The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-01-29

Cleveland's Collector of Customs in the
Vermont District, was strong supporter
of Mr.. Crisp for the speakership He is
also close and intimate personal and
political friend of Senator German. NJ.
Hiram Atkins, Chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee, is fully in accord
with the views and preferences of ex-
Collector Smalley.
| have no authority to speak for
Messrs. Smalley, Atkins, Moloney, Hasei-
ton and other Democratic leaders on the
matter of their preferences for President,
but there are reasons for believing that
the candidacy of either Hon William &.
Whitney or Senator German would meet
their cordial support. There are a good
many admirers of "Governor-SenatoT'
Hill among the rank and file in this State
and his nomination for President would
meet with their approval.
Vermont Democrats are against free
| trade and free silver, but while this is
| greatly to their credit, it is preposterOns
to suppose that the protection tail Gan
wag the free trade dog, or that eight de-
| egates from the Green Mountain State
can outweigh the vote of the thirty del
! egates from Texas in the next national
convention.
| The delegates to the coming Demo-
cratic National convention from this
State will probably be elected early in
May. The custom heretofore has been
to nominate the State ticket at the same
time the National delegates are chosen
and the precedent will doubtless be foi-
lowed this year,
For delegates to the national conveH-
ton l hear these gentlemen named:
Bradley b. Smalley of Burlington, II. Z.
| Folsom of LyudOuqille, c. c. Peck of
MIddlebury, George w. Smith of Hart
ford, John DOnnelly of Vergennes,
George O. Guild of Rockingham, Her
| bert f. Brigham of Bakersfield, T. j.
! Boynton of Montpelier, Ozro Meacham
of Brandon, o. g. Miller of Newport, 5.
| G. Bascom of CastletOn and George W
| Chamberlin of Newbury.
The question of who shall be NOM
mated for Governor is already assuming
shape. The nominee is likely to be
young man. The names most promi-
nently spoken of are Judge Seneca Hasel-
ton, Mayor of Burlington, and T. W.
Moloney, Representative from Rutland
and a leading member of the Rutland
County Bar. John w. Currier of North
Troy is hopeful of being made the NOM
inee, and has some following for the
nomination. There is little or no talk
but Z. j. BOyntOn of Montpelier or Dr..
j. Ii. Conland of Brattleboro are men
whose nomination for Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor would be acceptable to the Demo
Gratis of Vermont
l have heard it intimated that the
Democrats propose to make an aggres-
sive campaign this year, and TO put their
bert speakers on the stump for the State
ticket.
There is a leaven of discomfort in the
Democratic loaf, however, that bodies no
good to the party. This spirit of drs-
satisfaction with the powers that be'
in the Democratic party cropped out IN
last convention, and nearly resulted in
disaster to the 'machine''-the control
of the convention and the retention of
the Craftsmanship of the State Committee
turning on single vote in favor of the
old regime. From Republican stand
point the Democratic State Convention
of 1890 was good deal of ''show," and
history may repeat itself in this direction.
The opposition are sharpening their
knives for blood, and hope to secure
some scllps. The condition that con
fronts the Democracy of Vermont is an
interesting one, and the Republican
theory" is that there is a good deal OF
fun anead in Democratic political
circles.