The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-23

choice of candidates will be demonstrated
ht the polls.-Rutldnd Herald.
THE attempt to convert the republican
party of Vermont into personal machine
for the qualification of Mr.. Blaine's private
grudges appears to have miscarried. -New
York EUening Post (double-diStated mug
,oump).
The senatorial question was almost wholly
eliminated from the gubernatorial canvass
among the delegates here, and the merits
of the several candidates entered Tor the
race was an important factor in the can
vass. Correspondence Boston Journal
THE republican party of Vermont planted
itself squarely on the live issues OF the day
protection to American industry, real pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic, sympathy Tor
liberty in Ireland and taxing oleomarga-
rine-yesterday at Montpelier. 1t never
made better nominations Herdtd and NetCs,
Vest Rdndolph
THE candidates are all worthy men, and
now that the ticket has not been attached
as bob-tail to anybody's kite, but is to
stand forth as the symbol of republican
principles pure and simple in the state, it
will receive the hearty support of every
thorough-going republican in Vermont.-St.
Adams Messenger.
The republican convention in Vermont
might have done better and might have
done worse. Il. j. Ormsbee, the nominee
for governor, does not rank with the strong
est men in the state, but he does not fall
below governors of recent years and is
preferable to his opponent, Batcheder-
Springfield Republican (,nug,cun,p)
THE ticket is a strong one and will roll up
an old-time republican majority. The re-
naming state officers were renominated by
reclamation. Edmunds was let alone for
the very reason that the delegates were in
no temper to be trtied with, and any reso-
luton for or against, if it had been dragged
in, would have been annihilated.-Brddto
Opinion.
II was about the worst day for eulogies
Vermont ever saw, and at least one candi-
date who entered the convention with a
fair prospect of the nomination was slain,
quartered and buried in the house of his
friends. In this day of practical things and
universal intelligence men ought to know
better than to seize upon such an occasion
to air their eloquence.-W Woodstock Standard.
SOME amateur writer of fiction sent lot
of bosh from Montpelier to the New York
San after the convention, of which the fol-
lowing is a specimen:
=" Bitter as Mr. Blaine's feelings are toward the
Vermont senator there is doubt that he strongly
urged abandonment of opposition to him, at least
re There perhaps s'ESRf fHst
made some liberal promises to the friends of the
ence used so potently in the present crisis"
THE general idea was that Ormsbee and
Fairbanks had formed ombinaton, and
when Ormsbee went through with a rush that
of course Fairbanks would. But If there was
such bargain, the result shows that Fair
banks delivered the goods and Ormsbee
didn't or couldn't. The railroad influence
was stronger factor in this convention
than it has been before for years, and
though there was some struggling it was in
the main exerted for both Ormsbee and
Fuller.-Brattleboro Retormer (democraD.
SITTING on the platform of the rink and
looking down upon the faces of the six-hun-
dred-odd delegates who had assembled for
the nomination of republican state ticket,
striking feature of its character was forced
upon my attention. The faces into which
looked were remarkable for the broad, high
expansive white foreheads that were the
rule among the men. A low-browed or red
faced man was the rare exception Itcould
be readily perceived that the Green Noun
tain men are given to thought and refec-
ton, that they are men of high moral per-
ception and deep intelligence Correspond
ent Of Neg York Tribune.
THE convention of republicans at Mont.
pelier was large, and various things contrib
uted to make it of more than ordinary in
terest-chiet1y because the senatorial and
gubernatorial issues were mixed, forced
state of things urged on by the mistaken
zeal of few politicians. That the machine
style of doing things succeeded is not dis.
creditable to us, although it has foisted upon
the people very commonplace candidates
for the first two offices on the state ticket
The Ormsbee papers apologize for the non-
appearance of Edmunds' resolutions. We
think the state should have spoken upon
this subject, considering all the circum-
stances.-Bennington Banner.
THE Vermont republicans showed in theiI
state convention that they can forgive luke
warmness in party loyalty, but that they dc
not propose to endorse it. They nominated
a man for governor of the state who is al
advocate of Mr.. Edmunds' reelection to the
senate and adopted a resolution urging the
ing all who will return to party allegiance
but it was so evident that a bitter oppose
| ton would be made to plank endorsing
Mr.. Edmunds directly that the attempt tC
| introduce it was abandoned. This was RICH
| and wise, and the party everywhere viii
commend the course taken by the republi
| cans of the Green Mountain State. The sen
| atorial question was thus left to the legisla
ture to be elected by the people, and it will
be settled according to their wishes. Mean
while the Vermont republicans have a goot
state ticket and a sound platform, and they
should sustain them in September by
rousing majority hilddelphia Press IRE
publicd1).
In declaring for protection the conven
ton had at least the courage of its convic
ton, though the virtue is somewhat lessene'
by the fact that this is very safe thing t.
do in Vermont. The resolution of sympath
with Parnell and Gladstone seems rathe
forced, in view of the omission of any en-
dorsement of their own eminent statesman
Senator Edmunds, whose successor is 500
to be elected. 1t was, perhaps, thought tina
the commentator of the policy of " droI
ping past dissensions, and welcoming a
who will return to party allegiance an
work with us to secure pure politics an
good government" would be regarded as
conformation of Mr. Edmunds course in re
fusing to speak for Blaine and an DIV
branch reckoning the return of the mus
wumps. But inasmuch as the course {
these voters was taken with view to pre-
mote pure politics" and to secure " goo
government" it is altogether unlikely ths
they will acknowledge any allegiance ths
would compel them to support the ma
whom they bolted last year.-Boston Herol
(nugocunp)