News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-31
LamoiIIe County creenbackers,

&0UAOtIO SoAHfhY
A very respectable gathering of
Greenbackers met in convention last
Thursday at Hyde Park and put in
nomination ticket. Their candidate
for Senator, Horace n. MeIlendy of
Cambridge, is a well-to-do farmer OF
that town; is a man of good ability,
and would doubtless serve his county
satisfactorily if elected.
f. C. White of Eden, their candi-
date for 1st Assistant Judge, is
splendid fellow in everything but his
politics. We believe that it is only
two years since he was delegate from
the town of Eden to our Republican
district convention at Hyde Park. 1t
isn't long since he was the nominee for
Assistant Judge on the Democratic
ticket. The farmers once nominated
him for the same position on boilers
ticket. The Republicans once came
very near nominating him for Assist
ant Judge on their ticket; and this
time he graees the Greenback ticket
in the same honorable capacity. Ed
win is naturally Republican in his
sentiments, we believe, and We are
sorry to see his name carried to every
point of the political compass, chang
ing with every political wind that
blows. Under thegeneralship of Bailey
w. Fuller, Eden's late distinguished
citizen, the peeuliarities of Eden poll
ties became proverbial. The Stevens
wing was arrayed against the Fuller
and White wing until in the Barlow
campaign of '78 both sides were badly
broken up, politics went all to pieces,
and from the wreck Edwin now comes
TO the surface labelled Greenbacker.
He is, however, man of more than
ordinary ability, has been town clerk
and the leading justice in the town of
Eden for many years, and If elected
would make a most efficient officer.
Albert Luce, of Stowe, their candi-
date for I'd Assistant Judge, is a gen.
tleman of whom we know but little !;
but we ascertain from enquiries that
he is a good citizen and a man of fair
ability.
B. A. Hunt of johnson, the candi-
date for Sheriff, is young law stu
dent. His principal claim to the posi-
ton, we understand, consists in his
unmitigated hatred of the "bloated
bond-holder," and his soundness on
the question of taxation. Ole didn't
buy $4,000 in bonds the last dag of
Mdrch-dt least a0e don't understand
that that aods the amount he bought at
that time. Burt is shrewd boy, and
is certainly solid on the Greenback
question.
Governor Heath, gracefully accepted
a lower place upon the ticket this year,
and If elected will consent to doff his
newly acquired title of "Governor"
and accept again the position he so
ably filled when travelling in Republi-
can ranks-that of Judge of Probate.
Friend Thompson again takes his
place as nominee for States Attorney.
AS a Republican he made good one.
But we find it makes vast difference
with man in some respects whether he
be Republican or Greenbacker then
he paid political bills with smile, but
this year, because we presented bill
to their county committee for printing
Greenback tickets two years ago (or-
dered by one of their prominent work
ers), he became so Infatuated that he
discharged the walls of his wrath upon
our poor defenceless head in open
convention. Thanks, however, to the
better sentiment which prevailed, the
convention didn't seem to take much
stock in that way of repaying the
courtesies extended by this paper, and
promptly raised and paid the bill.
We know Thompson regretted his I'M
called for onslaught, made in the heat
of passion, and not having the least
desire to abuse him in return, we
cheerfully give him our endorsement
by saving that If elected we believe be
would in future, as we are assured he