St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-30
Essex County Republican Conventio
Vermont's Next Governor.

Our readers all know before this the
result of the State Republican Convrn-
ton at Montpelier. 1t cannot have been
more of II surprise to them than it Was
to Mr.. Fairbanks, and to his friends in
this place. Although early in the eau
vass his name had been mentioned in
connection with the office, il Was against
his wishes or consent. and he plainly
and squaIely declined to be il candi
date. In this action he WAS honest.
He. did not want to Ice Il candidate.
Had any other name come before the con
vention on whom the party of the entire
state could have larmonized, his name
would not have been presented. When
the convention came together, ii WAS
evident that no one " hn had been talk
ed of could caiIN the strength of the
party. This became more evident after
the first ballot and when the second
ballot made it apparent to every body
present, the other candidates were with
drawn and the current turned upon Nj.
Fairbanks like Il tornado, and he was
nominated by reclamation. without II
dissenting voice.
II such II thing were to happen at all,
nothing could he more gratifying. or in
keeping with Mr.. Fairbanks tastes,
than such Spontaneous, unsolicited
and unexpected nomination. Judge
Dand'S telegram to him on the result of
the convention. tells the story briefly.
and was as follows: Montpelier. June
%. To Hon. Horace Fairbanks You
are Ia he Governor at Vermont in spite
OF Yourself. Congratulations that words
cannot eXpIesS."
On the day of the convention, Nh.
Fairbanks WAS in Burlington attending
the annual meeting of the trustees of
the Vermont University, being il mem
Der of the board. la the afternoon of
the day, he WAS quietly riding ACROSS
the country to Morris>illr. all uncon-
sci"us of the fact that kilograms We're
seekiIg him, announcing the result of
the convention. On reaching Morris
Vile, ne learned the surprising news
that he had been nominated for Gov
ernor lin spite OF himself" Although
We have no authority for saying it. it is
taken ton granted that he will accept
the nomination.
With men of such integrity and high
personal character rs the Republican
candidates for Governor and Lieut.. GOV
ernor, Vermont should roll up such II
majority for FAIRBANKS and PKocToK
i'll September, a. will give additional
enthusiasm for HAYES and WHEELER in
November. We believe she viii do it.
HORACE FAIRBANKS, the Republican
nominee tor Governor. is the second son
of the late Gov. EIastus Fairbanks. He
was born in Barnet, VT, in l-2O, but
his parents removed to ST. bloomsbury
when he Was quite Young. and he has
ever since lived in this town. On ar
irving at manhood, he bccaiIr Il part
Ier in the scale firm of f. & L. Fan =
banks q Co.. and Tor the past fifteen oi
twenty Years the large business of this
firm has been managed 10y him and his
brother Franklin. Although of large
experience III public business. he has
never been in political life. He WAS
elected to the State Senate in lS69. but
severe illness prevented him from
serving the County at that time. OF
his public beneiactinus, all the world
knows: of his private gifts and Virtues,
one-halt will never br known. OF
great business capacity, strong mind
strict integrity, generous and broad in
his views and his public and private
acts, he WAS made for a leader, and Us
WAS APPLY stated in the convention. he
just fills the bill for ON Centennial
Governor.