Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-08-19
yesterdays Convention

Had good ATTENDANCE, ana was III tue
main, a respectable body Of men,
though we saw several faces that were IA
miliar, having been present at the regular
Republican Convention, either as aspirants
or TO secure the nomination Of friends,
some of them ticking an active part in
it. The town of Hyde Park furnished,
it is thought, fully one third, and oftbose,
half we're Democrats who have not for
gotten their former successful antagonist
who now heads the regular ticket,-and
the other half spectators and Republicans.
Morristown stands next though but about
80 of the 200 promised from that town
put in appearance. Considering the great
oxertions put forth to secure a large at
tendance, we think it came far short Of
what was expected. The Democrats pres.
emit, which included more of them than
usually attend the convention of their
own party--principally did the talking
and nominating, and showed their affec-
ton for the Republicans by calling them
to the official chuirs of the convention.
Mr.. Jameson of Irasburg, was present
to address them, and used half hour in
a speech full ofthoughts for farmers more
appropriate for a social than political
meeting, Al its conclusion a Democrat
arose and said he did not come here to
hear talk about farming and railroads. He
wanted a new deal, corruption was rife.
He had listened to the speech Of Senator
Edmunds at the Republican State Conveu-
ton, which was tissue Of fasehoods, &c.
These remarks were doubtless good sound
Democratic doctrine" but VIC fancied were
not relished by Republicans, as they yet
take considerable stock in Senator Ed
munds and his statements. .
OF the ticket we have but little to say,
except that the names are, with Que ex.
ceptlon, good enough for a straight Re-
publican convention, and we are surprised
that such strong, staunch Republicans as
r. r. Wait, Judge Pearl, Il. 9. White,
Capt. Kenfold and G. B. Guyer, should
suffer their names to be used to defeat
their party nominees. So far as Mr..
Smile is concerned, he has been and is
bitter enemy to the principles Of the Re-
publican party, and if elected, will repre-.
sent scarcely one.ffth of the ireemen of
the county in their political sentiments, and
the proceedings yesterday were enough to
convince the most casual observer that he
and be only is the burden of the soicitude
of the Democrats who assembled here
yesterday as Farmers.
Mr.. A. B. Smith is the only man on
the Republican ticket this convention has
endorsed. If he is lending his aid to this
movement, the party will have reason to
think that the confidence in him has been
MISPLACED but we cannot believe it,as he,
like all the candidates, except senator
and sheriff, was not present, so we with.
old judgment in his case.
We have long held Judge Pearl in the
highest esteem and too often expressed it,
to utter now one word of. anything save
in his praise. We had supposed that his
Republican convictions and sense Of right
were too firm TO permit him to allow his
personal popularity and influence to be
thrown in favor Of movement of this
kind.
Mr.. White is straightforward, hon.
orable man. He did not attend this
convention, but did act with the other
being a member Of the nominating com.
mite for his town, aud We can hardly see
how he can honorably endorse this move-
mcnt.
Of the nominee for sheriff, We would
gladly forego word Of comment, and yet
We cannot, in justice, omit to mention the
fact that Mr.. Wait participated in the
Republican convention, and, with his con.
sent, was presented by his friends for the
office of assistant Judge, but not success
fully. Now we do not see how. by any politi.
cal code Of honor, he can use his influence
to defeat ticket THAT he would have sup.
ported, had il contained his name. How: