Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-04-11

There has been something very like hull
in the furious gubernatorial fight during
the past week We suppose it must be
that our friends on the west side are cool
ing their guns caring for the wounded,
and bringing up the powder wagons ready
for the next onset When the Woodbury.
papers open up again there Is one point in
this promotion business which we want
them to explain They have said great
many times over that while the office of
lieutenant governor ought not to give its
holder mortgage on the governorship. it
ought not on the other hand 10 be bar to
the higher office The man himself should
he the only factor This sounds well, but
will they tell us if it is not true that their
candidate is being pushed for the governor
ship simply because Of the temporary prom
inence which the lower office has given
him DO they mean to say that he would
have been chosen among all the other men
in the state simply because of his superior
! fitness This is the question we want an
swered, and We ask it in all seriousness,
/ holding Col Woodbury. as we do IN high
esteem as a man and citizen. 1t is a seri-
Gus question and it cant be coughed down.
| The state convention will have TO face the
| fact that if the promotion rule Is returned
/ to this year it will become the settled rule,
and there will be small chance that hereaf
ter we shall not have to take for governor
/ in each succeeding term the man who hap
pens to sit in the lieutsnant-governor' s
| chair the previous term
! We still hold to our opinion that the state
convention will go very SLOW in this mat
ter There was no observer in the con
vention of four years ago who did not con
cede that at least 100 votes were instantly
changed to Col Fuller for lieutenant gov
ernor when 1t was announced that, if nom
mated and elected. he would not in two
years be candidate for promotion. Thi,
was not because the members of the con
vention distrusted Col Fuller, or did moi
wish TO see him made governor. but be
cause they welcomed a chance to break tn,
promotion rule, and did it with a rush
Because Of this action, and in justice t,
!
sound procedure on general principles, W,
believe the Windham county delegates I,
this years convention will refuse to Civ,
their votes for a return to the promotion
practice
1t is true that up to this time the peopl,
of this county have failed 70 wake NJ
to an excited interest in the preliminar,
canvass now in progress They know tina
the west side of the state. under the foolisl
rule which obtains must furnish the can
didate and has practically 10 name him
But when the time for action comes we be
lieve that, for the reasons here suggested
if the final choice lies between Lieut.. Gov
Woodbury. and Hon Carroll S Page thei
support will be given to the latter, and tina
1t ought to be Mr. Page stands outsid
of any official influence, or, in other words
outside the influence of the state hous
ring. which Mr. Blake of the Barton Mon
itor has recently written effectively about
he is a bright enterprising, successful maj
Of the highest personal character, an,
there is no man who has deserved bette
of his party in Vermont for able and effect
i've service in recent years.