Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15
Letters OF the Republican Candj-
dates for County Officers.

The Republican county committee, at
meeting held at Castleton on Monday,
the following letters from several of the
candidates for county officers were laid
before the committee and, for the infor-
nation of the public, they were ordered
to be published. The action of the com
mittec thereon will be found in a call for
new convention in another column.
LETTER OF y. T. sPEAGUE, JR.
BRANDON, August 6, 1872.
lNes41x Henry CLARK. Simeon AUen, L.
d. Ross, H. w. Pitts, Leonord JoIH-
san, Republican County Committee.
GENTLEMEN: In reply to your favor
of August 9th asking me as one of the
nominees Of the late Rutland county
convention, held by the Union Repub-
Tcans for the purpose of nominating
county officers, to place myself upon
record either for or against the nominees
of the late Philadelphia convention As
some of these nominees have been under
suspicion, it gives me great pleasure 10
reply and to assure you. and through
you the Republicans of Rutland county
and the State, that am first and last for
Grant and Wilson. | trust that the prin-
ciples of the Republican Party as put
forth in 1856, baptized in blood through
a four years war, and Cemented stronger
by the wise and judicious acts of the
present administration will still prevail,
and that the coming four years will, like
the past four years, still continue to re-
duce by hundreds of millions our ma
tional debt, also the taxation, at the
same time leave us with business
throughout the land prosperous, and all
free to act and speak as only a free and
happy people can under the best govern
ment that the sun ever shone upon
Your obedient servant.
\. T. SPRAGUE. JR.
LETTER or HENRY @. GLEASON.
SHREWSBURY, Aug. Eth.
Henry Cl1%, Esq, Chairman Of Onion
Republican, C0mmHtee, RutIaHd IT.
DEAR SIR Your letter dated the
9TH inst. and pOstmarked the 18th, reach
ed my hands this p. m, and | hasten to
answer the same. 1t is with pleasure
| acCede to the county committees re-
quest, thinking it very proper at this
time that any one that has received the
nomination for any county office should
not be placed before the people in any
false light. For one | assure you it is
not my wish to be so placed. In my
judgment my support has, and ever will,
hope, be given tOmen that have proved
themselves loyal to their country, and
such has been the life of Ulysses :. |
Grant. l am happy to state to the
county committee and the public that |
my support and influence will be to
none others in the present canvass than
for the present nominees Grant and |
Wilson.
am, respectfully yours,
HENRY G. GLEASON.
LETTER OF /. HOWARD KELLOGG.
BENSON, VT, Aug. 9TH, 1872.
Henry Clark, Esq.,, Chairman, and 9TH
ers Of the Republican County Commit
tee:
GENTLEMEN SIRs,-YOur letter of the
5th inst, mailed at Rutland on the 9th,
should have reached me last evening,
but was not received until this evening
AS one of the nominees for the office
of county Senator on the Union Repub-
lican ticket, | cOncede the right of the
voters of the county, to knew the pOliti-
cal views of their candidates. | most
cheerfully comply with the request to
all the nominees for county officers
in your letter.
cast my first vote for President in
1856 for John G. Fremont Since that
time | have, as a humble citizen. sup
ported the Republican party | have
had faith in its mission, nor do believe
hat mission fully accomplished. Be
ieving, as do, that the mistakes of the
party, and the errors and mistakes of
some who have held office under the
general government. may be remedied
without the aid of those who have been
he political opponents of the party, |
shall continue my allegiance to the same
" casting my vote, in November next,
Tor Grant and Wilson for President and
Faithfully your servant,
L. HOWARD KELLOGG.
LETTER OF HON. PITT W. HYDE.
HYDENILLE, Aug. 7, 1872.
Henry Clark, chairman Republican
County Committee.
DEAR SIR: Yours is at hand by this p.
ANAL. In reply would say that since the
of the war | have, as
you must know, been thoroughly identi-
fed with the party that sustained the
war and saved the Union. During the
war my time and means were devoted to
he interests of the Government.
You ask my views of the Presidential
question. You will allow me to be per-
fectly frank and brief.
Four years ago | entered into the can
7ass with enthusiasm, in support of
zen. Grant, and with his election the
At that time and dur
ng his term | had confidently supposed
hat he was to be one-term President.