Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-16
From Burlington Free Press and Times.l
The Governor Question.

The question seems to be in a fair
way to become considerably .simplified
In the first place the question of our
representation in Congress, which has
been considerably connected with the
Governor question, approaches settle
ment, and with increasing prospects of
our retaining our present number of
congressman. Mr.. Willnrd's supple
mental bill has passed the House, and
the Washington correspondents say it
has fair chance of passing the Senate.
Our own Senators, who ought to know
what the chances are, have hitherto had
very little hope of carrying the bill
through the Senate; but the unexpectedly
strong vote by which it passed the House,
must have helped its prospects in the
other body. If it passes it will be an
evidence of Mr.. Wizards ability and
influence and a claim upon the gratitude
of the people of his District and of the
State, which ought to, and we believe
will, secure his denomination for third
term.
But, in the second place, Stewart
must, it seems, be counted out of the list
of possible nominees for Congress. Till
within a few days we understood the
Governors position to be as follows -
If the Republicans of the State felt dis
posed to accord him the nomination for
a second term, which they have custom
arilY given their Governors, he wOuldbc
content and gratitied by denomination
for Governor This would satisfy his
personal preferences, and he askednOth-
ing more But if there was good reason
to suppose, in the event of a reduction
of our representation in Congress- that
the Republicans of the west side of the
State would prefer that he should repre-
sent them in Congress, he should not feel
1T liberty to decline a call to permit the
use of his name in that connection.
This position Was a square and honor
able one. But 1t was peculiarly open to
Misrepresentation, and with aaPjrants
for Congress in every county on the west
side OF the Mountain, there were not
wanting those who We're ready to take
advantage of it. 1t was at once Clam0r-
ed that Governor Stewart was trying to
sit on two stools; that he was keeping
everything unsettled, while he was max
ing up his mind what he wanted, etc.
This clamor appears, by direct or mdi-
rect effect, to have answered its pur-
poses. We are now informed by Gov
ernor Stewart. that in no contingency
that he considers possible one, will he
be candidate for Congress, and that he
mill be candidate for denomination rs
Governor
We shall waste no words in quarrel
inc with this decision. We believe, that
in the event of redistricting of the
State. Coy. Stewards friends on this
side of the State would have given him
very pressing call to represent the
West district in Congress, and that his
name would be by far the strongest one
in any Convention fairly representing
that district; but nobody intends to
force Mr.. Stewart into any office or can
didacv for any office; and his Conclu-
sion being deliberate and final, of course
there will be no futher talk of him as
possible candidate for Congress.
Of course, too, if Gov. Stewart is re-
nominated, Lieutenant Governor Dale
will be also entitled to a denomination,
and such settlement of the Governor
question will settle the Lieutenant-Gov-
ernOr question.