Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-22
THE POLITICAL CAULDRON,
HENRY WATERSON ON A THIRD
TERM FOR CLEVELAND.
The Star-eyod Goddess Regards Grovcr ~
Peculiar Hugh Grant Mad Clear
Through over Tammany Tao
tios-Politicai Poiuts,

Henry Watterson, editor of the demo-
cratic Louisville Courier Journal, says
that he will not be in this country next
year when the Democratic National con-
vention is held. He intends to be in Eur
ope with his family, and the man who has
always had big influence over the demo-
cratic convention, and was responsible Tor
n good deal in the party platforms, Will
Tor once keep alOof.
Mr.. Watterson is no lover OF Grover
Cleveland. and in speaking about the
third terms reports, to a Cincinnati news
paper man, he said:
"1f Grover Cleveland is nominated FOR
third term he will not carry a single
Congressional district in the United
States. And furthermore / do not believe
st possible to nominate Mr. Cleveland.
George Washington set the example.
There is no more innexible law Oh the
statute books than The unwritten enc
forbi ding a thirl tern,
Grant had such n great leader as ConE-
ling to fight for him, and the 3oG OF that
convention were as brave as the soldiers
who held ThermopylaC, but Grant could
not be nominated, even though lie had
been out of the presidential chair for four
years"
Mr. Wattcrson was asked If he thought
Cleveland would live in history as one of
the greatest statesmen of the country, as
had been frequently predicted by the
presidents admirers.
Whoever said that vas a fool or n
craven tool" was the reply
In reference to Secretary CariislCs at
titudc on tho silver question, the famous
editor said:
1.-THE truth is that Carlisle Is not and
never has been a free silver man, but he
has always believed, as all do, that
silver must be used as money and that it
would be n great crime to withdraw it
from circulation"
He had no idea. he said, VINO would be
appointed by Cleveland to succeed the late
Justice Jackson on the supreme Court
bench. The ways of Cleveland, he de-
clared, were past finding out, and III law
appointments especially the president was
peculiar.
HUGH GRANT INDIGNANT.
Hugh Grant is mad clear through. Tho
ox-mayor came back from Europe with n
well drawn plan for Tammany reorganza-
ton. II wanted 100 respectable citizens
to supcrintend the work, but this did not
suit the thugs and thieves in that organ
iaation, for they knew that the adoption
of Hughs plan meant death for them.
They rushed their own schemes through,
and now Mr.. Grant says he will not sup
port the organization and predicts for 1t
another crushing defeat.
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS.
Gov Greenhalge will not have a walk
over in the Massachusetts republican con-
vention by any menas, says the Boston
Traveller. 1t adds, the elements that
oppose Hoar are also antagonistic to
Greenhalge, and since the boomlet for
Iige Morse was crushed they have de-
cded, it is said, to pool their issues on
eX-GOv. Bracket, who fell before the
wiles and smiles of William r. Russell
when he came up for reelection. Brack-
rip
allies stand by him he is bound to cut a
figure in the convention.
POLITICAL POINTS.
The Hon. r. c. Horn and Gen. A. j.
Warner are the latest pair to engage in
silver debate, the seat OF war being
Lakeside, Ohio.
sippi State democratic convention on We'd
nesday night adopted the currency plat
form of the Missouri convention held last
Tuesday. The Missouri plank demanded
1.-THE free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold into primary redemption money
at the ratio of 16 to l, without waiting for
the action or approval of any other ma
ton"
The latest story among the political Cos
sips in Massachusetts is to the effect that
Congressman Morse is out of favor with
the A. p. AS as their candidate for gov
ernor,
POLITICAL POINTS.
The democratic convention of the 10th
congressional district of Georgia at CraW-
fordSViEe nominated Hon. j. G. G. Black
to succeed himself
The Kansas republican State central
committe in Topeka decided that a con-
vention to nominate a candidate for Chief
Justice was unnecessary. 1t was agreed
that David j. Martin, the present ncum.
bent, should be nominated by petition.
If Mr.. Whitneys last desire on earth is
to be nominated by the democrats for the
presidency, he viii view with approhen-
sion the formation at Willimantic Conn
OF the Windham county Whitney demo.
cratic club, whose avowed purpose is tc
secure the election of two Whitney dele
gates to the next national convention.
w. Bourkc Cochran, cX-Congressman
and democratic orator, is no longer a
member OF Tammany Hall, He declares
that he is out of politics. Mr. Cochran
refused to go into details as to tho causes
leading TO his withdrawal from Tam
manys council, except to gay that his
law practice claimed all his time and he
lad determined to devote himself to that
alone.
Senator Quay suffered a serious reverse
when the York county republican
convention elected five delegates to the
State convention, and instructed them tC
vote for Hastings and GilkcGon,