Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-06-28

The State Convention.

TIE Convention a. Montpelier wss the largest
aud rerh.ps sbiert delegate convention ever
held in Vermont. The result proved that ''loa1t-
fll things arc mighty uncertsin." Governor
Stewart. whom s.z m5a:hs ago everybody would
nave sad could not possibly be leiestei, if E
candidate for denomination, was not rcuominst-
ei Mr.. Billings. Who had t5e large plurality
oftae convention .1l 8ho cams e. rear 70 the
nominstion that change q three votes would
have given Il 90 him, Wa not nominated; While
Mr.. Converse, whom tt5 great majority Of the
delegates probably would hsye said, before they
me-, could 1T possibly De the nominee, ,rss the
nominee.
The clndiistsz, fortunately, were al honest,
iucorru1tibe aad competent me1, so that the
S.e could n: miss Of respectable Governor
The advocacy Of each wss exceedingly warn
and spirited. ard each achieved tuccesG Mr.
C1nver;e has the nomination 10 which he has so
long s,pireI. Mr. SteEart. though he iil not
prove able 20 csrry tie nomination, Sas able t.,
sal did. in elect, name his successor. While
Mr.. Billings uumistak,bly achieved tie laorA.
triumph ofihe Convention
The Convention dispersed in state Of hsg-
mony snd good feeling. which nobody who hsi
watched the hes,el snd even biuern nature O. the
canvas, could have deemed possible. For THE
We must thank Mr.. Billings. His speech after
the declaration Of the result Fss the most extra
ordinary sad magnetic one Ee ever heard On
fuch an occasion, and IT took the Convention BY
storm As he spoke Of his love for and indebt-
eirass to his native State. as he deolsrei hia SC
qlicsceace in the reEll;, as he appealed fox bar
mony and united effort in the grand csuIe Of the
Republican party, and at he declared with an
e,oque1ce we cannot describe, that Through aai
over sad above sn parties AID politicians and
private interests, tde principles snd Characters
tics must be maintained which have msle Yer
Iaont the pure and intelligent ana noble con-
mouweAth Of which he was go proui-mea who
hai been Sighting him all day sat, iatent, tae.r
faces working with strong emotion, SD crowd
ed around him al the Close TO take his
hand and assure him that he might count
OF them in future for anything he wanted The
President Of the Convention expressed the
thought Of hundreds present, wier he said t
WAS prouder thing to have male that speech,
under the circumstances, than 10 be tie Gov
e-nor Of any State Of the Union. The spp.ause
with which it was received, and the cheers for
Billings at ia close, were tie haaTtias; Of the
Day; and after II if there hsi been Any ,bing
left that that Convention could then have giyea
him, he could h.yc had it, fit had bs2a a dozen
governorshipE
The main interest, of course, centred on the
Governor question. Tie Lieatensnt-Goverror-
ship, though sotively cSn7sssei, aroused little
feeling Mr. Talts friends worked heartily sni
effectively for him. and bis very handsome ms
jority, against widely known and popular
competitor, was something TO be proclol
Joha A. Page Was, OF eourfe, ra1ominaieJ by
acc,sml,i5n for Treasurer. The electors nom
mated are frs; class men. Ard now We trust
the new and excellent State Committee will CT
gsnize thorough canvass, and that the Eepab-
licsns of Vermont will roll up for the State tioks;
the msjoriy Of thirty thousand they can give it /
if they will