Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-08-24

stated that on the division Of the house,
quite as many Democrats were ON one as
there were on the other side Of the house.
Hon. w. s. Southworth, chairman of the
caucus, and 10 whose selection both wings
acquiesced, was positive in his testimony as
to the fairness and legality and binding force
of the regular caucus, and a searching cross
examination at great length failed to shake or
weaken his statement. The editor Of the
Banner, in his evidence, gave the names of
some four TO six Democrats present on both
sides of the house, the majority being on the
Park side and the names he gave included
all mentioned by the witnesses for the con-
testing delegation. Ii was conceded that
there was no legal adjournment of the first
caucus; that it preserved its organization
intact, till the close Of the business for which
it was called, and there was no evidence that
in the election of its delegates single Dem
ocrat voted, or attempted to vote.
The majority of the committee five out
of the eight composing it-justly reported
that the delegates selected by the caucus
regularly called and holden were the legal
delegates, and as such entitled to seats in
the Convention. A minority report, signed
by three members; favored the delegates of
the retiring Republicans, or the Park del
egation as it was termed.
An able and exhaustive, but at times
heated and acrimonious debate sprang up. on
the question of adopting the majority report
Men of large and men of small mental cali
bre gave the Convention the benefit of their
opinions and of their wisdom. Ii is not our
purpose to follow out the debate, or give
even a synopsis of it. The Convention Was
wearied with its long session, but it lisbeyed
patiently to all that excited partisans hal to
say. and steadily refused despite the rep eC
efforts to that end, to adjourn until the tusi-
ness for which it was assembled had been
completed. We believe all, who desired
that privilege, were allowed to speak and i
any one had a zeal in that direction not ac-
cording to knowledge, still the Convention
granted him the largest liberty.
/ Finally vote was reached, and resulted ir
the adoption of the majority report by &c
/ yeas to ~ nays-several delegates having
paired of and retired for the night Tn,
remainder of the doings of this somewhat
memorable Convention are sufficiently Sc
forth in the Secretary's report of the ofisia
proceedings DIR. Newman of Poultney,
very excellent and worthy preacher we be
lieve, expressed himself dissatisfied with tn,
report of the committee on credentials, anC
with the action of the Convention in adopt
ing said report. He felt inclined to with
draw from the Convention because he cOul
not agree with the rather large majorit,
composing it, and expressed hope and be
lief that others would do likewise and no
stand on the order of their going. The Rev
Doctor went out from among US, we regret {
say-but the Convention tarried till the clos
ofthe exercises and the " pronOuncing of tn
benedietion.
The delay in reaching the result fnall
reached, the careful reader. viii see was o.
casioned by the renewal on the floor of ii
Convention, and in the session Of the con
mittee on credentials, Of the inevitable Ber
hihebph CDNhNJ SpAbAofSA0gf "AANA ANo w
cupied so much time in legislative and polit
cal circles for the past few years--a controyers
upon which we have no desire now to expires
an opinion, although we have frequently bee
compelled, in days past, to vote upon il
merits and on questions growing out of it
controversy we regret to add which no
promises fair to vex the people of this Stat
so long as a. wood grows and water runs
- prapor - ..ssAta IN conclusion. that
any time after the organization Of the Cor
vention, whenever ballot could have bee
reached, Mr.. WILLARD would have been non
mated over every and all other candidate
by a clear majority ranging from ten to fort
votes. 1t is also true that the prominer
candidate opposed TO Nh. WILLARD could {
no time and under no circumstances, Ia,
carried one-third of the delegates composin
the Convention. This statement is mac
upon a most careful and we believe accura
personal canvass, in which the oppositio
we're given due advantage of the doubtf
and unpronounced in preference for cand
ates and this canvass verified by comparisl
with the subsequent votes and openly aveT
ed preferences of delegates.