The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-09-27
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pofbon q DE Rspablican psiiy bal
w@are1 ue eisoDoa = Nf Gardner 10
TIE Vermont senate vith ) Democratic
o~oilsague - made iew comments
10 relaApu 10 TIE result aua tie nan
hoe "a vheh i hsA been obtained
The Baantngi8n Pres rrezs takes e.
ecphass u cor remarks. and makes
sofse ssaiepeat vhseh. in justice 70
The op4onsuis y NJ Gardnsr. We can
not nuntr % pass pitboui notioe
The Free Prpss says, a substance
thai Mr. Oris owed bis nomination to
lhe iSiends q Mr Gardner. that ihsy
andy permitted ae nomination Of
Mr. Orsis for the sake d promoting
harmony that they ieh The Conyeuuoa
without ANY idea u opposing him Il
the polls and bad 10 such intention
nnui The ]oppositton y Dir Gardner
was developed Thefs statements are
widely Al sariance with tie truth ~ Is
well kuo@a ~ every man who attend
Ell the Arlington Convention
Ar Orsls bad been a senator the
previous year and according to the
usual practice aud courtesy " such
Conventions tie vote upon bis uomIna
II0u AIS u he The hrst taken But a.
soon ~ a temporary organization war
effected, Mr. DIN Scott, a delegate
irom Bennington, spTaug 10 bis feet
and moved that the Convention 0
proceed TO nominate 3 Senator from
the South shire. Upon a suggestion
that there was as yet no Convention to
act upon his motion, Mr. Scott subsid.
cd for the lime being As soon as the
roll Of members was completed, and
before the temporary organization was
made permanent Mr. Scott renewed
his n]otion. bot with the same result.
lie remained upon his feet however to
press his motion, aud made two OF
three o premature and intellectual
attempts TO get it Lefore the Conyen-
ton. But at the earliest moment when
such y motion could be recognized BY
the chair, Mr. Miner, q delegate from
Manchester, obtained the floor, and
moved that the Convention proceed "a
nominate a Senator from the North
shire. Thus beaten in their attempt
10 Get the yoteupon Mr Gardner taken
first they quietly acquiesced in the nom
ination Of Mr. Oryis. Bot their object
was apparent TO all, and no one then
pretended to deny IT, At least foul
different members Of the Bennington
delegation then aud there acknowledg.
cd TO members from the North shire
that they endoayored TO force the nom.
ination Of Mr. Gardner first so that il
tbe Northern delegation went against
Gardner they could go against Orvis
They got at least enc delegate IRON
the North shire to vote for Mr. Gardnel
by threatening that unless he did SC
they should oppose 0rvis. They bro'
forward a man who three years age
voted against every Republican County
candidate, and proposed 10 force tb,
Republican party TO accept him b,
threatening to defeat 0rvis unless they
did 30. But the order 10 which The
business was taken up prevented then
IRON fully carrying out their plans, a,
they did not dare to oppose oryis be.
fore they had ies.ed their strength OF
Gardner.
While tie ballot for Senator from
the South shire was being takou,it wa'
generally believed both by his friend,
aud has enemies that Mr. Gardner wa:
defeated. Under that impression, al
least one prominent member Of tht
bennington delegation threatened on
tho Aopr 81 the Convention that If MI
GAgdner failed TO receive the nomina.
hua they wonii right the matter at the
iulls. II any Republican, who knows
Mr Gardner aud his political friends
dOss not rec that II Nj Gardner bad
lAi.t.l 90 obtain the pomiuat.on Of the
Arlington Convention he would have
become the nominee OF the Democratic
Convention al Bennington, and as such
IA . received on the frst Tuesday o.
September the support u the SAM
lucu ShU struggled Tor bis domination
at Arlington, lLsi Repahl can mnsi b,
bind indeed.
Beiolr the Bennington delegation
reached homs alter The Convention
souie Of them bal declared that tie,
ahsull not vust 5or Orus, Before T.
singsa move iAd been made against Nj
Gsfdusf, aud before the leading Re
la,ti,rsifs Of THIS Cenuty had Carl,
ue-uie ~ist coame IT pnsbest to puI
sno. ueany ~ tie lnemi en- o. lla. de.
,g,iiau brllvtn beard 20 SAY that ihe,
sauf,s, tsot support Mr 0sss. Aus
vty sdaail an, une be Surprised q
that iael AZ lhr last election, Le.ort
ths controversy nasl arisen, over Ia
huRdnd Republican VOTES wefe cas-