Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-02-03

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| 3. What is the most commendable thing
in connection with the present adminis.
trationy
4. What, in Cleveland's administration,
most open to criticism
5. What will be the issue in 'Ss?
6. Preference for governor?
7. Second choiceY
The replies indicate that the ma jority Of
Vermont Republicans are not committed
to any candidate for president and that
as was to be Xpected-preferences for
governor have not yet crystalized. Thus
of hundred republicans who answered
the heterogeneous only forty per cent.
were willing to name candidate for
president.
OF the forty, "a favored Blaine; 5, Ed
munds; 3, Sherman 8, Lincoln 2, Sheri-
dan; 1, Hawley; /, Harrison; and /,
Depew. For second choice, 10 favored
Sheridan 4, Blaine; 4, Allison; 3, Lin
coin; 4, Sheridan 2, Harrison; ., Haw-
ley and /, Edmunds. The preferences
for vice.president were, s for Hawley, 5
for Lincoln, . for Harrison, 2 for Sher-
man, 2 for Sheridan and l for Foraker.
OF the democrats who replied, all, four
teen in number, were for Cleveland.
Where second choice is named, Governor
Hill off, New York takes the lead and
Thurman, Lowell and Black have one
each.
On the gubernatorial question only a
third of those who replied cared to eX-
press themselves. OF the "a who eX
pressed a preference, prefer Frederick
Billings of Woodstock 6, stephen
Thomas of Montpelier; A. w p. Dilling-
ham of Waterbury, 4, Levi X. Fuller of
Brattleboro 2, Franklin Fairbanks of st.
Johnsbury; 2, Judge Veazey, and one
each for James Barrett of Rutland, Il. c.
Fletcher of st. Johnsbury, f. j. Ormsbee
of Brandon, Redfield Proctor Of Proctor,
b. d. Harris of Brattleboro and H. +.
Royce of St. Adams. Second choices were
for W. y. Dillingham; l.. X. Fuller, 10;
g. w. Hooker, James Barrett, b. ID.
Harris, Stephen Thomas, T. c. Fletcher,
Frederick Billings, II. c. Ide, Franklin
Fairbanks, j. X. Batchelder of Arlington
p. d. Blodgett of St. Johnsbury, Il. NJ.
Mansur of Island Pond, C. B. Eddy of
Bellows Falls and Fred E. Smith of Mont
pelier one each.
For governor eight democrats stood, for
j. f. Edwards of Newport, 3; W. H. Ii.
Bingham of Stowe, 2; l.. W. Redngton
of Rutland 5. c. Shurtleff of Montpelier
and Seneca Haselton of Burlington one
each.
A canvass as fragmentary rs this, of
course, determines nothing in regard to
candidates. The most that it shows is
that the time has not yet come for any
avail
due time, no doubt, there will be open dis.
cussion and concentration of opinion, and
the Vermonters will then be more ready
to stand up and be counted for this, that
or the other man.
Some of the replies, however, contain
timely and excellent suggestions. We
quote from them as follows:
,EX.Gov. J. L. BARsTow.
|. For first place man of unainted repu. |
tatlOn one whose nomination has not already 4
greatly reduced the majorities in nearly all |
I he republican States; man that can be |
elected such as sheridan, with Lincoln or |
Harrison for second place.
.. sherman and Hawley.
b. The management of the treasury. This |
has been upon precisely the same lines laid |
down by republican secretaries. \ cOnserva-
honest independent men upon the Interstate
commerce commission deserves cOmmenda-
Il n.
4. In point of time, disregard of promises
and profession (Which gave him tens Of thou
sands of republican vOt, s. as to civil service
reform II XII. hosulilyto Union snd ors, but
chiefly the free trade doctrines adv need in
his last annual message, He asks for
free trade in wool, thus striking at the farm.
nrs OF the whole North, the class now least
protected and east prepared tor organziation
to resist the fort to place them on the level
with the farmers OF Canada, England and
ireland 70 say nothing OF the people of the
st ..fS Il
u does not mat or That one nail the farmers
If the North raise no wool, they are ali inter
ested in the diversity of agricultural produc-
lOnS ana II the wool growers are fOrcedto step
.hal business they must take up some other,
n butter and cheese, thus increasing the
product and diminishing the price to the det-
lment OF all. 1.-the democrats in the House
-OllOW his counsel and the republicans make
wise domination, Cleveland's political cpl
tph will be died IN the wool"
D. lt ought to- he tariff for revenue with
10 our own labor.
dand :. The nominee of the convention.
HON. W. ". CIRCUIT, NJ C.
!. Give us one that will command the unit
"a support OF republicans and il will win.
3. GENERALLY in not having been as mis-
,hleVOus rs was feared.
4. The presidents promise, many times re-
|eated, that the faithful public servant
should not be disturbed and the sweeping re-
novals from Office, or partisan reasons only
ynich he has made, and his late free trade
message.
8. The tariff and surplus, principally civil
eryice reform, free ballot and temperance
Il. My position must be one of strict neu-
lality. | hold all the candidates named IN
lgh esteem, and hope to live to see them all
'oVernor-one at a time of course.
EX-JUDGE JAMES BARRETT.
!. If were to make the next president he
would be George +. Edmunds.
2. Joseph X. Hawley. As candidate, LIST.
tobcrt L. Lincoln, I'd, Gen. Sheridan.
3. Marrying reputable and vrtuOus wom-
IN, in case he should prove virtuous as hus-
jand.
4. Non nostrum tantas componere
ties"
.. Tarih-and which party shall come out
head
q. b. ID. Harris.
:, Nobody.
| should be satisfied to have Mr. Blaine the
leXt president, but should not select him Tor
undldate.
LIEUT. GOV. LEVI X. FULLER
For all candidates the regular choice OF
he believing the voice of many
better than the voice Of one.m
3. The presidents marriage.
4. Civil service rules violated tariff and
oreiRn policy.
>, Civil service, foreign policy tarif.
The nation has prospered in spite of the ,
work of Cleveland and his party. The nation