The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-30
Notes and Comments.

ship is seen in the fact that his friends
are already publishing defences, apologies
and explanations in his behalf"
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN: "By the
way, we wish to express feeling of sim
cere sympathy for our esteemed contem-
poraries, the Burlington Free Press and
the st. Adams Messenger. The Rpubi.
can knows by long experience what it is
to be lonesome talking Vermont politics."
THE Milwaukee Sentinel says: can
anonymous correspondent, who favors the
nomination of Mr.. Blaine, says that Mr..
Edmunds is a statesman and would make
good president, but that he is too cold
to be popular with the people. We do
not know Mr.. Edmuuds' precise temper
ature, but we suspect that it is fully as
high as was that of George Washington.
The latter was also what is called cold
man. If tradition reports correctly, he
was reserved in manner, aud not at all
what is called a magnetic person. But
somehow he gained the confidence of the
people, and made an excellent president"
New YORK SUN: "There seem to be
large number of patriotic republicans
in New York, some of them of high stand
ing in the party and formerly of strong
stalwart sympathies, who are opposed to
the nomination of Mr.. Arthur. Not that
they love Arthur less, but that they love
the republican party more, and they all
seem filed with a cherished sentiment
that with Mr.. Arthur they would not have
80 good chance to carry New York as
with another candidate. Strange to say,
the candidate generally favored seems to
be the anything but stalwart Mr.. James
Gillespie Blaine. Is it from Arthur that
the stalwart stamp has been so unaccount-
ably effaced, or is it from the patriotic
republicans 2"
BRATTLEBORo PHOENIX: "Whether there
is power behind the throne that did
not dare risk the issue of the contest,
and therefore dictated the withdrawal,
The Phenir will not undertake to say
but whether or not DR.. Nichols was
machine or ring candidate, the manner in
which his candidacy was brought out was
unfortunate. 1t had the appearance of
name presented at somebody's dictation,
which the people were expected to obedi-
emily endorse, without question or protest.
1t was against this dictatorial method,
against this appearance of bossism, and
not against DR.. Nichols as man, that the
rebellion was raised. The lesson which
this episode in our political history has
taught is salutary one, and we imagine
it will be long time before nomination
for any high Office in Vermont is again
brought out as if 'by authority with
'takeit- and.swallow-it air."
ALBANY JOURNAL "Neither Mr.. Blaine
nor Mr.. Arthur is the available candidate
in New York state. Mr.. Edmunds will
command the united support of the party
and of the independent vote. To have
demonstrated these facts was great &C.
complishment for the party. But the
Utica convention demonstrated much
more. The strength and vitality of the
republican party have always been in its
power to attract and retain the support of
young men and first voters. 1t wins
because it is always abreast of the best
political thought of the country, and it is
often in advance of it. Regarded as a
demonstration of the influence of young
men in the party and as an affirmation of
the independence in political thought and
action encouraged by the republican party,
the Utica convention appeals directly to
young men whose votes and political
activity will decide the election in New
York state in November, and by that de-
cision will elect president"
NEW YORK EVENING Posi-: "The
emotions of the boys over the outcome
at Utica appear to deepen as time passes.
Mike Cregan says that the election of
four revenue and civilservice reformers,
one of whom is prohibitionist, to repre-
sent the republican party of this state at
Chicago, looks to me like turning serious
thing into farce Clint Wheeler says
he never saw such disguised lot of
men as those who took part in the con-
vention.' Johnny O'Brien puts. a brave
face upon it, calls it victory for u.s.
and thinks the Blaine boom is dead. Ex-
Aldermen Jacobus, who is Blaine man,
says: The funniest thing about the con-
vention, and 1t seems to me there never
was funnier thing about any convention,
was to see the stalwarts swallow Assembly
man Roosevelt. Every name that one
man could apply to another they applied
to him during the convention. Then
when l saw Johnny O'Brien, and Barney
Biglin, and Bob McCord, and Mike Gre
gan stand up and swallow the dose, I said
to myself: Well. the millennium has
come >"
New York TIMES: 1.-TWO of the four
delegates chosen are avowedly and heartily