Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-01

particular notlce VIM "'I' P -, in
IL south or Park side he counted I'4 ;.
ponnblicans, and found four persons that =
~ did not know, and few
7+bers that he did know were :,
,ot voters. but those he did not count -
mt did ia persons he knew to De ne
nublicans and had always acted with 'ne y
party. On the nor.h OF .
side he counted 157 in all that $
rore there. and out of that number ne ?
,,row nv actual calculation were from oo I
= en- Da,,ocrats that have acted with the t
Democrats in that town, and oesioe soihe
On more persons standing in the doorway
Oo.noo+ea with those on the north side
81 ware not voters in Bennington, but
fron, various sections that were ]
orn1oyed as workmen on the oourt
uonse now building by Mr.. Putnam ana
10 further stated that if none but hepuo-
leans and legal voters had been counted
that the Park delegation would have been
elected by large majority. he further
stated that he protested against their
VOTING and demanded tellers which ME.
soutbworth, the Chairman, refused.
On finding the Republicans overpower-
e5 nv the illegal voters, he moved that
tho Rennblicans adjourn to another hail.
which was carried, and the meeting was
reorganized by one of the Republican
town committee and elected the Park dele
cation, and they came to the convention
with regular credentials:
On being cross-examined Mr.. Lyman
stated unequivocally that he knew the
persons present, and the number OF
Democrats he stated to be correct.
NJ Park then introduced the state
,n-nt Of Henry W. Putnam, which the
opposition objected to, but was oVerruiea
fl 49,, -ao,onoittee and admitted, which
was read as follows:
MN PrTNAM's STATEMENT.
Henry w. Putnam, of Bennington,
40 hereby certify and state that am
= cnita extensively engaged in business IN
he town and village of Bennington, ana
p have a very large number OF workmen
ard laborers in my employ-from nun
dred to a hundred and fifty,-many OF
y v,bom are foreigners or non-voters, ana
l. many democrats.
=, T6a+ 7 was present at the caucus OF
,he Rauubliean Union Party, attempted
to he holden at Library Hall, last Mon
7- as,, ayapiu.y. and that while a vote was
al t.;r,,+akan BY division of the house,
t. ,onk mains tn see who was voting, ano
10 th,t / noticed among those who Were
.,,a+.ininy the Gardner or w lliaru slu'
If tn, house, large number OF my WORK
= mon. who were open and aVoweo oelno
~t Gratis and also many who are not enVil.e'
in to vote in this town, county, or u'Slilo'
,y And that in my Judgment and eSuIhaUlon
at least twenty to thirty OF my y"
u,nrkmen were counted by the ChalrIhdi
" and Secretary as voting upon that sac
NJ. the house who had no possible rlght 10 o
;r- ,,r.sor,t and vote, ut Republican caucus
-eiaht Of whom [ counted upon one sea-
lr ,,,Ia we're counted by the Secretary a
Is. ., AID from ? survey on examina
a IAN ri the nersons present and voting, o
Of ol,,,,.cd as voting in that caucus, wa
co,,,;ncpd that the strong and rellaoi
y p,,,,,L1ico,,s were declared as Outnumoe1
ny ga and outvoted because large nnmoe
me &c b,os and others not entitled to vote l
Mt the caucus were counted as voters by u
,., C,h,,ir,nau. and that the Republicans wei
declared defeated and in the mlnorlt
l"' 1yropofuNy, and only because a lars
'le- bodv of Democrats and boiling RePuoi
on. cans Joined in swelling the apparent pr
vas popderance against our party.
ths That | was in favor Of and voted Il
the adiouruing of the Repa hiicans fro
- that place in order that the caucus mig
oie DO u Jest oa,d fair expire sion OF the W!sh
Ter I'D preferences of the HepublIcan party
AXE Remington, which wish and exPressl'
,1o ronId not be obtained in that meeting
E'O ,r1rptp1. And that
mt raI7 indoment the proceedings, nomln
the ,n9 resolutions made and adopt
,ro- ~, +ho odiouened meeting in Park Bloc
on ,ra the proceedings, nominations and Sc
+ho timents of a large majority OF the u
and reliable voters of the Republic
''' Union party of Bennington.
1on (Signed)
9 HENRY ". PUTNAM
con Hon. Henry G.. Root was called up
and and stated that he had been interested
ON politics for some twenty years and kn
ions the voters in Bennington, and knew
rae which side they voted and had frequen
om made up the check lists; that he
uch preaeut at the caucus to elect delegates
hose the District Convention, and that on
yon- vote spoken of by Mr.. Lyman the no
lself was divided on the north and south slt
ault On the south side were those voting
If as favor of the Park delegation, and on
but north were those voting in favor OF
D to Sonthworth delegation. On the nc
.tici- side he saw 40 or 80 Democrats and
an a o+bers not voters, and that there "
hout Democrats and those not voters TO
ppa- number Of some so to 100 illegal Vo'
rited IF thew had not been counted by the
IN up r4t,ry there was large majority IN II
the If the Park delegation. Mr.. Root FUR
What stated that he protested that such
could should not be counted, and demar
v far +e1,ers. which was refused by Mr.. 80
worth. the chairman of the meeting.
New Root fully substantiatea the statemen
,ually Mr.. LYMAN and Mr.. Putnam.
On 10 Mr. Gardner introduced several PEE
on the TO show that there were no democra
An AN fine caucus. but failed to show
,ountv f,cts-only that they did not OBJ
Of the them. neither did they take motto
friends view Of such facts
fed in Mr.. Southworth testified th"' ne
to the chairman OF the caucus ana Cna'
either were demanded and that as chairma
refused TO appoint them. He had re
ommit- cd since that he had not appointed t.
hearing He did not recollect of any call
fairly ballot having been made He dI'
is pro- know who were democrats or who
tied be- republicans.
he adj Mr.. Wilcox testified that he was
q town tary of the Caucus, and said he co
5onbt ali on the north side that he suppo
lie can be OF legal age he COUNTS" al ''''
boys, He did not think there wer
ON the democrats counted
+ before DIN Scott testified that he was /
m, ~. canous and did not think