The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-31
From the Burlington Free Press and Times.l
STATE POLITICS.
The uiddicbury Meeting.
NIIDDLEBuRY, Jan. 30.

NIiDDLEBUBY, Jan. 30.
AT the political convocation here to-day,
there were about twenty-five or thirty per-
sons present from various town in Addison
and Rutland counties. During the fore
noon they stood around in small groups in
different parts Of the Addison House, some
of them taking an occasional smile in room
No. |, and all anxiously inquiring what the
gathering meant, ut no one could explain.
About three p. IN. the company were
gathered in the sittingroOm and were called
to order by Col Tracy of Middlebury, who
said something but what | was unable to
understand. Hon. John NJ. Dyer of Sails
bury was then chosen chairman, and James
NJ. Sladc, jr, of Middebury, and l. J.
Vail, of Brandon, secretaries.
The objects Of the meeting were SC tforth
by Mr. Sladc, jr, which amounted to just
as near nothing as could be.
Rem irks were also made by Col. ii. III.
Merritt. of Brandon. Gan employe of Col.
Spraguc); Judge Walker, Col. Knapp, of
the Register, and others.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Slade,
jr.. which set forth that the interest of the
two counties are identical, and that as cit
liens they should unite in securing the
nomination of representative man onH the
Iepublcan2state ticket.
No name was mentioned for Governor,
but it was plain that you hit the right spot
this morning, and your article was matter
of considerable remark among those assent
blcd.
The following arc the names of those
present as far as could ascertain
RUTLAND COUNTY.
+ II Button, G ID Pitts, II Griswold, |
j Vail, Horace Ellis, Col Merritt, Bran.
don; + L Lille, Dandy; Abiiah Ellis,
Ira; Ezra Edison, Dlcndon; Major j II
lIazlctnc, Rutland; Franklin Post, Wall
ingford
ADDISON COUNTY.
Col 4 A Fletcher, II n Solacc. Brilport;
Capt Frank Moore, L Farnham, Shore
ham, Howard Clark, ID II Sargent, Lin
coin; T. : Dana, Cornwall; Ira 5 Wright,
Wcyhridge; Gen + Atwood, Monkton
VIM Partch, New Haven.
After the arrival of the Free Press d
Times this morning, Sprague's right and
left bowers (E III GrswOld and G. ID Pitts
of Brandon) took the express train for
home, probably to stop the large number of
citizens who were to come on the after
noon train. The affair is the laughing
stock of almost every one here, outside the
conclayc. KENO.
LETTER FROM col. TRAcy--uE "ErsEs 10 Ex.
PLAIN"
MTDpLEBURY. Jan 90.
Editor Free Press and Times
In your paper Of this date under tho head OF
"lhc Sprasue COncave" you publish what you
are pleased to call secret circular" issued By
Col. spragues ina ayers. Al an accidental
meeting OF. half dozen friends one evening,
the names Ut several gentlemen were mentions
cd In connection with the gubernutorial qucs-
ton. Among those named as prominent candi-
dates were: Park, Nca2ey, Sprague, TAFT, Bar
low and several others, aud In view OF fhe null
tltudc OF candidates named, 1t was suggested
to write to gentlemen IN tine different towns
inviting them to Mlddlebury, not to nominate
MIR, Sprague or any other man rs Governor OF
Vermont, but to obtain the opinion OF the vari-
GUS gentlemen invited and through them the
minds OF the people in the different towns In
which they lived These letters were sent to
various gentlemen throughout the county,wlh-
out knowing and without asking whether they
were in favor Of Sprague, Barlow, Park or TAFT,
or any other OF the multitude Of candidates
named but to ascertain the views Of the two
counties through prirats individuals not with
Il view OF controlling any convention or nomi-
mating a candidate Tor Governor, as your COM
mentS would seem TO imply.
Very respectfully.
a. S. TRACY.
According to the despatch of our cores
pondent" Keno" the political consultation
at Middebury, yesterday, was an inglorious
liz2le; so much So, that two of the prime
movers in the affair ''vamo0sed the ranch.
And such, we take it, will be the Fl tc of al
such puerie attempts to foreStall public
opinion in the matter of state nominations.
Col Tracy, it will he seen by lis letter
elsewhere, rises to explain. He evidently
has got his foot in and endeavors to make
AS GOOD "A showing for him self ms pOssihlp