News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-04-28
Press Comments on the Governor
Question.
from the Jamaica Ginger.l

clear, making his nomination and
election an assured fact.
[From the st, Johnsbury Republican,
There are manifest signs that pub
lie sentiment is awakening in regard
to Col. Fuller's raid on the Govern
orship; or, to speak more accurate
ly, the popular feeling in the matter
is finding expression. The Republi-
can, as our readers know, has all
along said that Col. Fuller is man
of very mediocre ability, whom the
never think of calling to the Govern
orship; that they have made no
such call upon him, but that what
ever strength he appears to possess
is the result of political "work" of a
character with which all are famil-
lar; that it would be impossible to
get out a large vote for such can
didate, should he be nominated, and
that his nomination would be an
evil thing for the state and party.
Especial despatch to the Boston Journal
MONTPELIER, Vt, April 22.-Tbe
Republican State Convention meets
here two months from to-day to
| place a full State ticket in the field to
be voted for at the September cleo
| ton. The desire of the party as to
| the selection of a candidate for Gov
ernor is pronounced in favor of that
Republican who can command united
support and poll the largest vote.
Opinions differ as to who is the most
available man to nominate to head
the State ticket. The names that
have been most favorably considered
for the place are Hon. Levi EssSl Her
of Brattleboro, Hon. Henry A.
Fletcher of Cavendish, Hon. Victor
l. Spear of Braintree, Col. Franklin
Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury, and
! Major Josiah Grout of Derby. In
the estimation of many Republicans
any one of the gentlemen named
would poll the full party vote and
make an excellent Executive of the
State.
There are only two names in the
above list that are now being con-
sidered to any great extent for the
Gubernatorial Observation-Disclosures.
Fuller and Fletcher. The candidacy
of Mr.. Spear is on the wane Colonel
Fairbanks has withdrawn from the
field, and Major circuit is not and
will not be a candidate.
Hon. Levi K. Fuller is the leading
candidate, and his supporters are to
be found in every county in the
State. His candidacy is especially
strong in Windham, Rutland, Wash
ington, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orleans
and Essex counties, and he has
many supporters in Franklin, Ben
nington, Windsor, Caledonia and Or
ange counties. Col. Fuller has grad
ually been gaining in strength as a
candidate during the past six weeks,
and his friends profess much conf
dence in his nomination. He is con-
spicuously identified with one of the
greatest industrial enterprises of Yer
mont-the Estey Organ Works. He
is a public spirited and progressive
man and a liberal giver to education
al institutions. Col. Fuller has had
good legislative experience as Sena-
tor and Lieutenant-GovernOr, and
he would make a very creditable
|
Governor at home or abroad.
The candidacy of Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Henry A. Fletcher of Cavendish
finds the strongest support in Wind
sor, Addison and Franklin counties.
He has also considerable strength in
Bennington, Lamoille, Orange, Rut-
land, Chittenden and Washington
counties. Col. Fletcher possesses an
element of strength which would
make him especially strong as a can
didate, his lifelong connection with
the agricultural interests of his ma
| tive State--His father, the late Ry-
| land Fletcher, was the first Republi-
| can Governor of Vermont, and a
farmer before him. He is a Union
veteran and has been a member OF
both the House and Senate several
times. He was elected Lieutenant
Governor in 1890, and if chosen to
the Governorship would fill the office
most acceptably.
The Journal correspondent has re-
ceived in writing the expressed prefer
ences on the Gubernatorial question
of 159 delegates to the late Republi-
can State Convention, which form,
perhaps, an index of public senti-
ment on the subject. The vote re-
corded is as follows =
Total number, ............................159
| Necessary to choice, .............. ....... 81
Levi K. Fuller had............... 80. 80
H. A. Fletcher had
Victor l. Spear had......................13
There were scattering. ......... ...... 3
For Lieu tenan t-Governor, the
names of Hon. E. Stewart Strana-
han of st. Adams, Gen. Levi G.
Kingsley of Rutland, Hon. L. j. Ell
bridge of Middlebury, and Hon. E.
B. Taft of Burlington, have been
favorably considered.
| 1t is generally conceded that State
Treasurer Henry Field of Rutland
and Secretary of State C. w. Brown.
ell, Jr., of Burlington, will be unani.
mously re-nominated. Both of these
officials have served one term with
much acceptance, and deserve to be
continued in the public service.
Hon. E. Henry Powell, who has
been the efficient Auditor of Accounts
for the past fourteen years. declines
to be candidate for denomination
His services have been of great value
to the State, and he will retire from
office with the highest need of praise
for his conduct of the affairs of the
Auditors Office. For the succession,
the names of Hon. F. d. Hale OF
Lunenburgh. George w. Wing OF
Montpelier, and Hon. Norman Paul
OF Woodstock, have Oeen mentioned.
TFrouo tho Hord ,piolr 20 zot+o
Hon. Victor l. Spear of Braintree
will accept the nomination for Gov
ernor, if it comes to him in a legiti
mate and proper way This is his
position and we submit that it is a
most honorable and creditable one.
He is free from all harmful or aues-
tiohable alliances, with every 1ualifi-
cation for the place, and is, of all
men yet suggested, the one to concpn
trate on in this emergency. We dc
not believe in the nonpromotion rule
but we were beaten on this issue two
years ago, and what was sauce fol
Woodbury. is equally sauce for Fetch
er. The prospective contest between
his and Fuller's supporters caa be
avoided and entire harmony had by
the nomination of Mr.. Spear He
would receive larger vote by sever
al thousands than any man yet
named, and for this reason and be.
cause of his high standing and &C
knowledged fitness we most sincerely
hope for his nomination.