The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-29

had lnmselI tfuStccu. ToI w" III ~"
and contemplate meaness this rivals
anything we have heard in long time'
if ever, of Il respectable attorney.
And the lawyer that did it was Hon.
o. l.. Martin of Brattleboro. Now
let this distinguished gentleman bring
suit for libel, in his owa aome. against
us Jhe dare.
The Republican State Committee.
with Warren Gibbs of the 81. Adams
Messenger at its head, met at Montpe-
lier, Friday evening and fixed upon
June the 10th, as the time, and Mont
peler as the place for holding the Re
publican State convention. They also
announce, by telegraph, OF suffered it
to 90 out as result of their confer
ence, to waiting State, that Jim Batch
elder of Arlington is the coming man
for governor. Elk gov. Smith arrived IN
Vermont the evening before, and his
iumping-jack State committee thus
promptly responded to his pull OF the
string. Now what business has this
committee, composed of such men as
Warren Gibbs, c. S. Page. Dr. Mich
OILS. j. Il. Batchelder and others, to
make any such illumination. We
though it was the business of the con-
vention, when assembled, to give lis a
nomination. for governor, and none OF
the business of the State committee to
undertake to foreshadow or forcstall
the act of this body. However, there is
one point that this makes clear: that
Batche.dcr is the ring candidate, and
all persons can take notice thereof and
govern themselves accordingly. We
do not believe that this self-seeker can
get the nomination. and if he does it is
very certain that hundreds of good Re
publicans will refuse to vote for him.
We heard a rich anccdote the other
day that ought to be told. The story
goes, and it is vouched for as strictly
true, that the honored father of a can
didatc for high state of1ice-himsclf a
man of vigorous stamina and highly es-
teemed-hearing that his son, in form
ing combinations to further his own
ambition, had taken ground against the
reelection of Senator Edmunds and in
favor of Gov. Smith, wrote him all in
dignant letter thst has flavor of the
good old puritanical theory of family
government, in which he said, among
other things, that he had always sup
posed, and had INDUCED in honest pride
in the belief, that he had raised up a
family of boys who had common sense
and brains; but that appearances now
indicated that he was mistaken, and
that one of them, at least, was blasted
fool
Ex-Gov. John Gregory Smith was
interviewed in Chicago, on his way
home from his late pleasant and success
full tour to the Pacific Coast, and is re-
ported as saying that there had been a
bitter feeling among the Vermont Re-
publicans against Senator Edmunds,
because of his course in the last cam
paign-seems to us we have heard some
thing like this beforehand further that
if the election were to be held now, he
(Smith) did not think Mr.. Edmnnds |
would be reelected. Governor Smith |
is of course entitled to his opinion; but |
he has been out of the State for a num-
Der of weeks, and perhaps meantime
has been getting his news from the St. |.
Adams Messenger; and it is possible
that he has been to some extent miSin-
formed about the prevailing sentiment
among the Green Mountains. May it
not be possible that with some of those
who are telling him that Atkins & Co.
have got the Senator killed off. the wish
is father TO the thought-[frce Press.
We have not, as yet, been asked to
sign that petition requesting cxGov.
Smith to be u candidate for the [. S.
Senate. 1t is well. The old Governor
is now home again, after pleasant trip
trough Mexico aud California and
may feel strong enough, after shutting
the cactus breezes, to go it without any
petition, at any rate it is now in order
for him to come to the front and de-
clare his intentions. He has fought
his battle behind breastworks long G.
nough, and by this time ought to be
ready to take the chances openly like
other people, if he thinks he can win.
On the other hand, If the demonstra-
tons that have been made have convin-
ced him that he is likely to make loos-
ing fight of it, these petitions afford
him an excellent chance to play the in
II ocent dodge and declare that he has
never once thought of being candidate
and is surprised to find that anybody
supposed he would be. This would be
eminently Smith-like, and it may be
this is what it means: but it won't do
for the friends of Senator Edmunds to
take anything for granted, or let up in
their vigilance for moment. Stand