Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-16

there car be no question. This plan will
work onfy in the event of an Eastern
mans heading the ticket. like Reed or
Morton. Indications already point to the
fact that, should Morton be nominated,
his advanced age would make the second
place ON the ticket especially coveted.
The United States Senate Is brimful of
presidential possibilities, while on the 9TH
er side of the Capitol the number thus
far has been kept down to one. Senator
Davis of Minnesota has some following,
the Evening News of this city O. few days
ago proposed Lodge and Dubois as a prop
err ticket, the silver republicans would
like to see Cameron round out his Of
fetal career by a term in the White House,
Quay seriously entertains a lively hope
that the nomination may come his way,
and in general it may be asserted that al
most any one of the republican senators
would accept a presidential nomination
this year. Mr.. Allison of Iowa is, of
course, the strongest candidate in the
Senate, and the one most likely of any to
succeed.
THE MASSACHUSETTS DELEGATES.
The Massachusetts representatives here
have the impression that the four dele
gates-at-large from the State to St. Louis
in June will be Senator Lodge General
Draper, Mr.. w. Murray Crane, and Curtis
ly subject to revision, but the Washing
ton sentiment indicates these names as
the most likely to be chosen. Every one
comedies Senator Lodges place on the
delegation, and the effective work of Mr.
Crane as member of the national COM
mittee Tor massachusetts, entities MIN to
a place as well. General Diapers party
services have been valuable. as have been
his brothers services in Congress, and
the general Impression is that one OF the
Drapers should 90 as delesate-at-large'
ana 'hat the General VIII probably DC tne
of the strongest Of tho Young republicans
of tho state. The number Of platform
addresses which no has delivered il hardly
exceeded nv any Of tho marty leaders
Renresentative William y parrott would
IKE to go as n Observation-Disclosures but.
whether deservedlv or not. his attendance
at the boiling coi,cus a few, weeks ago.
made IN nm sImoet uboll, ~ freo-siIver
mon has pIvcn rise IN The fear that his
sunnort NJ Raed for tho nresidencv rniaht
no, ho Of tho inoaxihla cb,roctar which
Massachusetts nrefererces viii no likely
IN demand Tho MctSiniov movement In
Massacbusetts has rocelved n severe set
hack from The surrended Of Renresenta-
tive Atwood 70 HE acc,,sars Atwood ba q
Iorg Noon a valiant Ggbtor for Tho Ohio
governor ana hos never negiacted an on
nortunitv m nut In a fo,y good words for
Mott,nio,, doiaa.o,o - thn oon,,an-
tjon of hoo he uas Gov NtcIktr,o,, ord unti,
recent,,, IA bos con accontod os airoat a
foregono conctusion tbot No o,o,,,d he obIo
70 hsoaL ~ Mnssnot,i,sat.. 49, ,io,' h,.
corr,,ina, h,s d,s,r,o, Co. ~ Gt,so ioador
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,hat ,r'aoa ,s 49,, =, ,,a 80, ,,o,,,to.i,,,
ord IT,. ~ ,,,i,i ~. io,,r,o, - H. thus ~
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e.. ,''t,, WV, wv. .'s 1T, a,', , ~ - 81 %
't"'e "i' eas' q so.u 'ote ~. WI i'eSN'
foldIlCAL POINTS.
Gen. Russell A. Alger OF Michigan, while
expressing a high opinion OF Gov. Morton
said in New York. that he did not think