Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-04
The County Convention.

There is every prospect that the repub-
lican mass convention to be held here next
Saturday will be very largely attended.
Senator Edmunds and Gen. Stewart l..
Woodford will both be present, so that the
hest kind of speaking is secured. Besides
there will be good music and u large tent
will be provided where the meeting can
be comfortably accommodated
The fact that full representation from
all parts of the county will be here ought
andIno doubt will secure such nominations
as meet the minds Of the republican voters
of the county taken as whole. That
there will be this large representation
here on the day of the convention makes
it proper that what is said beforehand OF
the action of the convention shall be
rather in telling what the present outlook
is than in urging folks to come forward
to the support of any particular candidates
when those who are candidates against
them are good republicans. 1t is the con.
vention that must decide what is best to
be done and then when it has selected
worthy men the duty of all of us to give
them hearty support
1t seems to be generally understood that
Mr.. Dillingham; and Mr.. Dwinell, the
present senators, will be nominated with
out any particular opposition. This county
has not failed to give senator two terms ;
and the death of Mr.. Richardson was what
gave us two new men ut the last election.
The influence of the county in the Senate
has been largely due to this practice of
giving a second term to our senators and
there appears to b, no prospect that the
custom will be broken. The name of Mr..
o. ID. Edgerton of Mortified has been
mentioned in connection with the sanato
rial nomination and were any change to
be made would meet with general accept
ance. AS in the case of the senators there
seems TO be little contest in the matter of
sheriff. Mr.. futile has proved an admir-
able sheriff, and there appears to be II gen
eral desire to give him a denomination
although he has served the usual time.
Mr.. E. w. Howe of Mortified is we I'M
derstand the only other candidate for the
nomination. Frank Atherton of Duxbury
would no doubt receive the nomination if
Mr.. futile was not in the field and Mr..
Anterior was.
AS to county judges by long custom
Judge Coburn will be nominated. Two
years ago many wanted Judge Martin re-
nominated rs he was an excellent Judge
and his experience made him of great
value us member of the court. The
same reasons are now urged in favor o.
Judge Riford who has served the county
with exceptional good judgment. What
the decision will be we have no means o
knowing. D. T. Averill, Esq, of North
field, and Hon. j. II. Hastings of Waits
field are both candidates for the nominl.
ton and probably the matter will mo-
settle itself until the nominating commit
tee gets together.
The Office Of states attorney is one o.
the most important in the whole list, tt
the people of the county. The STATE
should employ the best man in the profes
sion to do the important work of th
Office. And it is this feeling that ha
made so many hope for the nomination O
Clarence II. Pitkin next Stturdly. IIe is
not candidate in the sense Of seeking the
nomination, but it is nomination of whicl
the Just truth is said when it is said that i
is one fl. to be made. Mr.. Pumoy, OF
Mortified, the present incumbent, will
likewise be voted for in the convention
but we understand that he is aso not 4
candidate in the sense of making claims
or doing any work for nomination. The
others who are talked of in this connection
are Mr.. Boyce of Barre and Mr.. o. !.
Hoyt of Plainfield
We do not hear that there is any fornaI
opposition to the denomination of Judge
Tilden for judge Of probate. As to high
bailif there appears to be little excite.
ment.
The outcome Of the whole matter should
be that all come togather with deter
mination to get good ticket and then to
90 home and give it rousing majority
on the 9TH of September.
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