The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-10
Letter from Judge Poland.


On the 18th of August last, was regu-
larry nominated as the Republican candi-
date for Congress by a convention duly
called and conducted according to the
usage of the party. AT the election held
on the first Tuesday In September 1t APP
pearcd that my nomination for some rea-
son was not sustained by majority OF
Republican voters of the district.
Under these circumstances deem 1t to
be my duty, both to you and myself, to
withdraw my name from the canvass.
do it at this early period that you may
have ample time to take. such course as
you may deem best before the election In
November.
The above is probably all need to say
in your interest, but in justice to myself,
desire TO say few words in explanation
! of my own action.
1t has been said that l forced myself
upon the party as a candidate. In that
behalf desire to say that l did not feel
at all anxious to continue in Congress be-
You'd my present term. For lie last few
| years such an immense amount of labor
has been thrown upon me, that the posi-
ton was one of unceasing toll.
Ever since l have been in Congress l
have had the general charge Of the work
of revising the National Statutes, a work
of great labor and of inestimable value TO
the country, and l was anxious to continue
in Congress till that should be completed.
1t involved so much labor and yielded SO
little reward in the way of political tame,
that feared it would tail of completion If
it fell to others who had not tho interest |
felt in 1t. But in the present Congress
this work has been finally and successfully
accomplished and my anxiety to remain
in Congress was at an end
have by tho favor of the people of the
state and district been very long time in
public ofllce-much longer than falls to
the lot of most men. l knew there existed
had already received my full share of pub
lie favor, and that it was time that gave
place to another. felt that 50 far as
was concerned there was some justice in
this, and that had received quite my full
share of public favor. l knew, too, that
he general disposition of the time was for
ing through the country for changes and
"ncw departures.
In the great contest Of two years ago a
large number Of young men in the district
arrayed themselves upon the side of my
younger competitor, and the controversy
became so heated and acrimonious that
many of them became personally bitter and
hostile toward me- Their defeat deepened
their luminosity.
For the last two years every act of mine
has been distorted and misrepresented, and
as much political capital made against me
as possible. knew all this, and that in
another political contest all these things
would be seized upon and be used against
me to the farthest limit. | therefore de-
termined that would not be candidate If
there was likely to be any considerable OPP
position. l therefore remained entirely
silent upon the subject during the late long
session of Congress, without even CORE
spending with my friends, waiting TO see
if public sentiment would settle upon any
one as my successor.
On my return home found no one in
the field except Col. Mead. l endeavored
as well as could to ascertain the public
sentiment in regard to him, and became
satisfied that no considerable portion of the
people desired him. His support seemed
to be limited to new and special organi.
cation, which claims not to be political.
Two other names had been occasionally
mentioned in the newspapers of the dis
trict-Judgc Wheeler and Mr.. Dennison
had no communication with Judge
Wheeler, but heard from his friends thai
he did not desire to be candidate.
had personal interview with Mr.. Den
ison, and said to him that had not autho
riZed any statement that was candidate
and that did not intend to be candidate
if there was to be any real contest over it.
that had seen his name mentioned by the
press and that desired to know, if he was
willing to state, whether he was or would
he a candidate for the nomination. Mr.
Dennison replied that he had been solicit
ed to be a candidate by various persons
but that he did not desire to go to Congress
if he could, that the idea of going to Con
gress was dsagreeable and repugnant t.
his feelings. l suggested that ii he did no
desire to now, he might be looking to i
at some future time. He replied that h,
had no reference to this particular election
but to going to Congress at all that he dit
not think he should ever be candidate, o.
desire to 60 to Congress at any time.
/ did not interview Mr.. Dennison for til,
purpose of soliciting him not to be can
didate, or to get any pledge or assurance
from him that he would not be. l applied
10 him for information, and supposed
got it. should have considered was in
suting him by asking any assurance afte
" hat he said to me.
Believing that the only opposition
could have was from Col. Meade and hi
friends, (and not believing that to be in an.
degree formidable) authorized the edito
of my home paper, to announce my nam
as candidate, and he did 80 in his mex
issue. He accompanied it with an al
nouncement that Judge Wheeler and MI
Denison would neither of them be cand
dates, aud this he did suppose upon infor
nation gave HIM. You may judge o
surprise on seeing in the Windsor count
papers of the same week that Mr. Denise
was in the field as candidate. / at ono
wrote to Mr.. Denisan expressing my as
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