Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
MIR. EDMUNDs's POSITION.
He will be Candidate for Re-Elsction-
Feeling about Him at his Home.
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within. 1t stands back from one of the
shaded streets which lead up from the |
centre of the town to the college, and is
much improved by the repairs made ayear
ago. The inside is cheerfully but not eX-
travagantly. furnished, for the family live
here less than half the year, and will move
into "A new house in Washington when
they return there next week. Mr.. Ed
munds was very cheerful and looking in
better health and spirits than have seen
for a long time. He had Il pleasant sum
mer abroad,s and has been much out of
doors driving about Burlington since his
return, or riding horseback with his
daughter And he shows no signs that
this talk of defeating him has disturbed
him They say that it has caused him
some anxiety. but he does not show it.
Rather the opposite; ! think that it has
done him good. He said that just now he
preferred not to talk for publication; and
while very free in expressing his views ON
various subjects privately, he preferred
not to he quoted at the present time ana
circumstances. But it can be SAID that
he has no intention, as some OF ms enc
mics saw of voluntarily leaving the sen
ate He intends to allow his name to 90
before the legislature If the people do
not care for his services, well ana good
but that will be left for them to determine.
They can have him If they want his ser
vices and he does not propose to be side
tracked in advance He will make no
campaign for il. but his friends are given
TO understand that ne Will ne Just rs EIau
for IA reelection as he was i'll 1850, ana
perhaps Il little more SO under existing
circumstances $50
Some of those who know senator Ed
munds best tell me that he is very angry
at the way his position toward Blaine Is
being used as a cudgel, and II the Eght
should be really opened ON MN, would
strike back in way to make the fur fly
He was for years the attorney of the Cen
trail Vermont road, and some people think
that his legal skill saved that property TO
its present owners, But tins makes MN
no more friendly TO Governor smith
rather the contrary. II can be set down
that he does not intend TO he shelved next
year, and does not expect to be, and Will
not be caught mapping in any political
moves between now and next Ocipber.
He is capable OF very shreWu EeueraShlp,
and now that he has an opportunity ana
an incentive to show his talent IN that
line, | expect to see him develop powers
that will astOnish his opponents
The Republicans of Vermont were
numbcd at his indifference last year, put
they never lost their confidence in him.
He has but to make an overture. and
they are loyal to him Us ever. They think
that he had reasons, not yet made known,
for his lukewarmness, and most of them
would like to know what they were lheN
begin to feel curious us to what he meant
when senator Burnap OF tins city went
and asked him to make lew speeches
for Blaine
II will speak" he said "but it must bt
with a full understanding and the respon
siblity must lie with you. ! can prepare
an address upon the Republican, party
which will be satisfactory, but | shall be
questioned from the audience about oul