The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-06-25

and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS were both
nominated on the first ballot, in spite
of the most persistent efforts to defeat
them. The same sterling qualities of
mind and heart that have been so APP
parent in their career hitherto will be
exhibited in their further services to
the state. The ticket is strong all the
way through. -LudlO,D Tribune.
THE nomination of Mr.. Page is as
much to be deplored as would that of
Judge Royce have been an occasion
of universal qualification. Mr.. Page,
in the campaign that he forced upon
the state, has stood only for a kind of
politics that the Herald greatly depre-
Gates and emphatically condemns. He
has introduced political methods hith-
erto unknown in Vermont and I'M
worthy of any political party, and his
whole personal campaign has been
highly Objectionable He has disgraced
the party and discredted the state
Rutland Herald.
THE victory is a handsome one for
the Hyde Park candidate. His canvass
has been fair, open and clean one.
Maligned by his opponents, he has met
with the shield of truth every shaft
of falsehood. Attacked personally on
every hand, he has refused to retort in
kind, but has stood on the defensive
side and relied on the live issues which
he represented and the confidence of
the people in his integrity and ability
His reliance has not been misplaced
The people of Vermont are sometimes
mistaken or misled, but they are not
slow to recognize merit when they see
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THE result of the caucuses on Satur-
day makes certain the reelection of
General Grout to the next congress.
Colonel Hooker made a good showing,
but he suffered from being late in the
field, and, as we think, from want of
conference and activity among his sup
porters. He comes out of the contest
in good form for another and more
successful canvass for 1892. General
Grout received notice that his position
is not unassailable. We believe that
the real preference for Hooker is
stronger throughout the district than
the proportion of delegates in his favor
would imply.-Ne,Cport Sentinel.
THE Free Press sees no reason to
regret its course in the campaign 1t
has had no occasion to be ashamed of
its candidate for governor. Colonel
Woodbury. has made clean, dignihed
and creditable canvass. He had the
almost unanimous support of his party
where he is best known, and we be-
lieve that if the republicans of Yer
mont could be polled to-day a majority
of them would prefer him for gov
ernor. For our own part, we do not
hesitate to say that we would rather
fail with candidate who conducts
such canvass than to succeed by the
use of different means.-F'ree Press.
Mr.. PAGE showed his popularity and
strength as candidate before the
people in the very large vote he re-
ceived and the general character of
his supporters. He entered the con-
test well knowing that he was to meet
a strong and persistent opposition from
forces that were usually the controlling
forces in the state. His rival, Colonel
Woodbury., is a man with many ele-
ments of popularity, and much of his
following was such as any man might
covet, In his defeat he loses no re-
spect, and those who voted against him
did it in the belief that the interests of
the state would be best served in other
hands.-Barton Monitor.
THE republican caucus Saturday after
noon and evening surprised both sides
in the size of the majority-almost two
to one-wh ich it gave the Hooker ticket
of delegates to the congressional con-
vention. 1t was primarily the rebuke
of the Brattleboro republicans at the
despicable kind of fight which few of
his townsmen had made against Colonel
Hooker personally. We say a few, be-
cause we do not believe there were
many even of those who voted against
Hooker that had any sort of sympathy
with that part of the fight And of
these few there will in month from
now be still fewer who will admit that
they had anything to do with it.-Brat-
tleboro Rgormer.
WE have had big fight, but it has
been among ourselves. This has been
made more intense from the fact that a
state republican nomination in Yer
mont is equivalent to an election.
Let the republicans keep their colors
up, no matter who is selected as the
standard-bearer for the time being.
Up to the convention there was d.
vision of sentiment, but it should not
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afterwards. We should show ourselves
capable of self-government and self
control. Though disappointed, no one
should feel disposed to punish his
party. These griefs should be over
come and a line kept up for future vic
tories, in which the defeated ones may
next time come out the winners.-St.
Adams Messenger.
THE warmest partisan of Mr., Wood
bury must admit that Mr.. Page is in all
respects a worthy candidate, He has
for many years been actively identified
with the republican organization. He
has performed good service in several
responsible capacities in connection
with the state government He has
demonstrated his aptness for affairs by
the successful management of a pros
porous business In every position
in which he has been tried he has