Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-06-14
The State Convention.

The Slate Convention.
The republican state convention which
meets here on the 2lSt. promises TO be /
without any great excitement. 1t does
not seem probable that for the first and :
third places on the ticket lhh there will
b. any contest. FJr the secon place a
rye munger of candidates are named
and there is nobody who appears willing
TO predict the result.
That Lieutenant Governor Brsiow will
be nominated fnr governor there 81 ems no
question. Gen. Barslow Is a plain and
q Iiet man who has done his duty we'll in
military and civil life and who will mako
a good governor. The only objections We
have seen TO his nomination come from
the Newport Express and from the Spring
field n pub ican. The Express has nothing
ngaii Gen. BarsIow. but prefers Judge
Barrett whose removal from Woodstock
10 Rutland makes him q west hide resident.
The Rtpub'tcGn has various hued Ohjec.
lions 10 Gen. Barstow. His stature"
doesn't please the Springfield daily aud 1t
Is EVER 10 be regretted that Vermont
hasn't large stock of D snel Web>ters on
band so that we can please our Massnchu.
sets friends by choosing only men Of ma
tional reputation to our local fIices. Or
perhaps 1t is the physical stature of the
lieu enant-governor that is objected to, and
that The R'puotcGn'S eye has been taken
by the pictures of The wonderful 'NIoluch"
that Nalhans eli Gus men are posing up
over the country. Another Issue made BY
The Mpn6t'cgn is that the lawyers beat
Judge Barrett two years ago and the
question is whether the lawyers or the
people shall iule; which goes 10 show tina,
because Brown beat Jonts therefore Jones
must be made governor or else Brown
rules INSTEAD of The people. Again Elk
q ". Smith or Mljpr II itch is in favor of
Gen Bhrstow therefore every body mus,
oppose Barslow or else support him a,
Smltis dictation; whereas the better way
Is Tor each person 10 make up his mind
what man he wants for governor and then
e" for him whether Elk G ". Smith wants
the same man or is opposed 10 him. We
notice that the Rtpub ican thinks II q r.,
lind caucus was all cut and 1rieJ also
That thai caucus sends Bar tow deleya.
lion healed by Ex Gov. Proctor to the
safe convention, while it elects "A county
delegation in favor of Col. A. F. Walker
Tor state senator-the colonel beng one o.
the strongest lawyers employed in III.
case against the central managers.
All this talk about rings is the shecres
nonsense. In Vermont rs every " her,
ele men prominent and not prominen
have their friends and their ambI ions. /
Is hen their wishes fit in with the wisl
OF the penpe, AZ n rule. that these WISHES
are inl6 led-when they do not fit in the,
are not fulfilled. Gen Bars oVs c, min.
nomination will come beclu, e y great ma
jority of those who have though, OF III,
m utter prefer that he should BIZ the cnnli
date. and not because they want 10 pleas,
or spite nnyhudy else.
Az for lieutenant governor we have srtl
the n INES of Col. Samuel Pngrer E il0r
A. N Sw iin, Senator L9vi K. Fuller. IIo1
Albert D"inell and Hon II c. Belder
named. We do not know whether NJ,
Bs'Ien would accept the position; IL he
would he would make a model i, Iii pr
What Mr. SWANS abilities as presi,iinl
eff er are we do not know, out no mar
could DO found who. by character M,
business and common sense, would d.
more honor to the position. CIl. P,ngret
WAS brave soldier. and we doubt 10
would preside with dignity over the sen
atr. Mr.. D Sinel and Col. Fuller al
both well known over the stu G having TO,
seas in The senate. Mr.. D~inell's candi
dacy would have elements of sireng
drawn from general approval of his al
tempt TO make a sqltre list Of rairOa
property. and Col. FuIler's social position
and the good use he makes of his amp
means have made him many friends.
For state treasurer there seems to b
snbstnn,i 81 unanimity for Hon William Il
DUB IL, who has been Tor several year
inspector OF finance. ate Treasurer PAe
will retire after more than fifteen year
honorable service, and the selection of Nj
Dubois as his successor will give celtan'
that the good management Of that oifit
will he continued in honest and compeler
hands. We have seen nothing but favor
able words in regard 10 the selection
Mr.. Dubois. for the Newport Ep1'
which opposes the nomination of Gee
Brstow for governor declares itself
favor OF Mr.. Dubois for treasurer.