The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-17
THE TRANSCRIPT,
Friday. August IL, 1866.
The District Convention.

by making choice of Hon. Geo Viii
kins, of Stowe, .as President. There
were over 900 persons present from
Franklin County alone. There was
great confusion during the entire pro-
ceedings, and much strife for the re-
spective candidates. Judge Hoyt and
Mr.. Baxter were the prominent men
before the Convention Previous to
the assembling of the convention, it
was agreed by certain men that the
nominating committee should consist
OF double the senatorial delegation
from each county. Each county ac-
cordingly adopted its own rules in re-
gard to attaining that end. Essex,
Lamoille, and Grand Isle Counties
elected Hoyt committees. Everything
then depended upon the doing of the
Franklin County delegation. At
about III o'clock A. NJ, there was n
meeting of the Franklin County dele
cation, at the court house, when Hon
S. 2. Carpenter, Hoyt man, was
chosen Chairman. Such q scene fol-
lowed as to prevent any further action
before that meeting. The New Or
leans riot could only have surpassed
it in the use of fire arms. The con-
fusion was so great that the meeting
was adjourned. Many of Mr. Hovt's
friends became disguised with the af-
fair, and left for home A large ma
jority stayed behind to fight it out on
that line" After dinner there was an
other meeting. The excitement ran
high. 1t was then determined by
few men, that Hoyt man and Bax-
ter man should pass through a Ger
tain gate and the party who had the
largest number of men left after
matching should have the choice of
the man for chairman of the county
convention. After about fifty men
had passed through the gate, it was
discovered that certain persons who
had once passed through had attempt
ed and succeeded in passing through
second time. The friends of Judge
Hoyt protested against such pro-
ceeding. 1t still continued, and men
passed through t,oice after that, who
were favorable to Mr. Baxter, and they
were witnessed by as substantial men
rs can be produced in st. Adams or
Franklin County. 1t is also credita-
bly, stated that men from other coun-
ties passed through the gate, repre-
senting themselves as Franklin Coun-
ty men, in the interest of Mr.. Baxter.
The pretended chairman of the meet
ing, H. +. Seymour, Esq, because a
regular chairman could not be chosen )
stated publicly that he saw Baxter
man, or men, pass through several
times. After getting through, it was
ascertained that the Baxter men, un.
der the present state of things, hat
exhausted the Hoyt men and elaine,
to have a majority, which the Hoy
men strongly denied on account of tn
fraud which had been committed
motion was consequently made anC
carried, to have each town meet to
gether in town caucus for the purpos
OF ascertaining their relative strength
This course was insisted on by tn
friends of Mr.. Hoyt, but it was no
followed. The chairman then declare,
the previous proceedings of the meet
ing were void, for the reasons abov
stated. The matter was then takel
before the general convention. MI
Seymour made a statement of the mat
ter substantially as above given
Mr.. b. Barlow made statement, il
which he said that the proceeding
we're. as fair as they could be, undo
u teumstances Hon. II. l.. Rove,
Luz Burt Esq; Nj. Buck, Esq. Gee
H4Iard, Esq, and others, substar
eeffd the statement of Mr. Seymour
~ tberefore became apparent tina
1yAHKlin County could not fairly selec
16mihating committee. 1t had bee
&6tkihg all day to elect president
and had not, up to that time, succeed
ed-much less in selecting nominal
ing committee, which could not b
done until some organization was PEI
fected.
With this state of things before tn
convention, and while motion wa
pending to declare the proceedings
the Franklin County convention vol,
the District convention adjourned Will
out date, and cithem making aAs non
NATION, and it was SO declared by ii
president Of the convention. who, "
are informed, was friendly to Mr.. Ba
ters nomination.
Thus ended the day, which WAS
stormy one IN every sense, aud with
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