Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-04
PERSONS AND POLITICS.


Indiana Democratic delegation to Chicago, b
and will present the name of Elk Senator Nc
Donald as candidate for the Presidential
=
The editor Of the Dayton, o., Jourhd
says: "There is not a sign of Blaine :
Kicker in Ohio. The party is absolutely
solid and enthusiastic, and begin to believe
that we shall do better for Blaine and Logan {
than we did for Garfield and Arthur"
Secretaries Frelingbuysen and Teller are
to speak at the coming ratification meeting
in New York. Judge Gresham will take the
stump in Indiana. Secretaries Chandler aud
Lincoln will do good work during the can
vass.
The President has given Senator Logan the
assurance that the Republican ticket will
have his hearty support.
1t is said that some of Mr.. Flowers friends
are having made an immense silk banner,
bearing the inscription, "For President,
Roswell P. Flower" and that it will be sud-
denly flung to the breeze in the convention
hall, when Mr.. Flower is nominated at Chi
cago. It is we'll to look after little things |
like this If Mr.. Flower should not be NOM
mated, the flag could be made into bathing |
suits for his delegates. Tribune.
The Democratic national convention will |
be composed of $50 delegates, but the eigh-
| trict of Columbia will have no vote. Unlike
| the Republicans, the Democrats in their ma
tional convention require a two-thirds vote
| 10 70 hat tDf ru,ll hn
| sary TO nominate.
John Kelly, the Tammany leader, makes
tie following statement in regard to the
| Presidential nominees: II am opposed to
Governor Cleveland, but only because / be-
lieve that there are other men who are bet
| ter fitted to receive the nomination than he.
| have been brought in contact with many
people, both Republicans and Democrats,
throughout the city and they all express a
wish that Bayard should receive the nomi-
nation. hope so myself anil believe that
if nominated he would be elected. The OPP
position to Bayard because of his so-called
record is absurd. In fact / think this
bloody.shirt' business is played out"
Iowa papers print rumor that Represen-
tative Kasson has been offered the appoint
ment of Minister to Germany, and will &C
cept.
John Boyle O'Reilly tells newspaper
man: "Gen. Butler will be nominated at
} Chicago and elected, l think. The forces
already enlisted in his favor exercise a
tremendous power"
The Republican majority in Oregon at the
recent election was over ten thousand. The
vote against woman suffrage was more than
: two to one.
The New York Republican State commit
tee has reelected both James ID. Warren
r chairman and John w. Vrooman, clerk of
the State Senate, Secretary. Charles Men
zesheimer was nominated for Presidential
E elector in place of Joseph w. Harper, Jr.,
n resigned.
: Consul Cdtlin of Stuttgart writes TO the
State department that, in spite of the num-
erous attempts to check the tide of emigra'
ton from Germany TO this country, 81 pei
s cent of those who emigrate from Germany
0 go the United States.
G Rev. F. Hopkinson recently told mum
J. Der of English Conservatives that he thanked
u God daily that he has no children, because
n Mr.. Glandstone is rapidly bringing the coun
l. try to destruction, and he does not wish any
l. of the family to see it.
:. Frank IIilmap, the man who invented the
il polka, has just died in Prague at the age o
}. 80 years.
Congressman Tyre York of North Caro-
lima, who is the candidate for Governor o
n that State on the Coalition ticket, says o
!, the prospects of the Republicans in Nortl
'e Carolina; II think the Blaine and Logan
If ticket will be elected by 10000 majority
There is not the slightest doubt in my minC
l that the Republicans have at least that ma
n ljority on fair election"
IL Prof. Perry says Governor Cleveland is
free trader, and for that reason he will worl
for his nomination.
r.I John Kelly is for Bayard' says the st
iLouis Globe Democrat Blaine. This mean
# Ia row in Chicago, for which we are thank
:, full"
II The New York Globe negro organ, whic
70 has not bolted Blaine, says: "The indie
;, pendent Republicans who have bolted tn
!, Blaine and Logan ticket are neither dudes
nor 'Pharisees.' They are men of sount
T. pracllcal sense, who know just what the
VI want and go Systematically to work to obtai
10 lit. They are men of conviction and nerve
:, and the sooner the Blaine people understand
II that and proceed with the real work of tn
J., campaign the better it will be for them il
!. November, when the general roll iscaled.
Y, 1t is reported that Congressman Dorshcim
el er and cx Senator Francis ID. Herman vii
attend the Chicago Convention, and that on
,@ or the other will be substituted on the New
= York delegation, and make the speech nomi
- mating Cleveland. Senator Herman nomins
: ted Tildcn in 1876, and Mr.. Dorsheimer Pre-
, sented the platform.