Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-05

From tie Montpelier -.----. .-.--.sa- t.-E
Jal-laL
The csnvass f1r Governor lzs Been cl1asi,
and number lt ra1Crs have suoseu upon the
subject You VIII be- = easel 10 .es-u lla- as get
90 Disposition las been usliis5,-l 90 tL--T Mr.
Stewart, tle present aa e All lI.ar Lx11l. Sc
overheard. Hl wss The ic-. Governor chosen
under the biennial system, sal viii have he'll
the Office Two ycsrs Che cls:11l-g term iu Vt--
m9ntl at the opening o. lie next sessl no lf she
Legislature Nevertheless, IL -s would Ike a
second standardization E0-I be C-ui,s'5u
to an e.cc.iou ii, viii ie nos, cheertl'ly accord
ei him. It 10 irtmatel t.s- be Tlu.i ike 20 go
TO Congress. lie ha never J--n tle msa 90
lay corus alipl-t for he csu rrs.erlear.
aad he Will not Commence now probably. lie
hss plenty Of friends, h1ecyer. who vii seer
tam his feeling I'D t.c matter slI see tls- they
Sre carried ont Whether l-s'ei f0- Cover
nor or tlr Congress, the nomination would Be
heartily ratified by the people
The future igr t.n---ss-5a from Ills state SIS
hardly Sd Gear perhaps o. come gentlemen
would Lae Gu see &c. Tie tpuor-ilruert -ll
nov pending reduces the rcurese1 axiom from this
State % tw1 members. as you are sFlle IT.
Willard Of the iTs; district has before the House
supplementary bill, giving 90 Vermont for tle
next lecSle three members, the zane As now
There are good reasons wig rhc D.. ourhttl
psss, and It receives more favor Than vas .u,ici-
patel. 1t may succeed. Itit Should. tbe state
ough. % feel greatly indebted l0 N- Willard
snd could n-- better signify the sentiment ,asu
by returning him 90 Congress Ar the
States is now liviici-s1i would O. rtirue oHe
in case the three members SIRE re.siueI-Nr.
Willard and Mr.. Stewart sre resiien.z cf the ssme
district. Speculation in this direction is not of
much value, however, t3r Fl is not probable that
Congress will DO so generous a thi-- as C. con-
time 90 Vermont sni New hampshire tleir me-
sent status n the House Our representatives.
Will De reduced 90 two, The State when -efs-ri.t
ell will be divided on the mountain, Nr Wius-i
WILDE ieglslaied out Of bis present is.rict, an
the course viii be clear fer Mr. Stewart, ifhe
desire, it
In anticipation Of such sn event orat- names
have been mentioned % Connection with the
guheTnatorisl nomination. They are. I believe.
three IN hunter, sni are as fll owe. Hon. Jul
ius Converse Of Woois,ock, Hon Frederick
Billings Of woodstock, and Hon. Horace Fair
banks, Of st Johnsbury. sppreheui. however.
that there will not he much saro,s erl ssyar ,,ls
the interest Of either the first on the LAST Of the
three, though both are excellent men. and sorl5 /
do honor 70 the osice. There are other Gentle
men who possibly stand quite as near tho exc I
cutive chair as either Of the two Hen Dudley .
c, Denisou Of Royalton IS one Hon. p Il .
Steele Of lArtland is another. Both are .sIe
men, accomplished gentlemen, In the very prime /
OF lie, and would grace any portion 10 which .
they might he called. Il is not improbable. how
ever, IN the event Of reiistrictnc the Sfsfs A.
ABOVE suggested, bur thSt attention nay be- turn
Ell to Judge Steele for Congress. Mn Billings ia
q mott worthy citizen, a man Of wealth 3 frs
orAtor' peculiarly kind aui 2istie, and Possesses
IN some respects qualities which render hin OK
tremeiy popular where be Is known he would.
beyond question, grace the executive chsir he
yond any one who has occupied IL in these latter
lmes' though it has always been veil filed. As
hing' nov are, 1t seems not improbable but that
IN the hrlt Tuesday Of next September the tele-
graph Will aiyisc you Of his election 70 the Gov
'rnor'hip' and Mr.. Stewart to Congress-
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