Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-17
The Second District Congressional
Contest.
PRocToRsy1IIE. Oct. Il. /

Contest.
PROCToRsvILLE, Oct. IA, 1872.
Editor Rutland Herald 1t may not
be generally known to the readers of the
HERALD outside of this Congressional
District that spirited and somewhat
interesting contest is going on between
the friends of that able, energetic, long
tried and faithful servant of the Repub-
lican party, the Hon. Luke P. Poland of
st. Johnsbury, and the friends of a new
Republican aspirant for the Office of
Representative in Congress, Hon. BENZ.
I'll. Steele of Hartland, yet such is the
case, and accordingly, agreeable to o
call issued by the Town Committee, the
legal voters of Cayendish, to the num-
Der of two hundred and twenty-three,
assembled in caucus at the Eagle Hotel
Hall, at Proctorsville, on Saturday even
ing, Oct. 18th, at six and one-half
o'clock, to choose two delegates to repre-
sent us in the District Convention, which
is to be held at White River Junction,
on Wednesday, Oct 23d, for the pur-
pose of nominating a candidate to repre-
sent us in Congress, and also to transact
other business pertaining to the Presi-
dental election. The meeting was rem
dered more than usually interesting by
the fact that the friends of Judge Steele
in other towns had tried to exert an in
t1uence here, before the caucus, that
should secure the election of the Steele
delegates; and another fact that lost
them friends and votes, was the tearing
down, by the friends of Judge Steele, Of
the notices which announced to the pub
lie that Judge Poland would address the
citizens of PrOctOrsVille on the political
issues of the day, on Thursday evening,
Oct. 10th, and the citizens of Cavendish
the next evening on the same subject. This
last named fact Is in itself a mean con-
tcmptib!e outrage upon the rights and
liberties Of the people and should not be
countenanced by honest men of any
party. It was my good fortune to listen
4
stone church in Cayendish, and I earn
estlY wish that every person in the
United States could have listened to
what was said by him, which showed
that he is yet capable of rendering as
efficient service for his constituents az
any man within the limits Of orr little
State of Vermont
The meeting was called to order about
: O'Clock by A. w Richardson. Esq.
chairman of Town Committee, and was
organized by the choice of Mr.. Henry
\. Fletcher as chairman, and Mr.. S. l..
Thompson as Secretary. Appropriate
remarks were made by Col T. o. Seayer
and others, and the names of the candi-
dates for delegates being announced. bal
lotting commenced i'll a Lively manner
with the following result.
FIRST DELEGATES
For T.. p. P0land-Fx-Gov. II. Flctch-
er.
For B. H. steeIc-Mr ]. :. Whipple.
SECOND DELEGATES.
For Poland-Geo w. Field.
For Steele-Otis Robbins.
Both Poland delegates were elected.
Whole number of votes cast. 223
Necessary for choice. t12
Ryland Fletcher had il3
j. S. Whipple had 40
Fletchers majority. votes.
Geo. w. Field had 10J
Otis Robbins had 101
Fields majority, votes.
Myah b1IciacIo, manifested
when the result was known and cheers
for Poland rang through the hall. 1t
was voted by 0iUa 0oce vote that the
delegates choose their own substitutes,
and the following named gentlemen were
chosen
First-A. W. Richardson.
Second-George F. Davis.
1t was closely contested, as can be
seen by the above figures, and l must
confess more pleased than otherwise at
the result %. V.