Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-09
Letter from Judge Poland.

Congress by convention duly called and CON
Quoted according to the usage Of tho party. At
the election held on the first Tuesday In Sep
TENDER, it appeared that my nomination for
some reason was not sustained by majority Of
the Republican voters Of the District.
Under these circumstances | deem it to be
my duty, both to you and myself to withdraw
my name from the canvass. ! do 1t at this
early period TINT 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
It has been said that | forced myself upon
the party as a candidate. In that behalf de-
sire to say that did not feel at all anxious to
continue in Congress beyond my present term.
For the last few years such an immense amount
Of labor has been thrown upon me, that the
position was one of unceasing toll.
Ever since have been in Congress have
had the general charge of the work Of revising
the National Statutes, work Of great labor
and Of ncstmabie yaluo to the country, and /
was anxious 30 continue in Congress till That
should be completed. IL involved 50 much
labor and yielded 80 little reward in the way Of
political fame, that | feared it would fail Of
completion If it fell to others who had not the
interest felt IN it, But in the present Con
gress this work has been finally and success
fully accomplished and my anxiety to remain
in Congress was at an end.
have, hy the favor OF the people Of The State
and District, been very long time in public
Office, much longer than falls to the lot Of most
mon. knew there existed TO a considerable
extent feeling that had already received my
full share of public favor, and that it was time
that gave place to another. lolt that, so far
as was concerned, there was some justice in
this, and that / had received quito my full
/ share Of public favor ! knew too that tie
general disposition Of the time wa. for change,
and that there was popular feeling through
the country for changes and new departures.
/ In Tie srcat contest Of two years ogo, a large
number OF young men in the District arrayoi
themselves upon the side OF my younger com
petitor, and the controversy became 50 heated
and acrimonious that many Of them became
personally bitter and hostile towards me Their
defeat deeponed their luminosity
For the last two years every act Of mine has
been distorted and misrepresented and q.
much political capital made against me as pos
sible knew all this, and that in another po
litical contest, all these things would be sczet
upon, and be used against me TO the fArthes
limit / therefore determined that would moi
be a candidate, if there was likely to be any
considerable opposition therefore RENAME,
entirely silent upon the subject during the lat,
long session Of Congress, without even cor
responding with my friends, waiting to SEE
10 public sentiment would settle upon any ou'
as my successor.
ON my return home, found no one in Oh,
field except Col Mead. endcay)rcd as vel
as could to ascertain the public sentiment il
regard to him, and became satisfied that no con
siderable portion Of the people desired him
His support seemed to be limited to new an.
special organization, which claims not to b
political.
Two other names had been OCCASIONAL,
mentioned in the newspapers Of the District, r.
Judge Wheeler and Mr.. Denison | had n
communication with Judge Wheeler, but
heard from his friends that he did not desir
10 be candidate
lad personal interview with Mr. DEM
SON. and said to him that had not authorizes
'anv sta tewent that | was "a candidate and tina
did not intend to be a candidate i there wa
to be any real contest over it that had see
his name mentioned by the press, and that
desired to know, il he was willing to state
whether he was OF would be candidate 10
the nomination. Mr.. Denison replied that b
had been solicited to be candidate by yariou
persons, but that he did not desire 10 90 :
Congress 1t he could that the idea OF gong &
congress was disagreeable and repugnant {
bus feelings suggested that IT he did not dc
, sire to 20 now, he might be looking 70 Il a
some iuturc time. lie replied tnat he hal no
reference to this particular election, but to 90
ing 90 Congress at all ; that lie did not think 81
should ever be O candidate, or desire 10 go &
Congress 90 any time.
did not Interview Mr.. DenlsJn Tor tie pur
pose Of soliciting him not to be candidate, o
% get any pledge or assurance from him tina
! be would not be. applied to him for inior
f nation, aud supposed | got Il. should hay
considered was insulting him By asking an
assurance after what he said TO me.
Believing that the only opposition | coul
have was from Col. Mead and bis friends, IAN
not believing that to be in any degree iormlia
blc) authorized the editor OF my home papc
, o. announce my name as candidate aud b.
f dia 80 in his next issue lie accompanied j
with an announcement that Judge Wheele
and Mr.. Denlson would neither OF them b
candidates, and this he did, | suppose, upon in
formation gave him. You may judge OF N,
surprise on seeing in the Windsor county pa
pcrs Of the same week that Mr., Denison wa
in the field as a candidate, at once wrote t
Mr.. Denison expressing my establishment, re
minding him OF our conversation, and askinl
him il the announcement Of bis name was au
thorzed by him. lie replied, and claimed tina
misunderstood, or mlsinterpreted his state
ment to me that he only meant me to under
stand that he lad not then determined to be
candidate. have only to say, that II sucl
was Mr.. Denlson purpose, he was either yer,
lnielieitous in his use OF language, OF wa