Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-30
" SENATOR PHELPS APPEAL AND GOVERNOR
SHADES REPLY"

fConeiuded from last ueek)
The nominations for State offices at our State Conventions
are usually made by nominating committee Of h"y select
ed by the delegates from the different countless in the same
,onoiop NJ they are entitled to Senators in the Legisa
ture This committee report their nominations TO the con
yenon By whom they approved or rejected THIS was
the case in 1874 at Burlington, when Gov Slade was nom
mated.
In nominating committee, constituted as we have de-
scbed aud convened for the object we have stated who
should we think would bring forward Gov siade as can.
ddate for support his claims to, the gubernaiora Of.
flee why, as matter Of course any man Of common
sense any acquainted with the dongs Of political
yenon would say his Fea friends who had urged him
to candidate and to whom he had given his consent
for that purpose Who in such body would speak in bis
favor and urge his claims before them Who but his "real
friends"
The nominating committee assemble and organize for the
purpose for which they chosen The chairman calls for
nominations The friends Of several different individuals
nominate them candidates for the Of the committee
An individual known the ead and supporter Of Gov.
sadc nominaies him suitable candidate for the guber
material chair Is il reasonable infer that he has been
chosen member of the committee for this very purpose
Is no, reasonable 10 infer, when know from his
mouth that the Governor and his real friends had had
consultation, that they had urged him to be candidate,
aud that he had consented 10 be that this nomination
made by his knowledge and that this reai iend had
authority to speak for him;
ballot is taken and choice is made. As this
announced, known 10 be political supporter of Gov.
Sade Of long standing Uses aud Enormously urges his cleo
ton Among other urged that unless he
nominated for Governor, he would be candidate for the
Senate in opposition Mr. Phelps that there would be
bitter between them the friends each would be
listed their respective sides the result would be diys
the Wing ranks the party in Addison county would
be in pieces and the effect the party throughout
the State, would be disastrous in the extreme but If Mr.
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would be salisfed-he would be candidate for the
Senate opposition to MIR Phelps and all the bad effects
that would result from struggle between them, would be
done away for there would be opposition between Mr.
Phelps and Mr. Slads.
lie had ended, than another gentleman rose
who claimed to be Of Mr. SHADES friends and support
ers aud proceeded urge his same grounds
aud used similar lie particularly urged the nom
nation Of Mr. Ssde the ground that, II he were nomi
naed the threatened eonles between hun and Mr. Phelps
would be done away,for If Mr Slade received the nom
nation he would not interfere the Senatorial election and
would not be candidate sgains, Mr. Phelps.
Such were some Of the urged the committee
and such the pledges made to them induce
vote for Air sade They had their effect for the ne 1t
ballot be nominated those voting for him. believing
thu. BY doing they putting end to the threatened
contest between him and Mr. Phelps for the Office Of Sena
aor, and throwing that apple Of dseord the Wing
party forever.
Wishing TO see II the pledge made by his friends would
be ratified by Mr. Sade when be made his speech 10 the
convention accepting the nomination. placed ourselves
within few feet Of him when be spoke We paid par,ieu
lar attention to his remarks We fixed them in our memo
ry, and believe not mistaken. Abiding TO his nom.
nation, and accepting IT, he said that be Governor of
Vermont more than he could ask and that il the
nomination sanctioned by the people the measure Of
bis ambition would be full -" that il was ALL arc more
than he could ask And then abiding his having been
lLoda al. -
elected Governor Of such State that Of Vermont 4e
should Be satsfsd-ors than satedor to BE- chosen Cor.
eyao Of such pee de people Of TsroHi ioas honor
enough for any man"
Now ask the Governor, what he when he made
these remarks for that he them certain os other
memories than ours bear witness that this point
have no doubt" What did he have the people
who heard them understand by them
We ask any plain Of common sense il he had been
member OF the nominating committee, looker.on at
their meeting, and had heard the and promises of
the Governors friends and the statements made by the
Governor himself reported above, whether he would not
have understood these things what we
them to mean viz that he pledged not 10 be cand
date for Senator against Mr. Phelps
But the Governor said he did pledge himself in
any sense. We do not contradict him We do not hull
back his denial in his teeth We simply give the reason
which induced say that had no doubt but that he
did "Piedgs himself; and ask any man Of common
sense H. WIN his knowledge oil these facts, be would not
have said so too
We have consulted some who present and heard the
speech of the Governor when he accepted his
and who say say, that they have no doub,snons
al all but that it state and their construction of
his speech is the as ours.
We here end the matter We wish for no controversy
with His Extelency We contradict none Of his state
ments We give Of the reasons which caused US 10
say that we had no Doubt and submit the facts to the
decision Of our readers having doubt their verdict
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