Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-10
VARIOUS POLITICAL NEWS.
THE RESULT IN CONNECTICUT.
The Constitutional Amendment Carried
bya Probable Majority of i5,000--Iam-
many'S Congressional Noininations
--Dthcr Campaign Topics.

HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. 6.-Thc cOnSti-
tutional amendment, providing for bcn
NAL elections of members of the Lcgisa-
ture and biennial sessions is carried in TINS
State 10y II majority which looks likely
from returns to reach and perhaps exceed
$1,000 The vote against it five years ago
was over 24OOO. The railroad interests
worked for the Amendment and other cor
porate interests have favored it, as they de-
sire to he less frequently exposed to lcgisla-
ton which may be hostile. There has been
no organized effort to defeat the amend
meut Hartford voted l4i2 against it and
New Haven 324G for it. The amendment
goes into effect in lSSG the Legislature
elected in November of that year holding
for two years and thereafter all elections
for the legislature as well rs for State
Offices will be biennial. The compensation
of members of the legislature Will he $500
and mileage of % cents mile for thei
term Of Office. There is.no party or political
Significance i'll the vote ON the amend
ment. In the elections for town ailiccrs
the Republicans fully hold their own in
the State generally as compared with last
year. In Hartford the Republicans and
Democrats united ON the candidates for
town clerk and trcasurcrS. The Democrats
elect majority of the sClcCtmcn, VINO
with the town clerk comprise the board of
registration OtelcCtOrS. The vote in this
city is about twO-thirds of the registered
vote and that will probably be about the
ratio throughout the State. Hartford voted
for liquor license by Il majority of 1850.
The cities generally vote for the license
while many of the smaller towns vote
against it, These will probably number
considerably more than one half.
Tn HaII
tions.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6-Tammany Halls
Congressional convention passed OF quiet
ly tonight, every candidate being unani-
mously nominated The surprise of the
evening was the nomination of Joseph
Pulitzer. the editor of the New York
World, in the Ninth district. The nomin-
ations made tonight were as follows:
Sixth district, y. Muller; seventh district,
John J. Adams; Eighth district. = ;.
Cox; Ninth district, Joseph Pulitzer
Tenth district, Abram :. Hewitt EleV-
enth district, John j. lIoadlcy; Twelfth
district, Orlando Is. Potter: Thirteenth
district. Egbert l.. Niele. The German
Independent citizens associations of the
county also held Congressional conven-
tons tonight. In the sixth, Eighth and
Tenth districts Tammany candidates We're
nominated. In other districts conference
committees were appointed.
mississippi Republicans Refuse to Fuse
with the Greenbackers
JACKSON, Miss, Oct. 6-'The Republi-
can State executive committee to-day dis
cussed IA letter from the chairman of the
Greenback committee proposing a fusion
on the electoral ticket, the Republicans to
have five electors and the Greenbackers
four. The committee declined to accept
the proposition. The result of the action
is the rumor that there will he Il Butler
and West electoral ticket in Mississippi
President Seelye Denies IA Statement Pub
Iished by the Chicago Tribune.
BOsTON, oct. 6-Presdent Scelye of
Amherst college has telegraphed to the
Chicago Tribune, denying the absurd
claim of Rev Robert Nourse of Lacrosse,
Wis, to the effect that the Democratic
managers had proposed to withdraw
Cleveland in case ONO went Republican
and offered To put Seelyc III his place. DR..
Seelye does not know Noursc, has not
written To him and knows nothing about
such curious story as the Tribune prints.