The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-03
from the Utica Morning Herald
The Alleged DAIRY Ring"

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In the Rural Nep Yorker of March II
is an article evidently written by the edi-
tor, Mr.. Y. A. Willard, M. A., entitled the
Centennial Dairy Ring" rejecting very
severely upon the chairman and several
members of the committee resident in CEN
trail New York. MIR. Willard is reminded
of the universal application of the old
adage that those ''who live in glass houses
should not throw Stones A plain state,
ment of facts is now not only iustIfiable,
but essentially required.
The following extract discloses the tenor
of the articles "But five members of the
committee, desiring to absorb all the hon
ors and emoluments of this great national
display, form themselves into ring, to ac-
complsh their object. They meet at
Utica, ostensibly TO consult with the chair
man, but without the knowledge of the 9th
er members of the committee, no notice of
the meeting being given, and they pro-
coed tc vote themselves into the most i'm.
portant places of honor and trust growing
out of the display. The board of auditors
is thus secured, etc"
On the morning of the 14th of January
called upon Governor Seymour at bis resi-
dence to acquapt him of his election as
treasurer of the committee, and of the will
ingness of Mr. r. S. Williams to act rs as
sistent treasurer. AT this interview both
Mr.. Seymour and myself concurred that
further consultation was desirable and he
especially requested that Messrs. Arnold,
Lewis, Shull and Willard meet us at Bagg's
hotel, at the earliest day practicable, for
such conference. Tuesday, the 18th, was
the day appointed and | Immediately noti-
fled such members in Central New York.
could ha pothernd in nm prnprupncv of
the time and place of meeting and notified
accordingly Messrs. Seymour, Arnold,
Hawley, willard, Shull and Lewis. On
my arrival at Bagg's hotel, on the morn
ing of the 1Sth found a letter from Mr.
Willard, excusing his absence by reason of
prior engagements. The work of the day
consisted in amending the circular about
being issued. Messrs. G. Arnold and Haw-
ley were on their way to Rutland, to attend
the meeting of the Vermont dairymen's as
ISOLATION, which was also attended by
Messrs. Willard and Lewis:
am very confident that III q letter writ
ten to Mr.. Bliss on the 18th of January the
meeting on Thursday was incidentally re-
ferred to, with the request to be present:
but be this as it may, two members of the
committee cOnversed with MIR. Bliss at
Rutland in regard to the meeting in Utica
on Thursday, and he was informed of the
meeting on Saturday, which facts can be
substantiated by affidavit If necessary. On
Saturday morning the returning party from
Rutland desired MIR. Willard to centinne on
to Utica, but he urged the excuse that by
SO doing he could not reach home on Sat
urday, thuogh Mr. Lewis offered him the
Inequalities of his house over the Sabbath.
Were the objections persistently urged by
Messrs. Willard and Bliss pressed by other
members of the committee who had no
knowledge of the meeting, there would be
some apparent justification for complaint.
Personally have only this to say: The
chairman has only the best interests OF the
committee to subserve, is not now, and
never has been, candidate for any posi-
ton within its gift. If this ring" were
so corrupt and unworthy of confidence, as
Mr.. Willard asserts, it is singular, indeed,
that individuals of such irreproachable
character were elected board of audit
for the position involves labor with no
emoluments, ind may further BAY that
the gentlemen named were selected because
of their proximity to the office of the treas
urer at Utica. The board consists of Hon.
Harris Lewis and Hon. josiah Shull, of
Herkimer county, and Colonel l.. I. Haw-
ley, of Onondaga.
that the real trouble was not here or in the
cancellations OF the crcnlar, but in the
recommendation of Prof. Arnold to the
position of juror, and Mr.. T. ID. Curtis as
mis- alternate. Thus was paved the way for
the meeting at Philadelphia.
1t is somewhat difficult 10 conjecture
what were the real motives which influ-
enced the action of Mr.. Bliss as the leading
associate in Mr.. Wizards movements, as
it was well known that he Bliss was a
candidate for the position of snperintend-
ent of the centennial display. | have ever
regarded his action as two-fold First, to
embarass the chairman of the committee
and curtail his influence, by charging him
as party to Illicit meetings for personal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT because ii had become
known that he could not support Mr.. Bliss
for this position. The second and
apparently the most prominent in
incentive was a desire to make = direct
personal Assault upon Prof. Arnold in an
effort to strike out a portion of the pro-
ceedings of the meeting at Utica, on Sat-
urday, January 20, in which effort both
Mr.. Willard and Mr.. Bliss seemed to be
equally interested. 1t was regarded by
the greater proportion of the members of
the committee present as a direct personal
attack upon Prof. Arnold, arising from
feelings of envy and jealousy, and as such
motives never meet with popular favor,
the committee did not see ft to revise its
action.
In regard to the meeting at Utica on
January 22, it Is but justice to say that the
motion recommending Prof Arnold as a
suitable person to act as juror from the
state of New York, was made by Hon. Har-
ris Lewis and he further informs me that
II was made Of his own free volition with
out any previous understanding with 9TH
ers, and from the best and purest motives,
MIR. Willard lays great stress upon certain
votes cast by Prof. Arnold. Both gentle
men were present at the meeting of the
committee at Philadelphia, and while Mr..
Willard was pressing his own position with
the utmost tact and esrnestness, and voting
himself upon every motion, 1t was very
natural to expect that from the apparent
animus Of the whole effort Professor Ar.
mold would seek to ward Off the blows, az
was his right to do, by casting his vote on
tho opposite side. 1t seem to me that Mr..