The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-10
FEE OUTLYING DISTRICTS

The congressional contests in this state
may he said to be decided, although the nomi-
Mating conventions for the first and second
districts do not assemble until Wednesday
of this week. The delegates have all been
elected, have been elected upon a distinct
issue, and it is supposed that they know
their own minds and that of their con-
stituents, and will do the duty they were
chosen to do. So far as we know the dele
gates elected from this district either per-
sonally or by reputation-and we have
watched the canvass closely-they are not
of that kind who will be swaycd by any of
the Establishments that will, doubtless be
brought to bear upon them, but will fol-
low the dictates of their own judgment
and record the will of their constituents
the majority of the people. We think that
will is unmistakable, and that Wednesdays
sun will not go down before Charles II.
Joyce las been nominated as the candi
date to represent this district in the next
congress of the United States. Such, at
least, is the present prospect, and appar-
emily nothing but political miracle can
prevent it. So much for our district;
but our intention is to say word or two
in reference to the outlying districts-thc
second and the third. We have, hereto
fore, purposely refrained from all allusion
to their affairs, thinking it none of our
business to interfere in their " family mat
tiers" preferring the rather to leave them
to settle them in their own way. We have
had, to be sure, general interest in the
result, such as all good citizens have TO
see good men in Congress, but the larger
portions of these districts were without
our beat" and anything we might say
would not reach and, therefore, could not
influence the people whose duty it was to
make tho nominations The third con-
gressional district has already made its
nomination and, if with the men of real
ability there are in the district, the press
and people thereof are satisfied with me-
diocrty, we do not know as we ought to
say anything. When, however, the Free
Press, Messenger, AdoertiSer and other
papers of that district have had so much
to say to the people of this district relative
to retaining Mr. Willard in Congress on
the score of his ability, when, at the same
time, Colonel Joyce was in every respect
his superior, we must say it has caused
many a smile, knowing the good material
there was in the district, to see the ear
nest, hearty, united support that has been
given to the successor Of such men as Asa
Lyon, the Aliens, Benjamin Swift, John
Smith and George p. Marsh, TO say moth
ing about others living or dead. They can
carry out the contrast, and while they are
dong it we will pass on.
In the second district the convention
meets Wednesday, at White River June
ton. Although, in some respects, the con
test has been quadrangular-Ju Judge Poland
Colonel John B. Mead, Dudley c. Denlson
and lloyt ii. Wheeler, at present judy,
of the supreme court, beng recognized 81
candidates yet the lines have been sharp
Iy drawn as POLAND" and "anti-Poland.
With this number Of candidates opposed (,
Judge Poland, another thing is noticeable
There are and have been none of thos
divisions, dissensions and disagreement
generally to be found among opposing can
didatcs. So far as regards Judge Wheele
and Mr.. Denison, they have not mad
themselves candidates and are not seeking
the nomination they have been, MS /
were, forced into the field by the people o
the district opposed to the re election o
Judge Poland. The district committee, i
issuing their call for nominating convcn
ton inserted clause therein, requiring al
of the town primary meetings, Tor til
election of delegates, to be held at fou
o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday, Al
gust 9Th This exampe-except, perhaps
the hours an excellent one for othe
committees, whether county, district, stat
or national, to follow. At this tim
we have no purpose of sayin
anything relative to the propriety G
such n course, as we believe the good el
fects thereof must be obvious to every on
who has taken part in or watched pol
tcal canvass. BY this action, Judge Pc
lands fate was decided, one way or III
other, Saturday afternoon. Unless judy
Poland is nominated on the first ballot