The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04

cans had big convention at Albany,
on Thursday. Whitelaw Reid was
chairman, and Chauncey M. Depew
made speech that kept the conven-
ton busy with laughing, cheering and
earnest applause. The delegates go
uninstructed.
If the candidate for lieutenant
governor is to come from Franklin
county, what is the matter with Charles
p. Hogan? Mr.. Hogan presents fine
illustration of what laudable ambition
backed by resolution and perseverance
will do for a man. An Irish boy, born
to poverty, he worked out for himself
good education in the common schools
and academies of this state, read law,
was admitted to the bar, served as a
private in the Seventh Vermont in the
great civil war, held the Office of states
attorney for Franklin county in 1878 so,
and was senator from that county in
1882 SO, making a fine record in a
body that embraced among its members
Aldace f. Walker, Henry G. Ide, w.
L. Burnap and many others of high
rank. He is a good speaker, an able
lawyer, a clean, bright, honest, big
hearted man. The WATCHMAN is not
putting Mr. Hogan forward as candi-
date for the second place on the ticket,
but it feels assured that the gentleman
embodies very important elements of
strength as candidate-and we believe
those elements are worth seriously con-
sidering.
THE Landmark discovers that it was
misled by the Farmers Advocate into
publishing wrong statement respect
ing Colonel Fuller's casting vote on the
proposition to abolish the Board OF
Agriculture in the legislature of 1856
Our contemporary finds that the
WATCHMAN's statement is substan-
TALLY correct, and with a candor
and manliness that does it credit
corrects its error. The Landmarks con-
cludes: "Now will the Farmers I'D.
vocate publish the true version of the
case, or, in its zeal to elect Fletcher
and S.ranahan and revive the promo.
ton system, will it pass the matter by
in silence?" The last issue of the
farmers Advocate answers the last
clause of the Landmarks query. The
Advocate rants in senseless way OF
Bosses" and processes devotion tc
high moral principles, but it finds nc
space to correct an absolutely false and
malicious statement admitted to its col
umns under an anonymous signature
designed to give its falsehoods the au
thority and binding force of truth. The
Advocate seems to be good deal of 6
fraud and its editor very much of &
Pecksniff.
DISCUSSING the governor question
the Brandon Union says:
The st. Adams Messenger is at presen
booming the cause of Lieutenant Governor
Fletcher for the republican nomination
for governor. Two years ago Lieutenant
Governor Woodbury. was set aside from
his candidateship, because he at that tim,
held the Office of Acknowledgements, ant
it was the wish, as expressed in the conven
ton, to break up the promotion practice
We would like to know, if the party desired
to break up the old custom VIXEN Colone
Woodbury. was running, why do we maxi
this year an exception of the rule in tn,
nomination of Colonel Fletcher? Why doe
the party seek to ignore this year the rule
adopted two years ago?
The conclusion the answer to tn,
Union'S questions implies is entirel,
rational, but our contemporary does no
distinguish between the party and
few malcontents who, for reasons no
far to seek, wish to break or suspend thu
non-promotion rule. Some of thes
strenuous newspaper supporters O
Colonel Fletcher were the loudest ad
vocates of the non-promotion rule tw
years ago. They are willing now t.
stultify themselves in order to gratif,
personal pique, or advance some per
sonal end or interest in this or in tn
next campaign. The non-prOmotiol
rule was adopted in 1886 and reaffirme
in 1890, after one of the hottest cam
paigns in the history of state politics
Previous to the meeting of the conven
ton of 1886 the principle of non
l promotion had been the subject @
much earnest discussion. The prime
1 pie is sound one, the rule is whole
some one, and the party will maintai
both in spite of the folly or selfshnes
g or inconsistency of individuals.