Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-06-18
The County Convention.
June l7lh, 1876.

will be by readers that We publish th. week The
call Of the County Committee the Wing County Convention
This hope fully responded The
tona affairs, and the pesen, condition of the county
US to require full Of the Wings this County this
time.
II will be that the Committee have recommended
basis which constitute tho Convention This
lieve to be fair one and which object
The which County Conventions have been or
CANNED heretofore and the which County
nations have bean made by af
we know have been very Objectionable great numbers
Wings They have felt and Eel, rightly too that though hey
have been members Of the Convention they had
its dong nasmueh they have had opportunity voting
directly for the candidates. put nomination Hundreds good
Wings dsgasted with this Of tngs have Of late deen
ed TO attend County Conventions and refused consider
nations made under such binding on them
Their ardor in the Wing has been chilled and their inc
nation labor for is has diminished The results
be unprecedented from such things continued are
disastrous in the
Many the best and members Of our party will
become aenated feeling and dsgus,ed will either take rel
uge In naeon and refuse 60 the polls ALL declining
to DO bound by nominations made the Conventions vote
Tor those only whom they please and throw the
torng votes This know done by some to consider
able extent and threatened be by more unless change
in the Of making nominations Of constituting our
County Conventions is effected They will abandon their
principles but they will consider themselves bound bv
the dongs Of such Conventions.
These considerations, suppose have led the Committee
after consultation, is stated with many the whrs in the
County to recommend the adoption Of method cons-
tuiing the Convention.
The proposed basis nk fair and just Of which
person complain While preserves to each town in its
corporate capacity its full share Of power influence il ao
provides for full and equal representation Of the Wing party
While H. we think efeciuay guards the rights all il gives
no any undue share of influence
We want atsueh times, fair representation Of the whgpar-
v For them whole devolyes the support and main.
tenanee Of the nominations made right proper that the
whole party should far practicable be consulted their
voice heard in making them.
Should the Convention be organized the basis proposed the
whole system Of nomination by committees will be away
The nominations viii be made open by ballot,
so that every chance for intriguing and "logroling"
done away Every opportunity for unanes will be removed
and every candidate and his friends will go away the
venton feeling that whatever may its decision he has had
fair play and that petty intrigue has been employed against
him, or in his favor.
To remove every suspicion Of unanes from the mind-o
take away all heartburnngto roll away this stumb-
ling entirely and forever from the mind every true Wing in
the Counwe hope that the recommendation Of the
tee will be followed and the experiment tried one
year when il it does not prove successfully it need
peaed One trial eas do harm public sen
umen' and the good Of the Wing party, alike demand.