Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-08-04
VERMONT POLITICS.
Washington County.
WING Town Committees.

Washington County.
WING Town Committees.
Ba,re-Josiah Wood, Noah Carlton, David
w. Mower, p ..rison Dewey, Samuel Richard
son. ''s' 49,
Berin-AbcI X. Warren, Edward Bosworth,
Daniel Chandler Jr., WIN. Cummins, Josiah Ben
amin, S. F. Nye.
Calais-John Morse Albert Dwnol Ira
Kent, A. P. Hicks, Albion Mower
Faysion-L. P Carroll, Il Newcomb, S Blk
by.
East Monipcier-John Nye, o. F. Lewis, A.
/ Mallory.
1Hdiieser-Gco w. Lewis, Geo Leland, Le-
ander Warren.
.foreioicn-Gilson Hazleton, ALVIN Pierce,
Samuel Jones.
MarslGcld-James Pttkin, John B. Pike, A..
f. Putnam.
Durb,gy II. NJ. Nash, l.. Crosseu, Charles
Kellogg, A. E. Graves.
Aionipeiier-Geo. c Shepard, A. W. Wilder,
John Wilson, VIM G. Lewis, ]. A. Fitch
.Nodlfed-Geo Nichols, c. II. Joyce, VIM.
II. LOOMS, Il. l. Briggs, A. J. Averill, Chaun
cey Bennett, a. D. Smith, J. circuit
Piai!feid-Ilurrison Kctchum, Gardner Gale,
Ebcnezer Martin.
Rorbuyy-O. w. circuit Samuel Ruggles,
Oramel Richardson Franklin Hatch.
Worcester "A. l.. Vail. Aaron Kclapt, Crisman
Hancock, Joel II. Iemplcton
gaierb,oy-J. d. Smith, Geo. c.. Chandler, $.
r. lIuse, Elan Looms.
Wood6uy-iuther Wheotley n, Hiram Put
nam, F. c. Putnam, Allen d. Gocdoll.
Harea Gideon Goodspeed, Lyman w.
Ormsby, Philan3er Riford.
Haisfeid- Charles Jones, c. Matthews, +.
G. Ioslin, N. b, Smalley, G.. b. Carroll.
Washington County. The Peoples Con-
veniion" lcalled Rum" for brevity's sake, if
not for another good reason,) came off on Sa,ur-
day. 1t was respectfully attended, but the nine
hundred signcrs were not there perhaps they
were the spirits Shakespeare speaks oil, the spir-
its who leruidn'i come. Besides, we suspect that
the larger number Of persons who were present
never can be s.gug.: 70 confess that they are
rnmmies," or meuihers Of the new rum party.
We have expected an official report Of proceed
ings, but that has not come and in default
thereof We must briefly do our own reporting.
The officers consisted Of Theodore Strong
of Berlin loco, President WIN. S. Smith, wing,
Of Montpelier, and Havey Johnson, loco, of
Berlin, Wee President mothy J. Hubbard,
whig, Of Montpelier, Secretary. The resolu-
tons raised the issue Of an entire and uncondj-
iloaal repeal Of he hquo, lar, and the speeches
of j. A. Vail and DR.. George were to this point.
The ticket nominated comprises Jesse Sc0H
and JosEPH MooDY for Senators III Bruce
and Roger g. Buckley for Judges NJ. II. SEs-
sIoNs for States Attorney J. NJ. RIoHAEDsoN
for Sheriff. ]. A. Vail for Judge of Probate, and
Levi Boutwell, for High Baihf They are all
locos except the two last named and the three
in small caps are on the locofoco ticket
such is the result of the Patriots drumming
the Patriot clique having controlled the whole
thing, using the Wings Who joined them as mere
cats paws to rake three fat locofoco chesnuts
from the FIRE that was To scorch them A Ike
game is attempted by the locos of Windsor
county and doubtless elsewhere. The Wings
there can manage 1t alone. But look at the thing
here. Behuld Joseph Moody, ". II. Sessions,
and J. w. Richardson they were the very three
men on the locofoco ticket who were most in
danger of a defeat. d" Let us get up rum tick
ct, and clap these men on TO it-that's the only
salt to save them" Such clearly was the pur-
pose of the Patriot clique; and the thing is
done. 1t is trickery, Of the same sort as that of
the coalition with the free soilers in 40. East
man and his crew cheated the freesoilers Just as
they will cheat those Wings "a precious few
they are, we trust,) who are unwise enough TO
trust them now for moment.
Look at the rum ticket again. Wheeler,
Pierce, Upham, Poland and Brown are not on.
Why? One reason doubtless was that most of
them are on both the loco and free soil tickets,
and their election lvas considered safe; but an
other undoubtedly was that they are too free
soilsh, and soac-sf them too strongly opposed
10 rum to suit the Patriot clique. They were
content then, to risk the defeat of these gentle.
men, although they are on the locofoco ticket,
for the purpose of getting a rum pickle to save
Moody, Sessions and Richardson-two of whom
certainly are claimed on both sides of the liquor
question, and mus, inevitably cheat one side or
the other if they are elected.
Now what shall be done Without this new
rum party, there was first rate chance for
fair fight between the old parties on at least
three important offices. With this new party,
there is just no chance at all on proper party
grounds What shall be done, then? Ought
politicians to countenance this disorganising
movement for moment! We say-No. Ought
wings, democrats and freesoilers to permit any
little knot Of uneasy politicians to force upon
them an issue which they do not want, and to
compel them to swallow II or suffer defeat p
We say-No. Ought the friends OF law and or
der and temperance--(we do not say Of the IL
quor law, because we are sure it can be modi-
fed so as to obviale sound objections and be the
more efficient for it, to succumb to these men ?
/ We say a0ain-No We have from the bppin-