St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-01

Howe might be mentioned, as also Coz.
HookerI Col. Farnum, however, whose
9ne address at the officers reunion not
long ago created a good IMPRESSION Is
more likely to be the choice OF the SOL
der element and of Judge Poland $
friends Throughout the district the[e
10 the old sore which time has not neal
ed. The divine right of boiling was
evercised in the full belief that a
change in postoffices would occur with
This inspiration the fight began, ana
soon all sorts of fuel were added TO
fame that devoured public and private
character alike. Strange, though, thl1
where Judge Poland has lived for 20
Years these alleged irregularities are
wholly discredited. At any rate, no
man in the I'd district approaches MN
in respect of ability or reputation
abroad. I'll
In the Sd district affairs are mixed.
Bradley Barlow appears to day 10 oe
far ahead. Should the eastern part OF
the district bring out popular man
like Gen. w. w. Circuit, whose sails are
all unfurled, and Chittenden county
nut forward her man, Hendee might be
re-nominated as compromise candidate:
No doubt Criminal Lawyer Ballard OF
Burlington. who had a Greedy impulse
inst long enough to betray himself,
would like the honor, but tie "boys,"
who have pretty much their own way
in this country, would object to per-
son of such radical temperance views.
If the mention of Gen. BarstOw for gov
ernor has not annihilated him for an
other office, he might be the candidate
for this county. But, altogether, MI.
Barlow has the strongest backing, the
St. Adams Messenger and the Central.
being united on nina fact that rem
ders his nomination not at all improba-
BILE. Just how far his mail contracts
can he urged against him depends upon
who will volunteer to investigate them.
| think speak the sentiment OF those
who have no reverence for the machine,
as such, in saying that the political ca
reer of Joyce contains little or nothing
to recommend its perpetuation. There
is too much of the demagOgue and
too little of the statesman about
him to be representative of the best
sentiment of his constituency. In this
district geographical considerations will
have no small weight. Unless other in
terests conflict, either Addison or Ben
nington county will furnish the success
or, If Addison, eX-GOv. Stewart of
Middlebury would be by all odds the
choice par excellence. As IA presiding
officer he has no equal i'll the state. and
his public record has been one of unex-
ceptionable purity and efficiency. Now
that Bennington is ont of the gubernat-
orial chart, perhaps Park might make
a bold stand for Congress. If certain
new phases in the Emma mine case do
not demand his entire attention. He
would have the hearty support of the
Free Press, which EdmundS, for lack of
characteristic foresight, came near for
feiting few years ago when he suffer
ed change of postmaSters in this place.
As to Senator Morrill,, whose term eX-
pires next year, II good deal might be
said. Though without the intellectual
stature of the Foote's, COllamers and
Willards, he has the industry and hon
eSty to make himself somewhst popular,
and, if either of our senators were to be
sacrificed for their "unholy Alliance
with COnkling, Morrill, would he the
man. A well-formed suspicion exists
that Judge Poland has his eye on the
senate. His famous Arkansas report
was in keeping with his subsequent ac-
ton at Cincinnati, where, after Bris-
tOw's chances were abandoned, he
nine of the votes of the Yer
mont delegation to Hayes. With many
friends i'll different parts of the state,
with the confidence of the FairbanLses,
and the Influence of the Central Yer
mont, which i'll the Legislature is not
to be despised, to say nothing of his
sympathy for Hayes as shown by his
record, Judge Poland may be easily
to the senate, if Morrill, shows
additional symptoms of distrust for
Hayes's policy.-COrrespOndent Spring.
field Republican.