Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-22
Chr GsseS County 8erald.
ISLAND FOND, FER. ~, 1854.
VERMONT REPUBLICANS.
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the Presidency-The Coming stat
COnventiOn-Candid Mention
ed for the Various officers.
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The Chairman of the Republi
can State Committee will call
meeting of this executive body Of
the Republican party for March I
to select time and place for hold
ing a State Convention to elect fou
delegates at. large TO the Republican
National Convention at Chicago
June 8. Under the last Congress
ional reapportionment Vermont lost
one district, and consequently is en-
titled to but eight delegates to tn,
coming National Convention. Tht
State Committee consists of ont
member from each of the fourteen
counties In Vermont, and is consti
tuted of representative Republican,
as follows: Hon. George NlcnOR
(Chairman), Washington county
Major Carroll S. Page Secretary
and Treasurer, Lamoille county
Hon. E. J. Ormsbee, Rutland coun
ty; Col. Franklin Fairbanks, Gale
donia county; Col. Julius J. Estey
Windham county; Hon. Charles E
Benton, Essex county; Warren E.
Gibbs, Esq, Chittenden county:
Hon. L. P. George, Orange county;
Col. L. 0. Greene, Windsor county;
Col. Willard Harrington, Franklin
county; Hon. J. A. Chamberlain,
Grand Isle county; Hon. Elisha
Lane, Orleans county.
The coming political campaign is
the most important one to Vermont
Republicans in the history of the
party. In certain contingencies it
will prove notable and evcntful
canvass even for the Green Noun
tain State. For the first time the
people this year nominate and elect
Secretary Of State and an Auditor.
Heretofore these officers have been
chosen by the Legislature. A Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor,
two Congressman, a Senate and
House of Representatives and vari-
GUS county officers are also to be
elected. The Legislature to be cho-
sen next Fall will be called upon to
elect United States Senator to sue
coed Hon. Justin S. Morrill,, whose
term expires in March, 1885.
The memorable ante-National
Convention campaign of 1881 prom
Uses to be surpassed in interest to
Vermont Republicans by that of
1854, while the probabilities for the
nomination to the Presidency of
Senator George +. Edmunds seem to
have appreciably increased. -Four
years ago the Edmunds boom origi-
mated in Vermont, and met with a
substantial Endorsement in Massa-
chusetts. The earnest and loyal
support which the Vermont delega-
ton gave to Senator Edmunds thro'
the exciting five days contest at
Chicago will not soon be forgotten.
But Edmunds was not defeated at
Chicago because he was not can
didate. From conversations which
The Journal representative had pri-
or to that convention with Senator
Edmunds and also from recent IN
terviewS with the Senator, there is
reason to believe that Presidential
nomination will be accepted with
less reluctance in 1884 than it would
have been in 1880. 1t may be set
down a certainty, however, that Sen
ator Edmunds will not lift his finger
to advance his chances or even to
encourage the movement in his be-
half. The fact of his acceptance of
the Presidency of the Senate against
his own inclinations and wishes de-
monstrates that in an emergency
and when the good of the party re-
quires the subordination of his per-
sonal preferences to the behest of |
the representatives of the Republi-
cans of the county, the Senator will
not shirk the responsibility of off
cial power and place.
Vermont Republicans are, of
course, for Edmunds to-day as in
1880. 1'hey have not yet reached |
that state of despair or lost that
amount of confidence in regard to
the prospects of the nomination of
their 'favorite SOM as to express
any preferences for a second choice.
Their delegates will go to Chicago
again enthusiastic for Edmunds. |
Circumstances which may arise at
the convention and course of ac-
ton which seems most conducive to
harmony in the party and success at
the polls will govern the votes of
delegates, 1t will not be necessary
to instruct the delegation, which
will doubtless be composed of Re-
publicans tried and true and of men
possessing political sagacity and an
with public affairs.
Such leading Republicans as ex-
Governors Redfield Proctor, J. G.
Smith, Congressman John w. Stew
art and /. p. Poland, ex-Congress-
man W. w. Circuit and J. M. Tyler,
Hons. II. Henry Powers, b. F. Fl.
field, Ex-Governor Roswell Farnham
and Gen. j. G. Mccullough are
among those from whom choice will
be made.
The political predictions and
preferences of Vermont Republicans
for Edmunds are so well settled that
there has been scarcely a ripple on
Lhe surface Of public sentiment on