Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-20

them declared for Tilden first, eight
out of ten declared for Flower as
second choice, and when the State
Convention meets on the 18th inst.
it will be found that Roswell 2.
Flower will be declared the choice
of the Democrats of New York.
While this is the situation in the
Democratic household, in the Re
publican ranks order is being
brought out of the temporary con-
fusion incident upon any nomina-
ton, and as one man they are array
ing themselves under the banner of
Blaine and Logan. 1t is now dem
onstrated that as far as can be
judged from what is being done and
said by the representative men in
and out Of Congress here in the Ma
tional Capital, the ticket will have a
more nearly unanimous and entlrusi-
astic support than any nominated
since 1868.
The National, Congressional, and
local committees, as well as all the
State Associations, are fast getting
matters in order for vigorous cam
paign, and every indication points
to such union of all the loyal ele-
ments of the nation as will make
| the next three months a succession
of grand ovations to liberty and
loyalty and the nominees and party
that stands by the country and It's
flag, the equality of its citizens,
and the protection of labor and its
industries.
"Well, Judge" your correspond
ent said, when he met the venerable
bald headed Republican war-horse
on the avenue yesterday, "what do
you think of the ticket now?" "The
best nomination that could have
been made. No doabt of it," and
the Judge knocked the ashes from
his cigar. "But haven't you feal
Judge, that the Independents will
knife the nominees?" we inquired
independents" shouted the Judge
as he thumped his cane upon the
sidewalk, "Who do you mean? The
fellows who voted for good, honest
old Horace Greeley and then apollo
gized for it? The chaps who sup
ported Hayes, and now would like
to lie out Of what they did? The
despicable set who howled ou
against Alonzo B. Cornell, and af
forwards said he was the best Gov
ernor New York ever had? Th,
COMPOUNDED gang that said ever.
thing mean that they could Of Pres
ident Arthur and then damned hin
with their faint praise at Chicag,
last week? Excuse me, Mr.. News
paper man, before I'd be frightene,
off from supporting the rcgula
Republican nominees by the hungr
lot led by that Dutch tramp, Can
Schurz, I'd vote for an out-and-out
dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, an
, that will be colder day than Of
Boreas ever created" and the oil
Judge stalked off toward the Capt.
tol, leaving your correspondent t
iot down his ideas, which are thos
of all good Republicans that he ha
yet met.
Hon. j. P. Berckman, of August;
} Ca, was in this city last week t
: obtain his credentials from the De
e partment of State prior to sailin
t for Europe as the Special Commits
t sioner of the Department of Horti
: culture of the Worlds Expositio
/ to be held in New Orleans ne,
e winter and spring. During the da
t he spent some time at the Depart
! ment of Agriculture, in consultatio
d with Commissioner Loring, and wit
c the representative of that depart
n ment, Mr. William Saunders. II
e also had conference with Hol
e John Eaton, Commissioner, Of Edu
: cation, and arranged for introduc
d tons to the faculties of the princip
IS Horticultural Colleges abroa
\ Commissioner Berckman expects
: visit England, France, German
Russia, and some of the French A
u gerian provinces, and to return ne.
le October. He expressed himse
d highly gratifed with his days wol
N here, and said that it would be
y very important aid to him
u, prosecuting his mission in 9th
AZ countries.
g 1t seems pretty well settled til
at ex-senator Mcdonald, of Indiar
ed can have place on the Democrat