The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-08
The Fight for the Governorship Ende,
Gen. Mccullough withdraws.


of everybody, Gen. Mccullough CAV,
out the following letter:
My name has been mentioned fire
quently during the past few months
as candidate at the coming conven
tion for the republican nomination
for the high office of. governor Of
Vermont; and l have received man,
assurances Of support from leading
republicans IN all parts Of the state
such as would justify me In expecting
the nomination. My position from
the first has been, that if it should
come to me with reasonable approach
to unanimity in the convention, and
with general approval among the peo.
pie, | should esteem it high honor
and should gratefully accept it.
But l am not willing to engage in
an unseemly contest, such as appears
now to be probable. l do not think
that struggle of that sort, as it
might come to be conducted, would
be creditable to our state, or bene-
fetal to the republican party. More
especially in the present year, when
the country is confronted by some of
the gravest and most perplexing prob
lens in its history, and when it is
most important that the party should
be strongly united in support Of the
present administration and it's meas
ures. To these it will be the privi-
lege of the republicans of Vermont
to give their first emphatic approval
in the fall elections, thel eby inspiring
other states to the full performance
of their duty, as the ringing voice
from the Vermont hills has SO often
done in the past, when voters else
where have seemed to falter upon na-
tional issues of vital importance to
the repablic.
/ |, therefore decline to be re-
garded as candidate, or to throw
any obstacle in the way of entire har-
mony the party.
In taking this course wish to as
sure my friends throughout the state
that ! am in no sense ungrateful to
them 'ies Their confidence and proffer-
ed support, which has placed me un-
der obligations can never forget,
but | believe that with me they will
recognize as paramount the import
ance Of avoiding at this time every
semblance of party dissenslon.
j. G. MCCULLOUGH.
Bennington, April 4.
Gen. Mccullough during his %
years residence in Bennington has
never put himself forward for politi-
cal preferment-has never sought
office in any sense that would place
him in the ranks of the self seekers.
He was placed in the Fl id for govern
or by friends who were warmly at
tached to him from this very fact and
by reason of his undisputed ability.
TO these his withdrawal is matter of
much regret and this will be shared,
largely, by those who admire ability
and manIiness untainted by everlast-
ing office seeking, throu2 hont the
state.
Notwithstanding this withdrawal
occasions such wide spread regret
among Gen. McCullough's friends
they can but commend him from de.
cining to enter bitter contest under
circumstances that would require, for
success, the use of means that he
could not stoop to, and this fact but
increases the admiration and esteem
so many have held for him.
1t is not probable that any other
candidate will enter the arena and
Col. E. C. Smith is thus practically
insured the governorship, and with.
out doubt he will credltably fill the
position. And as there is to be Do
more lighting on this line we can all
turn in and make it hot for the
Spaniards.
Judge Henry of Chester is out in
a published letter favoring the con-
tiuuance of the Mccullough candi-
dacy. He says: Every line of his
letter (though not SO designed) is an
added argument for the people to rise
in their might, break the shackles OF
political intrigue now binding them,
and secure future purity of elections
by bestowing upon him, unsolicited,
the honor which so offered he will moi
and could not refuse"
That is all very good but there is
one little drawback, the millennium
has not yet arrived.