The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-13
VERMONT AT BALTIMORE.
State Com.

VERMONT AT BALTIMORE.
Our readers have already had their
attention drawn to the official call of
the State Committee and to the fact
that on Tuesday next there will be at
Burlington Mass Convention of the
Freemen of Vermont without distinc-
ton of party. This convention is de-
signed for the choice of four state or
senatorial delegates and their alter
mates as well as for the nomination of
State officers. 1t will be followed by
district conventions for the choice of
district delegates, two being chosen
for each representative in Congress.
We see no good reason--although the
call of the State Committee is silent
on the subject--why electors at large
shonld not as well be appointed at
Burlington on the 18th inst, as at some
subsequent convention called for that
purpose.
We are not aware that the people of
Vermont are very much excited about
the presidential nominations. Judg-
ing from some of the newspapers pub
hshed in the State there is a variety Of
opinion in regard to them; but pretty
much all of them, we presme will
heartily acquiesce in the re-nomina-
ton of Mr.. Lincoln. The delegates
from Vermont, we suppose, arc not
likely to be partisans of any man,
and they will not venture to try to
force any man into or out of nomi-
nation In the selection of delegates
there will probably be some anxiety but
no strife beyond what may naturally
grow out of the desire for the mhu-
ence and prominence which attach to
the positions. We have already init
mated, in previous article on the
subject, that care should be taken to
exclude all office-holders from the list
of delegates. Aside from having
enough political power, they all prove
to have more or less partisan feeling
which ought to be guarded against in
this hour of extreme peril to Repub-
lican institutions.
We have taken pains to obtain and
now present to our readers list of
senatorial delegates to the National
Conventions of 1856 and 1860 with
the alternates of each. 1t will be found
convenient for reference
The following were appointed dele
gates at large from the State of YER
mont to the National Convention at
Philadelphia, 18th June, 1856;
First District: Hon. Hiland Hall, Ben
nington, and Hon. Heman Carpenter,
Mortified, delegates; Hon. George T.
Hodges, Rutland, and Hon. Daniel T..
Thompson, Montpelier, substitutes.
Second District, Hon Erastus Fair
banks, st. Johnsbury, and Hon. vii
liam Skinner, Royalton, delegates;
Hon. Daniel Needham, Hartford, and
Hon. ]. NJ Flint Randolph, substi-
tutes.
Third District; Hon. Lawrence Brain
erd, st. Adams, and Hon. Levi Under
wood, Burlington, delegates; Hon. r.
Baxter, Derby Line. and Hon. s. Mer-
lam. johnson, substitutes.
The following were appointed dele
gates at large from Vermont to the
National Convention at Chicago, May
Is, 1860: Hon. Edward %. Mason,
Richmond, delegate, and Hon. William
c. Wilson, Bakersfield, substitute; Hon.
4. n. Briggs, Brandon. delegate, r.
Carpenter, Jr, Esq, Pownal, substi-
tute; T.. c. Redington, ESQ, ST Johns
bury, delegate, II. X. Slayton. ESQ
Calais, substitute; Hon. Peter i. Wash
burn, Woodstock, delegate, Hon. Dan
iel Needham, Hartford, substitute.
Some years ago it win be remem
bered, at the Chicago Convention, Elk
Gov. Seward was the most prominen
candidate for the Presidency and We
the nomination fell upon some les
prominent man. From the past We leall
q lesson for the future. Experience j