Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-06-29

Enthu-insm.
.u..r.,N> "ruNrEp RED" MONDAY EVENING
N nus REpuBltcNN "npYs." OLD AND
NuDNo.
N,rolitirnl nominations have ever been
received ia Brattchuro with more enthus
,-m than was aroused ON Monday after.
noon and evening when the news came Of
fine nomination of Harrison and Morton to
head the Republican ticket We suspect
that some stray thoughts Of politics stole
into thr minds of those who sat in the
rlmrchc, on Sunday, and when Monday
came and the hour for the reiiSSemhling Of
the Republican convention came aud passed
thr interest grew intense. 1t was about
}.}u g. w. when the news Of llarrsons
nomination wa, received IT. was quickly
displayed un The phunix bulletin and with
IT "a portrait of the stanch determined
looking man who is tu lead the Republican
hosts to victory this year The Phunix
nas was quickly hung out and other dis
plays of the national colors followed in rec.
u.uition of the happy event. Knots Of
Republicans gathered To express their cor
dial satisfaction. aud the opinion was uni
yor,al that the convention had done the
very best thing possible. In many places
m town where workmen are employed
hearty cheers went up when the nomina
tinu was announced.
The hoy. speedily grew enthusiastic to
3,rrllovmg, and straightway there was
lifting To- and fro in the streets which in
dlratri that they would he heard from later
100 the day.
Mud they were.
\~ soon rs the caucus was over in the
evening there was a rapid gathering of
forces "a beautiful new nag. which had
been provided against the day Of need.
vu. hung across the street just below The
phpniN office the First Regiment hnnd
and the E-tcyviIlc baud appeared ON the
-crur, supplemented 10y "a "rnttlng' drum
corps aud led lay a company Ut ~ horse
mru with a contingent Of torch bearers
bringing mp the rear, ami away the pro
.y~~lun went up Main street and around bv
the common and back amid such a cuntin-
nous blaze Of red fire and such fusind.
l roman candles as has not recently been
seen The flag was snltrd repeatedly and
there were hearty cheer, all along the line
while "a battery section ON the island sent
ringing salute of loo guns to all the coun
try round. Tran,parrncice with all sort,
Of mptlors we're carried "lIarrisun. Yer
mlut'- eight VOTES won the dny THE
pcmmy- swear 10y the red handanna. We
10y tine star >panslcd banner No tariff
sort, ut variations
It is and will bc the policy of the Demo
crafts tu hrlttlc this demonstration and
claim that it had no significance and was
mot generally participated in But such
tactic, wont work 1t is true that there
was mot long line of torch bearer, or of
''citllcu> ON foot. but this was uulv for
the reason that torches IN any considerable
number we're not To- he had The old
torches we're beyond reach and 300 new
ONES ordered 10y the Young men had not ar.
rived. The satisfactory thing about the
demonstration for the Republicans is that
It was spontaneous and irrcprcssihe bit
of enthusiasm quick aud Overlooking
expression of the warm and earnest feel
ing which Glen IIarrisons nomination
aroused. 1t was got up ON the spur Of the
moment and NO similar demonstration ever
called ont So big "a crowd uu such short no
iior The sidewalks ON both sides of Main
street were literally packed with men, Wom
ru and children and there were contiuu
oils sounds of cheer, aud applause as the
procession passed and fireworks were burn
eel. Ina this respect it was in marked con
ua~t tothr dead, irrespunSive way in which
tlrvchnds nomination fell ON the Democ.
rnry.
The hrattlcborn Democrats affect to think
the Republican ticket "A weak one and to
believe that Elaine is the strong man
whom the party should have tied to. The
fact j, that larrison> nomination gives
them the cold shivers, for they know that
with him as their standard bearer the
Young men of the town will turn to the Re
publican ticket and the Democratic vote
will be- cut down in a way that they de
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