The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-09-27

iosaA 70 loa tie mofsneut stamped
he cgan9 d ia,oF = and took So
active pars . procuring tie na.anliza
uou q Irish Democrats 10 vote ior il
Tic bread ibas csc, ap0n the u~aisrs.
retained T. Mr Gardner after tlree
years
A. The time lrea near isr boiling .
caucus y elect . delegation 10 the Re
psbliesn Convention a. Arlington Their.
we're frequent consultations be,seeD )
isu young men q las. Bennington.
pat = them Republicans and part Of
them Democrats. One 81 tho Demo
cratic gentlemen was William i Hof
robin . manufactures ~ cohoes n j.,
noninaliy residing ia bennington. nop
the Democrats Senator elect from tie
North shire Of Bennington County
Another Of tho Democratic gentlemen
vas 4 T. Cbids. afterwards tie iugle
man u tic sg.caliod Republican can
Gus and the delegation ID elected, still
later a member Of the nominating com
mitiee and general laglemun Of The
Democratic Convention at Bennington,
and nov the accredited az ii Of the Benz
niugton Free Press. the Acknowledged
organ Of Messrs Gardner aud Houo-
bin
Mr. CLilds bad a prominent voice in
determining who should be the dele
gates from Bennington to the Repub-
licau Convention. IL he did not actually
prepare the list; and afterwards boast
ed that ali Of bis men were elected ex.
cept one. who was left eat IN order to
make room for bus " name. Dir
lChilds went to the Republican caucus,
aud was at oncc recognized as one who
was entitled to a prominent place in
It's proceedings. He was elected Sec
Rotary Of the meeting, but for some
reason, certainly not modesty, saw iii
to decline He was then chosen one OF
the delegates to the Republican Con.
y]ention at Arlington. and bis election
WIS received as quite n matter o.
course. Soon after BIZ introduced O
resolution i%nstrqcting he delegation
not to vote for any candidate who wal
opposed to a road from East Benning-
to Walloomsac, which certainly indi.
Gated an intention TO oppose the nom.
nation OF Mr. Orvis. But at the sng.
gestion, we think, Of Mr. Gardner him.
self, that the resolution was merped.
ieaL Mr. Childs withdrew it.
The night before the assembling o
the Republican Convention, the Ben.
nington delegation had a meeting a
the office Of this Childs, II was there
suggested that all past local difficultie.
could be healed by dropping Mr. Gard.
ner and supporting some less obnox.
ious person, and hal such a course
would be advisable. Dir Childs tool
strong ground against this view, urged
the nomination Of Mr. Gardner, and
carried a vote in his favor. One mem.
Der Of the delegation, who had beer
told That il was going for Mason, ant
who, it was known, would not 90 fol
Gardner unless be was deceived as tc
the designs Of the delegation until the
last moment, was not invited to thi,
meeting, aud did not hea. Of it unit
after the Convention was over.
Mr. Childs went with the delegation
to Arlington. He then met Col Col
burn, a delegate from Manchester, now
Representative elect from that town
who knew Childs as Democratic candi.
date for clerk Of the House last Octo.
Der, and told him he should not recog.
nize his right to sit in a Republican
Convention. In consequence Of Co.
Columns representations, Mr. Childs
retired from the delegation, and placed
a substitute upon the list. But he
still continued 10 act with the delega.
ton in an advisory capacity.
Mr. Childs next field Of labor was the
Democratic Convention Ut Bennington
where be appeared as a prominent
member Of the nominating committee
Having used tue Republican orgaBiza-
ton to nominate Mr Gardner, the next
thing was to use the Den ocratic organ
ization 10 elect him. Aft r the Airing
ton Convention, some OF these Demo.
cratic friends Of Mr Gardner told a
leading Democrat Of this State thai
their first object was the election of MI
Gardner, aud that the coming Demo.
cratic Convention was 10 be SO manag.
ed as to insure his success. II was 81
managed Mr. Horrobin became one o
the nominees for Senator, aud the tick
ct q those who bad procured Mr. Gard
ners nomination WIS bow complete
Gardner 40 | Horrobin were the Sena
ional candidates Of the Democratic
party aud q that peculiar kind Of Re
pubiic aus wineh accompanied NJ
ChEds to Arlington Mr. Gardnsr re
csiyed almost the whole Democrats
Va I oiilo County 3tr Horr5bin 70
crivtaa puud share of Mr. Garluer