The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-22
Candidate for Governor.

CduU1udbO OOVCluUIs
We print elsewhere communication respect
ing the candidate for next Governor Of this State
giving some reasons why Mr.. Dillingham; should
be put in nomination for that office by the con-
vention to assemble at Burlington on the 9Th
proximo. Every reader can Judge for himself Of
the force of the considerations urged. We be-
lieye, as far as Washington county is concerned the
nomination of Mr.. D. would be entirely salts
factory to those who are honestly in favor OF sup
pressing the rebellion, without respect to what
political party shall have the credit the achieve
ment. We supposed when Mr.. ID. was put on
the ticket last year LtGov, that it would result
in his nomination as Governor this year, though
not having been 10 the secret of those who made
UP the ticket we knew nothing of any arrange
ment such as our correspondent speaks of; our
expectation being based rather upon the fitness
of things, Mr.. DIS. prominent position in the
State, his general popularity, his former public
services, his eminent ability, his unhesitating de-
voton to the country, his abandonment Of old
party associations, and the manifest fairness Of
promotng-to use military phrase-such per-
son from the Office of Lt.-Goveruor to that o
bis head into that place on the ticket. We
still think, if the ticket is to be changed at al
this year, there will be manifest improperly III
dumping Mr.. d. and we say this without in
tending thereby to express the least objection
personally or otherwise, to the other persons
named in connection with the office of Governor
ernors, yet we cannot think that those who are
particularly pressing the nomination OF the variou
candidates whose names have been mentioned il
connection with the Office, would, if these candi
dates occupied Mr.. Dillinghams present office 81
L'.-Governor, fail to see that it would not be ex
actly right to put another man at the head OF thu
ticket without some very strong reason therefor
We hope the people throughout the State vii
very generally attend the Convention this year
Rev. O. G. Wheeler, Of Grand Isle, has been ex
ereising himself and the public through the Bur
lington papers, in a:general condemnation of tn
machinery byIwhich nominations are made, ant
in this respect we think bis structures just. Th
people do not attend our Conventions in sufficen
force to have any voice in the nominations, it be
ing left to the few that do assemble at Mass Con
vsntions to register the edcts of the politica
managers and wire-workers behind the scenes
II it be possible we should like to see sll thi
changed-but while people stay at home it vii
not be. Let the people come out this year
Their interest in the election of State officers
greater than ever before, and will be increasing
for the next two years. Almost every family
represented in the army, and the condition Of GU
soldiers in the field and in the hospital will de
pend much upon the character and efficiency {
our executive officers. And if the voters of tn
State will DO present in force at Burlington on th
sth of July, and fully canvass the merits Of th
men whose names are before the Convention, "
have no concern but that they will see that jul
tice is done, and the best man selected for th
place, whether that man be Gov. Holbrook, Lieu
Gov. Dillingham;, Hon. Levi Underwood, HoI
John G. Smith, Hon. Homer E. Royce, Hol
J. S. Morrill,, or any of the other good me
whose names have been presented to the public
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