Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-04-18

From the Rutland Herald, 15th.l
Two months from Friday next tho Ropub.
licana Of Vermont will choose their candi-
date for Governor. The leading candidates
that are already In the field are Col Samuel
Il. Pingree Of Hartford, our present lieuten-
ant governor; Hon. b. ID. Harris Of Brattle-
boro, and Hon. George Nichols Of North
fold, the present incumbent Of tho Office Of
secretary of state. Col. Pingroe is gradu-
ate OF Dartmouth college, is an excellent
scholar, sound lawyer and man Of un.
blemished integrity in public and private life,
q sober-minded man, independent in speech
and action. To these valuable civic qualities
he adds a high personal popularity obtained
by his gallant service as lieutenant. colonel OF
the Sd Vermont volunteers. He led the
charge of the four companies Of the Sd YER
mont that at Lees Mills, Va. April 10th, 1862,
dashed through Warwick creek under heavy
fire and carried the rebel rifle pits, as gallant
a feat Of arms as was done on either side dur
ing the war In this charge Col. Pingree
was wounded Since 1876 tho lieutenant
governor has succeeded to tho governorship
and II is entirely natural that the many per-
soual and political friends OF Lieutenant
Colonel Pingree should press him for nomin-
alton this year. The Woodstock Standard
by authority announces Col Pingree as con-
senting to the use of his name for the sue
oesson on the ground the goyernorship OF
Vermont is too honorable place to be either
declined or intrigued for the Windsor Journ-
al also supports Col. Pingree aud there is no
doubt that he will come to the convention
with Windsor county solid for him. Hon.
b. d. Harris of Brattleboro, whose name
will be presented by Windham county, is one
of the brightest and most accomplished pub
lie men in his section of the state. Like
Col Pingree, he is graduate of Dartmouth
college, but his life has been spent chiefly in
business pursuits in which he has won a COM
petence as well as an enviablo reputation as q
man of unusual executive and administrative
talents. MIR. Harris has novor lost his early
scholarly tastes; he is an able and practiced
writer and sound thinker on oil leading pc.
litcal questions, and would make without a
question a brilliant, vigorous and popular ex-
ecutive. He is familiar with the history of
the state its legislation in the past its needs
for the future; and to these essential and sol
id qualifications for public life he adds the
lighter recommendations of urbane manners
and excellent powers Of conversation. Mr..
Harris was an influential member of the
state senate in 1SG1-G2. Windham county
will doubtless urge his name with oonsdera-
BILE earnestness, as she has not had a govern
or since 1861, when Hon. Frederick Holbrook
was elected to succeed Governor Erastus
Fairbanks. Hon Geo. Nichols of Mortified
is q popular, genial gentleman, of excellent
personal character, who for many years has
been secretary of state, chairman of tho Re
publican state convention, and secretary of
the Central Vermont railway company. These
various political and business trusts he has
discharged with high ability and fidelity and
with personal courtesy that has won him
large following of political friends through
out the state. While never, wo believe, a
member of either branch of tho legislature,
his friends fairly urge in his behalf that his
presence at Montpelier during 80 many ses-
sions has made him familiar with tho course
of legislation, and that his duties as secreta-
ry of state have made him accurately &C.
guainted with especially the tax laws and in.
surRnce legislation. DIR. Nichols early in the
late war went into the service as a surgeon
of the 10Th Vermont regiment, which position
he filed with great credit to himself and to
the country. The annual officers reunions
are honored with his familiar faco and gem
ial presence Mr.. Nichols will be, without
doubt, strongly represented in the conven-
ton. As we look at it now it is anybody 8
fight at present it is two months before the
convention meets, and with few exceptions
the newspapers of tho state have not deoid-
eddy pronounced for any candidate.