Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-01
~ Acuon of the Distric'
lion in Reference 1o tho
nington Delegation

=" reference to the Ben I
uington Delegation t
Moi criticism has been made oy Vhe !
+oss Of this Congressional District, upon q
Congressional Convention heiu ~ n
:saIobrrv on the 18th of August, ana h
|peoially upon the action of those aoie 7
~ Who withdrew therefrom and 90 not ,
[,o,,rize its validity. Much severe Ian s
,age has been used also, and partial ana
49, statements spread before the
Mic especially by those who have not
[,ostipated the case, and in some in
!, ces a wilful and malicious perverslon
! ,be facts have been given, out OF per-
mai spite and malignity, which was SO
I,narent to all who read these reports
INA were aware of the facts in the case'
"a thew have but redounded to the In
nv of the parties who gave them publ
' ~ as we'll as the cause they thus basely
liz to advocate, while their shafts OF
Nom have fallen powerless to lnJure
.ose toward whom their cowardly SIAN
nous filings have been aimed. The result
! Mat the vindictive, personal and pol
nous attacks of two or three individuals
ill cost their candidate probably several
npdred votes; and even Mr.. Willard
hnself, lar from approving the course
nv have taken to advance his interest,
ready to cry out "save me from my
|iend.w although they have circulated
heir base and unfounded reports by extra
.h,efs throughout the district at his ox-
|efse.
Whne we do not intend to reply to
| hoe personal assaults that have been
nad e upon u-, yet in Justice to our friends
4 able and intelligent and honorable
aer as there are in the district, as the
|aeords of the convention fully show, we
.Dropose to give history of some OF the
|rensactions of the convention III the eX-
|losion Of Republican Delegates, and the
,roofs. showing the glaring outrage per
|,etr,tcd-leaving it 70 the Republican
[oter- ot the First Congressional District
~ ind,,e Of the matter. The evidence
|oresentcd it was not attempted to contro
ven. and that it cannot be, il vindlca
lion of the course pursued, which even
sop,, aft the gentlemen who helped TO per
petr.,tr the outrage, now admit was dl.
.ho,,nrahlr; hat blinded by p"rtiz'h z.a
The, wrrr },d 80 60 what they now r'sre'
or ;.... f..,....yi,b the evidence in tn
..,.,,t ,,,,-i,,o.. all honornbl
Il" ,..,a4 tho Injustice done and the "a
toe', ,.ri,..i,1a which mu
taoi .'.' 49, l5..,.',}lic.,n Marty
W. ('..,.,, ND which 49, - party ths
.., .,F,.d ~ endorse
- ..., nr;1a1oh,ry WAS @
Inv Wv ~, the anno,pt,nsnt OF Mr.. c. n
gn,N''I -" r...Inta,, 90 +o,,,no1.arv chat
l'''''' - ' ,.. -,,'., ,,,aa.. far The p,
n'o' y mo ',''' -, ",,. nn crad,.ntin'
p'mtn'". '' u ''' @'.'5 -. ..,,o,,d that
...,;tto ~, credentials be appointed,
commute o" -, ..,.m 70 w. elected
w. iT"" Ca, 'aS" a, gorIs' in .on,rate conn
pe'e5', o,:,' ,','' Tho amendment was O
fopg. "' ~ be- ma5r,-to leave the appoil
proper 70 n Io ,,'. 70 the deIegat
lns"' VI ,"o lo'' 80 ,he convention Ii
4,.., ,raro At least two contesting de
,,t;ors from Bennington and Monlzsc
n. chairman OF the convention "
fno~a 1' to be an ardent partizan, and t
cn,,e., a vexatious one, ana suppose
+bnt he would prefer to be relieved trt
The appointment Of committee PREF
ring that the convention should I"
.,or,.n thereon, "a we'll as that the Peol
have a Eight to be heard in the "ppo'
oat OF committers in convention
qdmeut was offered. After a 2
aud exciting debate, the oonV
,;". elected the amendment and
' ,. ,ua directed to appointa oomu
NV crr3e. ,tials. What was his ao'
-,or , DID NJ, who ought 70 0e
;,5.,o If the mat erial OF when ',.'