Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-07-26
WILL THEY sUCCEEDi

avowed purpose Of nominating State Ticket
which shall prove more acceptable to the free
men Of the State Of Vermont than the one al
,o,dy nominated, have in hand work which
,,ll be found more difficult than many Of the
pr.me movers may at first glance suppose. 90
without being suspected Of abating in the
least our interest in the nominations already
mode. or Of wavering in our determination to
give them our hearty support, we trust that
d. may be allowed to review the action Of
,., Convention held in this place on the goth
.t. with especial reference to the probable
.c.css OF the efforts Of the Convention
which meet here on Wednesday.
AS large as is the majority of the Repub-
Lean party in this State, it is not to be sup
nose that there is always the utmost unanimi.
Z, "a, to the selection Of candidates for office,
or chat local interests and personal and pri-
,sta ends will not enter into the contest
Indeed SO certain has IL come to be consider
cd that tho Republican nominees for State Of
fees. and In most of the Counties for Coun-
G, officers also arc TO be the successful ones,
that the rivalry among candidates, and the eff
forts Of the particular friends Of the rival cam
dtates, are rather increased than diminished;
sod onentimes the disappointment Of the
ends Of the defeated candidates is so great
BE- 90 lead to an Indifferent support of their
.l..gsslul rival OF an absolute refusal to par
pate in the election. But this feeling has
rely been carried so far as to drive the dis
i.cied parties into a support Of the candid
es Of their political opponents, and we doubt
this year is TO be an exception in this re-
]eat.
4 Previous To the issuing of the call for the
Bite Convention by the Republican Commit.
4 cs, an active canvass was commenced by the
.nJs OF some two or three who had been
.miucntly named in connection with the
mination for Governor; and we suspect
lt the probabilities Of the success Of their
4 y.rite candidate, or the defeat Of other can
! lates, induced some prominent Republicans
4 aer TO give their assent TO the call as it was
5.i,hed, or to advise the Committee to is
! such a call as they did Perhaps some
4 tae Committee themselves participated in
4 feeling, though Of this we have no parti-
4 W means of information. But we do know
4 there was not the greatest unanimity a.
! ag the Republicans as to who should be
] minated for Governor; and this arose not
4 e,y from local and personal preferences or
4 om private interests, but from all Of these
combined, with we fear subordinate desire
! the public welfare of the State. Certain
! -lities and certain individuals preferred
3D. Holbrook other localities and other
.rsons wished to see Lieut. Gov. Under
cod nominated - though we believe that
b. Underwood refused to allow his name to
used as candidate for Governor land
Do other localit and other interests dcsr-
the nomination Of other prominent and
I lually worthy men. Bat not until the claims
the various rival candidates had been con-
! dorably discussed, did we hear anything said
issuing a call for " no party convention.
h's may have been dictated by the present
hotiyes on the part Of the Committee but
! ai such a call was looked to by some Of the
, ends of the various candidates with hopes
that Il would result in the success Of their IA
arite, we sincerely believe.
The same difference Of opinion also existed
! pecting tue nominee for Lieutenant Gov
4 nori although this was made more contin-
emit upon the nomination for Governor
liost Of those who desired the nomination Of
Dr. Holbrook for Governor, were hardly will
ing 10 sacrifice Mr.. Underwood for Lieut..
4 vernon, while a few Of Mr. Holbrook' s
4 ends were for some reason willing that Mr..
3 alerwood should stand aside aud give place
a Democrat. OF those who desired MI.
aicrwood nomination for Governor, some
e,e for a straight Republican ticket, and
One were Tor giving the Democrats the Lieut..
lNernor.
Z With all due rcspec, for the expressed pref
4 ances of those in the various interests Of
, be respective candidates. we certainly believe
Boa, in some instances as much regard was
aj 90 the defeat of one or the other of the
tioiilates for ono or the other Of these Off
4 c, as fer the success of those whose particu-
D. claims they advocated and that the " no
parry Convention was looked TO 10y such as
tho surost means Of efIecting such an end.
But the Convention was held, and ticket
dominated. in which the various interests OF
h 'clcrences were either wholly or in part, re-
rognized and we hear of no particular dis.
i ,iisiaction with the result except on the par
Ri the Democrats, who had hoped, from ia,
,nlnner in which the call was made, that theii
claims were to be recognized and some one o
their number assigned a place on the tickle
as candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Suct
n result, however much it may have been de
.seved by them, and however honestly it may
have been advocated by certain Republicans
previous to the Convention, was found to BE-
wholly impraetieable, inasmuoh as it woul,
haye created division among the Republican,
on account ofthe difference that existed amonl
Them as 70 the person who should occupy thl
Tirgt place on the ticket, and also the furthe
difference as to the proprioty or expedienc,
1ol assigning any place to the Democrats,