News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-03-01
to Chicago.


The State Convention, to appoint
delegates to the National Republican
Convention to be held at Chicago for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for President and Vice-President, Is to
be held at Burlington April 4th. The
first district convention will be held
at the same place April Sd. We un-
derstand that the End district conven-
ton will be held at Montpelier, either
the day preceding or the day follow
ing the State Convention. The State
press are discussing with considerable
animation the merits of several prom
inent Republicans with reference to
their fitness for these several quite
important appointments. The Free
Press, in a column article, suggests
the names of Hon. Worthington Z.
Smith, Congressman Stewart, Gen.
William Wells, Ex-Gov. Barstow,
Gen. Henry, Hon. Henry Ballard,
Ex-Gov. Proctor, Gen. j. G. McCul-
Tough, Gen. Ripley, Col. Albert Clarke,
Hon. NJ. S. Colburn, Hon. j. K.
Batchelder, Hon. A. B. Valentine,
Hon. Frederick Billings, Ex-Congress-
men Tyler and Denison, Hon. B. D..
Harris, Colonel Haskins, Luther o..
Greene, Hon. A. n. Swain, Congress
man Grout, Gen. Pitkin, Hon. w.
P. Dillingham;, Ex-Govs. Fairbanks,
Farnham and Hendee and Hon. G.
S. Page. So far as Mr.. Page is con-
cerned we speak from authority when
we say that he is not and will not be
a candidate. Believing that having
once been honored with this appoint
ment it is proper that other faith
full friends of the cause should now
be selected. We presume that Hon.
Henry Ballard, Hon. NJ. S. Colburn,
Majo- Valentine, Gen. Grout and Ex-
Gov. Fairbanks will take a like view
of the situation, for there seems to be
q quite general feeling that we have a
strong array of distinguished names
from which to select a good delega-
ton this year without drafting into
the service old war horses who have
enjoyed all the honors which the posi-
ton confers.
We beg leave to suggest a Sc
lection from such able and staunch
Republicans as Hon. P. K. Gleed,
of Lamoille Co.; Col. U. A. Wood
bury, of Chittenden Co.. Gov. Orms-
bee, of Rutland Co. Hon. J. j. Estey,
of Windham Co. ; Luther o. Greene,
of Windsor Co. Hon. Frank Plumley,
of Washington Co. Hon. George H.
Blake, of Orleans Co.; n. W. Fisk,
of Grand Isle Co.; Hon C. W. Reed,
of Addison Co.; Hon. c. P. Hogan,
of Franklin Co. ; Hon. j. K. Batchel-
der, of Bennington Co.. Hon. H. e.
Bates, Of Caledonia Co. Hon. S. D.
Hobson, of Essex Co. and R. NJ.
Harvey, Esq, Of Orange Co. We
have purposely mentioned but one
name from each county, and have not
intentionally suggested any one who
has been previously honored by an ap-
pointment of this kind.
We see no improperly, in fact there
would seem to be a manifest propriety,
in selecting for two of the four delegates
at large, men who have had expert
ence in conventions of this kind. For
these the names of Ex-Govs. Proctor,
Smith and Stewart, Hon. Frederick
Billings and Hon. B. D. Harris nat
urally suggest themselves.
What the Republican party Of Yer
mont demands and will expect of the
Forthcoming conventions, is that they
give US a delegation composed of able,
judicious thorough-going Republicans,
men whose influence will be felt and
whose deliberations will aid in giving
us a standard bearer who will best
unite the Republican forces and lead
US to certain victory.