New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-07
THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
VERMONT FOR BLAINE.
MELANCHOLY EXPERIENCE OF NEwsPAPE
OWNER WHO BOITED.

MELANCHOLY EXPERIENCE OF A NEWSPAPERS
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BURLINGTON, VT, June 30.-The position or
the Republicans OF Vermont the National nominations
is we'll illustrated by little incident which occurred tue
other day in Middebury, Addison County Firsta worn
about the county It il by long odds the most strongly
Republican the entire State Indeed, 1t has strong
claims to the title of the strongest Republican county IN
the country. At the last State election II cast 1883
Republican votes and only 34s Democratic. II has sew
eral towns in which Democratic vote has never been
cast and In in which the Democrats are most
they at the last election 65 votes, whue
the Republicans cast 273.
such Addison County. It's leading paper is The Mid
dlebuy Register At the head OF The Registers editorial
columns the OF the majority Of is stock caused
against the protest Of its editor this announcement 10
be inserted "This paper will net support Blame
and Logan" This declaration promptly picked up
by the assistant Democratic press and given Vide
circulation and it was held full OF significance as to
the popular feeling Vermont But mark the sequel;
The paper had hardly been taken from the press When
subscribers the number of nearly hundred rushed
the Office and Indignantly demanded that thsr SUD-
scrptons stepped Requests to the same pur-
pose burdened the mails the issue got into Circulation
and in the week that elapsed before the paper could re-
verse its course 1t lost nearly its whole subscription st
The editor assured the writer that II the thing had gone
on another week he would not have had single SUD
scriber left But the Of the majority OF the STOCK
was persuaded to sell the editor, the paper came
out enthusiastically FOR Blaine and the subscribers were
won back.
so much for the feeling in Addison County As
showing the feeling the opposite side OF
the STATE, let me quote a sentence OF
two from the speech, at the Caledonia
County Republican Convention N ts chairman colonel
Franklin Fairbanks. celebrated manufactlrer ana
phlanthropist. NJ - J0husburv. The Republicans, ne
said nave nominated sand1rd bearers who VII sahd o
the Constitution a. they have stood by IL. Those VINO can
INDEPENDENTS in mist. Nlneteent"shl-
cbS of the men who call Themselves independents -fc
fr-e-trsder and don't ike Mr. Blaine because me ir'sn
press him Colonel Fairbanks said thit uAH
no svmpathy with these men. Ne liked 10 -" II man
stand up principle and right, and tlat meant me
prblcan party with James g. Blaine az ne hc''l LUIS
speech was enthusiastically appauded. and the cohVth-
tnn like the of county osvcnion9, toh- "a
Republican ever since the organization or me
party doesn't istend 10 change ifs allegiance no"
or t. fIlrer IT, The state tcket strong one ~ 5
headed by Colonel Samuel. T. Pnsree Of Hartford who
was " he hIavcst OF the NAM brave soldiers Wu"
Vermont me and who = both able ana pu-
lar The candidate Tor Lsufeuan -GOVernor j. l.: =.
Ormshee OF Brandon. eX-sOder and prominent Ia
YER For Of state the nominee l. Cnsrlcs ~
Porter OF Mon pecr. Of the young mru OF tr party
who will Ice particularly strong among the Younger ee-
meRt. The Republicans viii make an Jcuve 4hi a.
gresive canpsicn lille the Democrats have announced
through their Committee thai On their part ih"y
Vermont may be depended upon To gave good account