Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-07-27
COUNTY SENATOR.

on Thursday. Aug. llth. Those promi-
nently named for the Senatorial nomiua-
ton, are Lyman N. Sherman. Coils. Ben
ton and Sawyer of Hyde Park, Hon..
Samuel Merriam, of johnson, and the
portly and popular Deputy Provost Mar
shall of the Dist, Geo. W. Hendee. of
Morrisville. Lamoille is evidently not
wanting in legislative talent"
The above from the Burlington Times
suggests some thoughts upon the subject
of our county Senator Of the gentle
men named we have to say that we have
enjoyed their acquaintauce,and associated
with them politically since the formation
of the now dominent Republican party.
Coils. Sawyer and Benton have each serv-
ed nearly three years in the field in this
great struggle for Republican liberty, and,
as we understand, have each. sfor good
reasons. resigned, and received their hon
orable discharges; and we know that
each has many warm friends among the
loyal and true men of the county. Mr..
Sherwin is an honorable man, who has
enjoyed the confidence, and received the
support of his friends for many years, as
candidate for representive of his town,
and has at least twice. been defrauded
of his honest election, by democratic viii
lainy. Mr.. Hendee is we'll known and
needs no endorsement. Being Federal
Office we presume however, his men,
tion is merely complimentary. We pre-
sumo he is not a candidate for this
office.
We do not know that either of the
gentlemen named in Hyde Park have put
themselves up for this place.; nor do. we
know, except from hearing each of their
names honorably mentioned for the place,
and the above quoted article, that they
are candidates. But this we do knoso
there is one man very actively engaged in
electioneering for himself for this office,
and it is this, IN particular, that we
wish to demonstrate against. This fash
ion of setting ones self up for a place,
and log-rolling to shape opinion in his
favor. so as to secure nomination, is be-
come great evil--a nuisance in our pol
itics. 1t $50 to speak AN excrescence.-
to which. the knife of public opinion and
condemnation should be MERCILEssLY ap-
piled.
Whatever may be the result of the
contest, as to the other gentleman named,
we sincerely hope that the county aoiN do
itself the honor to select some true man,
aOho has not been so anxious for distinc-
tion as to nominate himsef Now we dc
not wish to be understood that person
is to be deprived of the privilege of as.
sisting himself in any case, in such mat.
tiers. Far from it. We like the manfu
Western custom, when tie candidates
take the field, and, face TO face, before
the public, canvass their claims and mer
its. But this peculiarly Northern habi
of one man setting himself up, By secre
intrigue, and availing himself of thu
weapon of SANDER against those he ex
poets to be bis competitors, is so unman
full, unchristian, nay mean, that we sincere
ly hope to see, in .be convention on ! It'll
prox., this means of political power anC
elevation severely rebuked. We will clos,
with this suggestion. If our neighbors
at Hyde Park, wish to secure this nom
ination to themselves. and we admit thai
ii seems to be their due, let the republican
union men yet together, and select from
their ample material. some one, aud pre-
sent his name, as unanimously their choice
and we hazard the prediction that thu
convention will accept him as It's choice
They have no time to spare and should
act promptly upon this suggestion.
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