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

he looking to it at some future time.
He replied that he had not reference to
this particular election, but to going to
Congress ut all. that he did not think he
should ever he candidate, or desire to
go to Congress at any time.
did not interview Mr.. DenisOn for
the purpose of soliciting him not to he
il candidate, or to get any pledge or
assurance from him that he would not
he. Iapplied to him for information, and
supposed got it. | should have con-
sidered was insulting him by asking
any assurance after what he said to me.
Believing that the only opposition |
could have was from Col. Meade and
his friends. (and not believing that to
be in any degree formidable) | author
lied the editor of my home paper, to
announce my name us Il candidate. and
he did so in his next issue. He accom-
panied it with an announcement that
Judge Wheeler and Mr.. DcniSon would
neither of them he candidates, and this
he did | suppose upon information
gave him. You may judge of my sur
prise on seeing in the Windsor County
papers of the same week that Mr. Den
iSon was in the field as Il candidate. |
ut once wrote to Mr.. DcniSon expressing
my establishment ; reminding him OF
our conversation, and asking him if the
announcement of his name was author
lied 10y him. He replied, and claimed
| that | misunderstood. or misinterprctcd
his statement to me, that he only meant
me to understand that he had not then
determined to bc Il candidate. | have
only to say. thai if such wis Mr.. Deni
sons purpose. he WIS either very imte
licitouS in his Use of language, or | was
very unfortunate in understanding il.
and entirely failed t" ascertain The very
/ fact ! was in pursuit of.
Mr.. Dcnison said further in his letter
| that if he received thr nomination he
should he very grateful. and that if
received it. he should chrcrtull> sup
port me.
have stated the matter thus minute
| ly. not for the purpose of raising any
question between Mr.. Dcni>nn and my
self. hut to nhsnlNr myself from the.
charge of TRUSTING my self int" a con
/ test for the candidacy.
| Having thus hrr"nne II party {" -
conflict fnr the candidacy without rX-
pcctimg it. cndra>"rcd to Us candidates
! usually do incitc my friends /" actiNrrA-
rlti"n to have my supporters at the eau
rIlS,s for the ch"iccni delegates. Bolhm\
opponents did the same. received the
/ nomination at the convention h\ IL hand
some nIajoIitN over both my opponents.
Every thing PERTAINING to the election ui
delegates and the conduct If the con
Vcntl"m WAS perfectly fan and honor
able ~ far as have know ledge. or in
formation. believed il to have been
81. and ! supposed the contest ended
/ But II portion Of the delegates. wh"
supported my opponents left the con
\,niiuu. held a s,p,r,t, u,,.tiu". nom
mated MIR. Dcni>nn and "Icntd Wig
"rous and bitter canvass. lla>in" been
fairly nominated il, :, Peculiar ,,,,>,,-
| ton | rctr;,iu,,I iron, f,,tL,., ,tt,,t
just on the eve fthc election ,irrlI-
lars were issued and handhill> posted
Throughout til" District alleging that
my nomination Was in II" way binding
delegates to the convention hN buy in.
votes with money. learn al>" that
most marvellous tales wrIr told Of th,
amounts expended. with detail ~ riI-
>talr">. What iutlurnc, this had | a."
not know. II have only /" -, that the
whole thing l. u sheer fabrication !
never expended penn, t." influence
the vote nf amy man. mon did even al,-
th"lizr any one 1" Il" ;" tor me-. nor d."
| believe anN on. did So.
Both before il,r Convention and af-
tcrward. | was >li.natiIrd aS Il Gre
dit M"hilrr WhiirWaShcr." ~ salary
grahhc.." aud Press gagg.r." Nv
course upon each ot the matters referred
to bN these. rpitirtS i opcn and known
t" all the world. would NOT desire T."
change it. II will bear the closest >cru-
tiny. and when all interest To- maIign me.
has passed away. ! have u" tta. hut my
action will meet the approval of all