Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-08
The State Convention.

We print to-day the call for the Union |
Republican State Convention, on the thirtieth
instant. Although the time fixed is unex-
pectedly early, cannot see but the State
will be well able in three weeks to name
the next Governor, as 1t would be if two
months were spent in canvassing the merits |
of candidates and there will be an advan- |
tage on all hands in having the selection |
made early, before any heated partisanship
shall have given unpleasant character to
the preliminary campaign. There many
good and able men on the west side of the /.
State, from whom the people can hardly /
make poor choice Of Governor and twenty
days viii be ample time To determine which
of them should succeed Gov. Dillingham;
Until within week or two there has been an
unusual quiet in the newspapers respecting
candidates, which may be received evil
dence that the subject had not been much
debated in any locality Occasionally some
correspondent has mentioned one name or
another, without exciting any vigorous com
ment or criticism in any quarter. Since the
call has appeared in the daily papers, how
candidates. The Rutland Herald and the
Rutland county Independent have presented
Hon John B. Page, Of Rutland, giving many
and cogent reasons why he should be chosen
The names of gentlemen in Addison and
Bennington counties have also been men
toned, whether by authority or not we do
not know. We hear of no probable candi-
dates in Chittenden, Franklin or Grand Isle
counties. While there is little difficulty in
finding person competent 10 perform the
executive office, and while it is not impossi-
BILE that some other candidate may be selected
by the Convention. the indications now point
to Mr. Page as our standard bearer next fall.
And while we have not o word to say against
others, we can say with entire Justice we
believe to all. that Mr.. Page is undoubtedly
better known to the people of the State from
his long service treasurer, than any other
gentlemen named in connection with the
nomination He had charge of our finances
from October 1860. until last fall. This
covered the years when the State called
upon for more money, and its credit was
much more severely tried, than ever before in
our history. 1t is not too much praise of him
to say that he exhibited eminent financial
ability and sagacity, receiving and disbursing
millions where his predecessors had only
handled hundreds Of thousands, and carrying
the commonwealth through the trial with
the greatest apparent ease and success He
had earned reputation before taking the
Office of treasurer as one of the most sue
i I L l. Il.
and much was therefore expected of him
and he more than answered all expectations.
In his town, in his county, and in the State,
he has a distinction accorded only to
gentlemen Of first rate executive ability and
clear-sighted apprehension of public affairs
and he has gained this position by no snowy
qualities, but by the actual test of success.
We know of no person better fitted for the
discharge of the duties of the executive Office
than Mr.. Page; and we doubt if the Con-
vcntion can do a greater service for the State
than TO put him in nomination
We have heard Major Rounds of Chester,
and Gen Thomas of West Fairlee, named in
connection with the second place on the
ticket We do not know as either of them
would consent TO the use of his name. Ma
FOR Rounds may regard position in the
House, as the representative of his town, as
more important ON account of the anticipat-
ed effort to make new county with Chester
as the shire, and may decline nomination
and we have no information respecting the
view Gen. Thomas would take of the use of
his name as candidate for Lieut.. Governor.
We know, however, that the people would
heartily respond to either name and they
are both worthy and competent gentlemen
The Convention viii be a trial, and no
doubt successful one, of the delegate sys-
tenn. Each town in the State will be repre-
scented by one delegate, and one additional
delegate for every one hundred and fifty
votes cast for Governor Dillingham; last fall
If the Republicans in the various towns
have any desire to be fittingly represented IN
the Convention, all they have to do is to Sc
lect their delegates. If they don't care who |
represents them, they will be just as well off
as heretofore. But this system will prevent
towns from being nasrepresented (unless they
consent to be) by the political bummers. who