Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-21
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Vermont Press on the Senatorial and Cub
ernatOriaI Omestions.

The crop OF candidates "mentioned'
for lieutenant governor is unusually large,
among them being Col. l.. X. Fuller of Brat
tleboro, Col A. b. Franklin of Newfane,
Hon. Hugh Henry of Chester, Hon. Jus.
tus Dartt of Springfield, Hon. Franklin
Fairbanks of st. JOhnshury and Hon G..
b. Eddy Of Bellows Falls. MtddiCbuTy
Register.
The spectacle OF II Vermont copperhead
leading the onslaught of II few disgrunt-
led politicians on George f. Edmunds, the
leader of the American Congress, is n
stigma on the good name of the State and
an insult to our boosted pride as loyal Re
publicans. Fergenncs Vcrmonter,
The Windsor journal speaks of Mr..
Batchelder as "the representative of the
young Republicans of Vermont for COVER
nor" Mr.. Batchelder and Mr. Ormsbee
are of about the same age. Both We're old
enough to go to the war and one went.
The young men" who shout for Mr..
Batchelder are such gray haired, genial
old fellows as Col. George w. Hooker of
Brattleboro, Col. Rolla Gleason Of Rich
mond, and the Hon. John p. Hoskison of
Mt. Holly Rutland Herdld.
In Franklin county three -fourths OF the
votes in the Legislature, and perhaps every
one except that from St Adams will be
for Edmunds. The same is true of Wind
ham county, except for what few Demo
cratic votes it will have. -BrdtticbOro Re
former.
In the second district, which is repre-
sented by Gen. w. w. GrOut, there is lit
tie or no disposition to make a change in
the next election. During his two terms
in Congress, Mr.. Grout has developed
qualities which show him TO he one OF the
few really able men of whom the eastern
side of the State can boast. There is by
no means among the Republicans of the
second district the same unanimity and
ant brtg for ...l
in the first district for Governor Stewart,
but there seems to be no desire, so far at
least us the next election is concerned, to
bring forward candidate against him,
and his nomination and reelection are al
most certain.-MOntpciiCr Despatch to
Boston RCCOrd.
Our brethren of the state press are put
ting us down against Smith and for Ed
munds. This is not exactly our position.
What we are against is the means taken
to Dust EdmUnds-the Vaccinations of Il
few political triCkSterS vino are trying to
gain their own private aims under the
cloak of party condemnation of an act
which is now clearly shown the party does
not consider an objectionable sin, but, on
the contrary, are willing to believe was an
act of conscientiousness on the part of
senator administration Tribunc.
The very first day that the Montpelier
Waterman will stop its sneaking style of
fighting behind the Atkins Gibbs barri-
cade, and come out in the open field and
declare itself man-fashion, we Will tell its
editors in as plain English as we can com
mand what we think of treason to par
ty. '-BrdtHCbOrO PhTHir.
We can quiet once for all the Democrat
ic lie that Senator Edmunds voted bIdnk
ballot in Bennington in 1851 There was
not bldnk ballot in the boXes-but one
scattering vote was found, and if required
| I, 1
| who it was for, and therefore know that
| this scattering vote lies not at our Sena
tors door. He voted the Republican
ticket. -BenniHgtOn banner.