The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-31
The Convention.

The Newport (Vt) Express, con-
tains clear and comprehensive he
count of the Hyde. Park Cohyention
from the pen of its editor, Mr.. ID. NJ.
Camp. 1t corroborates fully on all
points the account Of the convention
given y-hsa or the transactions in
the Franklin County convention Mr..
Camp says. -
E We,saw much of the proceedings in
ehe FrsnklinCounty convention, our
selves, and had full description from
one of the Committee, very proini-
nent and one of the most reliable men
in 81. Adams, who was appointed one
of four ep count the delegation as they
passed III double files through a gate
way. The men were put upon their
Honor not to pass through but once,
and after having passed ~and been
counted were requested to separate
from the crowd and take another part
of the yard. This they did not do,
but by changing coats and mingling in
the crowd, many passed through and
were counted several times. Some
were recognized and owned that they
had done so. We heard one young
man who said he voted for Baxter, say
to friend that he had been round
SEVEN times and received pay for
each time. A number of Baxter men
too, not longer needed in Lamoille
County meeting, passed along with
the crowd and were counted.
The article closes as follows
In view of these truths, in the face
Of facts which many of Bakers friends
admit, and none can deny, the nomi-
nation is claimed to have been the
voice of the convention, and with bra
zen effrontery this glaring falsehood is
published abroad. This is being done,
too, we are sorry to say, by men pre-
tending to have the highest regard for
truth, virtue and integrity. The OBJ
ject is to deceive the people and secure
an election which fair and honest deal
ing will fail to accomplish.
The issue is now before the people
and can only be settled by the free
men at the polls. Mr.. Hoyt and Mr..
Baxter are both in the field, and it re-
mains for the people, not political nren,
not office-holders or of1ice-seekers, but
the sound, practical, reasoning people
of the district to decide the question.
1t is for the people Of Vermont to de-
eide whether Portus Baxter with these
public charges against his name, his
honor and reputation, unanswered and
undenied, shall return to Congress,
and longer have the control of the
State in the distribution of public pat
ronage for personal and pecuniary adj
vancement. Let the people at their
quiet homes consider the question,
and in the exercise of that wisdom and
cool Judgment for which Vermonters
in their right minds are proverbial, go
up to the polls and vote right. We
are willing to submit the matter to the
tribunal of the people they may de-
eide whether, in view of all these facts,
Mr.. Baxter was nominated by the con-
yention at Hyde Park, and whether
the man who was the choice of dozen
political friends shall be forced upon
the people as their candidate.
In closing, we might say of the con-
vention that, we regret that it closed
without voting upon the question Of
changing to delegate convention in
future. This has been done in other
districts and is the only proper meth
cd. In this way repetition of the
disgraceful scenes enacted at Hyde
Park would be forever prevented. In
this way only can a fair expression of
the wish of the people be secured
This done, the rule of few corrupt,
dishonest and contemplate politicians
who now almost entirely control the
political affairs of our State, is ended.