Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-06

the Republicans Of Vermont must give to 1t
serious consideration.
The subject Is nllarrasscd somewhat by the
usage. quite as well settled as that to which
we have alluded. WINCH takes .-- governors
alternately from the opposite sides of the
state. This custom, however absurd alb
siraetly considered. and however little conso-
0uenoe may be attached to 1t By some. Is one
which always asserts itself with considerable
force in the nominating conventions. and which
practical men must consider In advance.
Exactly how that usage should bear in the ez-
listing circumstances is. however, question.
Ought the east side Of the State 70 have The
governor for the remainder of the customary
term Or, the east side having had it last
Governor ueuiec'- short interregnum, iny1l-
wing hardly any official duties, beng Tracti-
cally Of no aesount) ought the s3yernor-aip
% come next to the west -ide2
These are questions winch We don't under
take o. answer. 1t seems % u-. however.
with such consideration as We have given To
Che subject, that the latter il really the more
sensible view. We should favor 1t. because.
if the Office is to he retained on the east side
for the remainder Of what would have been
Governor Washburns term of Office bad he
lived, it will involve some sort Of stoP-eaT
arrangement for single year, which we do
not like. for the reason that a man who I-
good enough to be governor for one year j.
good enough to be governor for nco, and We
would not take a man for one year who We
would not be willing to have hold Office i3r
two years.
The only precedent. a.-5, if it is one. for
the present contingency, points in the same
direction. When Governor Fairbanks in
1888, was removed, so to speak, by kind Of
political decea-e, that is by the election Of
democratic governor, at the end of one year
Of service, the east side did not have I'll,
privilege of filing out the term but the
Office reverted ia ls5itJ the west side, in the
election Of GOV Husnl Hall On the whole,
in this uncertainty, the case seems to be one
when II ever the usage can DE p'u1s'''!
ana fi-hlI''iS N''1 ln "'9s 'I''''' ''i- '''
State be allowed 10 take the ftte-t man ire
spectiye Of locality.
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should DE The man these 4'''-''' We WIZ
consider hereafter.
-Four or n'i names are neh.'''eI ''i 1i'''i
ent Taf'- OF ,-e state. Tor our next O''ern'f'
On the east SIDE OF the state The names oil
Hon. trelerieS bilIas- ana oil h'H- d anus
Converse. both % Noodstock' have hal ii-
yorable mention. Mr. Converse is under
stood u desire the o.a'e as an 1'H'fi'-e close
OF ms pn'le lis- Twenty year, ago Mt
Converse held the ONCE oil L4el'anan'-'o'
ernor. 1t Is not aa unnatural VI surprising
ambition which leads him To desire to ada
the full title before be dies. And bus rpe |
years, unoLemislei reputation and courteous
manners wound a'uo-ies9 "oI''"y grace '"e
oln'e'
1t Mr. Billings Is Drought Forward 10y
ms friends II viii be through DO se'I-7eeh-
ing On his part but because they see IN HIM
a man of the vigorous stamp and sterling
qualities which the highest welfare Oh the
state demands IN lts Omel Magistrate II
Mr. Billings were personally more widely
known Throughout the state the preference
which has before TINS connected hl7 name
with the g''ern'nhIp would be- We doubt
not almost universal. but Tor the past
twenty years most OF bis l''' has been spent
IN California ln'us' genuine son oil
Vernon t,keepins watch OF our state affairs
and ever interested IN ana supporter oil
vermont institutions ana though never lost
sight OF himself by hie many vermont friends
tins absence has heIt him. oil course IRON
widespread acquaintance among our people
and from the prominence IN public Office IN
the State, which his energetic nature and
high ability would otherwise have made
inevitable. Five OF six years ago be return
ed with his family to spend the rest Of his
days in his native State. Since then many
a public object in his town and county has
had the aud of has open purse. In the very
prime Of life, a gentleman Of high Christian /
character. of education, Of enterprise, public
spirit and wealth. "a worker and an or
ganizer, it is no wonder that those who q
know him, see in him one who would do
honor to the office as governor and under
whom every worthy interest Of the State
could feel the impulse of lifting and pro-
polling hand.
1t i not for the West side to select nomi-
nees for the East side but we say again. as a
we sad a year OF more ago, that whenever
Mr.. Billings is brought forward by his side
OF the m'anain' We are prepared to give :
him hearty welcome and cordial support
A vermont e'fFe'p 'nlant OF the Springfield
hcplonea4 mas ''il tAat MI Billings Is
uniefst ''I u decline To be eAndi-
cate Tor the s''ern'rs''P. We question this
ior the situation mas MT been -ae1 as to rem
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