Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-02-20
GEORGE n. EDNUNDS.
what H said Of Him by Press and
People.
From the Montpelier watehman.l

FeOnies
From the Montpelier watchmanl
We take il that no men of ordinary intelli-
gence among our Republicans could be Sc
lected who would fail TO use all honorable
means to secure the nomination of Senator
Edmunds. They would not merely give him
a complimentary vote, but present and main.
tain his candidacy as against the field, and
exhaust every honorable means TO win sue
cess to their standard but IL they failed in
this, to then throw united vote where it
would do the most good in securing the next
best possible result. Where the second
choice of Vermont, should one be necessary,
would fall, il is impossible now to tell. Not
unlikely success may ultimately come to one
outside of the prominent candidates now in
the field The dark horse" received q won
derful impetus at the hands of Vermonts lit
tie delegation when Lincoln was first nomin-
ated, and also four years ago at Cincinnati
Vermonters are not much given to blooms,
and no one is authorized TO say that the sec
ond choice of our people is for Grant or
Blaine or Sherman or Washburne.
From the Springfield Republican,
The Vermont representatives in Congress-
according to the St. Adams Messenger, are
for Edmunds, and disguised with the Rut-
land Herald and Globe negative support Of
the great senator. Mr. Edmunds himself is
in daily receipt Of letters from all parts Of the
country urging him to enter the lists and
profering support, but he replies that he is
not a candidate and will not lift a finger 10
become one. This is good position from
which to start dark horse"
From the Montpelier FroemAn.l
We are glad TO see the Vermont Republi-
can press substantially in accord in this, that
the delegation to Chicago shall be for George
i. Edmunds. We believe it would be the
highest wisdom of the Chicago convention to
nominate him. And we wish to say right
here that this should be done whether George
f. Edmunds likes it or not. He may have
whatever notion he pleases about the propri-
ETY. of Nermonts presenting his namo-he
may think it is all nonsense we do not know
and we don't care how that is. For il is Yer
mont's duty to do her duty. She will do her
self honor in voting for Mr.. Edmunds and
that without regard TO whether he gets her
ten votes only or gets as he should and may
do u majority of the convention. Further
more if he should get only the vote of Yer
mont we take it that he has yet enough affec-
ton for and pride in his native State, TO re-
spect her right to express an opinion and not
be ashamed of her because she stands alone.
From the Burlington Free Press.l
If Mr.. Edmunds's friends in other States
have any apprehensions lest his own State
should fail to back him in the Republican
National Convention, they can dismiss their
fears. Vermont will send to Chicago ten
men who will present his name in the firm
conviction that it is one on which all sections
and wings of the party can cordially unite,
and that no stronger or safer man could be
placed in the presidential chair and who
will do all that honorable men can do to Sc
cure his nomination.
[From the Woodstock Standard
We believe such service (that of Vermont
delegates at Chicago will consist, first, in an
earnest and loyal effort to secure for Senator
Edmunds the nomination and il unable to
succeed in this to push for the next best at
tainable. They should not be men who are
partisans OF any candidate, neither should
they 20 under instructions. Men should be
sent who can be trusted to do what is best
under the circumstances rs presented without
being hampered in any way. And finally, at
this particular juncture, our delegates ought
to be Of the best known and most able
men in the party. Prominent among these
is Senator Morrill, and he should stand at the
head of the delegation He will serve the in
terests of Senator Edmunds and of the State
better than any other.
From the Greenfield, Mass, GaEette.l
Among those who are out of politics quite
a sentiment in favor of Senator Edmunds
finds expression. Like Bayard, we fear that
that Edmunds is a better man than can be
nominated. Once in nomination he would
call out an immense vote.
From the Springfield Republican,
If New England desires to count for any
thing at the Republican National Convention,
she must unite on one man and push him
heartily for the nomination. As Senator Ed
munds would be the strongest Republican
candidate at the polls in New England, so
could he come nearer than anybody else to
securing solid delegation to the convention,
if the best men and influences come TO the
front Vermont is already safe for him,
good judges think that he might beat Blaine
in New Hampshire in spite of Bill Chandler,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
ouhgt TO cordially join in the movement, and
as for Maine, she could be left to cast her vote
for Blaine without hurting the moral effect
certain to be produced by the union OF five
New England States on an unexceptionable
candidate.