Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-06-14
How our State Politics Looks.

How our State Politics Looks.
Our political pot begins to bubble
in fine style, and we apprehcnd tol-
crably warm time about dog days
For governor there hare been "a dozen
Richmonds in the field" J. w. Stew.
art, J. G. Converse, Frederick Bill.
ings. Geo. w. Hcndee, ct ais, but it
has nearly simmered down to
certainty that Mr.. Stewart is to he
"thc coming man." and that his nomi.
nation at Burlington on the 22d inst,
will be we'll nigh unanimous. He is
said to be most excellent man, kind,
gcntlemanly, not " starched and stuck
up" like some governors that Yer
mon: has had, but somewhat plebeian.
istic. We hope so and are ready to
believe it. For lieutenant governor
we have heard but one name spoken
of-Geo. N. Dale of Island Pond, who
seems to be the favoritc, and most ex.
ccllently will he grace the position
He has our best wishes for his sue.
cess.
The state ticket will be settled
peaceably; but in all three Of the con-
gressional districts we predict more
or less of turmoil and adroit thimble-
rigging. In the first district Willard,
who has not yet enjoyed quite one
term of congressional sweets. is liable
to have trouble, though we trust
that his threatened opposition may
not amount to much. There are about
q score Of self-supposed intellectual
giants in his district. mostly located
in Rutland county, who will never die
till they have first gone to congress.
These cannot wait the customary pc.
riod of four years, and so we sec the
political sky in that district overhung
with clouds black and portentous to
the present member. A correspond
cnt of the last Middlebury Register
advocates the claims of Henry Clark
of Rutland, and speaks approvingly
of w. NJ. Evarts and others that nigh
be moulded over into very fair oppo
ncnts of Willard, but we think he viii
be found to carry too much artillery
for them. He has been very active
and efficient member, whom the frs
district cannot afford to swap off fol
one not so good.
In the second district, Judge POLAND
will doubtless be returned. He ha!
already served two terms and may
meet with a stray lion or two who vii
attempt to obstruct his path, but W,
opinc his opposition will be smothere'
with case, should any arise.
The third district is very warm; i
will be red hot in less than four weeks
Strange as it may seem there is foun'
more than one man that is willing t.
have the nomination forced upon him
We never saw the like! Patriots ar
as thick as flies in an apothecary'
ointment, and some of them of abou
as much account! Geo. w. Hende
having decided to surrender his char
ccs for being governor, is announce
for the position that has been vacar
ever since the defeat Of Portus Ba,
ter four years ago. Should he b
elected he would make tolerable rel
resentative. He has no big broth
to carry him around in his trowser
tho we should like him better if he di
not always want something warm
his mouth, in the shape of teat.-
We prefer Hendee to q worse man.
Geo. n. Dale uas q candidate, but ,
he is going to be lieutenant governo
must be counted out thus miraculou
ly escaping with whole nose and Q
unbroken cuticle. Worthington
Smith, (clerk in millinery store
St. Albans,) is also running for co
gress-having borrowed Bradley Ba
lows shirt and great coat to hide
We should not be surprised if
would make fair representative,
We are told he has spent several Sc
sons in Washington heretofore, al
can 60 all over it without lanter
The Smith family is quite large, al
some of them arc quite folksish-I
cahontas Powbatten Smith of old V
ginia, for instance!