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o. M. Barber Of Arlington, and j. G..
Martin of Manchester are among the
prospective candidates for the North
Shire, and A. B. Garden of POwnal, and
Tyler Goodell of Readsboro, are men
toned for the South Shire.
. The only names yet suggested from
Windham county are Col. George w.
Hooker of Brattleboro,' and L. M. Read
of Rockingham.
Windsor county Republicans have
many good names to select from, among
whom may be named, W. B. G. Stick
ney of Bethel, j. L. Bacon of Hartford,
j. C. Enright of Windsor, II. M. Arms
of Springfield, DR.. Henry Boynton of
Woodstock, and A. S. Burbank of Cay
endish.
Orange county Republicans have as
promising candidates, J. K. Lynde of
Williamstown, Cassius Peck of Brook
field, J. K. Darling and G. S. Emery of
Chelsea, @. G. Sargent of Corinth, and
II. W. Bailey of Newbury.
Caledonia county would be we'll repre-
sented by Col. Truman G. Fletcher, of
st. Johnsbury, and Hon. John E. George
of Hardwick.
C. A. Prouty, Esq, of Newport, and
Col. John G. Foster of Derby, all make
Senatorial timber in Orleans couty.
In Lamoille county, / hear that G. H.
Stearns and J. L. Pearl of johnson,
Frank Kenfeld of MorristOwn, and Wal
lace Parker of Cambridge are in the
field.
The name Of Hon. Frank Plumley of
Northfield, late United States District
Attorney, 10 frequently mentioned for
Senator from Washington county.
Montpelier will probably present can
didate for the Senatorship.
Grand Isle and Essex counties are yet
to be heard from.
So far as l can learn, all of the Judges
of the Supreme Court will accept a re-
election, which virtually means the re-
tention of the present bench.
Among other officers to be chosen by
the Legislature are those of Adjutant
and Inspector General, Quartermaster
General and Brigadier General.
Adjt. Gen. Theodore S. Peck was ap-
pointed by Gov. Farnham in 1882, and
has been reelected by each succeeding
Legislature since then. He is consid-
cred by the War Department and the
officers Of the regular army at Washing
ton as = superior official, and he is every
where recognized as a most capable and
efficient Adjutant General. He should
be re elected.
Quartermaster General William H..
Gilmore of Fairlee, has conducted tho
affairs of his department in an economi-
cal and satisfactory manner. He will
be retained.
The Brigade Commander, Gen. Julius
J. Estey of Brattleboro' is the right
man in the right place, and his re-eIec-
ton 10 assured.
The coming Democratic State, Dis
trict and County Conventions might as
we'll be indefinitely postponed as there
are no emoluments or spOils in sight for
the various candidates who may be NOM
mated. 1t will be difficult to find DEM
ocrats to make up the list of nominees
for the several tickets who are not Fed
eral Office holders. There is no scram-
BILE for any of these State nominations,
and the Office will have to seek the man
in most instances. 1t is of so little i'm
portance who leads the forlOrn hope this
year, as the Republican ballots will
show under the nominee so that his
identity will be completely lost
The probable candidate for governor
is Thomas W. Moloney, a bright Rut-
land lawyer. He was Representative
from Rutland in 1890, and stands well
among both Republicans and Democrats.
He was president of the, Democratic
State Convention in 1890.
The Cleveland Administration will, of
course, be indorsed by the Federal of
fee holders convention and the custom
ary resolutions passed on the tariff and
liquor questions, all of which will do no
harm and afford much needed relaxation
to the assembled Democrats.
The Democratic State Committee will
undergo some changes at the coming
State Convention. The member from
Chittenden county, Hon. Seneca Hasel-
ton, will leave early in June for Ven
ezuela, to enter upon his duties as Min