National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-07-05
1Hc .State Convention.

The Convention at Montpelier
was the largest and perhaps ablest
convention ever held in Vermont.
The result proved th9t "doubtful
things are mighty uncertain
Governor Stewart, whom six
mouths ago everybody would have
said could not possibly be defeated,
II a candidate for ic nomination, was
moi rcnomnated. Mr. Billings, who
had The large plurality of the CON.
Nclllon ahd WAC came so near to
the nomination that a change ct
three votes would have given it to
hiW, was not nominated while Mr..
Converse, whom the great majority
OF the delegates would have sad,
before they met, could not possibly
be The nominee, icds the nominee.
The candidates. fortunately. were
all honest, lncorruptlhie and cOmpe-
tent men, 50 that the state could
moi niss OF Il respectable Governor.
i he advocacy OF each Was exceed.
ngly warm and spirited, and each
achieved success. Mr. Converse
mas the nomination 10 which he has
so long asp!rod. air. Stewart,
though he did not prove able to car
/! lGc homlnatlon. was able to, and
dld, III effect. name his successor.
Whine Nj. IiilIlu2S unnnSjalably
achieved the moidl Triumph OF the
onNentlon.
The Convention dispersed ii Il
State OF harmony and good feeling,
W.uch nobody who had watched the
heated .nd even bitter nature Of the
CANVASS, could have deemed posi-.
Die. Tor inns We must thank Mr..
Billings. Ills speech after the dee
.aiaelon OF lht result was the most
extraordinary and magnetic one We
ever htald on slch an OCcas ion, and
1t took the Convention by stOlm.
AS he spoke Ui his love for and ~
dcbicuhcss 10 his native State, as
he declared his acQuicsccuce in the
result, as he Appealed for harmony
and united tiloIt IN the LraMd cause
OF the RePuDhcan party, ana as he
declared WITH an cloQncnCc we can.
not describe, that thrOu Oh and over
ANA above al! paItlcS and politicians
ANA private lutcreStS, the principles
ANA characteristics must be main.
tdlhod WAIci. have made Vermont
the pure and intelligent and NOZZLE
commonwealth of which he was so
pfond--nicn who had been fighting
him all day sat, intent, their faces
working with stroug emotion, and
crowded abound linn at the close to
take his hand ana assure him that
he might count ON them in future
for any thing he wanted. The Pres
lGtnt Of Tie Convention expressed
the thought Of hundreds present,
when ne sad 1t WAS a prOuder thing
to nave madc that speech, under the
circumstances, than to be the Coy
cln)r OF amy ST. te Of the Union.
The applause with " hich it was re
cciveu, and the cheers for Billings
ut Its close, were the heartieSt of the
day and after it if there had been
any t!lng ieit lhat that Convention
could then nave given him, he could
have had it, If it had been a dozen
GOTernolslnpS.
The main interest, of course, cen
tired on the Governor question. The
lIeutenant-Govcrnmship, though
actively canNaSScd, aroused little
feeling. iii. Iait's friends worked
hearuhy and effectively ior INN, and
his very handsome majority, against
a widely known and popular com
petitor, WAS something to be proud
Of.
John A. Page was, of course, le-
nominated 10y reclamation tor
Treasurer. The electors nominated
are first class men. And new we
trust the new and excellent State
Committee will organize thorough
canvass, and that the Republicans
OF Vermont will roll up for the State
ticket he majority fthirtythoasand
they can give it il they will.-Bay.
HUOtoD Eypo pypee