The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-03-25

Though the Republican Convention
that will by it's action make a Governor
for the state of Vermont, is yet nearly
four months in the future, it is safe to
predict that there will be only two can
didateS for the GOvernorship honor.
These candidates are John G. McCul-
Tough of Bennington and Edward G.
Smith of st. Adams. Both candidates
are eminent citizens and business men of
the state. This is conceded by friends OF
BOTH thus exercising an early indication
that the campaign is to be an honorable
and clean one. One, or in fact the only
reason advanced against the nomination
of Mr.. Mccullough by the opposition that
he is not ermOnter, seems to the edl
tor of this paper to be far fetched and
hardly worthy of consideration. True
he wasn't born in Vermont, and though
present on that important occasion it's
probable that he wasn't consulted in the
matter and therefore not biamable.. 1t
might be of interest 10 state that he lives
on farm of twO-hundred acres at North
Bennington on which are kept thirty or
more cows, a half hundred sheep, a
score of good horses, and which farm is
said to be model of huSbandry and one
of the best conducted in the state. He
is largely interested in nearly every i'm
portant business in that part of the state,
so much so that his personal taxes paid
Ill bennington dlllOuIlD W u6dIlN UHItb
thousand dollars, state, county and mu-
niCipal. Relative to the politics of Mr..
Mccullough the Gazette does not under
stand there is nor can be any question
nor discussion. He is Republican, first,
last and always, and as such has been
hOnored from time to time with impOr-
tant political positions and missions.
He has been favored on several occasions
as presiding officer at the state conven-
tiOns of his party. He has represented
the Republican party of the state of Yer
mont in National convention on several
occasions among the most important of
which, probably, is that which nominal
Garfield to the presidency in 1880. These
facts his friends advance in support and
proof of his permanent, ong-established
residency, and of his candidacy present
the strong point that his name is pre-
sented from a united Republican district
by as Staunch, strong and earnest sup
porters, by Republicans who have work
ed for the best interests of their party
since there was Republican party and
that without question and without price
save that which comes to party supporters
in the success of their achievements and
loyalty. They now demand recognition
in the fact that their candidate nor their
demands cannot be fairly asSailed. Only
in the acceptance of the earneStneSS and
the loyalty of the Republicans of the
southern portion of the state has it been
recognized in political way. Nor do
these citizens of southern Vermont claim
it to be thorough seltishness of the party
that the territory has been seemingly
overlooked. They have been content with
their labor for its good and in the result
attained, and now that they have candi-
date for the highest honOrs within the
gift of the party they have helped to and
been so largely instrumental in establish
ing, they expect, and it seems to the edi-
tor of this paper justly, that due recogni-
ton be accorded them. In the belief of
a just claim, they expect to place the
facts so clearly before the state cOnstitu-
ency that when the convention is called
it will result in after half century, of
according Bennington the honor of fur
nishing Vermont one of the most popular
governors the state ever had.-Hardwick
Mar. 18th.