Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-07-20
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OFFICE HOI DER'S CONVENTION 7,

OFFICE HOLDERS CONVENTlON!.!
The Office holders of the Third District, with
some of then supporters, 10 the number al $50 or
800 (Nhig spectators included met at rnnlrdge
on the 10Th, to nominate Representative 10 Com
gress and Elec'or. Among the Post masters, NJ.
Reddingon OF Chelsea AMI Mr.. Grant, Tire npor
ted =. NJ. mt Woodstock, figured couspcuously.
scorpion" Eastman was there perfectly sober, but
Messrs. Van Ness and Dillingham; and some others
were not there.
After a pro ten. organization, and proraced
pro TEN. discussion relative to the best nnnnrr of
selecting n candidate, u call of the towns was cal.
led for and one more persons appeared TO he
present from every town in the District ercept
thirteen.
Gen. Truman b. Ransom was nominated for
Congress and Gen. Martin Flint for Elector Gen.
Ransom expressed his gratitude and Willingness
to accept the nomination, being governed as he
sad by the maxim "never to seek or decline of
flee : but Gen. Flint having never adopted either
clause of the maxim, declined the nomination. he.
leving as he said, md us the convention unani-
mousy agreed, &" that il would be for the good of
the party" Jonathan Jenness Esq. was nOminu-
ted to supply his place. Mr.. Jenness seemed 10
I've pleased MS n hoy with n new top and without
waiting for formal notice OF his nomination, de-
clnred that if he was elected lie would vote for
good Democrat, -promnby meaning the Gold
Spoon Democrat, who rides in imported coach
with four blood horses, and vered driver!
There WINS considerable small spouting on the
occasion, hut many who came expecting to hear
from Messrs Van Ness and Dillingham;, went
away quite disguised with the efforts Of the small
fry, who attempted to anuse them after calling
item out with the rumor that The Great Stump
Orators would he present.
Esq Wcbber OF Rochester portrayed the evils
of drinking Hard Cider" without noticing the
fact that there had not been much rider drank
at any Wing meeting in Vermont, as there
wine and ardent spirits nj that very meeting lie
lsD n pl ~
auditors set of mon who had carpets in their
brick houses, and wore clean shirts, entering Log
Cabins with the "Common People," aud eating
pork aud beans, mud snYing 10 them, e. the COM
mon people, " We k,'oc hOtD dogs tivc' ~ This
last expression, which | quote word Tor word.
seemed 10 delight his hearers wonderfully prob
ably because ii expressed their sentiments respect
ing the inhabitants Of log cabins so pontedlv.
He was followed by Gen. Ransom, who seemed
10 npprehend TINT if Gen. Harrison was elected,
"we should lave new alien and sedtion law
national banll-a high thrill, and finally II ma
tonni debt".! This last remark caused some
mirh among Il few wicked Wings in the gallery,
apparently to the great annoyance OF some of HE
better informed l.ocos below. Mr.. Cobb, who FOL.
lowed him, undertook by way Of hell ping the Gen.
out, to show that the National Dcbt created by the
present Administration was formed by borrowing
money to cxtingusl the title OF Indian Lands
and steted that for every twenty five cents linid
out for this purpose, a dollar would be received
back again. Whether the representation, that our
Government has been specializing on borrowed
capital at the expense of the poor Indians, will
make Loco Foco proselytes, remains to he seen,
MIR. Cobb, by way of defining lhis position, gave
his views on the democracy OF the two parties
md exprcssad himself beilig nolp decidedly OBJ
posed 10 property qualification for voters like that
in Rhode Island. was very glad that Mr.. e.
for whom have entertained the greaest respect
could not justify Mr.. Van Buren, in his remarks
and vote upon that question in the New York Con
venlon. He was very indignant because the
Wings, as he averred. concealed their principles
though he really seemed TO talk quite nniIarly
about them, as If he WAS as fully acquainted will
them the principles OF his own party hu. soon
afterwards, when he made motion that le com.
miltee on resolutions should prepare an address
TO the people, Mr. Edwin Hutchinson, Chairman
of that Committee, objected 20 that course, for
said he, if we make an address, we must ayow
our principles This was in his opinion mpoli
tic: and Mr.. Cobb finally assented TO The sugges
ton.
ooh! consistency, thou nrt jewell"
Oh MIR. Cobb, how could you show such a
contempt for the people" os you said the Wings
did, by not declaring their principles at Harris
burg? And the dear people" are not to receive
an expose Of Loco foco sentiments this year. No
matter; they are pretty well understood, rs you
will discover in September
The 10Th was II day long to he remembered in
Tunbrldge Seldom indeed has our little quiet
village been favored with the presence OF such a
display of Office holders and rlifile shirt Democ, ais
Very niany were astonished, mud the eyes of some
were opened TO the real deforniy of Loco Foco
ism. Last year we sent loco foco representative
from this town, hut you may expect different
account from us this fall
"a SPECTATOR"
Tunbrdgc, July IL, 1910.