Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-06-30

w. Grandcy, chairman of the State COM
mittee. Prayer was offered by Rev. Peter
Merrill of Williston, after which the secre-
tary, Hon. George Nichols, read the call for
tue convention and the roll Of delegates.
ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. Grandey, In behalf Of the state COM
mittee, then presented the following list of
officers, which was adopted by the conven-
tion.
President-IIon. Luke p. Poland Vice
Presidents-Addison, j. w. Barnes Ben
nington, A. l.. Miner Caledonia, 5. s.
Thompson; Chittendon, Smith Wright
Essex, G. Il. Benton; Franklin. John Il.
Draper; Grand Isle, Henry Il. Conroe;
Lamoille. Richard f. Parker; Orange,
James Hutchinson, Jr; Orleans, ii. s.
Calderwood; Rutland, Barnes Frisbio;
Washington, j. II. circuit Windham, w.
w. Lynde; Windsor, Henry Closson. Sec
retaries-W. z. Dillingham;, Waterbury;
o. Il. Butterheld, Wilmington; j. X.
Batchelder, Arlington Lyman L. Knapp,
Mddlebury.
Judge Poland assumed the chair amid
applause, and addressed the convention
substantially as follows:
PoLAND's SPEECH.
Gentlemen Of The Convention II esteem
II no small honor to he called upon TO pre-
side over the Republicans of Vermont, and
l thank you for the confidence reposcd in
me. We are assembled TO nominate state
officers. care very little for the offices.
We always have Republican governors in
Vermont, and good ones, and l have no
fears for the future. My only solicitude is
as to the effect of our action on national af-
fairs. We speak first. The voice of Yer
mont, small as she is, is rs potent as that of
any other state. We are TO have close
election, and if we add Ten thousand TO our
ma ority of two years ago 1t will add one
hundred thousand TO the national majority.
We can make it faint or loud, and hence is
my solicitude. How large a majority shall
we roll up2 How loudly shall we speak
You all know that by aid of the slave pow
err, Democrats ruled the Union for great
many years, and when we elected Abra-
ham Lincoln, the south rebelled. When
the Union was restored, the old rebel ele-
ment renewed their alliance with The north
ern democracy because, during the war,
they received more aid from them than
ought 20 have been given by loyal men,
and because they tried TO defeat the adop-
ton of the constitutional amendments.
The issue is more momentous than during
the war, because the south, through the
democracy, desire to rule not only their
part of the Union, but the whole Union.
Are we going 10 permit it? l believe not.
The Cincinnati convention has presented IA
ticket for your acceptance, and i. is uni
versally accepted everywhere. Although
not the first choice of everyone, 1t is con-
coded TO he the wisest choice that could be
made. The delegates from Vermont went
there uninstructed, and we construed that
10 mean that we should vote for man who
could be elected. We all felt personal
kindness and affection for Mr.. Blaine, and
If the Vermont delegation could have made
the election, Mr.. Blaine might have been
elected. We wanted most OF all, however,
TO nominate n man who could be elected.
We did our own thinking. We did not
believe in machine politics. We esteemed
Benjamin ii. Bristow as tie man most
| likely 10 be elected, and voted for him un-
til Withdrawn by Kentucky. We had reas-
on to believe that when the tide turned,
it would break on the side of Mr.. Bristow,
but the dam broke on the other side, and
then we united cheerGully and joyfully for
Gov. Hayes of Ohio. Gov. Hayes may be
| a stronger candidate. but / believed Mr..
Bristow would have drawn from the old
wing element of the south and permanent
ly unite them TO the Republican party
where they belong. n neighbor of ours
was nominated for viee-president, and it
was mainly brought about by the Vermont
delegation. What endeared Gov. Hayes to
me was his canvass for governor of Ohio
last year. In that canvass he was placed
on a milk and water financial platform,
which would read either way; but he said
that whatever that platform meant, he was
in favor Of good honest money. A man
drawer than his party is brave man, in
deed, and such man is Governor Hayes.
1 trust our nominations to-day may be
equally wise, and may be such as to add
| ten thousand votes to our majority"
On motion, committee on resolutions
was appointed, by the chair, with w. G.
| Veazey of Rutland, chairman also a COM
mittee of one from each county to nomi-
nate a State committee TO serve for the two
| years next ensuing. On motion of Hon.
]. b. Bromley of Castleton, it was voted
| that all resolutions introduced be referred,
! without reading, to the committee on reso-
| lutions. On motion of Luther o. Greene
of Woodstock, the temporary organization
was made the permanent organization of
| the convention.
NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR.
On motion of John Is. Page of Rutland,
| the convention then proceeded to ballot
for candidate for governor for the ensuing
| two years.
o. L. But.erteld of Wilmington, in be-
half of majority of the delegates of Wind
ham county, in brief speech presented
the name of Hon. Jacob Estey of Brattle-
boro.
Hon. ]. ]. Wilson of Bethel, presented
| the name of Hon. Charles Dewey of Mont
| pelier; and the nomination was seconded
| by James NJ. Slade of Middlebury.
Mr.. r. Rowell, of Troy, in behalf of a
portion of Orleans county, seconded Es-
tey's nomination. ]. Halsey Cushman, of
Bennington, did the same for portion Of
the delegates of that county.
P. X. Gleed, of Morrisville, presented
| the name of Hon. Horace Fairbanks, OF
| st. Johnsbury.
A. L. Leavenworth, of Randolph, noml-
mated Col. John b. Mead, of Randolph.
C. p. Hogan, of Sheldon, also, supported
| the nomination of Jacob Estey.
Hugh Henry, Of Chester, seconded the
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