St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-03-20

of Rutland would like to hang the
lieutenant governorship on to one OF
his initials.
The Brattleboro correspondent OF
the Springfield Republican mentions
ex-Judge Barrett, A. F. Walker OF
Rutland and B. ID. Harris of Brattle-
boro as possible gubernatorial candl-
dates. But his reasons for SO doing
are not given.
J. X. Batchelder of Arlington pricks
up his ears like an old race horse when
the lieutenant governorship is men,
toned.
Rutland is furnishing enough minor
candidates to set up stock farm, but
the daily resume of weekly events has
not yet ventured an opinion.
There seems to have been method in
the Messengers madness on the dis
trict convention question after all.
Things are evidently pretty well fixed.
The Brattleboro Reformer is banging
away at Gov" w. H. II. Bingham,
who it says sis a downright opponent
of the law taxing corporations"
| The aspirants for the lieutenant gov
ernorship can now put on their coats
and hang up their hats. The Free
( Press has spoken and Col. Ormsbee is
the lucky man.
The Standard says that ex-C Congress
man Tyler is also named for governor
and "would shake up the waters con
siderably if his friends should make a
push"
The Clipper says it has no knowl-
edge of Col. Pingree's powers, "but
having once been under his command
we do know that he was valiant
soldier and good officer" He must
have been if he kept the irrepressiblt
Kingsley's toe on the mark.
4 1t is not at all impossible that wher
the Messenger says "strong, active
political workers" should be sent tt
Chicago it means some of Vermont!
crafty wire-pullers. 1t would be ;
good idea, too, if the ring-maste
r would go along with his hucksters-
and forget to come back.
Speaking of the one term rule bein:
broken, the Newport Express says
.'To be sure the little arbiter of tn
} states destinies who represents tn
Boston Journal among us. has decreet
= otherwise, and his glib, oracular wis
} dom has declared George Nichols t.
= have claim upon the governOrshiP
but with fear and trembling we dissent
: If the statement of the Clipper is true
= that the politicians will not consent
= it is time for us to find out just VIII
! the few men are who carry the stat
: around in their tail pockets. 1t
popularity supposed that the peopl
rule if this is mistake the sOOne
they find it out the better"
E Don't he bashful, gentlemen.
[ ptOISt NltHOlS uOcsu sell rum, nptd
{ right out in meeting. 1t is about tim
t yOu said something, one way or tn
. other. The people are beginning t
f look upon this continued silence wit
suspicion. And it does look littl
= strange.
e The democratic state committee, {
4 which Hiram Atkins is chairman, wi
n not meet to select time and place fo
4 holding the state convention until som
= time in June. The democrats wi
h elect their delegates to the nation;
: convention and nominate a state ticke
t at Il single convention. 1t is probabl
d that B. B. Smalley will head the dele
e CATION to Chicago.
| really don't think Mr.. Smalle
o would take the democratic nomination
:. He is better satisfied to remain as Vel
i mOnt's representative in the nationi
= committee Maj n. p. Bowman, VIII
+ keeps pretty well posted on politics
= matters.