO give Pattson, demo
crat, good many more votes than Ger
Beaver of the regular republican uckt