The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-07-11
FROM THE NORTH.

The Political Aspects in u Portion - the
Second Distrlct-Ths Candidates Tor JON
Likely 10 Repeat Itself In the vindlcation
Of Gen Grout's Right 10 Wear the Honors'
From our Special Correspondent
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, July ..
The interest in politics here is more lively ut
present thar it has been at any time this year
and ,ccntcrs III the approaching Republican con-
yentlon ofethe second congressional district,
which is to be- held ut Montpelier on the 2Sd
inst. The withdrawal of Hon l. 7 Poland from
the contest has had the effect OF bringing out
several lightweight aspirants for congressional
honors who are "willin'," like Barkis, TO DO
supported by their friends as candidates Tor inc
nomination, until there is quite a large held
from which those open to conviction can CHOOSE
a ~favorite. Among those whom we nave heafd
mentioned as possible candidates are Hon JUS
tus Dartt. ex-Gov Roswell Farnham, Hon Jas
M TYLER. Hon Warren c French, Col Geo w
Hooker, Hon VIM p Dillingham; and Hon Will
liam w Grout. From the circumstances con-
nected with these candidates andtrolG the SEN
t,ments which | have heard expressed 1t is EVIL
dent that as representing the choics OF the voters
of the district they stand in the inverse oroer
given above, while in this section no great COLI
Sl0erutlOn Is gINCu w tSuy Oup eAo 49, ~
toned, The statement which has been mauo
that Hon w G French will receive the solid
sunpOrt of Windsor county In the c"OnvenuOndS
without foundation and Is made from anlgno-
rance of the facts or from pure CONJECTURE. l
anticipate that he will receive some compliment
tary votes which will ultimately DC glyen "
Gen Grout or Mr. Dillingham;, but ne Will not
command much lasting support. State SUPP
Dart may receive the votes OF the delegates
from his own town, but probably no others IN
the county. Ex-Gov Farnham can doubtless
muster no support whatever here. whilc maj OF
Col Hooker and eX-COngressman Tyler VIII DO
small. The votes of this county will be eyentu-
ally divided between Messrs Grout and Dilling-
ham, of which the former will receive the larger
proportion. Mr. Dillingham; IS recognized as q
rising politician of sterling qualities, VINO mas
discharged the duties of the several offices when
he has thus far filled very creditably. But tne
voters of the county which helped SO very large
Iy to give Mr. Poland his insignificant ''vindica-
tion" Of two years ago, after Gen Grout in a
manly spirit determined to abide by the results
If the convention and refused to sanction a
holt (as I positively know he did, having seen
ut that time letters to his friend here discount
enancipc such a move), are now generally DIS.
posed to give the last named gentleman hlmselt
an honorable vindication. They know that
Gen Grout was treated shabbily by the conyen-
tion of 1882, the nominee of which he no doubt.
would have defeated had he allowed the use Oh
his name. And why should they not now
make that gentleman due reparatlon Tor the
slight given him for another's vlndlcatlon, 70
which, indeed, he was the chief contributor!
| especially, since he is amply qualified to wear
congressional honors. Gen Grout, as the rep
resentative of the old thifd district served one
term in congress, during which time he won
the plaudits OF H., constituents and commenaa,
tions of lis colleagues; and he doubtless would
he there to-day but Ter the last apportionment
of congressional districts which merged the
third into the first and second districts. by
this he lost the support of two-thlrds OF a CON
s"tituency strongly In favor of returning MN,
while the other third, comprising less than a
quarter of the votes OF the new second distrlct,
failed to receive the aid of the more powerful
old part OF the new district, because it conceived
that it had an old debt OF its own to pay. IL Is
believed that Gen Circuit will receive the sup
mort Of Orleans, Essex and Caledonia counties
and a good share Of Orange, which, Win tne
support that he will receive in this county, VIII
rive him on the first ballot about double the
votes of any other candidate, or in the vicinity
of ITO. The soldier clement is strongly IN laVoi
of him and will lend its influence for his nomi,
nation, which will be a credit to the district ano
tbo state VEAL.