The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-06-29
The State Convention.

The republican convention at Bur-
lington, last week, was one of the
largest and best in the history of the
party in this state. There was a con.
test, free and unembittered, for three
of the state offices. The fullest lati-
tude for the expression of personal
preference, particularly as to the
governorship, was exercised. 1t was
Colonel Fuller against the feld-and
the field was industriously worked.
The agents of the opposition were
sprightly people and they skipped
around the corridors of the Van Ness
among the delegates in lively fashion,
and their voices were often louder and
their tongues more active than the real
facts of the situation would warrant.
This relation of noisy statement to
solid fact was occasionally the source
of some embarrassment, especially
when the mouthpieces of the opposi-
ton were brought to book and chal-
lenged to the proof of their windy
claims. Still there was abundant good
nature. The Fuller forces were serene
and happy in the constantly accruing
verifcation of their figures, and in the
accommodating evidence of the substantial
Judgement the colonel's candidacy had
made among the smaller, the rural,
towns upon which the opposition had
been relying for their strength in the
convention. They awaited with calm
confidence the ballot which should tell
the true story of their candidates
strengthened the story the ballot told
was flattering verification of estimates
previously made, and a high compliment
to the methods and character of the can
vass from the side held by Colonel
Fuller. Rarely has candidate gone
from convention with stronger reason
for honest pride in the course of the
campaign, from the beginning to the
end, and in the final outcome at the
convention. Colonel Fuller's canvass
had been exceptionally clean, dignified
and honorable, and his advocates, with
out exception, had pursued course
that is above fair criticism. His case
was well handled in the field and on
the floor of the convention-as may be
every other good cause in which right
may be clearly seen to be the right
Colonel Fuller's candidacy was right,
his canvass has been right and his
nomination by so splendid a majority
is entirely right and just.
None of the candidates for the re-
naming state officers came so con-
spicuously before the people as those
who were contending for the governor
ship. OF Colonel Stranahan, the sue
cessful competitor for the office of
lieutenant-governor, the WATERMAN
has already expressed its opinion. Sec
rotary of State Brownell and State
Treasurer Field, during the past bien-
NAL term have made records in their
respective offices that would have fought
for them and won them victories had
any one tried conclusions with them.
In respect to the auditor of accounts
the WATCHMAN, regarding this as
business office in every sense of the
term, believed it should go TO some
competent man living at some central
or easily-accessible place. The incon-
venience to the public resulting from
the location of the Office at Richford for
80 many years has been keenly felt,
and the advantage of more favorable
location has been strongly appreciated
since Auditor Powell took up his resi-
dence at st. Adams, and more recently
at Burlington. Mr.. Wing is man
superbly equipped and qualified for this
office, and this fact taken in connection
with the matter of locality prompted us
to advocate his selection as Mr.. Powel's
successor. The nominations to this
office came last and were made at the
close of long and very hot day of