Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-08-24
The Hyde Park Convention.
An Exciting Season.
An Adjournment Voted by two to
80 one.
The Contest to be Decided at the
Polls.

The following very full report OF
the Hydepark Convention is from the
Burlington Times:
"Probably one of the most exciting
Conventions ever held in Vermont,
took place at Hydepark on Wednes-
day. We have no room for com
mcnts upon its deliberations, and
therefore only give our readers this
morning a full report of the doings.
A careful persual will satisfy any
honest Republican that Port~s Barter
is not the free choice of the people Of
this District for member Of Congress.
As early as Tuesday morning the
people began pouring into Hydepark.
Both parties had bands and were re-
spectively enthusiastic for Hoyt or
Baxter. The Baxter men had the
"Jericho Band and the friends OF MIR.
Hovt the Eden Band. Both dis
coursed very patriotic music and con
tributed much to the hilariousness
and enthusiasm of the occasion.
Previous to the assembling OF the
4 Convention, Judge Poland in obedi-
once to the call Of The people, made a
capital speech at the grand stand in
front of the Court House, in which he
handled Mr.. Baxter without gloves.
We hope to give an abstract of his
admirable address at an early day.
The rain poured down during the
|. forenoon, and the Convention was
!, not organized until noon, when Hon
George Wilkins, of Stowe, was chosen
chairman, and AImont Barnes of St
i Adams, Secretary.
/ 1t is however, proper to say, that
Mr.. VIM. Harmon called the COnven
ton to order, and read the call before
the ringing of the bell, which was
agreed upon as the signal for assem-
z bling. ...
| Mai. Gen. Geo. J. Stannard, o
; Burlington, Judge Hobson, Of ESSEX
County Geo. ". Hendee, of LamoiIle
Hon. Homer f. Royce, of FRANKLIN
Ira Hill, of Grand Isle, and judge
| VIM. J. Hastings, of Orleans, welt
; elected Vice Presidents. The TEN
porary organization was then made
permanent.
: At this stage of the proceedings
: G. G. Benedict, editor Of the Burling
= ton Free Press, took the, stand, anC
t stated that there had appeared in thu
r Free Press grave charges agains
Mr.. Baxter of official misconduct; 0
= having disposed of the patronage ant
4 Offices of the District within his off
for personal and pecuniary consider
# ations; that he had published thes
Il charge upon what he regarded a
sufficient authority, and that if the,
were uutrne he desired to retrac
them and to apologize to Mr., Baxter
but that he then and now believe,
i them to be true; that they yer
e charges publicly made and not as We
If cOntradicted by Mr.. Baxter; that
Q was due 10 the Convention that the
lie should be responded to. And he wa
Y now prepared to say, that if Nh
e Baxter would here deny these charge
e and Challcngo the proof. and WOul
d release his former friends from an
II obligations Of personal confdenc
< and secrecy, an attempt would b
l. made to prove the truth of the char
l. ges in the presence of the CONVEX
&c ton.
+ loud cries were then made 10
y Mr. Baxter, when Baxter man re
i. sponded that Mr.. Baxter who va
Of at the hotel opposite had bad col
W and could not address the Conver
t. ton
g The Convention then, upon Nj
5 Barlow's motion, voted h at eac
s county meet and elect nominatin
e. committee equal to double the Stat
n Senatorial representation, and &C
lei journed until ZocIock 7. nj.
e At 3 II o'clock, when the Conver
r. ton reassembled, in obedience to tn
H. call of the President, it was know
lie that the counties of LamoilIe, Gran
@, Isle, and Essex had elected nomine
a. ting committees of anti-BaXter mer
t while in Chittenden and Orleans Nh
y BaXters friends were largely in tn
b. majority. The Franklin County Cor
e vention had stormy and excited ses
r sion, vas exceedingly molocratic j
70 its tendency, and broke up in a row
II the acting chairman, Mr.. H. E. Sey
g mOur, refusing to endorse the unlai
e action of the Baxter faction, who vic
lie lated all the rules agreed to by bot
f. parties in the start respecting the man
Y ner in which the voting should be cor
N Quoted, and thus succeeded in prever
n ting a true expression of the sentimen
l. of Franklin county. The same me
lie were, in several instances, suffered t
L. vote twice, A number of Lamoill
s. county men were allowed to cast thei
o votes, and in short, there was des
l. perate attempt to manufacture ma
is jority for Mr.. Baxter, where it di
S. not exist, out Of double votes-out @
e the illegal votes Of Democrats an
If men living outside the limits of tn
e county.
h AS soon as the Convention had re
a assembled, the chairman, Mr.. Wilkins
N of Stowe, called upon the Secretary c
E. the Chittenden county Convention 70
i the choice of a nominating committee
s to report the result of the election
5, Mr. G. G. Benedict, the secretary G
e the Convention, answered that tn
4 following gentlemen had been mad
K choice of: ''
s Carolus Moves. James Miner MOI