Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-23
REPUBLICAN PREFERENCES.
How They VIII Vote-Weight of the Labor
and Prohibition Parties.

and Prohibition Parties.
The Philadelphia Times prints the re-
suit of canvass made during the past 10
days among the republican voters of New
YORK, pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Minnesota. The questions upon which
information was sought were the prefer
ences for the presidential nominees; the
condition of the party as compared with
the same time in 1884; whether the labor
or the prohibition vote would be likely to
change the usual result; and in Mime
sofa, whether or not the people favored q
high protective tariff
Beginning in the Northwest it is found
that Lincoln leads in Minnesota for first
place, with Gresham Il close second. Mod
crate tariff reform is demanded. out the
assertion that the republicans of Min
nesota are tor a tariff for revenue only is
repudlated Indiana is uudeniably for
Harrison, Gresham hardly being in sight.
Labor and temperance will not figure
prominently AS issues In Pennsylvania
there is no settled consensus of prefer
ences. All the republicans in the State
were for Blaine, and since his Withdrawal!
sentiment has not fixed upon anyone.
The next most popular men are Lincoln,
Hawley, Sherman and Depew. The STATE
is safely republican for anybody. In New
York, which was most carefully canvass
ed, Blaine had the lead, with Depew sec
ond and Hlscock and Sherman as the next
favorlte. The tariff is to be the main
issue.
1t is any nybody's fight in Pennsylvania.
The republicans OF the State were thor
oughly bonnd up in the fortunes of
BlNlne. There is Il warm feeling for both
Senator Cameron and Gov. Beaver but
both have said they were not candidates.
The republicans of the State prefer
Blaine, but they will support with votes
and money any ticket that is nominated
There Is remarkable unauimity among
Ohio republicans in. favor of senator Sher-
man. Were either Blaine or Foraker
aYoWed candidates Sherman could not
hold the Ohio delegation intact for an
hour.
The canvass in Minnesota was confined
to the fully organized counties in the
southern half of the State, aud the single
tier of counties that extend to the British
line on the western border. Replies were
received about the feeling among repub-
llcans in 952 wards and townships, made
with the idea that Blaine is out of the race
The 43 who favor him say the people in
their locality want Blaine, declination or
no declination. If he should not offer,
they should prefer Lincoln or Gresham,
with Allison a close third. We want re-
vision of the tariff, but strong protection
of the manufacturing industries, in order
to foster home market for the COM
modlties we produce.
More than half of the county commit
tee chairmen in all of the States say the
republicans in their districts are now
ready for the campaign and eager for the
light to begin. Another feature is the
Willingness to send unpledgeu delegations
to Chicago.
The question was asked concerning the
labor and prohibition movement, "Will
either the labor or prohibition movement
change the usual result in your district ,"
or the former, it is almost universally as
serted that no apprehension need be felt.
The only exceptions are in New York city,
where, however, it will rather help the
republicans than otherwise. OF the pro-
hlbltlon movement, it Is asserted of some
four or i've counties in western and cen
tral New York, and of nine counties in
Minnesota that it is on the increase, aud
that something must be done if possible to
win the Temperance people back In all
the other districts it is emph6tcally as
serted that the prohibition vote will not
change the usual result
The consensus of opinion of republicans
and democrats is that the battle in No
vember is to be straight fight between
the two big parties, and that any third
issue now i'll sight will not cut any consd-
cradle figure either in the campaign or in
the result
There come from eight counties in New
lork, three in Indiana and three in Min
nesota expressions in favor of Roscoe
Conkling. Not for a place on the ticket,
but demand that some enort be made to
concilate if possible the former New
York leader
Minnesota was chosen for the canvass
on the tariff because 1t is n representative
Northwestern State and because it has
been asserted that the revenue reform
feeling among republicans there is
than III any other sO.called re-
publican State. This question was asked
: Are the republicans of your district in
favor Of high protective taritf:' The re-
suit Is that here Is a considerable element
which careful estimate puts at about 10
per cent among Minnesota republicans
VINO are out and ont free traders. An
other careful estimate, based upon the re.
plies received, put the proportion of high
tariff republicans in the State at about 20
per cent, The other G5 per cent say they
are not in favor OF a high protective tariff,
bat are moderate tariff reformers Pro
ection, it is conceded on all sides is to be
The principal issue.