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Mr.. Barlow. while he did not ques-


ion the correctness of Mr.. Seymour's
statement of facts respecting the pro-
,eedings of the Convention. differed
with him in opinion, and declared that
in his opinion the irregularities were
not gross enough, nor important
enough to justify the Convention in
refusing to accept and adopt the al
ledged fraudulent result as the fairest
expression of the sentiment of Frank
lin county that could be got at in such
an assembly. E1
Messrs.. Fl. A. Burt, and NJ. Buck
replied to Mr.. Barlow, sustaining Mr..
Seymour's decision of the Illegally Of
the vote, which gave Mr.. Baxter 70
majority. -
1t would seem that the Convention
first met in the church, and Mr.. ). L.
Carpenter was elected Chairman, but
owing to the largeness OF the assem-
bly, it was agreed to adjourn to the
open air, and in order to have every
thing fair, the Hoyl men consented
that the election of Mr.. Carpenter as
chairman should pass for naught.-
After adiourning to the open air, no
officers would seem to have been
regularly elected, although Mr.. Sey-
mour acted as chairman. All persons
present were passed through a gate
and counted, the agreement being that
they should pass out the other side.
Mr.. Bakers men soon violated the
agreement, many of them coming III
at the rear and voting again. In spite
of this the result of the first. ballot
was tie, and the second ballot was
Ionly carried against Nh. Hoyt by the
repetition of the same unfair practices
Several Lamoille men, beaten in their
own Convention, contributed to the
result by their votes. Mr.. Geo. A
Ballard further exposed the political
trickery practiced, and closed by say.
ing that FRANKLIN County wished, as
Representative in Congress, a man
who, when the people had indicated
who they wanted for a Postmaster O
Franklin county, would not ask RoLLl
GLEASON of Richmond, who should be
Postmaster.
Homer E. Royce followed in al
eloquent speech, declaring that ht
came to the Convention, anxious only
, that whoever should be the choice o
, the Convention, the nomination SHOULD
be obtained through fair procurement
Whatever his personal preference
: might be had Mr.. Baxter been thu
? actual choice of Franklin county h
would have voted for him as he ha(
. in times past. 1t was plain tina
Franklin had not been giren q fai
l ch0nce to express her real sentiments
e that there was no doubt Of the lille
gality of the vote which the actins
chairman had rejected because Of tn
1 fraud by which it had been compaSsed
I In the present state of intense feelin;
: on both sides there was no hope tina
e this Convention could make any ad
justment of the question which coul'
J give Franklin county her rights, an,
I therefore he moved that this Conver
] ton Immediately adjourn.
}. 5. Adams seconded the motto
e to adjourn in most thrilling appea
! to the people to stand up resoIutel
IL and fight to the death the "COrruptio
y Ring" of the Third District who's
5 Head Center is Portus Baxter.
: Mr.. Wilkins put the motion, an
5 although the ayes were plainly in til
u majority, declared himself in doub
} put it again and the affirmative re
: Spouse was so loud that rather tina
{ be suspected of the iGfrmity of incl
rable deafness, reluctantly declares
i the Convention adjourned.