Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-20
PRESIDENTIAL TALK.

The New York Times fills seven of its
pages with reports from 344 places in the
coun ryan average Of nine to each State
as to the popular preference of Presidential
candidates in both parties. 1t appears from
these reports that no less than forty-one gen.
tlemen are talked of as Republican candidates
for the Presidency, and as the list will be of
interest we give it in full. The names Of the
forty-one are Charles Francis Adams, Jr.,
of Massachusetts, William Allison of Iowa,
Chester A. Arthur of New York, James G.
Blaine of Maine, Omar d. Conger of Michi-
gan, Roscoe Conkling Of New York, Gen.
George Crook CT OHIO, Shelby NJ. Cullom of
Illinois, George +. Edmunds of Vermont,
William NJ. Evarts of New York, Lucius
Fairchild of Wisconsin, Joseph b. Foraker
of Ohio, Charles Foster of Ohio, Frederick
I. Freliughuysen of New jersey, Ulysses S.
Grant of New York, Waiter Q. Gresham of
Indiana, Eugene Hale of Maine, George A.
Halscy of New jersey, Benjamin Harrison
of Indiana, Joseph Il. lIawley of Connecti-
cut. Henry NJ lIoyt of Pennsylvania, John A.
Kasson of Iowa, Robert T. Lincoln illinois,
John A. Logan of Illinois, Seth Low of New
York, Wayne MacNeagh of Pennsylvania,
Samuel +. Miller of Iowa, liichardJ. O5lesby
OF Illinois, Walter William Phelps of New Jer-
sey, Albert g. Porter Of Indiana, Frederick
A. Potts of New Jersey, Green b. Raum Of
Illinois, Clarence A. Seward of New York,
I ,F fnl,
Of Ohio, Gen. William 7. Sherman of Ohio
Henry NJ. Teller of Colorado, Elhu b. Wash.
burne of Illinois, James f. Wilson Of Iowa,
William Window of Minnesota.
or sundry of these gentlemen we modcstly
confess we are so unfortunate as to have never
before heard their Names but undoubtedy
they are excellent men for all that. OF the
forty one, Is are mentioned, in various Sec
tions of the 3S States, as the first choice of
the Republicans. Mr.. Blaine, however, has
long lead of the others, being named as the
preference at 1903, or nearly one-!hird of the
number Of points where choice is express
ed. Apart from his own State, he finds most
favor in the Middle and Western States.
President Arthur is next in strength and his
friends arc pretty evenly distributed through.
out the country. In the South the Office holders
are noted as of course in his interest 1t is
clearly shown in the letters from the South
that q large part or indeed the entire vote
Of that part Of the country will be cast
In the National Convention for Chester A.
Arthur. Third in the contest is Senator Ed
munds, and not much behind Mr.. Arthur
His strength also is very evenly distributed
In the different States, aud the Times say.
that the expression In his favor, perhaps more
than IN any other case, appears to be spon
tsneous and due entirely to his merits ii,
Is stronger, indeed, us second choice thar
o. first, and leads the other candidates wheI
that question is considered. These three gen
tlemen received the voice of 224t OF the 324
places which express preference-Blaine
1903; Arthur, Ga; Edmunds, 57.. Rober
T. Lincoln stands prominently among thu
new candidates. only three, Gen. Grant, Join
Sherman, and Gen. Logan coming between
him and the leaders. The following of al
the gentlemen, after the three leaders, is small
and in some Cases merely the expression o
complimentary wishes for "favorite sons
TheiDemocrats report forty,candidates, ant
the list is II very extraordinary one. 1t i
made up Of the names of Thomas Il. BayarC
of Delaware, Jere 5. Black of Pennsylvania
Joseph f. Brown of Georgia, Benjamin f.
Butler OF Massachusetts,, John G. Carlisle oil
kentucky, Grover Cleveland of New York
Samuel s. Cox of New York, Charles A
Dana of New York, David Davis of Illinois
William w. Eaton Of Connecticut, William
II. English of Indiana Stephen J. Field o
California, Roswell p. Flower of New York
Winfield s. Hancock of New York, Carte
II. Hsrrisonlof Illinois, Thomas A. Hendrick
Of Indiana, Abram S. Hewitt of New York
George Hoadley of Ohio William $. Hol
man of Indiana Hugh j. Jewett Of New
York. John Kelly of New York, George b
Mcclellan of New York, Joseph Il. Melon
old of Indiana, William Il. Morrison of lii
nois, William Il. Niblack of Indiana, Johr
n. Palmer of Illinois. Joel Parker Of New
Jersey, Robert 4. Pattson of Pennsylvania
Henry b. Payne of Ohio, George II. Pendle
ton OF Ohio, Samuel. Randall of Penusyl
vsnia, Theodore II. Randolph Of New Jer,
sey, Allen g. Thurman Of Ohio Samuel J.
Tilden Of New York, Lyman Trumbull OF