Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-06-12
From the Burlington Free Press.
Who Shall be Governor =?

publican State Convention at Rutland
II was so called as Mass Convention
We arrived at Rutland at the time Of
the opening of the Convention. When
we left the cars, we were told by GER
tain well known managers Of Chittenden
County, that we were too late, that the
matter had been all arranged. Never.
lheless we went up TO the town Hall
and there we found about thousand
as fine looking freemen as were ever
gathered in such a body.
DR.. Powers proposed that nomina-
ting committee be appointed. Prompt
as Major, j. D. Bradley took the floor
and informed US that it was settled as to
who was to be the candidate for Gov
enor, that Mr.. Holbrook's friends had
Withdrawn his name, and it had been
agreed that Gov. Fairbanks should be
The nominee, and proposed that the nomi-
nation be made by reclamation in open
Convention. A vote was called for, and
as it was impossible to tell which were
the more numerous, the Ayes Or Noes,
the Chairman, Mr.. Hunton, had the
good sense to call for another vote. We
noes who objected to being imposed up
on, had the advantage of the yeas. We
/ pitched our No on a higher key and
carried the vote | do not know how
others felt, but |, for one, was full of in
dignation from the crown Of my head
to the soles of my feet 1t was the
only State Convention | had ever at
tended. There we were, thousand
men, good and true, assembled together
for the purpose of having some voice in
the selection of candidates for State Off.
GERS. We were cody told that the mat
ter had been settled. Who had settled
lit? About two hundred men had gath
cred together the day before. The man
ayers had sent out their runners. These
men bad been engaged TO be on the spot
How many Of them had been paid for
their services, l cannot tell, but l kaoo0
that some were paid their expenses, by
the Governor elect, during the subse.
quent session Of the Legislature. What
an insult to the Freemen of Vermont !!
Ask them to assemble in mass meeting,
and then announce TO the meeting that
the thing has been arranged, and there
is no need of further consultation. All
'ce had to do was to register the edct of
the managers. What shameless audac-
ity MI Bradley deserved no blame
frankly avowing what he and others had
been about, but how insulting to us and
yet this is the way the elections in Yer
mont, and | suppose, everywhere else,
are managed. The People are the mere
tools of the Few. We did not object to
the nomination Of Gov. F. He was the
general favorite.
We went into Committee AMI there
the programme was somewhat deranged
and the slate was broken The mana
gers were there, but they failed to get
Mr.. Bates renominated, and so by the
bold and successful movement of DR..
Powers and others, the State was prob
ably saved, we de not know how many
I innocently supposed the People TO
be invited together to nominate Candi-
dates for themselves. We had very
little to do with it. About a dozen in.
dividuals control all the nominations Of
importance in the state. We must ad-
NIT that the managers have rarely fail
ed to select good men for us to vote for
do not blame them FOR this activity
and zeal, bat do blame the People for
blowing little squad Of men to man
age all these matters, and then labor I'M
der the pleasing delusion that they elect
their own rulers. 1t is no such thing t
We register the edicts of the few. We
ratify the contracts of re-workers.-
We need not curse the latter. We are 5
% be blamed. not they.
And now a word to the managers
You are clever fellows. know how !
,ould be governor. III had money and
FOUR cooperation, I could be Governor ,
ust as well as anybody else. l should
1--WE you my purse or my pledges, and an
intelligent wink, to boot, and all would
,e well. You would go to towns enough ;
md ask your friends to be there, and all
would be done to our liking. Now, not ?
esiring your services, having no sort of r
xe to grind, ask you to exercise special
are 10 the selection of Governors. Our :
ountry is bleeding, bleeding. Vermont
as many thousands of her bravest and
est in the field of battle. They are our y
'wels. The Governor you select will
ave much to do in determining their
Dom. Ordinarily, care but little wIoI :