Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-05
The State Convention.

c,purr began by the capture of the sta'f
| committee. in the matter of selecting the
pr. si,l+nt Of the convention. The select or
i hy u--rr conceded to the committee
Tie. cOnv, ntiun had Il right t" expect from
! h, G. ann tee. the non'n,ti"n ct II man
Cor lnr-idrn' with II ln'r>"nrl character
lbnv,. reprol h. of /, roynlZ' q ltl"h stand
NJ v II II prominence gained by some
| lrn" bit cr h'n trirkrrv and low intrigue,
/ iih >"ntr qurlifica ions for the position
.fh. / :ln mere readiness as Il chairman;
ne who could and would strike the key
note "f the convention in II manly and able
>, rriny speech Instead Of this the com
nit cc gave the convention "RuSS latt.
| The nomination was received with surprise
and disgust; and the speech. with its clum-
" sentences. its feeble platltudc>. and It's
insinccre tribute to Grant and ''Grantism
we say n>incere, for few men in Yer
mont have snecred more ut Gen. Grant
han Mr. Taft-fcll like Il wet blanket on
the convention. We wish to be under
TODD in what we say. The republicans OF
Vermont are not down on President
Grant They believe him honest they re-
member his services. They have nothing
to apologize for their support of him. But
hey 10 Lot think his practical wisdom or
success in selecting hi, advisers and in his
| appointment to office, has on the whole
been so striking that it is best to spend
much breath at this time in talking about
it. They are looking ahead and not back;
and the men of the convention would have
| 1iven more for u ringing declaration in IA
vnr of sending bummerS to the rear, and
f taking for every position of honor and
| rust the cleancst and best men of the par
| ..,11 81, al
praise of the administration. that could
have been crowded into an entire session.
The next capture was that of the Frs
| District. 1t would seem Incredible. if we
mad not seen it. th,t Mr. Woodbridge
-hould present himself to represent the re-
pul lcans of Vermont in their national
convention at :, time when every homes,
man in the party is crying out for purity
md reform. What. pray, can the little
lonor of being Il district delegate to Gin
.inn,ti be worth. coupled with such IN
tlraignment in the convention, with charg-
IS met only by his own unsupported and
reckless denial, with IN election secured
only by The technical doubt of the power
IF the convention ut larsc over the nomi
nation of the district. and with the revival
of the memory of the wh,kcv spcculaton>
| VIC Sh)tIl DbilNl lilc ilIlHNS-Nt
need not cnuutri,e thcn-which have
given Mr.. Woodbridge his notorious rcpu
alton in Washington? We have nothing
o say against Mr.. Woodbridge rs long as
he remains in private life but when he pro
poses to represent the republicans of Yer
mont III any capacity we must say that we
believe thu t;tcts to be very much against
h III; thu, whatever the facts may be, his
| j. hin, ,,J #,
Capt. ElrI in|ton said. he is not he kind
j man We wish IL reir,'~cnt Us. We I'M
i,r,tand that his plts,.nlaljo ION hv the, First
> >trtt WAS secured bV snup pric.Ic,
hit he h:,l but II votes out IF the T. ,cl
1atr> from hl- own 60 snlv: iiI:t his nom
nation was carried N me sub rDnvrniiu;
Y hut three ma nri Y. AMI tn It hy hurry
NJ up tine Vote before Il number of IT.,
delegates GOT in. BE that rs ii may, l>
III meals OF foul. the bumlu"r> capture
ne district. and the convention unwilling
Y surrendered with the district
! Othcr things were of :: piece with these
We do not Ike To- diiatc on M lrr> IN
many aspects 80 lnurtlivnr. lilr chuic,
i i ,,l,.y,,. ION. barely relieved by ~r1cra.
,""'l names. If II he relic ed. from mc,iiur
V. or wor~t-the tame AMI in~ipII rr-,,
am III The cunAcn Ii. Ii;,hr not ia
.anprs. op"nln- If The c..np .i-n. Yc,
,rrni"tt W III 80 hrr ,2'N ii Me r.n;c>t
-b.tr ,lBDt ire /ro>>.
G,n Bu>tnw ui IT,. SITE { ,mmit rr
tll,r~ 4 ic.t''l /" tho Fr,c Pros >;.vn
at DE rlluict OF Mr. Taft was witho
IS II and even without Mr.. Taft
noA ledge.
Ih' state Committee burned cpn>iIert-
de midnight gas over the selection of Il
temporary president of the convention
they expected to appoint Col. Proctor OF
hutland, but in walked the Rutland Coun
t. delegation and presented the name o
EN-Gov. Page. Then there was trouble
In the first place il WAS believed that Mr.
Page was Il very poor presiding OIL er
and then -well, his appointment NIGH
not have been pleasing to the other eN-
governors. Several nalncs We're thcr
brought forward, anon. the number lhos
, of Mr.. Dana of Addison County, and Mr.
Heath, of this County; Lovcland Mun>on
Of Bennington County. WIS suggested, ;,n'
the Committee 1T once unanimously arrtc,
to u choice that would have been pleasing
to the whole convention. But Mr. Man
son declined 10 preside. and the ship wa
at SEA again until Very late hour, whcr
Mr.. Taft WI, selected without the know
ledge on his part thu he WAS thought o
OF the place.
If Captain Harrington, who 50 boldl,
protested against the election Of Mr. Wood
bridge. had taken Ex-Gov. Page at hi
word when the latter stated that the ful
convention had no authority 10 override til,
choice of the District. Mr.. w. would yer,
likely have gone to Cincinnati without til,
endorsement of the full convention. Fo
want of power to override carried no obi
CATION to ratiiy. and we do not doubt that
ltd 1t been brought to 4 test the conven
ton would have said 1.-THE First DiStric
may send Mr.. Woodbridge, but it mus
take the responsibility" The convention
went home us Il DO iy ashamed Of itself u
to the result of this episode. Washington
County had one Of the District delegate
four years ago and of course couldn't re
one now. but her delegates might hav
elected John W. Stcwar. it ough
t, have been done
COMPANION PICTURES. --Ajtx dcfyin.
the li.h ming. Woo bridge dcfvinr th
universe.
Post Siann,rl, Of Burlington, htvr Sc
urcd us speakers. y cprttiul DIV. cx
Governor Paul Dillingham;, Of Watcrbur,
and Col. Rcdliel1 Proctor, Of Rutland.
: Jimmie Blanchard alits Charlie RoS>
e of Milford, has again been iourneyino
. lie left home a few days since. vistin,
: Nashua but being recognized, was ttk,l
r n charge of the police, kept over NIGH
md returned the next dav.