The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-09-25
Gossip from the Hub.

Gossip from the Hub.
Editor Waterman The most inter
esting political convention held for
years in this state occurs Wednesday.
Off years are usually the occasion for
| lively times in Massachusetts, for it is
in the off years that the democrats have
fighting chance of electing a gov
ernor. They think they will have an
unusually good chance this year. One
fact is pretty well understood, and that
is that !" Billy" RUSSELL as the younger
men call Hon. w. +. Russell, will get
the democratic nomination. II" viii
be strong candidate there i, no use
denying that. He is very popular
man, and the support of the Harvard
University element through the slate,
which he will have, Is something not to
be despised. Then the democrats count
on the nomination of Mr.. Bracket at
Wednesdays convention, and this, they
claim, will be a weaker nomination
than that of Mr.. Grape. AT all events,
they will enter the campaign with en-
thusiasm; and that is "a reason why the
republican gathering will be interesting.
1t is impossible to predict who will
be nominated. 1t is certain that Mr..
Bracket leads on paper, but there is
an unpledged element and the Crapo
men have very powerful backing,
which is likely to make itself felt on
the floor of the convention. The
I" Old Guard :" sometimes have a way
of getting there" and the solemn
assurances of Mr.. Burdett, the Grape
manager, that his man will pull through
are not without their effect. Mr.. Bur-
dett is an astute politician, and Hon.
A. E. Pillsbury and Hon. T. G. Bates,
who are with him, are the best kind of
hackers. 1t remains fact that if the
two candidates were in the field, on the
same footing, Mr.. Grape would easily
win. His reputation as substantial
business man and his very creditable
career in congress have helped him
with conversative men. He is rich,
but he has not unloaded "a BARREL"
reports to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. But ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bracket
is in with the men whose faces have
been familiar at the state house for a
few years back. That he is lieutenant
governor at present is his strongest
card in this fight. This does not imply
that he would not make an excellent
governor, for he certainly would. There
has not been bitterness enough in the
canvass to cause much bad blood, but
the defeated man will feel pretty sore.
1t is this soreness that the democrats
are counting on good deal. The tact
of the managers of the successful wing
will be responsible in large measure for
the harmony which ought to come ont
; of the whole fight
The matter of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ship is causing much discussion and
wire-pulling. The candidates are
Messrs. Halle of Springfield, Walker of
Belchertown, Johnson of Brooklield
, and Jewett of Lowell. All have head
!. quarters opened at some hotel. While
anything is possible, it is admitted by
acute DISTINGUISHED judges that Mr..
Halle would help the ticket more than
, any one of the others.
, The sale of symphony concert tickets
, has caused almost as much talk here as
, the gubernatorial canvass. Much of
, the unusual interest shown is due to
desire to see the new conductor, Mr..
Nikisch. He is a Hungarian, who is
an exponent of the new and progressive
school of Germany-that which OPP
poses the Leipsic conservatory. Still,
! Boston really loves music. Otherwise
such high premiums would not have
been paid for seats. In view of the eX-
traOrdinary demand for tickets this
{ year the suggestion of the Herald that
another public rehearsal be given is
} worth considering. 1t might be tried
r to advantage next year.
The address of the nationalist to the
, voters of the state on lobbying at the
r state house is thought about more than
it is talked about in print. The influ-
3 ence of great cOrporations-such as the
/ West Eud Street Railway Company, fol-
1 instance, was quite apparent last win
= ter. The nationalsts direct their at
= tack especially at the practice of eX'
: governors appearing as counsel before
s legislative committees. This is SLAP
at Ex-Governor Robinson, and there is
t force in the point.
The latest literary venture here since
the starting of the magazine called the
8 Nationalist is the revival of the Neu
4 England Magazine, under the editorial
r supervision of Rev. f. E. Hale and f.
t d. Mead. The latter will be the prac'
: tical editor, while Mr.. Hale will be a
: frequent contributor. The indefatig,
b. able industry of Mr.. Hale is the admira-
ton of every one and the envy of al
y literary workers. He seems to have a
4 finger in everything and to more than
e keep pace with the most advanced
0 thought in all lines. 1t is understood
Y that the financial becker of the maya
!. zine is General j. L. Chamberlain OF
> Maine. While making no preliminary
/, flourish of trumpets, the new periodical
!, is taking very well-better, in fact, by
i far than the projectors anticipated. NJ