The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-13


SOME of the delegates to the st.
Louis convention evidently looked with
suspicion upon the alleged drinking
water of that city. The California dele
CATION brought along with them car
load of wines, and the Murphy
Legion of New York was reported by
democratic papers to have taken along
with them ten cases Piper Heidsieck,
ten cases Yellow Label, two barrels
Dogs Head Bass ale, three barrels
Milwaukee lager beer in bottles, two
cases Appolinaris water, ten gallons
Old Crow whiskey, ten gallons Cognac
brandy, five gallons Scheidam schnapps
and one case Augostura bitters.
THE New York Sun, noting the nom
ination of Cleveland by reclamation,
says: Yet strange as it seems, this is
in the name of party which has re-
iected, with or without violence, every
single proposition that Mr. Cleveland has
offered. From his first venture against
silver coinage, one after another of his
presidential efforts of policy has either
been repudiated by the democratic
party or they have stood grimly by
while he has trampled them under foot
himself. Even the supreme attempt
of all, that to make tax reduction solely
through cuts in the tariff, must be in
cluded in this list of failures, since the
plan proposed by the democratic ma
jority in the house of representatives
contemplates reduction of the inter-
nal revenue, against which Mr.. Ceve-
lands message earnestly contends"
THE state and national canvass will
be formally opened early in July by the
republican league of Vermont, under
whose auspices mass-meeting will be
held to ratify the nominations made bv
the Montpelier and Chicago conven-
tions. Speakers Of national reputation
will address the ratification meeting,
which will probably be held at Burling-
| ton the second week in July. The eX-
ecutive committee of the state league
recommend that republican club be
! formed in towns where one has not al
ready been organized at the coming
town caucuses to be held for the cleo
ton of delegates to the state conveu-
!
one hundred organized clubs in Yer
mont, but the officers of the league are
DESTROYS that the number be doubled
during the next thirty days, so that
every town may be represented at the
grand rally of republican clubs to be
held the second week in July.-Ver.
mont Cor. Boston Journal.
TIE prohibition vote has exhibited
more fluctuations than that of any
other political party that has existed in
this country. In 1872 it polled only
5,607 votes, but in 1873 the figures rose
to IS, 723, to 80 ,351 in 1874 and to AZ ISL
in 1875. In the presidential election OF
1876, however, it fell again to 9,737
Between 1876 and 1880 another sudden
rise and gradual fall was noticed, anC
in the presidential election of the latter
year only 9,67S prohibition votes were
polled. Another increase was seen in
the year following Garfeld's election
but 1884, when the party polled $50, 500
votes, was the first presidential veal
when it increased its total vote ovel
that cast in any previous year. Since
then the third-party leaders have
claimed a large increase in theil
strength. In 1886, in the twenty-nint
states which voted, 294 1868 prohibition
votes were cast, but in the ten states
which voted last year the prohibition
poll showed falling off of p ,253.
THE nose of the Hon. A. G.. Thur
man has been used by him for fifty
years past as receptacle for snuff. i
constantly happens that when his fine
old Roman nose is charged with this
pungent powder it goes off into re
bellion, something after the manner OF
small volcano. When these eruptiont
take place-and they are said to occu
variably accompanied by detonation
which, if not greatly moderated by ar
tificial means, would make the nobl,
old Roman an alarming if not even I
dangerous neighbor. The etiicien
motive" which leads the Hon. A. G.
Thurman to the use of red bandan'
is, remotely, his habit of taking snuff
and, Immediately, desire to moderat,
the unearthly noises made by his nosC
when in a state of eruption. More
overland we seek to put this phase o
the matter into as delicate form a
possible-the Hon. A. G. Thurman use
a red bandana because it is less un
slightly object than white handkerchie
would be under the same circumstances
The exact fact is, indeed, that it is
condition and not theory that con
fronts the noble old Roman in this i'm
portant matter.-Iiib,ne.
THE republican national convention
will meet in Chicago next week Tuesda,
at twelve O'Clock noon. 1t will numbe
$50 delegates Gncluding those from thu
terrtories) and All votes will be re
quired to nominate. No definite pre-
dictions can be ventured as to tn,
probable successful candidates. Man,
state delegations have deferred an,
action as to nominees until they NEE
at Chicago. There is disposition OF
the part of many delegates to defer Il
the sentiment of the delegates from
the doubtful states. The selection o
Depew seems less certain on accoun