The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-06-17
Vermont Politics.

of the State and the consensus as print
ed is a reminder of the days of the Otto
Queechee Post. Col. Forbes, on the
other hand, has also reviewed the State,
and we give his remarks as follows:
Vermont is the first Northern State to
vote in the Presidential campaign, and
there is substantial ground for believing
that the result of the gubernatorial cleo
ton next September will Enthusiastically
indicate the drift of public sentiment in
the country toward the reelection or
President Harrison ard the continued
ascendancy of the Republican party in
the Nation. The State election is an i'm
portant one and the canvass will be con-
Quoted, as it is in every Presidential
year, largely on National issues. In 1888
Dillingham; and Woodbury. received the
largest majority ever given the Repub-
hcan candidates for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor, and this splendid vic
tory pointed the way to the greater sue
cess of the party in the election of Har-
rison and Morton in November.
Vermont Republicans most heartily
approve President Harrison's Admins
tration, and the denomination of the
President is highly satisfactory to them.
The party leaders and the rank and file
propose to unite in an emphatic en-
dorsement of him and his official acts by
giving the State ticket handsome ma
jority. The selection of candidates for
the State ticket, to be made by the Con-
vention at Burlington June 22nd, there
fore, is matter of considerable interest
to Republicans everywhere. The Con-
vention will select candidates for Gov
ernor, Lieu1enant-Governor, Treasurer,
Secretary of State and Auditor of Ac-
counts.
There is but one candidate for Govern
or prominently before the people for the
nomination, Hon. Levi K. Fuller of
Brattleboro. Messrs. Victor l. Spear of
Braintree, Henry A. Fletcher of Caven-
dish, VIM. Chaplin of Middlesex, VIM. E.
johnson of Woodstock and one or two
Others have more or less support, but
there is no apparent concentration of
strength in the favor of the candidacy
of anyone of these men. Col. Fuller, on
the other hand, has a strong and wide
spread following throughout the State,
his supporters including many leading
Republicans. AS has been before stated
in this correspondence, Col. Fuller is con-
spicuously identified with one of the
great industries of Vermont; he is at the
head of one of the foremost educational
institutions in the State, Vermont Acad-
envy; he has done much to promote the
interests of the National Guard; his leg
islative experience has been valuable.
If nominated for Governor there is no
reason why he should not poll the full
party vote.
Town caucuses have thus far been
held in % towns, which have elected lis
delegates. These delegates are reported
as standing 90 for Fuller, six anti-Fuller
n
ed above, Brattleboro, Burlington, Rut-
Vergennes and Swanton send strong del
legations pledged or in favor of Col. Full
Ter.
For Lieutenant Governor the names of
Hon. F. S. Stranahan of st. Adams,
Hon. E. B. Taft of ChittendOn County
and Gen. L. G. Kingsley of Rutland
County are receiving consideration.
Franklin County will present the name
of Col. Stranahan for the second place on
the ticket. He has a fine war record
and his business ability is unquestioned.
Franklin County has not had Lieu
tenant Governor since the formation of
the Republican party in 1856. During
this period Chittenden County has had
four Lieutenants- Governors and Rutland
County two. The present Secretary of
State and State Auditor reside in Chit
tenden County, and Rutland County has
the the State Treasurership. 1t is con-
coded that Treasurer Field and Secretary
of State Brownell will be re-nominated.
For the State Auditor, Hon. F. D.
Hale of Lunenburg has the lead. The
other candidates are Geo. w. Wing, esq.,,
of Montpelier, and Hon. Norman Paul
of Woodstock. The Convention will
also nominate four Presidential Elec-
tors and elect a State Committee. For
First Presidential Elector the name of
+. w. Baldwin of Barton meets with
much favor.
The State Committee has issued
supplementary call notifying the Repub-
licans of Vermont that while in the
Convention at Burlington they will be
asked to place in nomination four Presi-
Dental Electors, instead of two, as set
forth in the call. The ballot and cleo
ton laws of the State as they now stand
make it necessary that all the Electors
be nominated by the State Convention,
rather than as formerly, by State and
District Conventions.
The Republican Convention for the
Second Congressional District will be
held at Montpelier on Tuesday, June
21st, at 2 o'clock p. M, to nominate a
candidate for Representative to the
Fifty-third Congress.
Gen. William W. Grout, the present
member, will be re-nominated without
opposition, deserving recognition of
his faithful and efficient services in the
House of Representatives.
Republican County Conventions have
been called as follows: Rutland, at Rut-
land, June 18th; Addison, at Middlebury
June 21st; Essex, at Guildhall, June
27th; Windham, at Newfane, June 2Sth;
Orange, at Chelsea June Goth; Franklin,
at Enosburgh, June goth; Windsor, at
Woodstock, June Goth.
The Republicans at st. Adams held
large and enthusiastic caucus Monday
night and unanimously endorsed the
candidacy of Hon. F. Stewart Stranahan
of that place for Lieutenant Governor.
The following named delegates were
chosen by reclamation to the State Con-
vention: H. NJ. Stevens, w. Harrington,
N. L. Goodspeed, S. S. Allen, S. w.
Cummings, Charles Wyman, S. w.
Paige, j. H. Mimms, James Scott The
delegation was instructed, on motion of
Col. A. A. Hall, to use all honorable
means to secure the nomination of Col.
Stranahan. Franklin County will be
united for its "favorite son." whose
candidacy is finding much favor in all
sections of the State.
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