Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-24
Reuublican state Ticket.
The County Convention.

land, by its delegates chosen IN primarily
meetings in the several towns, assemble
in Convention at the Village Hall to-day.
There seems to be more canvassing for the
various county Offices than has been ex-
hibited before for years, and the Conven-
ton, from present indications, bids fair
to be quite spirited.
Among those named in connection with
the Senatorial nomination are Merritt
Clark, Of Poultney, George A. Merrill OF
Rutland, Isaac c. Wheaton, OF PIttsford,
Alfred Crowley, of Mt Holly, Henry T.
Gleason, of Shrewsbury, c. d. Congdon,
of Dandy, Joel w. Ainsworth, of Wal
lingford, r. G. Abel, of West Haven,
Enoch Smith, and Linsey Rounds, of Cla-
rendon.
The present Assistant Judgesl having
served the usual term of two years, there
are quite "a number of gentlemen named
as candidates. Among them James X.
Hyde, of Sudbury, Hiel Hollister, of
Pawlet, VIM. Kent, of Wallingford, Brad
lev Fish, of Ira, c. II. Congdon, of Dan
by, Daniel w. Taylor, of Sherburne.
There are also several candidates for
sheriff-Wm. NJ. Field, the present in
oumbent, Chester Kingsley of Rutland,
James Rice Of Fawlet, and Ward NJ.
Lincoln Of Brandon.
The present efficient States Attorney,
II. G. Wood, Esq, of Fairhaven, will be
re-nominated with great unanimity Also
Judges Dunton and Willard for each Pro-
bate District.
There was great unanimity at the Pri-
mary Meeting, held in Rutland last even
ing, in favor of the nomination of Col.
George A. Merrill, of Rutland, for one OF
only six dissenting votes to the delegates
elected.
There are two subjects outside of the
nomination of County Officers which
should engage the attention and receive
the careful consideration of the Conven-
ton These are the extension Of the
Senatorial term and the fixing of a differ
ent basis of representation III the County
Convention.
Other counties in the State having
three Senator's have adopted rule that
one only should be nominated each year,
thus practically making a three years
term. This has worked well, and those
who have been conversant with legisla-
ton have observed that those counties
which send Senator for three years exert
much wider influence in the General
Assembly, and their Senators are better
prepared to act for the interests Of their
constituents. No county in the State has
more important interests for legislation
than Rutland county, and it is greatly to
be desired that the system should be COM
menced at an early day, that our proper
weight of influence may be exerted in the
councils of the State. Our Senators I'M
der the two years term, just as they are
prepared to serve their constituents with
great influence, are displaced, and three
new men are elected in their place, and
oftentimes men who have never been in
Legislative body, and they cannot, if
they would, serve their constituents
in the manner that 10 d~--,e- i Il,
for all is new to them, and they
have not the benefit of experience
while the Senator who has the
ripe experience of several terms is pre-
pared to represent the interest of his con-
stituents, in such manner as to secure
their proper protection i'll all things,
while new men oftentimes lose important
measures from want of knowledge of
parliamentary rules and practice. The
present year seems to be an opportune
moment for such custem to be inaugu-
rated From present indications, one of
the old Senators will be re-nominated and
will retire at the end of the present
term The other two will be rc-nominated
next year according to custom, and "a new
Senator nominated, which will fully inau
gurate the system, or, if three new Sena-
tors should be re-nominated, a resolution
should be adopted by which one should
retire each year, as was the method adop-
ted in Washington county, and that coun-
ty, by its three years rule cxerts an I'M
bounded influence upon the legislation of
the State. This subject shuuld receive
the consideration of the convention to-
day.
A majority of the counties have adopt
ed the delegate system, but far different
from our own. They base their represen-
tation upon the Republican votes cast in
;,l F,.,r
of the voice of the people. In Chittenden,
Franklin, and other counties, it has
been adopted, and the whole people are
represented and not minority, as in
our own county There are no iealousies
OF large towns, but all feel upon an equal
ity, and Justice Is done to all towns, and
more so than in those counties where a
representation exists of unequal number
from each town, which every one knows is
not IA fair representation of the Republic
can votes of the county This is subject
that should receive serious consideration,
for it is but an act of simple justice that
representation should be equal. The
system works well in other counties, and
ample justice is done to small towns, and
they secure even more than ours do under
the system now in force.
We trust harmony will prevail in the
Convention, and all contests be con-
Quoted in friendly and liberal spirit,
and Rutland County, as of old, go before
the people with united front, and poll
the largest vote of any county in Yer
mont
EURoPE.-Ishmael Pasha left Paris for
London on Tuesday.
Schneider has been reappointed Pre-
sident of the Corps Legislatif.