The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-13
The Banner.
BENNINGTON. VERMONT
Thursday Afternoon, March 10, 1890
Ex-soy. STEWARDS SUCCESSOR.

EN-GON, SIEWAhI'S SOOOESsO0'
A Republican in the Rutland Herald
of this morning advocates the nomina-
ton of the Hon. Jas. K. Batchelder IN
few words which we commend to thu
thoughtful consideration of our readers:
las a Republican of the First Con-
gressional District of Vermont, inter-
ested IN the records of the achievements
of the many distinguished SONS OF Yer
mont in the National Senate and House
of Representatives, whose pure Repuhli-
canism, educational brilliancy and I'M
Improbable integrity has never been
questioned, but on the contrary has given
our State fame and established the char
acter of our people. it is only natural
that my Republicanism should be aroused
whenever new selections are about to be
made by the Legislature or the people to
fill vacancies occurring in either branch
of Congress- Hence ask permission to
say that while the declination of Hon
John w. Stewart to again represent the
people of Vermont in Congress has sue
ceeded in bringing forward at an early
date an unusually large number OF can
didates from among whom his successor
Is to be selected, no Republican can sue
cessfully question the worthiness Of any
of them to represent us.
sit is to be hoped. however, that the
Republicans of the First District may
continue true to the traditions OF the
party and with characteristic fairness do
the right thing by recognizing what ap-
pears to many to be the just demands OF
the Republicans of the central and
southern parts of the First District when
they ask with no uncertain response that
the favOrite son of Bennington, Hon.
James K, Batchelder, be made the choice
of the First District as the worthy sue
cessor of Congressman Stewart. His
ability no man who knows him will ever
question. His character no man will
dare to assai. His past record is safe
guarantee of what his future will be
wherever his post of duty may be among
his fellow men.
"Then again, it occurs to the writer
that independent of every other consid-
Grafton, the upfaltering loyalty with
which the Republicans of Bennington
county have given way heretofore il the
interest of harmony and with view to
meeting the enemy with an unbroken
column entities them to the post of hon
or in the next convention, and venture
to predict that delegates to the next dis.
trict convention will not be uDmindful
of the duty which they owe to Bennington
countyafor the loyalty and magnanImity
with which that county has allowed the
personal preferences of its delegates in
district conventions to be buried rather
thon create the thought at home or in
the country at large that the Republican
party in Vermont was IN any sense los
ing it's supremacy because OF the bicker-
ings and petty jealousies of its leaders.
Therefore, in the face of such rec.
ord, who among the Republicans OF this
district can galnsay or deny the justice
of the claim which Bennington county
now makes for recognition All honor
to the Republican press of the First Dis
trict which has already ape ken with I'M
stinted words of commentator favor
able to the candidacy of Hon. James K
Batchelder as Representative of the First
Congressional District of Vermont IN
the 52d Congress of the United States"
The Rutland Telegram comes out in its
editorial columns for Mr.. Batehelder,
from which we take few extracts:
vermont has an honorable record made
by the men that have represented her 10
the national councils, and therefore
more than ordinary care should be OBJ
served IN sending any new men to the
House of Congress, and it is especially
so because the march of progress is
drawing the rest of the nation away
from New England and there is dispo-
sition TO leave her 'out in the cold, AMI
it is incumbent upon the people to make
choice of the strongest, best men, in i
viduals of action, broad views, indepen
dent spirit and statesmanlik| scope.
Strong growing men who will build
themselves up to the full stature of their
associates in all that goes to give men
position and prominence in public affairs
for Vermont must place her standing
and rank IN the nation in her men Of the
future.
THAT a man who will fulfill these
conditions is found in the person, ability
and character of ex-Speaker James K,
Batchelder of Arlington we firmly be
lieve. 1t is with pleasure and conf
dence that we present his name to our
readers as one most eminently qualified
to represent the first Congressional dis
trict in the House of Congress of the
United States. He is a so1 of Hon. Ira
K, Batchelder of Peru, in which town
the ex-speaker was born, His father
hos OtCu lOuB
of his county and the state and still yes
in an honorable old age to take pride in
the fame to which the son has attained
at the bar, in the councils of the state
and the regard of the people," \ ="
From the standpoint of the require
ments that are needed at this hour for q
fitting representation of this district, we
fully believe that Mr.. Batchelder posses
SEES all the requisite qualifications in an
eminent measure for the position. be-
lieving that they will meet with the
ready recognition of the peoTle and that
he will receive cordial, enthusiastic
and triumphant nomination from the
convention which shall make the selec-
ton of candidate, and their constt-
uents will take great pride and pleasure
in giving their suffrages to James K
Batchelder.'