Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-03-27
CONVENTIONS AND CANDIDATES.

to. or are to be named for. the various
Offices. The primary meetings" are now
being held which have something. and
ought to have everything. 70 DO With the
selection Of candidates The people can
control the primary meetings. and If
they fail to attend TO them. they ought
not complain if Indifferent or unprinei-
pied nsb get into Office By and by.
when election comes. the mass Of Repab-
licans viii vote the Republican ticket.
and the Democrats will vote the Dsno-
cratic ticket. no matter whether these
tickets are good. bad Or Indifferent
Presidential candidates are Row being
selected by the small primary meetings
and csucases being held throughout the
country. for the purpose Of choosing del
egates 70 the National conventions If
these ca1cuses are looked after. the con-
ventions will choose ; set Of suitable
delegates. In Vermont these delegates
are to be made for the Republican Ma
tioual Convention, next Wednesday.
Vermont will send ten delegates. but BY
the selection Of : strong set Of men. the
influence q this state may Be consider
able. Among the prominent names tia,
have been mentioned are Hon. l. P.
Poland. Col. ". e. Ys4Isy, Hen. &. H.
Bize,ow, Hon. John L. Mason and Hon.
Frederick Billings for delegates :. large
OF those mentioned from the different
districts are: Hon ". c. Smith Of S..
Albans. Hon. J. ". Stewart Of Middle
bury, Loyslani Monson. Esq. Of Man
chester. Hon. Z. ". Willard Of Moutpe-
lier. and Hon. Geo. y. Dale of Island
Pond. These men have each : resp@c-
table influence AZ home. and are known
without the State o. Judge Poland and
I Charles Willard il nay be said. that
they have : national reputation. and
SUuld Dc Of the leading few in the con-
ysnticn Who would exert : controlling
influence OF the great mass Of uuPledg-
Cd delegates The men above nznei
are politically s5und. and mast Of them
are independent Mr.. Willard j. saueily
independent, and Is supposed to dislike
Grant and some Of the bosom political
friends q the President Judge Poland
has : gooi reputation in everywhere.
and during the last q bis congressional
career Sas = lit;le balky. when the Do
liiical drivers got hold Of the rsias and
whip The 6rss dissrie; is vel supplied
With candidates the seeoui has less in
the held: the third has Messrs. Bi-slor.
glzsvu am L-zIe. Nulr-euueu anu 80
I lin counties vii doubtless claim aud
/ get one Of the delegates II large and a.
50 one Of the district delegates Cpou
this side Of the district. Mr.. DALE.
Hbose name has Of late been prominent
y mentioned. would Be very acceptable.
The Vermont delegation Eill. i9ubt-
less. 90 to Cineiaaaii unplsigei FOR auy
candidate A delegation ought 10; to
bs pledged. but to % prepared 70 Do
shat seems best when the tine arrives.
Iron what Es gather from intercourse
Elih the people and frou the press. we
believe the Republicans Of Vermont Low
veEy generally fay3E The nomination Of
James G.. Blaine.
VI this candidate it can Be said. he
Is Of the pe0pls: he has risen from o.
seurliy. tough; his way upEzrl by bra
vsry and By natural ability to Be The
leader II The House q Representatives.
place where there are few pigzies and
ua1y decidedly zaGTf nso. Ii SENS to
t@ admitted On al hands TIA. Blaine Is
intellectually giant and TIA: he is =
tiger IN the forensic forum. He was =
popular Speaker. and his popularity Is
noi sectional. OF oOo6Dei 10 one partv.
Up 20 the present. tine. when zsYersious
aTe frequent and grsa; men are falling
o. being sczihsd BY s91zs nisdoiazs.
iais ea1didzte stands inspected zud u
suggested ; The resord behind hin. lack
70 boyAo93. Is excellent While sous
nen have Won distinction in a particular
sphere O. b > single cup z ssat.
Blzibs has sbosn himself capable of
graphing successfully Nth any subjec.
q national Importance If there Is any
fault II Il. character IL seems 70 b in
his belligereneY be Is bold 70 Sight anv-
thing that he dislikss. and eouss down
@ bis political enemies with al tie
poser and Vengeance that characterized
SunDsr in his early congressional career.
Equal Or nsTt 70 Blaine il popularity
y Benz H. BristOr, Secretary of tie
Treasury his candidate Is noted a. :
s'rolg. energetic nan. vh0 has admins
tered his dsF2Tt-eoi With ability. and
has Eads himself conspicuous in b.
pursuit and overthrow q the uhisky
ing. NJ BristoH has friends in ali
sections Of tie eountr9.
CP to tie present tine. seerssarT
BrisiSs h.s exhibited 10 outs b,
LIS fame rests more On the popularity
obtained IN trying merely to do his du-
y. II the routing of tie zkisky-ites
han n any grszt acts q stz.esnznshiu.
ne nay . honest and great. but hs has
not been fally tested Americans Az
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