Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-14

The State Ticket.
MORE OPINIONS OF TIE PRESS.

From the Brat,lsboro Phenix.
A careful consideration of the whole mat
ter, both on the ground at Montpelier and
at home, leads us to the belief that the gen.
eral public sentiment will settle down to the
conviction that the Republican State Con-
vention did the best thing possible under the
circumstances. There was a strong under
current Of earnest determination to take such
action as should be best and most credi:able
alike for the State and the Republican party,
and the result. was the nomination of Hon.
Horace Fairbanks. When so strong local
feeling exists as was developed in this town
and county, it is inevitable that such q con-
summation should be attended with more or
less OF disappointment A.; but, while it is I'M
deniable that both of our local candidates
possessed many points of excellence, it is also
true that neither Of them secured that degree
of unanimlty at home nor the necessary
amount OF support in the State at large to
ensure success, and we therefore believe that
their friends will cheerfuly and heartily
acquiesce in the result of Tuesdays work,
and give cordial support to the ticket.
From the Woodstock STANDARD.
1t is ticket of the highest character and
which Will command the support OF every
Republican voter in the State. The Conven-
ton was the largest ever assembled in YER
mont, and, although the contesA was sharp
and persistent on the part of thesupporters
OF the several candidates, the result was most
cordially accepted by all
From the VIA lsor Journal.
The Republican State Conv ton did its
work well at Montpelier. Tb. state ticket
is one of the best that could b, PRESENTED to
the treemen OF Vermont. Itr resents with
rare distinctness and force, the personal in
tegrity, the private and public virtue, intel
ligence, honesty and patriotism Of the peo-
! pie OF the Green Mountain State and it
will greatly aid to swell the Republican ma
.iority.
From the Vermont Farmer.
Instead of renominating Gov. Peck which,
there was reason to believe, would be done,
the name of Horace Fairbanks was present
ed and after two ballots he was unanimous
! " nominated by reclamation. With this
choice VIC apprehend no fault will be found
lie viii command a heartier support from
the fact that the office sought him for he
| had already expressed his reluctance to ac-
cert the position if nominated
From the Brattleboro Resold.
at Cincinnati, neither of the leading
candidates proved to be the right man to Sc
cure the largest vote, and they gracefully
and honOrably withdrew in favor of man
on whom all branches Of the party can unite
| Besides the other hOnOrs conferred upon the
candidate from this county, he had the salts
faction Of naming the Centennial Governor
of Vermont, for it was the withdrawal of
Mr. E,tey's name in favor Of Mr.. Fairbanks
that secured the nomination of the latter
Mr. Fairbanks Is man Of unblemished
character, a practical business man and a
business education, we have ever held, is of
greater value to a Governor than the legal
attainm nts of lawyer OF Judge, and we
have no doubt that he will secure large Re
publican majority at the September election.
From the Bellows Fails Times
The nominations commend themselves to
tine people and are received with very gen
eral favor. Horace Fairbanks is a repre-
sentative man Of the State, both as to its
/ business and industries. and has wide ac-
quaintance with men and things abroad
and in September the entire ticket viii be
elected by a ma jority Of no uncertain sound.
From the spr.n -fe.i Mass Union.
II intelligent business enterprise and IN
selfish public spirit are desirable qualifca-
tions for State executive, the Nermorters
will certainly be fortunate in their Centen-
NAL Governor Among his other good quail
itics, Mr.. Fairbanks Is an exceedingly mod
est, unpretending man, and the office Of
Governor has emphatically sought him, and
not he tie office.