Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-07-19
The Press on the State Nominations.
From the Nexpor. Express.

. NAV4H tHc NoAp-fs La prs
Though msny were disappointed at the result
the nominations were made unanimous, and lik
= true Vermonters, all will accept the will of tn
majority and give the ticket united and hearty
support. After the nominations were rnnounc
ed Mr. Billings appeared and addressed the Con
vention. 1t hss never been our good fortune t
be.r remarks so eloquent, so appropriate, go coz
vlncing and 80 enthusiastically rece we'd as weri
those They fully illustrated the character Of
the man, proving him to be one Of the ablest i1
the Stste, most eminently fitted for the office o
Governor, and one who would honor the posi-
ton. II before the Convention he Was, as il
we're, unknown to the people, such is 70 longer
the fact Had the vote not been taken until
after his remarks. we apprehend the lsurels OF
all other candidates would have departed He
took the entire audience by the magic of his
words and manner, and carried them as he willed
The seton OF the Convention fully demonstr.-
ted several things IL proved ccncluslvey tie
popularity Of cur present Governor, xnd that he
would have been unanimously renomin.ted but
Tor the change insugurafed by the biennial sys-
TEN 1t proved the high appreciation Of the
| people TOR Mr. Bllings, notwithstanding per-
tlstent Efforts in some sections 10 prejudice
them sgsinst him on account Of his wealth, his
forelgn sympi,hiet, claiming thst though with
us he was not one Of us. These ideas we're fully
exploded. and it became sppsrent that the
people would ,t no distant d.y delight to honor
him.
The ticket nominated is & strong and good
one, and as.d- from the momeutsry unpleasant
feeling consequent upon defest, We think no one
can speak i'll Of It. Mr.. Converse is veteran
Vermonter; has filed msny places Of honor in
the Stste, is s noble. temperance and Chrittisn
man, and will grace with dignity and honor
] of ' j.. Erar
Mr.. Ttft Is young msn Of prominence,
and mSrkel AbilIty; hss been often honor
ed with Offices OF tr1st, anil will mlke xn
excellent executive. Mr.. Page, the tre-s-
urer, is Iot = stranger to the people. Hi, Al
miuis,rstioa ofth.t cfi,e fo- the pzst FIVE yesrs
or more Is sufficient commenit.ion for him Tie
ticket entire is good one, sni worthy the ,up-
| port Of every Republican ia the state There 10
| no literal Greeley tsint upon the garments Of
either nominee but xll are straight, firm sni
cor5is;ent Republicans
From the Woodst3cz stand4ri
After Mr. Billings male his speech b fore the
/ the State Convention, accepting in betting
terms the result, we hs hoped thst the contes-
/ ;suts would be satifi- Il TO let the matter re-:
right there, or st least il il must be again neces-
fary TO dwell publicly upon his part ia the can
vGss, thst simple justice would be accorded him
D
tunste mis- understanding in the outset regard
ing the petition OF another can lid4te, his name
would not have been used 81 all, sni th.t hat
ever others may have done no unsortby act
could be laid At his doo- This he sail with the
utmott emphasis and with a sincerity and truth
I fulneSs that carried conviction to the minds Of
all who know him, as well as to every fair
minded unprejud eel man in the convention. L,
was noble vin1icaiion and ought 10 have been
sufficient
But Mr.. Billiags lii more ca that occs.ioa-
far more than he had say iica Of lie yindica.ri
his friends. who hSi urged his nomination On
the ground Of his eminent hine5s for the pos.-
ton Inl his rare ability, n speech wholly IN
parsllelei ia recent times And it is possible
that the few sc-i5tlers and others Ehc nov mis-
repTesent him sud sttenp; hi, injury in tie e.
iimation of the public are really smsrtine ullsr
sense of defeat. True, they gainci their
point in defeating him, but nevertheless With
him remained the moral victory Of the
day. So says the Fee Pres, xhl op-
posed lie nomination, sE1 70 felt the
great mass Of the convention. who we're
futlenly brought 70 realization # what they
hsd lost in this campaign, when the utmos; effort
and enthuEisIm will be Necessary If We wu1i
stem the iuE;iilus tile OF Greeleyisn AMI call
out from Vermont su Oh time victory that Shall
feu1 encoursgeneu, snl hop. % the qasty 10
other States
Now lot "a state once n-07e, Anl We hope We
shall not be Gale upon fgs;n io refe. 20 Ike
subject, just Wis; Mr Bling position was.
1t an early DAY Ia the canvas, after bciuc -
snrei, sni reliably 60 Ss be believed, that Mc
Stessrt would not seek ren0uiustou. be
yielded TO the re4ues, Of his friends knl Al.nei
tae ufe Of his name il connection With the gls-
weeks when neishbor sought n in'crsiag
with him in behalf of Air. Converte who hal
also been named ty s5aie Of the new,pspers 1t
this iuteryieT he g.s assured thSt Mr. Converse
did not wish 20 rsise contcs, with his neiglb
sni friend and am3ag the citizens Of cur osn
section and thA; be would yield the field ThI
Mr.. Converse suthorizai to be announced il the
SflLd4rI OF April fj,h, a. Ne have heretofore
stated Up to hist time We hAi INSIDE GO eiitl-
riSl reference 20 the g5vsrnorshp question In
these columns, f1r the reason that we hsi from
the first entertsuei A hope thSt ve might be
spared the unpleasant results o: contest be-
tween esteemed citizens But this announcement
from Mr Converse having been mAte we hai
right to conclude thst the field vas sah,tsnua'iy
clear for Mr. Billings AMI did s. declare IN the
issue Of our Taper above referred 20. lnicei, it
il 10 more thsn the truth 10 sAy that At inst
time every citizen Of the State Al all cogaizsut Of
such matters. regarded The campaign SIS prs,ti-
cllly ended AMI without effort IN Nj. Biilincs'
favor
Soon after il vas publicly proclaimed that
Mr. Stewart would be a candidate before the
convention for reu0mina;ion, aud We are well
aware that it was expected the part Of some
Of bis friend. that Mr. Billings would at once
step out Of the way. But the canvass bad gone
too far. suI the frcrls Of the latter refused 10
listen to such proportion. They felt that
even if Mr.. Stewards dilemms was IN urp.oss-
ant one be had only himseIf to thank for it sui
that be should houorahy tNks the consequences
aud not try to th-ow them upon other shoulders.
And Furthermore, the question whether the Gov
ernor should have tEO or four years wa then
fret opened for settlement and it was urged thSt
until It was settled Mr. Billings owed 1t to HE
supporter, to remain a candidate. He did so.
snd supposed until the last moment before the
convention that himself AMI MT. Stewart were
really the only candidates, AMI that the ;esult
would be reached more with reference 10 this
question Of one or two terms than to sny sup-
posed claims or popularity Of individuals. But
he found in the FIELD third candidate. who had
been there secretly from the frat. and ready to
resort to " anything to beAt Bdlings" The re-
suit has already beeu announced.
This is the way Mr. Billings came to be in the
field snd briefly the history Of sone Of the lead
ing incidents of the campaign. His position
from fret to last was honorable, straight-for-
ward, manly. And he has not only q feeling that
through al he has preserved his self-re'pect
but that his conduct has the approval of very
many Of the beet and most honcred citizens Of
Vermont lie has not sought the ctiee uor
pushed himself before the public in any way.
We believe he has every reason to be sa;isfe1
with bis own record AID with the high portion
he holds in the er;eem Of his fellow-citzens.