The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-06
the Burlington Free Press and Tint
STATE Politics.

Three gentlemen are in the field for
Governor of Nermont-Bradley Barlow, II
banker n. r. Spraguc, Jr., farmer and
manufacturer, and 4. W. Park, a railroad
mana good trio to select from not a
lawyer or professional politician among
thcm.-N. \. SIM.
This will amuse these gentlemen very
much. Mr.. Park and Mr.. Barlow have in
former years at least been pretty actively
engaged IN politics, and Mr.. Park was once
Il practising lawyer that has not yet, we
imagine, quite forgotten all his laws.
At6ang Adrertiser.
Il VAST TO BE a GOVERNOR, M
WITH THE GOVERNORS SrAND.'-IIon. y.
II. Sprague, Jr., of Brandon, wants to be
Governor of Vermont. This (alluding to
the secret circular) makes very pretty read
ing. and we hope the friends of Colonel
Spraguc obcdiently gathered NJ the appoint
ed time Yesterday. The dark lantern ar-
pears to he the favorite lumInary in those
parts Just now. OF course the rest of us
have nothing left to DO but our plain duty,
viz. ratify any nomination that these
princess of darkness may have pitched
upon. 1t would be quite IA relief TO the rest
Of the State to have the nomination finally
settled in this way, and ensure a conven-
ton that in the absence of anything to do
will be ''Cool, calm and cultivated. st.
AH0aS Idccftiser. JaH. 30th.
The st. Adams Messenger, in noticing
the political conference at Middlebury,
says:
Col. Tracy writes to the Free Press that
the only object of the meeting was to in
wife a comparison Of views of the two
counties through private individuals, on
til, ,,t,I unruotpripl uupStinu anil nat with "A
view Of controlling any convention or
nominating a candidate for Governor. But
most people, we infer, will judge the af-
fair in n different light.
Our reports of the M|iddlehury meeting
and comments thereon appear to have
aroused the ire Of certain Brandon gentle
men evidently in the interest of the Great
MoQuH' of the movement. and they have
rushed into print in the Rutland HauH OF
Saturday. ''Observer' has n communities
| ton, which amounts to Col. TracS's letter
''long drawn out with these additions.
First-He intimates that the Free Pres
''has n political axe to grind Not at all
oh astutc Brandonian nor ''hatchct tC
sharpen" All we assume to do is to re-
buke and expose the schemes of such poll.
tical pettlfoggers as the persons who set on
foot the gathering at Middlebury.
Sec0nd-The resolution adopted at Mid
dlebury, was in these words That the
interests of Addison and Rutland %countie,
are identical and that it is desirable thai
said counties act in unison upon the ques
tions about to be presented in our comint
state election, and that we as citizens o
said counties deem it proper and will us'
our influence for the accomplishment Ot
this purpose" So it is to be Addison ant
Rutland counties, against the rest of tn
state. This is Il policy that We hardly
think the intelligent republicans of tina
part of the state have the slightest inclina
ton to adopt and indeed we have hear'
several of them dcnouuCe it in terms of in
dignation.
IHird-"That Mr.. Sprague had nothing
to do with the meeting from first to last. y
Col. SpraguG to be sure was not at Mid
dlebury, but then the organizers of tn
demonstration were his particular friends
Griswold and Pitts of Brandon, and j. NJ
Slade. Jr., and Col. Tracy of M|iddlebury
who certainly intended it should contribut
TO his interest. Such a denial as the ab0v
is a little ''too thin for plain people. i
fine, we shall take the advice of observer
'keep one eye open and be on the lookOu
for the next Sprague demOnstration'w which
for the reputation of that enterprising an
clever gentleman, We trust will amount I
more than the first.
e. II. Griswold, S. r. b., follows with
personal disclaimer, in which he says h
was not present or invited.
OF course, Mr.. G., you were not invited
''who said you was ?" parties who give Ell
) tertainments are not very apt to inyit
; themselves. AS to Keno" he will tax
; care of himself in due season.
The Rutland Herald has had 10 report
| the Middlebury conclave, in fact, hi
kept mum" concerning it. Rumor say
that that very journal is in Mr.. Sprague
2 interest. We hope not.