News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-03-29
The -Governcrship.

Next week will witness the gather
ing together of the representative Re
publicans of Vermont. The importan
State convention to appoint delegate
at large to the National Republican
Convention at Chicago assemblies tn
4th the First Dist. convention to ap
point district delegates to the same
National Convention meets the sd
while the Second Dist. convention as
sembles the sth for the same purpose
1t will be impossible for representa-
tive Republicans to congregate in such
large numbers without discussing quite
extensively the political situation with
reference to the Governorship ano
that our readers may be %conversan'
with the general trend of opinion VT
give what we understand to be sub
stantially the situation.
OF course the unwritten law which
DEGREES that the Governorship shall
go to the east side of the mountain
this year will be duly regarded. Com.
mencing on the north with Orleans
County, it may be observed that the
name of Major Grout has been men,
toned with considerable favor. AS
Speaker of the last House of Repre-
sentatlveS he made many friends. He
is generally recognized as one of the
growing young men of Vermont, and
were it not for the fact that another
member of his family is already enjoy
ing one of the highest honors which
the people of Vermont can bestow
upon her sons, it is altogether likely
that the Major would allow his name
TO be used as a candidate for the Gov
ernorship. Under the circumstances,
however, not only Major Grout, but
the county of Orleans quite generally,
are, we think, disposed to offer no
candidate this year.
Essex County asks, and from pres
ent indications will doubtless be per
mitted to enjoy, the honor of furnish
ing one of the delegates to the Nation
al Convention at Chicago. Judge
Hobson's name seems to be received
with general favor, and indications
point to his unanimous election. This
we understand to be all that gallant
Essex" will ask for this year.
Caledonia County has two favored
sons whose names have been sug-
gested with the Governorship, viz:
Ex-Speaker Fairbanks and Railroad
Commissioner Fletcher. Both are
good men, but internal discussions
and divisions are the order of the day
at present in Caledonia County, and it
is doubtful if the county will at present
unite upon either of these gentlemen
with any substantial degree of una
nimity.
Orange and Windsor counties, the
former in the person of Gov. Farnum, |
and the latter of Gov. Pingree, have
both been recently honored with the
Office, and we understand
have no candidate to offer this year.
The field would therefore seem to
be narrowed down to Windham and
Washington counties. Of the former
It may be said that they have three
leading and prominent candidates for
the ofhce-Hon. B. D. Harris, Lieut.
Gov. Fuller and Col. Hooker. Wind
ham County has been proverbially I'M
fortunate in always having a multiple
ity of candidates. Everybody likes
Hooker and recognize his ability.
Fuller has@made an excep-
tionably popular official, while Harris,
although not as well known, is unques-
tionably one of the brightest, cleanest
and most l~evelheaded of Vermont's
sons, and would make an excellent
Governor. The only pity is that the
Constitution does not provide for
three Governors, so that when Wind
ham County's turn comes the State
could adapt itself to the situation that
exists, and probably always
will, for Brattleboro is proverbial for
redundancy of able men, each
a strong individual backing, and
each ~preferring that the county shall
unhonored unless their partic-
llar preference is approved.
This is the outlook, fairly and can
idly stated, so far as the different
sections and counties are concerned
of Washington County. She
PRESENTS, with the heartiest unanimity,
he name of Hon. VIM. P. Dillingham;,
han whom we believe there is no more
young man in Vermont. With
n experience in public life that few
nen have been permitted to enjoy;
nth a knowledge of the educational, t
olitical and material affairs of our
tate surpassed by none with a rep
tation for integrity and intelligence
lat has never been questioned /; and
st but not least, with a well-known !
eputation as the staunch and true
lend of the u of temperance, and s
thoroughly acceptable to that wing of
UT party which demands that Repub-
canism shall stand for and be synony- s
lous with progress in temperance re- I
,rm, he is, we believe, to-day the I
rongest candidate that the party can I
ominate, and one whose nomination d
i'll bring to the canvass the most en- u
Iusiasm, and to the State ticket the "
rgest majority, of any whose name is a
lble to be suggested for the Guber- I
Office. a
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