The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-12
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MANCHESTER, AUGUST

MANCHESTER. August s.
Hdto, try Press: The time for the
biennial election in this state is so near at
hand, ut which time nnt only governor
and other state, G un'y and town officers
are to- be erected. hp' also representatives
from the ihiee congressional districts in
Tins state, perhaps Il communication in re-
gard to the outlook at this time may be Of
interest to some of your readers, especially
in relation to the first and third congress
sional districts, Whore you have many
readers There is at present no excitement
whatever in regard to state officers. and it
is a generally understood fact that the re-
publican ticket headed by Asahcl Peek. a
bachelor, some 20 years of age. will be
elected, although by majority considerably
smaller than they have had heretofore
The democratic candidate, Hon. W. II. II.
Bingham, of Stowe, is man just in the
prime of life. and is in every sense gen.
tlemin, and one who is well known in
every part of our state. So popular is he
that many of his friends openly declare
that he will carry his own county Wash
ington) for the democracy.
In nearly every county there is a genuine
split among the republicans, and every
thing except peace and harmony prevails.
In Addison county there is split over the
states attorney QUESTION and of thn roor
lar county convention it was so divided up.
on the question that no nomination was
made. From present appearances it looks
altogether probable that if the democratic
will nominate young man blythe name ot
Chapman, and whom many of the repu,li
cans are in favor of, he will secure the pc.
stion. The same trouble is also observed
in Rutland county is Capt. Joel c. Baker
editor of the Rutland Uauld, and mem
her of the $50 called citizens committee
of that place. Two years ago he came ont
for Greeley, made two or three speeches
for him, and being promised the nomi
nation for state attorney this year
if he recanted, he made another flop
and again talked and worked tC
secure the election of Grant Accord
ing to promise he was nominated in thei
convention this year, the opposing candi
date, fine young fellow, being killed b,
the person who nominated him. Mr.. Ba
ker is distateful to a large portion of tn
republicans in his county, and it is alto
gether probable that he may not have tn
chance of filling the office of state attor
ney of Rutland county. In Chittenden
Franklin and Bennington counties, TN
straight republicans have their own tickets
then the temperance republicans also hav
one, SO that in those counties there are il
reality two republican tickets in the field
Whether the last named will show mucl
strength when the time for voting comes
remains to be seen If they do, you ma,
not be surprised to hear of democratic sen
ators from one or two of them. Windso
and Windham counties are not free iron
brols and dssensons among ''the faith
full" and taking the state at largc they ar
greatly troubled both in mind and shirt
and ii is high time that they were, TO
il has been so of late wears that fin
people have had no voice in regard I,
who should rule over them, or rather
who shall serve them, the nominations hay
ing been made by few in the 'ring." th
names carried into the convention, acte
upon in a hurry, nominated, and then o
course elected. In conversation with on
of the most prominent republicans in Ben
nington county few days ago. he told m
that the majority of that party in the com
ty were opposed to the present candidate
upon their ticket, but that under nreser
circumstances it would not do TO holt nm
Notwithstanding the temperance republican
have a ticket of their own-which will No
have votes enough to pay for counting
the democrats have no show in that count
this year.
The congressional fight wayeth warm
the first ana third districts. with stron
prospects that the present incumbents. wi
lard and Poland will have to retire | mr.
dict, and think safely, that Col G. /
Joyce of Rutland, a Young man {
high talent, "A brave soldier and on
of the most prominent members {
the Rutland county bar, will |
nominated as candidate to leprescpt III
first district in the next congress II is
matter of some surprise to me that onl
two papers in that district, the Rutlan
Gl0Je and the Bennington TANNER hay
sustained the Colonel until lately. With