The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-07
From the Poultney journal.
"The Action of the County Com
mittee."

The Rutland GLOBE, under the above
head, questions the "authorily" of the re-
publican county committee to place in nom-
nation Edwin Martindale tor judge of
county court, in place of William S
Weeks, who declined. We think the posi-
ton of the GLOBE is sound on that question,
yet We are inclined to accept the action OF
the county comm ttee, for This time, with
tue hope that the party will be wiser III fu-
ture than it was at its late county conven-
ton. To Call another convention, 10 fill
The vacancy which came about by the de.
clinalipn Of MIR. Weeks is hardly practi.
cable though strictly it may be the only
pr per way. But the committee either
win or without authority have put man
III nomination who is unexcepIionable in
character and sound in judgment, and
who we think can be elected, We say, then
az cept lhls nomination made by the CON-
miitte, but at the came time remember
that the republican party in Rutland
county, strong as 1t is, cannot always endure
this Numbering. LIS mistakes began back
of the recent action of the county commit
tee. Ii The delegates TO the late county
convention had gone there with 1.-THE good
of the whole" uppermost in their hearts,
William 5. " eeks would not have received
are sure to bring trouble in some form or
ano,ber. But fronrthc convention and the
committee, We now have a c, unity republi-
C IN ticket made up of men unobjectionable,
entire, IN personal character and ii ness,
and IL ONLY remains tor the republicans
hereafter To see that their conventions give
h. tue expressions OF the people, and moi
suffer rings to Sc Get all the officers from
one part of the county, or to nominate I'M
suitable men.
Since The article in another column,
headed The action of tho county commit
tee" in putting In nomination Edwin Mar
.iudale, In place of w. 5. Weeks, declined.
was in type, we found in THE GLOBE OF
rhu sday an editorial and sundry commu-
nicitions which in dlcate that lively time
is in prospect. This may not promote the
welfare of the republican party but will
likely contribute to the amusement and
comfort of the democrats. Among the
communications in THE GLOBE is one from
the candidate, Weeks, Withdrawing his de-
clinatioD. He say S it was obtained from
him 'undtr pressure" and that he signed
II hastily and without much tonsidt ration,
but is willing 10 submit the matter to a re-
publican county Convention. The GLOBE
takes the ground, substantially, that the
committee had no authority to put any
one in nomination after Weeks had
declined, and in principle, we
could not do otherwise than sustain THE
GLOBE in its position. We are most decid
eddy OF the opinion that the committee had
DO such authority, yet We hoped, under the
circumstances, that the republicans would
acquiesce 10 the committees nomination of
Martindale, inasmuch as it was good one,
and say no more. Our readers know our
opinion, as to the manner in which the late
republican county convention was con-
Quoted and the nomination OF William s.
Weeks, with the resulting troubles, 10 one
of the fruits THE GLOBE informs us that
MIR. Marlindale has also sent in his declina-
tion to the committee. 1T so, fill the place
with good man, in proper way, let the
past 60, and see to it in future that nomin-
atoms are made by the people, and not by
machinery.