The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-04

convention is held three months hence
that Is, at about the usual time-the result
may be changed, or it may remain the
same. How II may be depends largely
upon the events of the next few weeks; but
certain it is, representative delegation Of
Vermonters would vote altogether differ
emily to day, than they would have voted,
even the same men, six months ago. In
these chaotic times, mems regulations may
be made or lost in day, and 30 the pro-
priety OF a given nomination may be alto
gcther different now from what it will be
three months hence.
These objections to an early convention
may, however, be obviated by the action
of the convention itself, whether it meets
early or late. With a delegation as excep-
tionably able, intelligent and conversant
the public sentiment of the county, a, was
that of 1856, the interests of Vermont and
the republican party can be safely left, be
the convention held early or latc-alwsys
provided the delegates are left untrammel-
ed by instructions. We have not been in
the habit, in this state, of holding to the
old Virginia doctrine of instructions,
whether applied to representatives in con
gress, or to delegates to conventions, We
have far better mode Of dealing with men
who msrepresent us, or go counter to the
sentiments Of the state. Vermonters drop
such men, either at the ballot box or at the
primaries and judgement rendered
against them at the bar Of public opinion is
rarely reversible. When Vermont has ex-
pressed preference it has not been in
the nature of an instruction, but rather In
the spirit of the resolutions, adopted by the
convention Of 1872, when, after expressing
their "prefeience," they declared as fol
lows 1--WE wish our delegate 10 regart
that preference 50 far as. upon consulta
Z" lion with the delegate from other states
&" they shall find that preference consistent
"with the harmony of the republican or
" ganization, the welfare Of the common
" cause, and the successful and permanen
" establishment Of republican principles
" To these considerations, all others SHOULD
"yield
Only such instructions, if instructions
they can be called, should ever be given
And with such instructions, early or l,te
and with proper elegaion-such a dele
CATION as the people. not professional poll
ticians, may select-there is no danger bu
what Vermont will be properly represent
ed, and her voice correctly heard; although
1t must be confessed, that a preference
which might have been expressed yea
ago would not look we'll OF record now
and so an expression to-day might have al
awkward look three or four months hence
AS Nermonters believe in rotation il
" Office we append list of her delegate
to the several republican national conven
tons, since the formation of the party, a
follows 1856, Philadclphia-tIiland Hal
of Bennington, Heman Carpenter of North
field, Erastus Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury
William Skinner, Lawrence Brainerd o
st. Adams, Levi Underwood of Burling
ton, at large David +. Nicholson of Wal
lineford, E. ID. Warner of New Haven, II
X. Slayton of Calais first district; Edwar
kirkland of Brattleboro, Ryland Fletche
of Cavendish, w. f. Dickinson, secon
district Rolla Gleason of Richmond, Ii
II Ravncld. of -Alb,v1h w T. Sow'o" y
1850, Chicago-Ebenezer N. Briggs o
Brandon. Peter 4. Washburn Of Wood
stock, f. ID. Mason of Richmond, E.
Reddington Of st. Johnsbury, at large
John w. Stewart of Middlebury, E. B
Burton of Manchester, first district Hug
II. Henry Of Chester, William Hebard O
Chelsea, second district William Clapp o
st. Adams, e. b. Sawyer of Hyde Park
third district
1864, MISUNDERSTANDING Foot of Rut
land, +. p. Walton of Montpelier, A. p
Hunton of Bethel, Carolus Noyes of Bur
ington, at large A. B. Gardner of Ben
nington, Edwin Hammond of Middlebury
first district Horace Fairbanks of ST
Johnsbury, b. w. Bartholomew of Wash
ington, second district ; Bradley Barlow
of st. Adams, Henry Siowell of Cam
bridge, third district.
1868, Chlcago-Trenor w. Park of Ben
nington, George j. Slannard OF Burling
ton, Luther Baker of Newport, s. Z. Pin
grey of Hartford, at large William Y
w. Ripley of Rutland, G. C. Shepard o
Montpelier, first district; William H
johnson of Bellows Falls, j. c. Stearns O.
Bradford, second district d. r. Bailey Of
st. Adams, w. w. Grout of Barton, thirt
district.
1872, Philadelphia j ohm Gregory Smith
of st. Adams, Horace Fairbanks of St.
Johnsbury, Benjamin II. Steele of Hart
land, George w. Grandey of Vergennes
at large George A. futile of Rutland
George Nichols of Mortified, first district
James Hutchinson, jr., of Randolph, Will
liam Harris, jr., of Windham, second dis.
trict George wilkins of Stowe, Lawrence
| Barnes of Burlington, third district.