Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-07-24
Democratic state Convention.

, The democratic State Convention "
held at Montpelier on Friday of !,
/. week. The attendance was slim bel
: but about 125 present, when ii was call
. to order, and making very sorry she
for the enthusiasm" with which b
nominations Of Seymour and Blair a
received by the Vermont democrac
Homer w. Heaton of Montpelier, WI
made president, and c. M. Chase (
Lyndon, and w. w. Eaton of Cambridg
secretaries. The following nomination
were made for state officers: Governo
John L. Edwards, Derby; Lieut.-Go'
Morrillo Noyes of Burlington Treasl
rer, j. III. Williams, Bellows Falls; e
ectors at large, H. w. Heaton, Montpe
lier, Giles Harrington, Alburgh.
1t is understood the above nominee
will lose no sleep in any anxiety as t.
their election in September
John Cain, editor of the democratic
Courier at Rutland, and who last yeal
raised the name Of Gen. Grant at the
head of his paper for President, was the
hero of the Convention, according to a
report in the Burlington Free Press.
Last year he moved that State Conven-
tions he held as delegate conventions and
was defeated. This year he pressed the
same motion again, and in the forenoon
was again defeated, 81 to so, the motion
being to lay his proposition on the table.
He was opposed by what Eastman and
Cain in former years denominated the
8" COW boy" wing of the party, but in
the afternoon, Mr.. Cain again called up
his resolution and after short contest,
the motion was put and very evidently
carried, but for some reason best known
to the chair, he decided that the nays
had carried. This was Immediately dis
puted, and a count called for, and on
rising vote it stood yeas 70 nays SO! The
reporter of the Free Press is of the opin-
ion that the majority was even larger as
some of the nays were counted twice and
as he was unable to count over 80. The
resolution adopted was as follows:
Resolved, That our State committee be
instructed to call all future nominating
conventions as delegate conventions on
the basis of one delegate from each town,
and one additional to every fifty demo-
cratic votes, or greater fraction thereof,
cast at the preceding gubernatorial cleo
ton.
The speaking at this convention was
of the most radical" and bitter type,
and made up in venom what the conven-
ton lacked in numbers. Hon. I. 2.
Redfeld of Montpelier, made speech
which for low vulgarity and want of dig
nifty is seldom equalled. Among other
things he called Gen. Grant Jackass
Mr.. Redfeld has formerly been man
of some dignity and political standing,
besides having been run for governor on
the old free soil ticket with Gov. Fletch-
or, at which time he wrote anti-slavery
articles for the Montpelier Freeman.
We will not here say that he mistook
himself when he thus characterized
Gen. Grant, but his present condition and
status, is a signal instance of the demon
alizing tendency Of the party to which |
he now belongs.
"Gov." Sinclair of New Hampshire,
and one or two other guns positively ,"
announced to be present, want there, as
usual.
The ENTHUSIASTIC" DEMocRACY.-
The democracy of Springfield, ILL.,. issued
hand-bills for a grand ratification meet
ing Of the democracy of the county in
that city on Wednesday evening of last
week. Distinguished speakers were
announced, and the unterrified were adj
jured to come one, come all to honor
Seymour and Blair. The democratic
papers enforced the call with all their ell
oqucnce. The result is thus stated in the
Springfield Journal
As the hour of meeting drew nigh.
an anxious group of wire-pullers, includ-
ing the distinguished speakers assem-
bled at the place of meeting, and awaited
the arrival of the unterrified- the
refused to come. Eight o'cl'k
struck, and saving a few republicans who
had come to witness the show, no one
put in an appearance. But the leaders
refused to believe that they were desert
ed, and still hung on though despairing.
Another half hour passed, and still an
other, but no crowd appeared. Then,
with curses, not loud, but Deep the or
ntors and fuglemen sneaked Off one by
one, leaving to a devoted camp-follower
the melancholy duty of informing any
who might appear that the meeting had
been postponed
So much for democratic enthusiasm"
ut the West.
DEATH OF Mrs. GEN. HooKER.-The
wife of Gen. Joe Hooker died at Water
own, Jefferson county, N. Y, on Thurs
lay last, of consumption fom which she
had been a long time sufferer. The Gen.
erals health, though quite poorly for
manyponths, is gradually improving.