Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-06
ion, and the general feeling in regard to
he cnnrse of the Herald is Tins stated:

tion, and the general feeling in regard to
the course of the Herald, is thus stated:
In Rutland county the course of the Herald has
dsgusted many Of the best Republicans Its ride
uous assertions that Col. Fuller is buying up pa
pprs, Democratic and otherwise are believed ly
nobody. It's opposition to Col Fuller is plainly
positive element Of strength in his favor; and
while Lieut. Gov Fletcher has many friends in
the county. most Of them are men who do not
propose to follow the lead Of a common scod,
which has constituted itself his advocate and the
defamer Of many other good men Rutland coun
ty, TO all present appearances, will make strong
showing for Mr. Fuller
Bennington county Republicans, like
those i'm some of the northern counties,
are largely waiting for public sentiment to
take shape, but the preference so far as ex-
pressed is for Col. Fuller, two to one.
The general conclusion reached by the
Free Press is thus stated in full in its clos
ing paragraph
Looking over the entire field then. the situa-
ton in short, is that up TO the present date with
in five weeks Of the time when delegates to the
state convention must be chosen. there is but one
candidate fairly and openly in the field, and no
name will be presented in the convention for gov
ernor. The league and state conventions to choose
delegates to Minneapolis, composed Of representa-
tive Republicans, showed a powerful preponder
ance Of preference for Col. Fuller, and no very
considerable concentration anywhere upon any
other name Later advices from every county in
the state tend to confirm the fact that the feeling
in those conventions represented the general feel
ing among Republicans. Col Fuller has the posi-
tive and earnest support of his comrades of the
National Guard and of many friends who hold
him in warm esteem and is daily gaining in
strength as a candidate. Nothing seems likely to
change this outlook between now and the 22d Of
June. when the convention meets i'm this city. Tn
preiudiced observers Of the situation express the
belief that Col. Fuller will be nominated by ac-
clamation. If that proves true We believe that he
will be an acceptable and energetic standard
bearer and that the ticket win poll the fun strength
Of the party in Vermont
This conclusion, it need not be said, is
very gratifying to the Windham county
friends of Col. Fuller. Moreover it cor
responds with the information and the as
surances which they have received from
many sources and from all parts of the
state. For several weeks past the weak
ness Of what little active opposition to him
exists has been apparent from the fact that
it is based wholly on personal detractiOn
which has no just foundation. The charge,
made evidently in a sort of frenzied des-
peration, that Col. Fuller is using money
to buy influence for himself, and that his
candidacy rests solely on the fact that he is
man of ample means-gancd, by the way,
in the development of the largest industry
of its kind in the worlds grossly false
and his friends have never for a moment
believed that by such tactics the Republi-
cans of Vermont, when assembled by their
delegates in state convention, could be de
TERED from giving honest and favorable
expression to their sentiments toward an
honorable and deserving citizen.