The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-20
st. Adams MESSENGER
WHY NOT NOMINATE HIM d?
ITS USUAL INDEPENDENT OPINION.

VIM NOI NOhiNAIE HIM
The North Star comes out for General Grout,
the Windsor Journal for Lieutenant governor
Pingree, and the Burlington Free Press for DR..
Nichols-all good men and true, no doubt but
il there is any general desire that Mr. Billings
be the standard-bearer this fall, why not
nominate him There is little question
but what Mr.. Billings would accept the po-
sition if nominated, and no question at
all but that he would make an excellent execu-
tive. His letter to Judge Barrett should go for
nothing. He could hardly have written less If
the judge wrote him with the intention of
drawing his fire, as everything seems to indi-
Cdledonidn.
ONLY A FITTING THING.
The suggestion OF the Burlington Free Press
in reference to making Hon. George Nichols
the next governor Of Vermont will meet with
no objection in this section OF the state Dr.
Nichols has served the state faithfully for
many years, his ability and integrity are I'M
questioned, and it is only fitting thing that,
in due time, he should round out his public
career with term Tor two) as governor. But
since the Billings boom has flashed in the pan
so prematurely, 1t would be the height of folly
to attempt to start another boom thus early in
the year for anybody. The people of Wind
ham county will watch with some interest to
zee who it is that is booming" Secretary
Nichols, or any other andidate-Brdttleboro
Ph0niJ.
WHY NOT RE-ELECT GOVERNOR BARsTOW?
Generally speaking, it is well to re-elect mem
bers and senators who have acquitted them
selves well, and particularly when governor
has shown any familiarity with the states af-
fairs, and has made suggestions and adopted
policy which the public approves, why not
give the people chance to reap the benefits
of his experience and give the same executive
a renewed opportunity to carry out his policy
with legislature elected to assist him In
other words, why not re-eect Governor Bars
tow? Without heaping up adjectives to pic
ture him as the greatest and best man on
EARTH it's strictly true that he is the closest and
most careful student of the affairs of this
state of any governor of this generation and
il the legislature would follow his suggestions,
under his lead a repetition of certain finan-
cial and other scandals would be impossible -
Clipper.
HE OUGHT TO RECEIVE HIS PLUM
PUDDING now
The Burlington Free Press announces by au-
thority that the name of Hon. George Nichols
will be presented to the convention as a can
didate for gubernatoral honors. THE WATCH
MAN is making ready to dsmount from its high
horse and endorse him, Notwithstanding Its
declaration that the "governorship is greater
than either Nichols or Pingree'' Forbes, in
the Boston Journal, publishes the biography OF
the genial secretary OF state, and bandly says
that acknowledgement ingree "may some
day fill the executive chair" but now 1t is Mr..
Nichols turn, and you must not stand in his
way. The Free Press also adds that he could,
Sin all probability, have had the nomination
four years ago IL he had cared to push himself
forward" OF course his stepping aside at that
time was disinterested act, and he ought to
receive his plum pudding now as a deserved
reward. No one suspects that the nomination
of Mr. Nichols for governor would be the re.
suit OF well-conducted wire-pulling for years
Yet the bare mention OF Lieutenant-governoI
Pingree's name as possible candidate com.
PEELED our esteemed contemporary, THE WATCH
MAN, to remark, with sage-like wisdom, that
"there is more political wire-pulling to the
square inch" in his behalf than all the Others
put together But THE WATCHMAN was not &c
fully prepared to mingle with the dear PEG
pie" at that time as now The Journal ha,
already frankly stated Its preference for tn,
promotion of our able acknowledgement II
has no great political anxiety" however ant
| II the choice Of the convention should fall upor
Mr.. Nichols. 1t could cheerfully give him its
support. Windsor Journal.