Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-08-26

The call for a Farmers Convention to
meet here tomorrow may be found in an
other column. We chserfully aud with.
cut pay give it place, but feel bound
in Justice to the parties assailed therein,
TO submit few comments.
The manifesto sets forth that at the
"drcad hour of midnight, secret ennis
saries we're despatched from their head
quarters, and everything that ingenuity
could devise or political cunning invent
was brought to bear to induce tho candi-
dates to resign. Where threats could not
prevail, promises of future preferment
were held out" Now We have always
striveu to be truthful aud we believe no
one will accuse us of vouching editorially
for any falsehoods, and we stake our rep
utatlon as citizen aud as an editor, that
tho pAele of the above quoted statement,
contains not a particle oftrwth. We dis
like to plant ourself so squarely against
the statements of that committee, but do so
in justice to Capt. Kcn6eld, A. B. Smith,
b. G. White, Judge Pearl, and we may
properly include Maj. Page, who is claimed
to be the ono referred to as "the promi-
nGnt candidate of the ring" We have
investigated this matter, procured the
proofs ana are prepared to take the posi-
ton. So far as Mr.. Page is concerned,
VIC VIII say that we knew of bis where
abouts from the time the convention adj
ioprne1 I'll! aivicos had bean received
from all the candidates who declined to
have their names stand upon the ticket
which was the same evening, and since
the matter is made the entire argument of
the leaders Of the new party, we devote a
little space to q full statement. Very
soon after the convention adjourned, we
met Capt. KeDfeld on the street, and sa-
luted him as States Attorney. He i'm.
mediately inquired if we would insert a
letter declining the nomination, and
stated, without any solicitation by US, that
they had used his name entirely without
authority and against his previously ex-
pressed wishes. and lie now desires us to
say that so far as the statements have
reference to his action, he deuounces the
authors of the aspersions, as base calum;
niators, and unworthy to be considered
respectable citizens, and had supposed
that in accordance with the feelings he
hal previously and always expressed
with regard to the matter, he had the
right to respectfully decline to be dragged
into movement, 10 which be was OPP.
posed without being arraigned before the
public as knave.
Directly after, friends Of Judge Pearl
and Mr.. White assured us of their belief
that the use Of their names was also I'm.
authorized, as they had heard Judg Pearl
express determination TO support Mr..
Mudgett, and did not believe that Mr..
White had gone back on the regular tick
ct, as he attended that convention, and
cordially supported Page for Senator,
Other friends Of the Republican ticket
who happened TO be in the village, were
consulted. Some urged that the matter
lie over until this week, aud then take the
new party by surprise, and so late that
they could not call new convention, but
others, and Of this number we includeMr.
Page-urged that such a course would
not be best, as it would seem like spring,
ing trap, and be SO manifestly unfair as
to deserve rebuke and censure. Then in
broad daylight, and wiiLin two hours
from the adjournment Of the convention,
gentlemen checrfuly consented to go and
ascertain whether the facts as claimed
by the friends Of Messrs. Pearl and
White were true or not. They did as
certain andthe facts were soon after
generally known, and transpired as re.
corded in our paper Of last week. We
have it FROM Mr.. Whites own lips that
when asked what his feelings were in re-
gard TO bis nomination, that he at once
and without urging replied, that Of all Of
fees, that Of side judge was least desired
that he felt bound by his action at the
Republican convention and should support
its nominees. To show that he had pre-
vously expressed his feelings to the same
effect, called upon gentleman who hat
heard him state when Informed Of BIZ
nomination, that he could not and shouC