The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-18

nominated, aud he Is stronger than others out
side OF New York. Can the ticket be elected
without New York;" al doubt 1t very much"
was the reply, but we shall carry New York
with hard fight"
Senator Pike OF New Hampshire, an extreme
anti Blaine man, has recovered from his indig-
nation enough to say: 1--WE haven't much
margin in New Hampshire. We have only
about 5000 in $4,000; but then don't feel any
fears yet, though Arthur would have been
stronger In New Hampshire than Blaine. II
nothing happens to operate against the ticket
think It will carry New Hampshire, though
Massachusetts may be in danger"
Among distinguished citizens lay and cleri-
cal, outside Of congress, the following seem to
be fairly representative of the opinions devel-
oped during the week:
Rev DR.. Howard Crosby OF New York says
that Mr. Blaine will not receive the moral
support Of the community" and "if the demo-
Gratis should put up man with clean record
| for one should vote for him.
Rev. DR.. Deems says MI Blaines nomina-
ton will greatly weaken the party.
Robert Collyer said he was much disheart-
ened by the nomination; he should have pre-
ferred Arthur to Blaine and Edmunds to
either; II the democrats put up the right sort of
man, he should support him.
John Clafin OF H. B. Clahin and Co said
" IL the democrats put up tirst-rate man
shall vote for him, II not | shall go fishing. 1t
goes against the grain to bolt the republican
democrat than to permit the reins Of the gov
eminent to fall into the hands Of Blaine and
Logan"
The Rev. DR.. r. s. Storrs OF Brooklyn says Of
Mr.. Blaine " do not regard him as an idea
candidate; he has not been my candidate but
inasmuch as the republican party has nomi.
| mated him in convention fairly chosen II
seems to me reasonable to assume that all are
wiser than one; and while personally | should
| have preferred President Arthur for the candi.
| date and have felt strongly that he had wor
the right to be such, | shall probably, so far as
| ! now see, vote for Mr.. Blaine"
Rev. DR.. L. b. Webb of Boston says "I be-
| lieve the attacks made upon Mr.. Blaine are as
| unfounded as they are malicious II ht
is elected, as trust he will be, though not fol-
| his sake, it will be because the people wan
| him to be president. II elected, he will call t
his aid some of the purest and ablest men In
the country; he will give an administration
which, for justice, goodness and stability
will compare well with the best that has pre-
| ceded it,"
Rev. DR.. Thomas Armitage of New Yorl
says: " ! do not understand how those indie
pendents who we're delegates to the convention
can withhold their support of the ticket Had
they announced in the convention that they
were dissatisfied with the nomination anC
withdrawn, had they announced their purpos,
| to nominate an opposition ticket, their actor
would be consistent. 1t seems to me they ar,
l
| do not see how they can do anything else
Mr.. Blaine's nomination was such a develop
| ment OF the real wish OF the people Of the re
| publican party as, 1t seems to me- has rarel,
taken place in the convention of any party.
| was an Edmunds man. think would rattle
have voted for him. but am very well pleased
with the ticket as it is, and am quite satisfied
| that 1t can be elected"
| Colonel Charles K. Goldman of Boston say
" the candidates and platform are utterly ant
completely Objectionable" and he leaves tn,
party Mr.. Beecher being asked il he shal
"stand by the old flag and vote for Blaine - re
piled. 81 shall stand by' the old flag and no
vote for Blaine" A good many republican
say they have already made up their mind
whom they shall not vote for.
The Baltimore Sun reports O conversation
with Mr.. Henderson, chairman of the late ma
tional convention, in which he said ether
was formidable number of men in the con
vention opposed to Mr.. Blaine, and the nomins
ton OF MIR. Logan only intensifies their fee
ings. They represent an element that canno
be ignored II the republican party expects t
succeed. Blaine and Logan both represent tn
same political methods which have met wit
such bitter denunciation by eminent republ
cans, so that practically the wing of the part
in favor Of civil service reform and hghe
grade of politics has no representative on tn
ticket What they will do / cannot say.
myself was in favor of Edmunds." "Why di
you not take Lincoln for vice-president p "
had no following in the convention at all. II
could not even get any support from his ow
state. | was very much disappointed at tn
entire lack of any sentiment for him in tn
convention" Mr.. George William Curtis is ais
quoted by the same authority as saying: "
said in my address to the convention on tn
motion to bind the delegates to the support
the nominees that came into the conventio
as free, untrammelled republican, and by IL
help of God intended to go out Of it as can
in. These are my sentiments now. feel fire
to do honorably what in my Judgment is fc
the best interest OF the country, without an
reference to the action of the convention.
was for Senator Edmunds and voted for him I
the last"
"Since my return from Chicago" said Gel
, eral Francis G. Barlow of New York to I'll
interviewer yesterday, 81 have seen enoug
, to know that the best republicans will new,
vote for man with any such political recol
, as Mr.. Blaine has. The opposition to Blair
which has shown itself all over the country
, not due to personal feeling, or to the disa
pointment Of politicians, but to the fact tn
, the man placed at the head of the republics
/ party is so palpably the wrong man that n
, even party feeling or political enthusiasm CO
make the intelligent republicans swallow Il
dose. This anti Blaine movement will ga
force every day. No action will probably
taken toward nominating an independent ca
, didate until after the democratic conventio
/ and If good ticket is nominated that W
3 probably settle the question, as have not q
slightest doubt the entire independent vot
together with q great many hitherto republics
votes are now at the disposition of the dem
+: Gratis il they nominate the right man."