Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-03-29

every part OF II. lie mas hotth OF lrlenus IL efe-
/ ~ county. His name would unite tAe Repuhli-
cans of every county, and he would be nominated
and elected with no opposition within the party.
No other citizen on this eide Of the State happen
to be in such position that this csn be said Of
him Unless be permits the use of his name, a
serious, perhaps eubittered, saarl is inevitable,
over the choice Of Congressman. The situation
.een, thus to be one which must present very
strong call Of duty to Mr. Stewart, and. as We
have said, we believe be will not disregard it.
So much is very clear, if there are to be but
two Congressional districts And if We retain
our present number, it looks to US AZ if the de-
msnd thst Mr.. Stewart should stand for Con-
gre,s would be little if any less imperative
The First Distrist can unite heartily on him.
Is there any other msn, in or cut Of Congress,
Of whom this can he Esii2 Plsinly there is
none Mr. Willard represents the district sbly
Whether he desires or would accept third nom
ination we do not know but We suppose no one
acquainted With the situation in the district
would say that he could be again nominated
without a contest, which We are very confident
be would not be willing to invite. The First
District. not very harmonious nov, could hsr-
monte At once on Mr.. Stewart.
Itfacus to US, With the best judgment We esn
give 70 the case, that these considerations will
be likely TO remove Mr. Stewart from the list Of
candidates for Governor And if it becomes neces-
Fary 10 give up q good Governor to secure a
good Congressman. we should not heii;ate to do
So. Il is Of The frst importance that or
State be rcp7eseu.ei in TIE Nations. Lagifl--
ture, as it commonly has keen, and IS by first
clsss men, high-uiuaei, able, upright, Of our
best citizens. and 1.-THE popular choice fixes,
Is Indeed it {. already doing, on Mr.. SteTart, as
another u the same class. 6-tei ~ character,
education aud ability 30 rerreseu, US as Yer
mouters Ike to be Represented IT Washington,
We .hall probably rot lack :or s. g-ol Governor.
AZ we have ssil, If Governor a.ewsrt should
announce that be would be e candidate for re-
election. there will be no Governor question. II,
on the other hand. as now seems every way
probable. the uumistatabie preference Of his fel-
low-eitzeus should fix on him for Congress, there
will be Governor question but it will occur TO
many citizens Of Vermout, we think. lhst it is
not likely 20 be very d.tE:u'. Of solution.
If Governor S,swar, acoeies to suli-
GENTLY Instinct in;malon Of the popular desire
to have him rep1etsnt Vermont 10 Congress.
then who sha, he the next Governor That
will be for the Republican State Convention 10
say. 1t lisa question which We trust WILL Re de-
ciied not with reference to the wishes Of any
caniiiste for the nomination, but by cons.is.s-
tons Of fitness for tie office. Let Us by all
means zeep lp the nigh standard We have set
for the gcyern5rship. lie, us now, and siTsys,
insist that the man who is to occupy the -espon-
sible and prominent position Of the chief ezeau-
tive officer Of our commonwealth, shall be one
Of high personal character, e. deserved promi-
nence in the esteem Of his fellow citizens. Of en-
ergy and insight sua integrity The State does
not lack such.
At present bu, three nsues are mentioned
with sny prominence .5r the succession to Gov.
stewart-those Of Hoa. FrsisrisS Billings of
Woodstock, Hou. julius Converse. also of Wood
stock. and Hon. Horace Fairbanks Of st. johns
bury.
Il seems 10 be y mater Ct lout, whether there
is really any serious intention go bring out Mr.
Converse nsme. The suggestion, was
probably. As hiss been ssii. merely
ga,s.l y visitation from tie buried effort
Of the Jas; campaign" sid certainly
the reception given 20 it by tie Press o.
the State, has aat been such as 10 encourage
further thought or effort ia that direction.
Mr. Fairbanks iss frs.-class name Fe7-
mont hiss no worth;er son. We trusy,ani expect
if bic life and health s-c srl5el. TO see him
Governor CT Vermont. Is his father was before
him. st present, as ne are reliably informed,
Mr. FGnb,uks prefers not to be candidate for
the nomination, for the reason, doubtless, that
the heavy Railroad enterprises which be IS car
rying through SO successfully, with bis other
business engagements, demand the full limit Of
his time and energy. HIS friends, accordingly
as we understand. will not bring forward his
name, this time But We trust the time viii
come, and before long, when he viii be willing
to accept cal TO the governors chair
Our opinion Of Hon. Freie-ick Billings, is not
altogether uubnosn to our readers. Two years
ago, in an article on the Governor question,
the FEEE PaFss spoke Of him Is follows
"If Mr.. Billings 3. brought forward by his friends
it will be through no self seeking On his Ia-t; hut
because they see in him man Of the vigorous
stamp and sterling qualities which the highest
welfare oftho state demands in its chief magistrate
If Mr.. Billings were pers-nllly more widely known
throughout the State the preference whi,h has be-
fore this connected his name with tic goveraorshp,
would be, We dou6tn0t. almost universal Though
a genuine son Ct Vermont keeping watch OF cur
State airs and ever iu.ere-teiiH and supporter
of Vermont institutions aud though never lost
sight Of. himself, BY his many Vermont friends, his
absence from the STATE has hitherto kept him from
the prominence in public office in the State which
his energetic nature and high ability would othe--
wise have ma ie inevitable. Five or six years ago,
he returned with family 10 spend the rest Of his
days IN his native State Since then many a worthy
Of his open purse In the very prime Of hte. gen
tenan ofhizh Christian character. Of education,
of enterprise. public spi-t and wealth, a worker
and an organizer. IL is no So nder that those who
know him sec in hin one who would Go honor to
the ofics as governor and under whom every wor-
thy interest Of the State would feel the impulse Of
lifting and prorelliE- hand
We added, that whenever Mr.. Billings should
be brought forward by his friends on the East
Side, we we're prepared to give him hearty vel
come and support. The two years that have
passed. since this was ssij, have not lessene1
our estimate Of MIR. Billings character, and
they have given to him she acqusintanceship
and esteem Of many citizens Of different parts of
the State
If Governor Stewart is candidate for re
election Mr. Billings will not be candidate. II
Mr.. Stewart il not 3 candidate, it is understood
that Mr.. Billings will he presented by his friends
for the nomination. His name is already
the one most talked Of on the East side
Of the State, for the succession, and the West
side stands ready to give a hearty, and if our
information from leading men in almost every
county is correct, a well nigh unanimous re-
spouse in his favor. We expect to see him call
ed to the Office b. an invitation as cordial and
spontaneous as has been extended to a Governor
in many a dsy; and we know that the choice will
never be regretted by the people
Party Leaders
The I'ribrHe. the Springfield Republican and
Nation tell US, with slight vsriktons in the
names u,ei, that time will show which are the
wisest and truest leaders Of the Republican par
ty, Morton. Cameron, and Forney, or Sumner,
Schurz AMI TRANQUIL Of course the solemn in
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