St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-25
State Politics.


Election is coming on and the agony
will soon be over.
If it were not for Caledonia county,
there would be no interest in the fall
election. As it is, it will be lively.
The Vermont greenbackers covered
good deal of paper to say that they
were in favor of gold and silver cur
rency. Why, bless their dear hearts,
they are getting discouraged.
The greenbackers nominated the
following state ticket at their conven-
ton held at Waterbury, two hundred
delegates being present: c. c. Mar
tin of Ferrisburgh was nominated for
governor, John Jenna of EnOsburgh
for lieutenant governor; Fletcher Tar
bell of Swanton for treasurer for
member of Congress from the first dis
trict, DR.. Kidder of Vergennes, and
from the second district II. ID. Dunbar
of Hartland. The platform arraigns
and holds responsible the republican
party, being in power, for the evils
arising from corrupt and incOmpe-
tent administration for the existence
of labor strikes; for corrupt practices
at matt )nal and state elections for
maintaining sectional hatred; for OPP
position to the payment of the public
debt by endeavOring to decrease gov
eminent resources, and for claiming
credit for the national prosperity,
which is attributable to bountiful
Providence, Il fertile country, an in
dustrious people and the incessant Ia
bOrs of the greenback party 1t en-
dOrses the platform of the national
greenback party; favOrs the prompt
payment of the public debt, the substi-
tuition of government money for ma
tiOnal bank currency and the establish
ment of banks of discount and deposit
whose existence is not contingent on
the national debt. 1t also favors a
protective tariff, the unlimited coinage
of gold and silver, and demands the
thorough and prompt enforcement of
the prohibitOry laws of the state.
The Chittenden county democrats
have nominated Herman K. Wing of
Burlington, Frank B. Gillett of Rich
mond and S. B. Bliss of Jericho for
senators, j. j. Enright of Burlington
for states attorney and G. w. Wood
worth, Jr., of Underhill for sheriff.
The Lamoille county democrats have
nominated Emery C. Moore of Stowe
for senator, Thomas j. Boynton for
states attorney and Harvey B. Bundy
of WOlcOtt for sheriff.
The Bennington county democrats
have nominated Charles II. Barber and
George II. Wall for senators and John
Robinson for sheriff.
The Washington county greenback-
ers have nominated Roswell Childs OF
MOretown and T. A. Town of Cabot
for senator's, b. F. Pickett of Water
bury for sheriff, and C. F. Clough OF
Waterbury for states attorney.
The Essex county democrats have
nominated T. G. Beattie of Brunswick
for senator, II. w. Lund of Canaan fol
states attorney and II. E. Hubbard OF
Guildhall for sheriff Thirteen per
sons were present.
Extract from private letter from a
NermOnter in the west: Gam very
glad to see that the republicans of the
second district have done themselves
credit by nominating Judge Poland fol
Congress. Hope the county may 'gC
and do likewise and nominate the best
men for the offices, regardless of any
body's so called claim for them"
The Orleans county democrats have
nominated John l.. Edwards of New.
port and w. F. Robinson of Barton fol
senators, J. c. Burke of Albany fol
states attorney and j. b. Rogers o
Craftsbury for sheriff.
A peoples mass convention for Or
leans county has been called to NEE
ut Irasburgh on Wednesday, Aug. 30
great dissatisfaction being felt witt
some of the nominees of the late re
publican county convention on accoun
of their doubtful temperance princi
pies.
: The Washington county democrat
have nominated S. C. Shurtleff of Mont
pelier and b. p. White of Calais TO
senators John H. Senter of Warner
for states attorney and HOratio TEN
pleton of Worcester for sheriff.