The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-23
Various Opinions.

BARsTow AND PINGREE.--We do not assume
that the old ticket must and shall I" be re-
nominated but, all things considered, we think
no more acceptable ticket can be named than
Barstow and Pingree. Newport cypress.
ONLY CHOICE OF RINGs-We don't care
vided he Is an honest, capable man. We, no
doubt, shall have :" ring" governor. It Is
not easy to select any other. IL Is only q choice
of rings. "-Herdld and Netos
QUITE PossIBLE.-Mr. Page has many friends
in and outside of Lamoie county who wish to
such result Is quite possible. He is gentle
man OF ability and business experience, in
every respect well fitted for the Office, and, we
believe, an honest man.-Inder.
FRESH FROM THE PEoPLE.-The good point
is made by the press Of the state that members
OF congress should not be chosen as delegates
to the Chicago convention. II they attend to
their duties as they should, they will have
enough to do, and BESIDES the delegates should
come fresh from the people and express their
preferences -Pallddiun,.
IT IS GRATIFYING Out Of all the guberna-
torial booms that our Jealous contemporaries
up the state have given their energies to de-
veloping this year, it is gratifying to see an &C
acknowledgement growing that II is the right of
Windham county, after twenty years of modest
retirement, to name the candidate for governor
in the coming campaign. -Phgntg.
hEABLH up IN YER
| mont are really encouraging to the independent
soul. Here is the Rutland Herald with an edi-
| torial on the governorship question which was
| plainly written In its own office, so to speak,
and not only fails to declare for Nichols, but
| enlarges upon the opposition to him, and con-
cludes by saying that it is snybodys fight"
| Springfield Republican.
A PERTINENT SUGGESTION. The Waterman
| insinuates that the self-perpetuatng state
| committee" is the machine that has usually
| dictated the nominations of state officers. The
| fact that DR.. Nichols, +. j. Ormsbee and c. s.
| Page, three members Of the state committee,
have been "spoken Of " this year as candidates
| for governor, lieutenant-governor and secretary
Of state, seems to give color to the statement
| Suppose we have new state committed
Manchester Journal.
NONE MORE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS county,
II united on either Judge Stoddard or B. d.
Harris, with help that might be expected from
| other parts of the state, could probably secure
the nomination despite Nichols earnest efforts
in his own behalf. But this opportunity ia more
likely to be frittered away because Of the ex-
| istence of almost a multitude of feeble, but
| hopeful candidates, whose only objections to
| combining on man OF availability lies In the
fact that it might lessen their future POSSIBLE
| tiles. True there is other good gubernatorial
material in the county, but perhaps none at
| this time more available. Springfield Repub-
| ttcdn Correspondence.
Nor A REASONABLE TME.-It Is said that
Windham county wants a "favorite son "
placed in the gubernatorial chair of YER
mont because it hasn't had a governor since
1861, and that the name OF B. D. Harris
can now be counted in the list of candi-
dates for the governorship. 1t Is true that
Windham county has been cruelty deprived of
the privilege of supplying governor for nearly
quarter of century. 1t is also true that Mr..
Harris would make good governor. But if
| Windham county has had no governor for
many years, it has responded most noby to calls
for representatives in congress, speakers OF the
| house OF representatives, judges of the United
States courts, presidential electors and other
officers, to say nothing of sergeant-at-arms to
the national house of representatives. This is
not a reasonable time then, to prefer such
claim - Windsor Journal.
| WINDHAM COUNTY HEARD FRoM-The Lon.
donderry SITTER, new paper which boasts Of
"being thoroughly independent sheet, OPP
posed TO all rings, cliques clans and factions,
from the people, it will be seen that one of them
suggests taking Windham county man for
governor. To which we say amen, provided
always, that he is of the right kind. Two
names in Windham county have been men,
toned, Hon. j. NJ. Tyler and Hon. B. D. Harris.
Either OF these gentlemen would honor the
state in that position. Both of them are en-
tirey free from ring influences and domina-
ton, and could be heartily supported by all
good men. 1t is understood that Hon. j. M.
Tyler positively declines to suffer his name to
be used in that connection Neither do we
understand that Hon. B. D. Harris is an as.
pirant for the position, nor do we think he
would consent to be candidate, unless there
was a unanimity of action among the indie
pendent republicans of Windham county. Mr..
Harris is gentleman of brains and executive
ability far above the machine candidate, and
with no ring affiliations. In short, he is one of
the kind that will step into the governors chair
this year Of grace, 1884. Harris of Brattleboro
| Il
lent ticket, not only with which to beat the
ring, but to bring out heavy vote in Sep
TENDER, thus rendering valuable aid to the re-
publican side in the presidential contest