The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-05
The County Conventions last Saturday.

Our readers are already aware generally Of
The results of the two Conventions held here last
Saturday to nominate County tickets. AS the
official report of these Conventions, however,
Il IS not convey very distinct idea of the
methods pursued, and reasons given, for the end
al last reached, we think no evil purpose can be
sabscrvcd, by saying word respecting the spir.
j: and temper of those Conventions.
Early in the day, before the hour for the
meeting of the Republican Convent ion, it was
evident that there was very general DISPOSE.
ton to put Mr. Heaton upon the ticket, and as
far as we know no strenuous objection was Of
tered to this course. A majority of the Con-
vention intended to go no farther than this, for
TWO reasons, viz: first, that the ticket elected
last ye'r was just as patriotic as different one
would be, and second, the ticket having been
elected but one year, it would not be courteous
to throw any one upon it overheard. The nom
mating Committee came to the same conclu-
sion, which If it had been reported to the Con
venton would have been certainly adopted.
But the moi party Convention across the way
composed Of both Democrats and Republicans,
had reached Indifferent result, having substitu-
ted Hon. Paul Dillingham; for Hon. Calvin Full
lorton. We learn that they made this change
from no dissatisfaction with, or lack of conf
dencs in Mr.. Fullerton, nor from any preference
for Mr.. Willard over Mr. Fullerton, but be-
cause Mr.. Dillingham; seemed to be generally
treated, both by Democrats and Republicans,
as the proper person to be put upon the ticket,
if any Democrat was to be put there, and his
location in the western part of the County
alone settled the question, whose place on the
ticket he should take.
When this result Was known to the nomi-
mating committee of the Republican Convention
and il was also known that the other Conven-
ton were not disposed to yield the point, Mr.
Fullerton came forward, and declined to be con
sidered as candidate, and the committee, be-
lieving that by putting Mr.. Dillingham; upon
the ticket, no other ticket would be in the field
and thus practical union be reached in the
County, very cheerfulIy came to the result ii
did, result we think entirely satisfactory to
the great majority of the Republicans of the
County, it was to the Convention 1t is
useless to deny, however, that the Republicans
in Mr.. Fullerton's vicinity, as well as in many
other parts of the County. would have been
much better pleased, if he had been left por
The ticket though they acquiesced in the nomi
nation at last made.
The rejection of the first resolution reported
10y the Committee, was put wholly, SO far as il
was debated at all, upon the ground that il
might possibly prove offensive to some he
were supporting the Government. Every per-
son who treated himself as as a member of the
Convention, expressed himself, if at all, as still
devoted to Republican principles, but many
thought it was untimely now to say So and
the result of the vote on the resolution has nc
Significance, except as to the expcdiency of now
reterating party platform We failed to sec
the force of the reasoning that seemed sufficient
TO the Convention, but are not disposed to
question the honesty or the sincerity of the ma
lority of those who thought differently: and it
certainly would be the sapremest folly 10 Jake