Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-06-26

Troy. w edneSday, july 70, is the
day fixed for holding the convention
at Montpelier.
Contrary to the suggestions and
advice of our esteemed friends of the
Caledonidn and the EGpress, who are
just now posing as independents"
and having no use for, are berating
the "machine" in politics, the repub
lican state convention had the auda-
city to nominate candidates while
these journals had not placed on
their states, John L. Barstow for
governor one of the best of Yer
mont s volunteer soldiers, esteemed
in private and public life and fully
capable of filling the place with honor
to the state, selected in place of an
grabbed old lawyer, who was the ideal
candidate of Bros. Stone and Camp.
Just think of it And as if one
blunder was not enough, that con-
vention actually put "Sam" Pingree
in nomination as acknowledgement,
in place of David M. Camp, whom
neighbor Stone had mentioned.
What is this world coming to ! !!
The river and harbor appropriation
bill was passed by the house, Satur-
day, and a good many congressional
districts are made happy by the s17,-
100000 which the bill proposes to
expend. The senate will catch the
ball and pass it along, poasibly with
some additions. 1t would not be
surprising if the appropriation should
be $40, 100000 by the time it reaches
the presidents hands. 1t will be re-
membered that General Grant once
vetoed one of these bills which did
not call for half the expenditure
which this bill provides for, and Pres
ident Arthur would get good name
if he puts his foot on this bill, and
let congress take the whole response
bility of it's becoming a law. On
one thing the house remarkably held
back. 1t refused to commit the gov
eminent to the policy of maintaining
the levees along the Mississippi riv-
er. The chief fault with the bill is
that in order to get appropriations
for necessary improvements, of which
nobody would complain, it has been
necesss.ry es.naVv1ch in a lot of un-
necessary and Improper expenditures
for political purposes. Five or 81.
millions of dollars would probabl,
pay for all the necessary improve
ments in rivers and harbors for tn
year, and the rest represents sops t.
greedy constituents.
Several of our state papers are try
ing to create little breeze agains
Gen. circuit, representative from th
Sd district, because he has obtaine
leave of absence from congress
ascribing, as a motive, a self-elet
tioneering tour to his state and tn
new second district. We have nc
seen the General nor heard a wor
from him personally, but understan
from reliable sources that his missio
home was on account of importal
business affairs, which, if we'll unde
stood, would be considered by ever
man sufficient reason why he shoul
return. He had not been here sint
Christmas, and has been in his pla'
in the house almost every day sim
the opening of the session. Servir
on an important committee and ha
ing brought several subjects befo
the house by speeches, he has h;
neither time nor opportunity to ''mel
fences" He has simply done his du
as faithfully as any man could do
and deserves no special credit for
doing but it is not only unjust, b
malicious. to undertake to censu
him for his absence of a few day
when Senator Edmunds has been a
sent the greater portion of this ST
sion, and our two former represent
tives were, one of them at least,
most habitually absent; and the otl
absent a large portion of the tin
without protest from some of
same journals that are now conde
ming Gen. Grout. Let us have f
play, gentlemen. When Gen. Grt
is really remiss in his duty let b
bear proper blame. Until he is c.
surable let him be fairly treated.
THE STATE CONVENTION
This state republican convention
Montpelier was called to order at
a. m. Wednesday, by Hon. Geo
Nichols. Fifty-two towns were
represented. The convention org
lied by the election of Hon. Redfi
Proctor chairman, and one vice pl
ident from each county. w.
Stickney of Ludlow, G. S. Robin
of Brighton and I. A. Chapman
Middlebury were chosen secretar
A committee of nine on resoluti
was appointed, headed by Judge
land. For governor, Hon. John
Barstow was nominated by w.
Weed of Shelburn seconded by
cius Bigelow, Gen. Thomas, Ju
Poland and Col. A. +. Walker,
on motion of the latter the nom
ton was made by reclamation.
For lieut.-governor, Levi ID. FL
of Brattlebore was nominated by
Haskins. Sam'l f. Pingree of Il
ford vuao nonoina+ad NV Mr. Co