Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-11-01
TIE CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST

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THE CONGR ESSIONAL CONTEST
" HERE WE ARE AGAIN"-GEN. GRoUr's
Observation-Disclosures REnAsu OF
STALE CAMPAIGN MATERIAL.
From an Occasional Correspondent in
burlington Sunday Review
THInD DISTRICT, October 9th
Here | am once more to commune
with your readers upon the Congress
sional question. After the Septem-
her election, in common with many
others, | supposed that Gen. Grout
and his friends would realise the fact
that he was not wanted by Tho people
for their representative in Congress,
and that he would have TIE good sense
to accept the situation and retire from
the field. It has been disclosed that
some Of his leading supporters were
anxious to have him step aside, SO
that they could substitute u more
popular candidate, but tue General
was 10th to abandon the contest III
which he has suffered large depletion
purse, reputation and peace Of mind
and finally resolved to " tight it out" III
the hope that by some intcrpositioH Of
providence, or the instruction of wind
bag orators from abroad, Or Il barrel
Of money from the vaults Of the bull
lionists, he might retrieve his shat
tered political prospects and secure
the position he has coveted for twelve
long years. He is still candidate
not because his supporters really want
inn, but because he is determined tC
try his fortune again, and they are
unable to prevent the fo0lishness. |
they can bear the infection of such {
candidate once more, we ought not tC
complain. The Grout men wouIC
have done quite as well to take a long
vacation from active politics, anC
taken up Edward A. Sowles, who ha.
1 recently expressed Il desire to be :
candidate in the Generals place, ant
ntimated Ills willingness to sponc
$4,000 in the contest, and ask for n(
contributions from anybody. Besides
Sowles is confident lie could b,
oIeclel; whereas, General Crout i.
not, for has he not once been weighed
in the balances and found wanting
at the polls? It is not certain tina
Sowjes could have polled many votes
but lis candidacy would have furnished
sumo rare fun for the district
GEN. CIRCUITS & PROCLAMATION"
Gen. CIRCUITS letter to the voters O
the Third District is curious medic,
Of sclf-couceit, pretense, bombast, i'm
pudence and Misrepresentation
Among other things he says he dit
not thrust himself into this campaign
! II that isn't u bald-headed faIsehood
then such o specimen doss not exist
Has not Gen. Grout been octiyel,
figuring for Congressional nomina
ton for Y years past Time anc
time againhe has solicited the supper
Of influential people in the district
and every time that his aspiration.
, have been disappointed he has lesolyeC
10 renew his efforts to secure til,
coveted honor. Who thrust him int
The anti Hyde Park Convention can
!, vass 1t was not the anti-Burling
ton faction in Burlington, for thel
only took him up when they fouu,
that they had no available candidate
of their own. Grout travelled owe
the district night aud day, packin.
caucuses, instracting his friends il
the art Of intrigue, putting his mouel
where it would do the most good, anC
in all respects conducting himself Ik,
a man who meant to get the nomina
, ton by any means he could. And yet
he has the amazing inppdence to &c
clare that nc did not thrust hlmsel
4 into the campaign! lie does not ex
pect that this statement will dcceiv,
the politicians, bat he hopes to deceiv,
the mass Of voters who are uoG sup
posed to be fully acquainted with th
facts. This, then, is the man whom
his organs pronounce to be withou
guile.
But this is not all Grout continue
to thrust himself into the campaign
t after nearly two-thirls Of the voters q
, the district have emphat!cally signi
, btied that he is not wanted to go t
Congress, His candidacy, as far a
it depends on the declared result G
tue Hyde Park Convention, term
! pated with his defeat in September
, lie is no longer II regular" candi