Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-02-27
VERMONT TOPICS.

Little is discussed now through the
state save politics and matters of purely
ocal interest. In Brattleboro the post
office cauldron is still boiling and seeth-
ng in tempestuous manner that gives
evidence of the deep love and spirit of
which binds the people of that
town together in bonds indis-
soluble. The indomitable Col. Hooker is
not reconciled to the decision of the
caucus and an appeal to Caesar is taken.
Exactly how the Vermont delegation can
20 back on the caucus to which thew
referred the decision is question. The
great weakness of the anti-Childs men is
that they have had no well-defined can
llidate but have shifted from one man to
another, not presenting particularly
strong candidate at any time. The
Childs forces on the contrary have had
a definite object, point of cohesion and
have known what they were doing every
time.
OF course the governorship question is
to be discussed. Somehow or
other simultaneously with broadside
publication of opinions from the state
papers in the News and Citizen of Hyde
Park, the collection was published in
various other papers all over the state,
or copious extracts from it. The coinci-
dence was one frequently seen in we'll
managed political canvass, A remark
ably friendly feeling developed last week
in the state press for the Hyde Park
chieftain and talk about him among the
people during the past week shows a
similar kindly feeling to be generally
prevalent. Lieut.. Gov. Woodbury. will
have a strong backing but the Burling-
ton influence will not help him in the
state at large as, justly or unjustly there
is general impression that Burlington
don't display becoming modesty when
offices are being distributed and it is felt
that just now the Queen City ought to
feel satisfied.
The Hon. A. B. Valentine has been
mentioned for congress in the first dis
trict and the able commissioner, who
has been painting the state red of late so
vigorously would make good candidate
and good congressman, but it is an
nounced that on his return from his
western trip Mr.. Valentine was ques-
toned as to the use of his name in this
connection and said that he would have
been pleased under favorable circum-
stances to be candidate, but he didn t
think it wise at this time. He said defin-
itely that he is not, and has not considered
himself a candidate for the place; and
he gave his endorsement to the Hon.
James X. Batchelder as man than
whom none is better fitted to represent
the state in congress.
This little excitement in the first dis
trlct isn't any of our funeral so to
speak, on this side of the mountain.
but it does strike us that the sunset
slope is developing large number of
waiting statesmen who are ready to be
patriots in any emergency. Now here
is the Hon. James X. Batchelder, who
wouldn't refuse peremptory summons
either to the governorship or to congress
II rumor speaks Alright. Then there is
Judge Powers, who looks upon the lower
house of congress merely as stepping
stone to the senate. That
M Men may rise on stepping stones
OF their dead selves to higher things"
is indeed true but not in Judge Powers
case for self never can be dead to him
and that is why the first district might
go farther and fare better and why the
rest OF the state can get along without
Judge Powers in the senate. And vet
he stands good chance of reaching the
stepping stone, if not the final goal of
his ambition.
But the supply of sunset slope states
men is not thus exhausted. There is the
fervid Rutland orator, Col. Joyce, who
is afflicted with chronic congressional
fever, and Henry Ballard of Burlington.
who is not the worst in the lot, and sew
eral others who would be glad to get in
if they could find standing room, and to
whom almost any desirable office would
be satisfactory.
The first district might do worse than
to return eX-Gov. Stewart, who probably
wouldn't refuse if he was asked, al
though in Difference to the significant
jostling of the others we have mentioned
he has kindly intimated that he was not
q candidate