Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-07-27

resh confirmation OF their truth in all that
we learn from Rutland County and in the
course OF the Herald itself
Up to the Convention, the Herald was
writing Judge Poland into the Senate with
the utmost activity and success Mr.. Nor
rill : friends n other counties were AFRO
gantly taken to task, almost daily, for pre-
Stunning to suggest his name along side OF its
candidate. The Herald knew exactly what
was what, and nobody else knew much of
anything about it. Ii told Mr.. Morrill,, IN
substance, that be must stay IN the House
where he belonged, and that be couldn't 20
to Tie Senate because the Herald wanted an
other man there: and if it ever allowed for
moment. that the United States Senate eueT
had or could have, 50 shining light as Mr..
Poland. we did not happen to see the admir-
sion A. for Rutland County, there was not
tie slightest doub; about it. 1t was all Po-
land
The Convention met, and to the dis
may VI the Herald and the Rutland lawyers,
tho friends Of Mr. Morrill, were in the decid-
ed majority Having no organ or organiza-
ton, and coming together without cOnsulta-
tiOu, they were ignorant Of their own strength.
Before the Convention closed, one man was
found, however, independent enough to pre-
sent resolution declaring that the Herald
did not represent the sentiments OF the Re
publicans Of Rutland County. 1t was not
very savage IN Its terms: but implied Sc
yercr Tobuke than We ever knew to be ad-
ministercd by any County Convention to the
recognized county organ Of the party. The
personal influence OF the Hon. John 3. Page,
joined to the feeling on the part Of some Of
Mr. MOrrill's friends, that it was rather
rough treatment for the Herald, secured q
vote to lay the resolution on the table. Ear
lier in the day, before a number of Morrill,
men from the outside towns had left the hall
it could have been passed. 1t came so near
passing, az 1t was. a. to have Its full effect.
The Herald has greatly modified its tone is
highly respectful to Mr. Morrill,, and has
prudently abandoned all its confident pre-
dlctons of his defeat Mr.. Charles Sheldon.
the author Of the resolution, respected and
Influential citizen of that county, in q COM
municatiou published by the Herald just af-
ter the convention, stated that Mr.. futile,
one Of the proprietOrs Of the Herald, &C.
knowledged, after the close Of the Conven.
ton, that he chad no doubt there was at
this moment majority of the people Of the
county, who preferred the election Of Mr.
Morrill,, p" coupled, however, with the asser-
ton, that 'eyents would develop a change
of sentiment in six weeks"
In another communication on the 18th inst
Mr.. Sheldon says:
l an happy to say. that information volunts-
| rily furnished me by prominent men from vari-
GUS parts ofthe country, satisfies me thst Their,
is an unprecedented degree Of unanimity, Oh
the part Of the Republicans in favor Of Mr.. Nor
ril for the Senate, and this after the expiration
of three of the SIX weeks that were to annihilatC
his prospects.
This entirely comedies with intelligence
received by Us. morrill, stock Is rising with
great rapldIty not only in the county but
IN the town OF Rutland. Mr.. Morrill,:
friends Will apparently have the po,Oer to
send Morrill, man to the House from Rut.
land, and to drop any opposing or doubtful
name from the Senatorial ticket, and We
Judge from what we hear that they Will not
require much provocation to exercise it.