Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-16
The Vermont Delegation in the Hal.
timOre Convention.

One of the editors of the Burlington
Free Press, who attended the Baltimore
Convention, writes letter to that paper
from which we extract the following
There were several candidates for the
craftsmanship of the convention. Mr..
Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania was
plainly scheming for it as whitewash
for his not altogether immaculate politi
cal reputation, and it was equally plain
that the less the ticket was burdened by
association with Mr.. Cameron's name
the better. Mr.. Raymond of New York
was considerably talked of; but the
choice really lay, think, between Sena-
tor Foot of Vermont and Gov. Dennison
of Ohio. The suggestion of Mr. Foot's
name found high favor with many New
England and New York men-with al
in fact who knew his admirable capaci-
ty as presiding officer. But the Ohio
men were on the ground in force. They
urged their man with persistency and
effect and as no delegates were present
decidedly committed to Mr.. Foot, they
carried the day. Some of Vermont dele
gates arrived Monday night; but the
delegation was not complete till Tuesday
morning.
Tuesday morning the delegation met
at Mr.. Foot's room at Barnum's, which
had been made the headquarters of the
delegation. Mr.. Foot was chosen chair
man, MI. Stowell of Cambridge, vice.
president, and Mr.. Fairbanks secretary
Of the delegation. Mr. Walton was Sc
lected as the Vermont member of the
committee on the platform Mr.. Ham,
mond member of the committee on Gre
dentials; and Mr.. Gardner the commit
tee on permanent organization Of the
convention. An informal ballot was
then taken to indicate the preference of
the delegation as to the vice-presidency,
and resulted in the unanimous selection
of Hon. Solomon Foot of Vermont. Mr..
Foot thanked the gentlemen for the
compliment; but begged them to under
stand that it could be nothing but COM
pliment, as among themselves, and that
no vote ought to be thrown away on
himself in the convention. A second
ballot indicated Mr.. Hamlin as the unan-
imous choice of the Vermont delegation.
This was subsequently reconsidered and
| quite different result arrived at. At
| the time the members who came to the
| convention from Washington, as several
did, came strong in the conviction that
Mr.. Hamlin's denomination was the thing
| to be done, and that he was sure to be
renominated with Mr.. Lincoln. Their
view had its natural effect on the del
egStion as whole; but subsequent con-
sultation showed all that the course was
not so clear, and in the event Mr.. Ham,
| lin received but one-fifth Of the vote of
the Vermont delegation.
| OF Gov. Dennison, he says:
Gov. Dennison is doubtless very good
man, but he is poor presiding officer.
He seems to lack every qualification for
the place, but ef-confdence With Mr..
Foot or Mr.. Raymond in the chair,-
with any one in fact who had a fair
amount of parliamentary knowledge,
who could state question plainly and
twice alike, who would be content in
doing less than half of all the talking
done; who could let things alone when
they were going well. and shape and fur
ther the course of the business when 1t
became confused, the convention would
have finished its work in several hours
less time, and with much less friction.
But the hearty good will and substan-
tial unity of purpose on the main ques-
tions, overcame all obstacles.
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