Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-17

d few DAYS after our state legislature ad-
journed, the st. Louis Globe Democrat print
ed what purported 10 be a carefully gathered
statement of the preferences of the mem
beers for the next President The statement
was drawn up with great particularly. and
said that each member had been questioned.
except one who was sick and one who died.
Four declined 10 talk and s. would only
give their preferences on a promise that
they shouldn be printed. The 30 Demo
Gratis were all for Cleveland. OF the 14j
Republicans who were willing to talk. only
SIX were distinctly opposed to Blaine. while
81 were for him first and last and all the
time. and p named him for second choice
Seventy per cent of the modest and shrink
ing - favored Blaine. All in all it was
made To appear that something like l6j of
the 239 Republicans in both houses were
Blaine men. Only II named Mr. Edmund,
at ALL Logan was the sole choice of .. and
Sherman and half dozen others had one
or more supporters each. The gist of the
result arrived at by tins remarkable canvass
was that ermont Is red-hot Blaine state.
q
face of IT, and later developments have
shown that this alleged piece of interview
ing vas precisely what we pronounced II to
be last week-a fiction and a fraud. Some
blanks were indeed put on the desks Of the
senators and representatives. but the great
majority treated the matter either as d Joke
or as piece of Impertinence. and tore the
papers up ana threw them on the floor
Two editors We're among those whose replies
are definitely given III the Globe Democrat 5
report. One of these was Hon. A n. SWAN
of Bellows Falls, who was made 10 say
Blaine Is my first choice, and ! nave no
other D. X. Simonds OF the Manchester
journal was made 10 say, 4 nave no choice
hut Blaine j. +. Alexander. the Rocking
nam representative. was put down as saving
James &. Blaine Is my man He believes
IN protecting American industries. and. as
"a manufacturer myself. / know now inpor-
tant sound views on the tariff question are
have no second choice
Mr.. Simonds mas tins 10 say in ms paper
about the remarkable information given
concerning ms own views and about the ST
Louis paper performance a. a whole
During tine recent session OF the legislatury. an
agent OF the ST. Louis Globe democrat ATTEMPTED
10 learn the views of the members an regard 10 their
choice for the presidency We think very few
gave any answer al ali. ami Vet that uaD.r rlaiu-
20 have obtained the Opinions of f-- member. 4rl
that the sentiment was almost unanimous for
Blaine. Meare put down as having no other choice
but Blaine, when the fact is We expressed no ouiu-
ion whatever. ueemiuE 1t altogether Uuu rarv 20
form an OPINION Oh lhr SUBJECT. We SUSPECT the
interviews OF the enterprisiug correspondent an.
mostly imaginary but ii may do for newspaper
article.
- Rnf SWAIN speaks for himself and Mr.
Alexander as follows, and at the same time
exposes the true inwardness of this piece
ot esuern enterprise"
The st. Louis Globe Democrat publishes what
lurpurts tu DE- tine opinions ana views lf th mean
i-r, OF The vermont Legislature ratiy,, Id their
presidential preference Tor 1855. ana the same i-
r'nE copied INTO Vermont papers IL purports 20
D. either an interview with each member on that
Aarh memt-r nllrt out blank which had been
pr hantu nm for that purpose So Tar as the ed
1f of TINS paper Is reported, IL rs an absolute fc
l'h WIN no foundation whatever. and further We
Ft Of the opinion that tine whole report Is of the
pune KIND anu that the interviews or filling out of
tAhhs ar an lhr inerest preteusons We know
several senators vino we're not Interviewed mon
iu they I'LL out blank, much les. did they ez-
ii-ss any such nonsense as is iu some iustauc-.
-tunuted a. them ON calling the attention Of
n 81 B Alexander, the representative from this
wa tu Inc reported interview with him h-
r r-iefrru 90, az Tar a. o. relates L. me j. entire
Melton, a. have never Vet expressed first or s-.
ull chucr Tor president Iu lsSS ] know of uuft,.
ui the HOUSE who liird out the blank with which
wr were all provided
senator stoddard of this county is put
down as First choice, James q Blaine .
second, John A. Logan, but Mr.. Stod
auru never saw d Globe-Democrat inter
viewer and never filled out d blank OF ex
pressed such d preference 10 ANYBODY So
tar as We can iind ont none of the senators
or representatives said the things which are
attributed 10 them or said anything in fact
The Free Press accurately sizes up the
scheme when Il saws that
Having obtained "a COPY of The Legislative di
rrriprA with its brief sketches OF The meIflir.r.
AN apt IMPORTER flied out blanks o snit himself or
his rmpiuYrr 10 tho man was soldier he a. a
~srs' tiuug made % say that Logan was
} sole cnuice Here and there "a man was
flor sherman A dozen were allotted ta
uuds Dir kvarts and ST. Juhn were each
a supporter or two. The democrats nat
fen- sfd down as for Cleveland and Ill.,
o. gwen O. Dir. Blaine. ana nov mauv
art printing editorials headed How Yer