Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-21
Car Nominee, for Congress.
COI.NIs oil TIE gEE-s.


Car Nominee, for Congress.
coHiaNIs oil rHz gEEss.
From t..e j.. s-oa G. .be.
Mr.. Willard Is aa able. honest and eI-
pcriencei LEGISLATOR. and. % Observers out
side the Sta,e. IL hardly seemed possible
| that the people of his district would refuse
I q, avail them-cly1- VI his continued services.
Bat the question OF locality and the ILL
/ Judged cry l1- rotation which operated
against him. combined with the lack 10
sufficient engineering on the part OF bis
friends. placed him iu minority in the
convention. IT, save him from open defeat.
his name was withdrawn. Although Tie
successful a-pirant is an able and home.
man, the result cannot but be reErctted,.0r
it depriva- che state and the nation of the
services of one who. while possessing in au
eminent degree all the excellent character
i-tics claimed for lis opponent, was a.-'
thoroughly experienced 10 the duties OF che
office which he has 50 long and ably filled
In tie Farsi District Judge Poland was re
nominated In his speech Of acceptance,
he showed spirit which wall neither
strengthen his position before the country
nor Justify the claims on which his renOml-
nation was based. He l. entitled 10 a fair
hearing in bis defence against those VIII
aSsaI him on account Of his sO-called
news papcr gag-law e" but q departure
from p legitimate and proper defence %
a>~ail III yituperatiye terms the press Of the
country was unwi>e and uncauet for.
From the Boston Journal.
By Mr Willard retirement from Con-
cre--. Vermont Will lose from her repre-
~cutation az Washington. one of her ahle~t
and most faithful public servants. The
successful candidate. Co.0ue. joyce. Will
doubtless 90 the State good service however.
lie served In the army during the war, and
has had some legislative experience. The
resolutions adopted reaiirmei Republican
principles declared against the proposed
Reciprocity Treaty with Canada. compli-
meutel NJ. " lizard. and ind0rsei the new
candidate. Ia the Second District the r.
suit ensures Continuance for another term
% the services of q representative who has
been faithful. dllIECut and useful. and has
done much good work for the country AMI
the State WIKI two such candidates in the
lc-t.and with no Discussions in their rank.
the Republicans Of Vermont have a clear
and easy campaign before them. and the
vote given the candidates should be large
and emphatic enough 10 Indicate the esteem
in which they arc held.
From the B.-ton Advertise.
Mr.. Willard Will retire after three terms
OF very honorable service. in which he has
won Influence and distinction far beyond the
limits Of bis STATE. Yet, until the clucu~c~
were over, the warfare waret .ainst him
was marked witha intensity and bitterness
which it Is impossible nj this distance t. an
der>tant. His Successor cujJy-a high repu-
tati1n in Vermont. and his friends are con-
fdent the credit o.! tie state Will be fully
sustained 20 his hands.
From tie =. ..e--sr Democrat.
Outside % Vermont the defeat Of Mr..
Willard. most excellent representative.
Viii be generally regretted. while over the
RECOMMENDATION Of Mr.. Poland the New York
NU. Will ut-c- the most astonishing heroic-.
From the spr.u-isld Republican.
Il was not a very profitable or very
crcii;a5 days work that the Vermont r.
puhlIcan> dIi. There was more than one
good and sufficient reason why Jaicc
Poland sh1 q have been allowed O. retire
this year, Il the friendly oh-curity Of pr.-
yato life
On the other hand, there were good ami
sufficient reasons why Charles ". Willard
should have been sen; back q the House ia-
another term. N0ta great nan. OF SNOWY
man, hc had made an honorable place fig
himself in the chamber and before the Ylt.
JIG BY sheer force of integrity and fidelity.
lt was not pretended in any quarter. as tlr
aS We are informed. that he lad done any
thing % forfeit the confidence of his cla-
-''.@O''9 '"Ss 'HeS cp1II nope ID To.
.H+4c 0Ic"i'd'iy represented or more i-i'
.t-y served, bHt -ne i'eplh.icln cDn'cn
Won Prooee4sa u rotate MI Willard 'a'
~ IN '"'eF Oh -ooA-I''AIhS \'-i
'loH'Ih ui more OK icN- cory anietci-ni-.
WHO mas 'caA speaker oil the Ncrm'ni li'1-,-
From the New YorS Even n- p.-,.
Mr.. Willard hes been an honest. flithfai
and indcpendent rc2rc-entati,c. and a.-
though his successor. Colonel .I1vcc. may De-
equally qualified. exrept by experience. Mr..
y iilard Is conSrirnou~lv rfcl1e man in the
Vermont delegation wha has deserved the
most from hl, party. f.. state and the
country. while JUDGE p..rt I-marulv .
product Of party machinery
r-.,,.,.. bits. r-,....-
p-..l mon.
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n "a , ~ n noii ! HeG'lni' '.,'. p $50
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III; al i,li. a INC N. 'tc'aeas 'pI,r5
from congress
lion. Z. l.. Uo,r b,. write, , LITTER d,
the voter. Of tbc seventh N,..,..I,,-s,-.
District. declining q recommendation r, Con-
,-r.ss. II. SAYS
It j. known +, monv of vo, tb,t the -,
lection OF your representative in the prcssn.
Cun5r,N7 va maae against my DESIRE am
tention m boi5 .tsc ~ i,,. s., -.
thi~ purpose.
by the customs OF the house 4 leading
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