St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-11
Letter from Judge Poland.

Letter from Judge Poland.
/ 10 the Republicans Of the Second Con-
grcSSjon0l District:
| On the 18th al August last, WAS reg
ularly nominated rs the Republican
candidate for Congress 10y Il convention
duly called and conducted according To
the usage of the party. At the election
held ON the first Tuesday in September
it Appeared that my nomination for
some reason WIS not sustained by IL
majority of Republican voters of the
District.
Under these circumstances deem it
t" he my duty, both to you and myself,
/ To withdraw my name from the can
vasS. do it at This early period that
you may have ample time tn take such
course ;I> YOU may deem best before the
election in November.
The above is probably all need ia
say in Your interest, but in Justice t"
my self. Il, size To SAY il few words in
rXplanation of my own action.
| II has been said that | forced myself
upon the party rs Il candidate. Ia that
| behalf desire to say that did not feel
at all anxious to continue in Congress
| beyond my present term. For the last
few ycarS such an immense amount of
/ labor has been thrown upon me. Tat
4, L.,
Ever since have been in Congress |
have had the general charge of the
work of revising the National Statutes.
Il work of great labor and of imrstimablc
value to the country, and | was anxious
to continue i'll Congress till that should
he completed. 1t involved :" much la
hor and Yielded 50 little reward IN the
way of political fame, that feared it
would fail of completion if il fell t"
others who had not the interest felt in
it. But i'll the present Congress this
work has been finally and successfully
accomplished aud my anxiety t" re-
main in Congress WAS at an end.
L nave ny wv siNpl VI vi
the State and District been ii very long
time i'll public office, much longer than
| falls To the lot of most men. knew
there existed to IL run>i .elahlc extent :,
feeling that | had already received my
full share of public favor. and that it
WAS time that gave place to another.
Il
ccrncd. there was some justice in this
and that | had received quite my full
share of public favor. knrN too that
the general disposition of the time VAS
for change; and that there WAS IL popu-
/ lar feeling through the country tnl
changes and "ncw departures
In the great contest of tw" Years ago,
Il large number of young men in the
! District, arraled themselves upon the
side of my younger competitor. and the
controversy lrccamt :" heated and acri-
momiouS that many of them became
| personally bitter and hostile toward me-
| Their defeat hccpcncd their luminosity.
For the last two years every act of
mine has been distorted and mIsrrprr-
srntcd. and us much political capital
made against me, as possible. knew
all this. and that in another political
contest. all these things would be- seized
upon. aud he used against me /" the
/ tarthcSt limit. | therefore determined
that | would not be IL candidate. if there
WAS likely to Ice any considerable oppo-
sition. therefore remained entirely
silent upon the subject during the late
! long session of Congress without even
corresponding with my friends. waiting
to see if public sentiment would settle
, upon any one as my successor.
On my return home. found no one
i'll the field except Col. Mead. enIear
, orcd as well as could to ascertain the
public sentiment in regard to him and
became satisfied that no considerable
portion "i the people desired him. His
support seemed to he limited to new
and special organization, which claims
not To bc political.
Two other names had been occaSion-
ally mentioned in the newspapers of the
District. Judge Wheeler and Mr.. Den
i>on. had no COMMUNICATION with
Judge Wheeler, but / heard non, his
friends, shat he did not desire to he IL
candidate.
| had il personal interview with Mr..
Denison. and said to him thai had not
authorized amy statement that | was Il
candidate. and that did not intend to
be IL candidate if there was to he any
real contest over it, that had seen his
name mentioned by the press. and that
| desired to know, if be was willing to
state, whether he Was OF would he ii
candidate for the nomination. Mr. Den
ison replied that he had been solicited
! T.. he Il candidate by various persons,
! hut tia; he did not desire to 20 to Con-