Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-14
THE DISTRICT CONVENTION.

One hundred and forty.eight delegates
were present. Five were absent, viz, Stan.
nard, Dover and Stratton, and one each from
Chelsea and Jamaica. About eighteen
members Of the press were present, and quite
n delegation in tho third house. The meet.
ing was called to order by Col. Franklin
Fairbanks, chairman Of the district commit
tee, who read the call and called the roll Of
delegates. Hon. Abisha Stoddard, Of Towns
bend, was elected chairman. Messrs. Grin
Gambel, Jr., Of Bradford, and Henry Stafford,
of White River Junction, were chosen sec
rotaries. This was made the permanent or.
ganzation by the election Of four vice pres
idents viz. l.. o. Green, Of Woodstock I;
Hon. John Wait, of Randolph Hon, Horace
Fairbanks, Of St. Johnsbury; and j. d.
Bridgman, Esq, Of Rockingham.
Hon. G. s. Dana, of St. Johnsbury, then
moved to proceed to the election Of candidate
for representative to Congress, and that each
delegate deposit his ballot as his name was
called, which motion was carried.
Mr. Bridgman, of Rockingham, presented
the name Of Hon. Luke P. Poland j. r..
EMERSON, Of Peacham, presented the name
of Col. John ID. Mead of Randolph and
Hugh Henry, of Chester, presented the name
OF Hon. Dudley Q. Denison, of Royalton.
The presentation Of each candidate was Sec
onded by their several friends. The ballot
was taken. resulting in votes for H. IL.
Wheeler, 25 for j. B. Mead, 80 for d. O..
Denison, and 50 for Luke =. Poland. The
chairman then declared the nomination of
Mr.. Poland.
Henry Stafford moved to make the nomi.
nation unanimous. A. L. Baldwin, Of Wells
River, came to his feet and objected in the
strongest terms, and requested those who
were Of his mind to retire from the hail.
which they Immediately did in large mum.
bers. The motion was Withdrawn. Ga
motion committee Of three was appointed
to wait upon Mr.. Poland, inform him Of his
denomination and invite him to appear in
the hall. Mr.. Poland appeared aud was in-
troduced to the meeting by b. d. Harris, Of
Brattleboro.
Mr.. PoIRnd's Acceptance.
Mr.. Poland took the stand and expressed
himself very grateful for his denomination
which he declared was a matter of very great
Indifference to him. Two years ago he did
feel considerable solicitude on account Of the
revision Of the national statutes which he ap'
pretended might never be completed unless
he was there and did it himself. He re.
garded that as the greatest public service he
ever could perform, and having completed
it, it was truly a matter Of very great indif.
ference to him whether he ever did any more
public duty or not Two years ago great
charges were made against him, but he as.
sured his hearers that he had never COM
mitted an act nor given n vote, while in
Congress, that he would not have his con-
stituents there to witness. He might have
committed errors, and failed from lack OF
education, but in every public action he had
been governed by sense Of duty to his state
and nation, and such he believed to be hi,
reputation for integrity and uprightuess thai
no man had ever approached him, in Con
gress, to eudeavor to swerve him from his du
ty. Some gentlemen that were in sigh
(about twenty newspaper men were immedi
ately in front Of him) had talked loudly about
the Poland gag law, law, he said, of two
sections Of about three lines each. The judge
made an explanation, but remarked that hi
hearers would all need to be lawyers in or.
der to understand it, which remark seemed
to be applicable. Now that he had received
another denomination he should probably
hear very little more about the "gag law,
and as he believed that to be about the onl
fault they mad to find with him he consd
cred further remarks unnecessary. The "sal
airy grab was probably so small matte
that be had entirely forgotten it.
The following were elected district com
mittee G. S, Dana, of St. Johnsbury Jas
Hutchinson, Jr., of Randolph; w. +
johnson, Of Woodstock; and VIM. Harris
of Bratteboro, and the convention adorned
The Opposition.
On the motion to make the nomination o
Judge Poland unanimous the most Of thos,
who had opposed withdrew at once to anOth
or hall, where a convention was at once or
ganized with Hon. Hugh Henry, of Chester
us chairman and o. NJ. Tinkham, OF Pom
fret, secretary. Before proceeding to ballO
for member Of Congress many of the dele
gates stated the instructions with which the
were sent by the towns they represented
which were in many instances, that in no cas-
were they to vote for Luke Z. Poland
There seemed to be an unmistakable de.erm
inaton to have some new and better man a
their representative in Congress. Havin
agreed that the person receiving the largei
number of votes should be the candidate {
the convention, and that no person shout
vote except duly accredited delegates, tn
ballot was taken. Col. John b. Mead re
coived Is votes, and Hon. ID. g. Denison y
upon which Mr.. Denison was declared dull
nominated, and his nomination was mad
unanimous. The following gentlemen wer
elected a district committee; Gen. w. "
Lyude, of Marlboro; Col. S. NJ. Pingree, {
Hartland A. I. Baldwin, Of Wells River
and N. NJ. johnson, of st. JOhnsbury, an
the convention adjourned to finish their Ut
completed business at the polls the fir
Tuesday in September. Before adjourn
ment, however it was ascertained from NJ