The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-21
Keep 10 the Canvass.

We are glad to see so general disposition on
the part of the press and among the people to
freely discuss men who are likely to be pre-
scented as candidates in the coming state con-
vention The greater the number and the
more they are talked about the better The
idea should never be entertained, and certainly
never allowed to go out to the public, that the
party possesses only one man at time tit to
hold each office; that some one man was fore
ordained for each office at each election. We
may believe in foreordnation, but we don't be-
lieve it is foreordained that the entire party
should know the man before election, or at
least before nomination. 1t is for the conven-
ton to find the man, and it is much more in
accordance with the freedom of thought and ac-
ton of which we all boast, to select officers from
the whole mass of voters, than ever to be re-
stricted to Hobsons choice. So bring out all the
men and let the convention make their choice.
However much we might personally favor COL
onel Pingree or any other individual, we would
much rather he would have competitors in the
field. The preferences of all do not naturally
run in the same channel, and these sponta-
neous uprisings of the people in favor of any
one man seldom occur, unless the trains have
been carefully and perhaps secretly laid
beforehand and at the opportune moment the
whole been fired by the magnetic touch OF
some controlling hand. Then let anybody
and everybody be presented who has friends,
and in the careful and candid action of the
convention we can all expect the Survival OF
the nttpst. FROM SUCH UdtIeS ds d. Il. Ddr-
stow, s, Z, Pngree B. D. Harris, Justus Dart,
c. B. Eddy, J. B. Mead, and others who may
be named, good candidate can be found.
For acknowledgements, from such a class OF
men as Loveland Munson, f. j Ormsbee, S.
M. Dorr J. X. Bachelor, and Others like them,
good choice can be made. 1t has been the
policy of the state to continue its treasurer in
! office for some years, unless for some good
cause. We have heard of no fault found with
Mr.. Dubois in the administration of this office.
Charges are made in certain quarters that as
inspector,of finance he was remiss in duty, and
as result the people have suffered great
| losses from the failure OF st. Adams banks.
We know nothing of the truth of these charges,
but if Mr. Dubois is incompetent or in any
other way untitled for the responsible office of
state treasurer let him be " bounced" In any
event the position is open, and while perhaps
no one has been named for the place except
| Mr. Dubois, the convention will entertain all
applications. For secretary Of state G. w.
Porter, C. S. Page, and others will quite likely
be named For auditor the present incumbent,
| l.. III. Powell, is likely to have competitor In
p. K. Gleed, and others may enter later. Sew
eral weeks remain before the convention TO
nominate these officers. The choice OF these
men will be made in the primary meetings.
these should he fully attended, for here
the voice and vote of every freeman can and
should be made to tell upon the result.
Agitate, discuss and carefully consider the char
acter of these men, and then let every re-
publican voter attend the caucuses and express
his preferences in choice of the delegates
chosen, and no one can then charge machine
methods or find fault with the result.-Ne,o-
port Express.