Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-06
The GOVcrnOrShip.
A Candid and Comprehensive Review
of the situation.


of the situation.
The Burlington Free Press has printed
this week a careful summary and review of
the gubernatorial situation by counties,
which bears the mark Of having been made
up with candor and intelligence, and with
a wish to present the actual facts. This
review begins very properly in Windham
county, where the Free Press finds the
sentiment substantially solid for reXL Lieut.
Gov. L. X. Fuller and where the Repub-
licans will urge in their behalf that Wind
ham county has not had a governor for
thirty years.
Windsor county Is the home of Lieut.
Gov. Fletcher, and he has many friends
there who thoroughly appreciate his sterl-
ing qualities. Ordinarily the county would
rally to his support for the governorship-
But he has declined to be considered candi.
date, not because he undertakes the honor of be
ing chief magistrate Of our state, but because,
having taken the ground two years ago that il
was poor policy to promote lieutenant governors,
he does not see how he can honorably present him.
self for such promotion this year 1t can
OI
motion theory under the present circumstances
would naturally hamper square and honorable
gentleman like Mr. Fletcher; and some of his
best friends arr unwilling to see him put in the po-
stion Of being pushed or dragged into the attitude
of having opposed promotion, when another man
was lieutenant governor and Of favoring il. 10y
quiescence if not entirely, vixen the non-prono
tion theory had ceased to be personally advau-
tageous to him. He is not the man to consent to
be- put in this attitude. He has repeated recently
that he still thinks as he did two years ago, that
the lieutenant governorship should not he per
mitted to be stepping stone to the govenorship;
and 81 believing, it is to be- presumed that he will
not consent to the presentation Of his name in the
convention
This being the case Col. Fuller is con
sidered sure Of many votes from Windsor
county, if the county does not pronounce
bodily for him. In Orange county the
friends of Hon. Victor |. Spear are talk
ing about him more with reference to the
future than the present. Many leading
Republicans have declared for Col. Fuller
and the county may be safely set down for
his support. Similar conditions exist in
Washington county, and the sentiment
there is conceded to be strongly favorable
to Col. Fuller. Caledonia county having
had a candidate of its own in Col. Frank
lin Fairbanks, and he having withdrawn,
the sentiment is naturally divided, but a
feeling favorable to Col. Fuller exists, and
if the county is solid for any one it will be
for him. In Essex county no opposition to
Col. Fuller is heard. The Free Press
omits Orleans county from its list, but
the Windham county candidate will there
find cordial support The strong prepon-
derance of sentiment on the east side of
the state is thus seen to he in Col. Fuller's
favor
Passing to Lamoille county on the west
side of the state, the Free Press finds the
Republicans inclined to wait for public
opinion to concentrate elsewhere, but
judged by the expressions of leading men
there is more positive preference for Col
Fuller than for any other man. Franklin
county is also in an unsettled state. The
st. Albans Messenger, following out its de
clared preference for farmer candidate,
has declared for Lieut.. Gov. Fletcher. The
Free Press does not, however, construe
this as representing the concentrated senti-
ment, or probable action, of the Central
Vermont railroad company, because some
of the prominent railroad men are already
committed to Col. Fuller, and the Messen-
ger has declared its purpose to give its cor
dial support to him If he is nominated,
Many Franklin county Republicans think
that no stronger name can be placed at the
head of the ticket, and Col. Fuller will be
sure of good many votes in the cOnven-
tion from that county as well as Grand
Isle, In Chttenden county the majority
of preference so far as expressed is for Col.
Fuller. Addison county, ''for some rea-
son, or without reason,h is less friendly to
Col. Fuller than most of the other cOun-
ties, and Mr.. Fletcher would be cordially
supported there were he in the field. But
the Addison county Republicans will
untedly acquiesce in the final choice of the
convention. In Rutland county the situa-