News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-03-10
Press Comments on the Governor
Question,
From the Barton Monitorss]

Question.
From the Barton Monitorsl
Col Fuller is one of the best known
citizens of the state. Like Governor
Page or Colonel Fairbanks, he is EN-
inently a business man, and has
wide knowledge of matters and men.
His experience in the legislature well
fits him for the executive chair,
should he reach it. Col Fuller is a
man of unblemished private charac-
ter, a genuine, philosophical Chris
tian gentleman, who makes and
holds friends wherever he is known.
Many who are interested in the wei
fare of the state, and who wish to
magnify her interests at the worlds
fair next year, believe that Col. Full
Ter is the best man for her to make
chief executive. He is largely inter
ested in our manufacturing and pro-
ductive interests, and would put
time and executive ability into the
work of pushing her interests to the
front as far as possible. Taking the
whole matter into mind, we hardly
see how the state can do better than
to accept the Windham county can
| didate
from the Middlebury Register.l
There would be plenty of candi-
dates in the field for the governor
ship were half the suggestions of the
! newspapers accepted. The list up to
date, includes, among others, Maj.
Josiah Grout of Derby, Col. Fair
banks of St. Johnsbury, Col. Fuller
of Brattleboro, E. p Cotton of Iras-
burgh, J. w. Cramton of Rutland,
, ex-senator Edmunds, Henry C. Cleve-
land of Coventry, Victor |. Spear of
Braintree, Henry A. Fletcher of Cav
endish, William Chaplin of Middlesex,
Henry M. Arms of Springfield, A. B.
Franklin of Newfane, L. B. Harris of
Lyndon. The Londonderry Sitter
thinks the office should seek Lieut.
Gov. Fletcher, and from all accounts
Mr. Fletcher is willing-anxious, in
deed, that it shouldn't he was a
pronounced champion of the non
promotion idea two years ago and
so can't very well put himself in the
fight now.
From the Richford Gazette.l
Wouldn' it be a good thing in this
year of grace to drop all the ex-Gov-
errors and other eX's from the list of
candidates and elect as delegates to
Minneapolis some of the bright
young Republicans who have never
got any of the loaves and fishes, and
who will have to bear the brunt of
che fighting?
[From the Middlebury Register
The st. Johnsbury Republican,
Fairbanks organ, is anxious to
"know of any reason why Col. Fuller
should be Governor" Some Fuller
organ may put the same awkward
question to the Republican as to it's
candidate.
From the Burlington Free Press.
The governorship campaignin Yer
mont is tagging to a marked degree
so far as the press is concerned. The
early bird does not always hold out
until the morn appears.
From the Brattleboro Reformerl
There is significance in the Barton
Monitors pronouncement for Fuller
for Governor this week. If Maj circuit |
was in the field the Monitor would |
support him, as it admits, and its
action indicates that the Major has
decided to pull out so as not to en-
barrass the general in a reelection
to Congress. The thing is narrowing
down to a tussle between Fuller and !
[From the st. Johnsbury Republican,
Candidates for the Lieutenant Gov
are dropping out The
names are mentioned of Elihu B.
Taft of Burlington, c. p. Hogan of
F. S. Stranahan of St. AL
bans, and l.. d. Eldridge of Middle
bury. And there are still a few more |
counties to be heard from.
Secretary of State BrowneH of Bur |
ington, and State Treasurer Field
or Turfand; WIN or COURSE De rp-n0T1If=
mated, as they ought to be.
Auditor Powell will not ask for a |
reelection, probably, and the field is
reasonably clear for Frank D. Hale |
of Lunenburgh, who came so near
beating Mr.. Powell two years ago.
Mr.: Hale is a square, honorable and
capable man, and we hope that he
will receive the nomination. His
only opponent, up to date, is Nor
man Paul of Woodstock, who cannot
be regarded as q formidable antag-
onist
From the st. Johnsbury Republican,
We are glad to note that the Re-
publican is getting some help in it's
against the mountain rule.
The Ludlow Tribune comes out very
against the rule, and
urges that it be abolished And the
Morrisvllle Citizen adds: I'VE agree
most heartily with the Tribune and
would inquire why this ridiculous
custom is followed? How nonsense
cal it would be to say that a western
man could not be President because
the present occupant of the White
House is from the West Away with
the silly rulep'
The Island Pond Herald is of the
same way of thinking. 1t believes
that 1t is time this unwritten law
was repealed and state officials elect.
ed for what there is in them and not
on account of where they live"
On the other land, the Burlington
clipper thinks the rule fine thing
and says
!" There is good material on both
sides OF the mountain and the whole
state can lend its aid in selecting that
no matter which side NAV be
taking it's turn"
Of course there is "good MATERIAL
but the trouble is that we don't get
It, under the rule, as a glance at the
list OF Governors will show.
Making Soldiers of Red Men.
Order is said to be "the first law of
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