Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16
PERSONS AND POLITICS

The Rhode Island Republican convention
mildly alluded 10 Tlden rs an "imbecile.p
More lhan onc.third OF the members Of the
House OF Representatives have applied for
leaves OF absence during the first week in
June.
President Arthur, accompanied bv Sena
tors Vest, Mcpherson aud Hampton. will 90
10 West Virginia on fsbing excursion IN n
few days.
The New York World is now assailinr
Senator Eimunia. The Tribune WAS sud.
denly hauled out of the fight in damaged
condition.
The Anti Monopohsts" will have q IA.
tional convention at Chicago next W,dnes
day, and will probably nominate Genera
Butler for President
Col. lie Grard B. Cannon is chairman =,
the Union League Committee of Twenty-Five
which is going to Chicago to help nominate
he best man. Col Cannon's first cboic.
Is understood 10 be President AIthur his
secoud, Mr.. Edmunds.
Six political National Conventions are Ia
he held-the Anli-Monoprly, in Chicago,
May IA; the Greenhack Llhsr, in Indiana
polls, May % the Republican, in Chicago.
June 5 the Am'rctn P,rty, in Chicag1
June ~ the Demo, IN ic In Chicago jul,
3, Prohibition in pitlsburg, July %.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin having can.
vassed the representative classes Of that
city, finds that OF the Republicans the brsi.
ness men az c'a's largely favor Arthur
he LAWYERS as class lean percpp,ihlv
toward Edmunds, and adhcrrnts II BAN,
ana Lincoln, Logan ard Famchi'd, nnd
DINERS are found in all classes but All say
Let the delegates at Chicagu name the man
'hcv de' IN to be strongest, and we will l.,
pleased"
The Buffalo Elprea, bcirg asked what
Republican could carry New York State for
he Presidency against any Democrat tina,
might he nominated, answered "Edmunds
The Express need not guess again Anon.
all the names mentioned senator Edmund.
IS pre- eminenily the man to carry the State
~. 7. nScPendtnt.
MIR. Alvin j. Johnson, the well knowr
publisher OF Johnson's Encyclopodia AND
Johnsons Atlas, who died recently in New
York, was a native OF Vermont.
The Omaha Bee declares that "ths midi
vidual preferences OF the Nebraska delcga
ton, as far as can be ascnrtaincd, outside NJ
convention claptrap are divided between
Blaine, Arthur and Ednunds. with Ar,hu,
IS the second choice OF every Blaine anc
Elmunds man"
A wise and just Philadelphia jude sen
fencing thief for three months for taking 9
pair of shears from the editorial rooms of 9
newspaper Ut tina, city, said: Scissors are
u 100 much importance ina newspaper Of
ed" 7'' ''"'
No member # tie General ConHerenc,
now sitting in Philadelphia attracts more
notice than Sir. Ram Cheudra Bose. Inv
delegate from tie India Conference. III,
swarthy skin, sivery hair. and lnu,s whit,
tnnic of Suruh silk, make him v,rv can.
,picu"us figure IN the assembly, - WilmiAg
ton NeUs. ''''9
OF the Confederate Congress, five mem
ners are IN the Congress # the United States
vest, of Missouri, who WIS a Senator in tho
Coniedrracy, is in the United States Seratp
fuSh OF Alabama, who was member OF the
confederate House, IS IN the S.ra'e: Gar.
lahu, or Arkansas, who was member oI
o'lh House and Senate in the COnfedcrscy
IS now IN the Sruale; while SINGLETON and
'}arks'inle, OF Mi, sissrppi, who were member,