Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-25


ing the candidates for Congressional
nomination in the event Of Mr., Morrill's
withdrawal. We had q hearty laugh
over the correspondence at the time OF
it's appearance, and passed 1t by, as OF
little account. But some of our State
contemporaries are taking 1t up, and
treating it as II deserves. We copy a
portion of the letter, with few words
of comment by two OF the Vermont
press
As Mr.. Morrill, retlres al the close OF
the present Congress to be a candidate
for the Senatorship, there is to be free
fight in the second district. AT last ae-
counts, there were no less than six can
didates in the field, with good prospects
of increasing to a brigade before the
convention at White River Junction, in
July. Owing to the Senatorial Candi-
dates residing in Orange and Caledonia
counties, there will be but few candl-
dates for representative from that part
of the district, but the surplus in Wind
sOr and Windham will make good any
deficiency. As Mr.. Morrilps predeCes-
sor in Congress, Andrew Tracy, was
resident Of Windsor, and that county
has now two United States officials, dis
trict attorney and marshal, the Wind
ham Candidat s are confident Of success.
Among the talked Of candidates are the
following
From Caledonia county, Bliss N. Da-
Wis Of Danville, formerly sheriff Of the
county, and who, while disCharging his
duties in that capacity, was attacked
and nearli killed by Bristol Bill His
rival is Jonathan Ross Of St. Johnsbury.
For Windsor county, P. 7. Washburn,
adjutant- general of the State, formerly
lieutenant-colOnel Of the LIST Vermont
three months regiment, commander OF
the Vermont troops at Big Bethel, and
lawyer by profession o. P. Chandler OF
Woodstock, lawyer and member OF the
last legislature D. c. DennisOn of Roy
alton, United States district attorney
Hugh H. Henry of Chester United States
marshal DR.. Thomas E. Powers, ex-
Lieut.. Gov. Julius Converse, both Of
Woodstock A. P. Hunton of Bethel, a
lawyer and once speaker Of the Vermont
House of Representatives. From Wind
ham County, Henry Z. Stoughton Of
Bellows Falls, a lawyer and father Of
Gen. StOughton; ex-GOv. F. HOlbroOk,
Charles X. Field, lawyer, formerly Unit
! ed States district attorney Hampden
| Cults, formerly in the Vermont Senate
from Windsor county al, Of Brattlebo-
70 Abishai Stoddard Of TOwnshend,
probate Judge of Marlboro district, and
| S. p. Flagg Of Wilmington, lawyer, and
for the past two years, member o. the
Vermont Senate.
OF the Windsor county candidates,
General Washburn, Mr.. Henry and Mr..
Dennison are likely to stand the highest.
Mr.. Henry, however, will not go in ~
unless the probabilities Of winning are
good. He will keep up good deal Of
! skirmishing along the lines, but he is
too "foxy" to throw himself away. In
Windham county, Mr.. StOughton is re-
| garded as one of the ablest men OF the
| State, and had he not voted for McClel-
| Ian, he might stand good chance to Sc
cure the nomination. He is native Of
Chester and was a shoemaker by trade,
but while "pegging away" at mems
sOles" he read Blackstone and became q
lawyer. He joined the Unionists after
the commencement Of the rebellion and
was sent to the State Senate. George
Howe OF BrattleborO is gentleman OF
fair ability and will make good run.
Ex-Gov. HolbroOk has more than Ordi-
nary executive abilities, and would ably
represent the district. Hampden Cults
is quite as able as any Of the candidates
talked of, but he has been so long in the
field he stands very little chance Of get
ting the nomination.
The Burlington Free Press says; At
least half of the worthy gentlemen
named above, are much more likely to
be struck by lightning than to be Sc
riously mentioned for Congress in any
nominating convention. The Bellows
Falls Times says the letter is wholly a
Brattleboro production, got up by some
of the numerous editors In that place
who, for some good reason, preferred tC
publish it second hand that if half the
brigade mentioned as candidates fOY
Congress are going to run, any writer
there could mention" at least thirty
or forty more good men from that town.
and that Hon. Abishai StOddard is no
Judge Of Probate for Marlboro district.