Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-09
of the Boston Journall
E.etter from Vermont.
ISLAND House.


Bellows Falls, Vt, May /, 1872
To the Edjtor of The Boston Journal.
The State Convention in this place to-
day for the appointment of delegates to
the National Republican Convention has,
in the Judgment of those constituting it,
resulted most favorably. In point of
numbers it would compare faVOrably
with the former conventions of the Re
publican party in the State, while i'll
character it has perhaps been rarely sur
passed anywhere. 1t was a splendid
body of men to look upon. There were
the veterans of the party, Ex-Governor
Fletcher Hon. A. l.. Miner, Hon. Mcr-
rift Clark, Col. Gleason and others Of their
class. There were the sturdy men Of
the party, Hon. E. c. Reddington, Hon.
Geo. Wilkins, Hon. Jos. Poland, Hon.
VIM. Harris Jr.. Hon. John A. Page,
Hon. w G. Perrin, Hon A. p. Lyman
and others. There were the young and
rising men, Hon. Frederick Billings
Hon. B. d. Harris, Hon. Henry Clark,
Hon. G. c. Benedict, Hon. r. 5. Taft,
Hon. Geo. Nichols and scores of Others
like them: and there. too, were those
other Young and coming men Of the mil
itary, Colonies Benton, NeaZcy, Lucia
hudpIr NIotSL num- lLi7i - anu IN
ais Circuit, Rlpley ana BarSto"' ana Such
as they, VINO, better IMAM any o'hcFN'
know what it cost to preserve the ma
tlOns lie. Ana tnefe We're tine true
representatives OF the people, the farm
ers, mechanics and the business men,
The spirit of the Convention was adj
mirable. There is no detection in Yer
mont from the true standard worth
Dor,,;Do ou1 NO SjrDS of any Vernon
tiers do not ignore the eminent services
of many men who have gone to Cincln-
natl, but they will not follow them. 1t
was inspiriting to see once more the
party assembled in council. ~ listen
once more to dec!aTat'on or rs prin-
ciplcs. and to note how true aad I'M
ttmrhInT II Is.
Of the delegates chosen 10 represent
the State at large at Philadelphia. Ii may
be said in word that they are among
the foremost men OF the commonWcalth.
They are a credit to the people they re-
present and will be an honor TO tn" as
S"mblv Of which they are to form apart,
Gov Smith. who heads the list, has ont
of the State, as well as in, reputation
formed not by figuring prominently IN
the harangues at Washington, but Ivy
his cminently successful "ndPav""S fg
( develop the resources and interests OF
the great Northwest OF our national go
main. Mr.. FAIRBANKS IS a man OF WIIr
influence and extended acQUan'ancr,
and has important business o injections
throughout the country. Jndg" steele.
though muchY2mEcr"t the t"Hr.iS"2ea"t
. Vermont taVo'Ite sons. lie was 'aIl'1
to iudgcship in tn" Supreme Court OF
/ the State by executive appointment III
1866, and renamed in the o1ir" unti
! 1870. when he declined re-clnr''on Tor
I business reasons. Gen. ''randrv Is per
haps as well known to the Legislatures
of the State as any man IN Vermont.
/ He has repeatedly been elected to each
branch Of the Assembly, has served a
half dozen sessions or more as Speaker
of the House, and held other state otti-
+ ceS. Such are the men lnStrusted WIN
fine responsibility or 4ftrmn% tNe voice
Of this. the most steady ana Str4l%h}tnr-
ward Republican State OF the mon; IN
the great national gathering OF the h .',
! publican party next June You VIII
not wonder if we are gratl1ed with our
/ days work, and You will not blame uS II
we are little proud OF It. Or the DIS
trict delegates | will not say more than
to state that they are worthy to be the
! colleagues OF the ueIegAIeS III Ia'%1'
! They are among the trUest men OF the
party. and many of them have wide
acquaintance with the leading men and