Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-09
The Hoyt-BaNter Campaign Of 1866.

'n'S oo'" maui :" 'n0 '"ap' -,
esa' uoouheh'. ine eampa'sn
-o"s o' feinenioeieu "s "'' 'n'ns'
Siuereu' the most exciting ohe III 'n' MS
WY VI 'no o'a'e' Ne'ot oeo'o .'''
piooaoiy never Id any ''a'e' mas .neie oee"
seen nominating convention Oh e'gn' VI
'eh 'housanu voters ou' sucn was '"o
famous hSdepark 20 'ehtion Oh August
i'tn' ieoo. IL WAS mass oon'eh'ion
inueeu' anu comptiseu SUBSTANTIALLY 'no
mass oil the Republican voters oil the "hoie
uiS'rlct. lhere never was Sucn 'on'eh-
ton Deiore ana never VIII! DC again ou'
there Is this to be saii Tor 1t, 1t ior ever
ended mass District Conventions IN YER
mont. And 1t may DC SAID ior the wnoie
campaign. oil which 1t was the most striking
feature, that 1t did much 10 discourage the
lavish use OF money in political canvasses In
this state, and nelped greatly 10 pufhy our
po,,''''' 'ot "No,o
Inc late Oaiios DaA'er' Vi LUIS eitY' was
oi coursc' s'ronsiy in'elee'eu III securing
for his brother, the late Portus Baxter, the
nomination to Congress. which was the bone
os oo,.o,.;o, :, ,ho ooso n, tb., ord bo
VI 'o'enoA IA '.0 1 "o
employed the serVlcos ot MI H. M. sutton,
OF this city. who was then Republican.
Mr. Sutton WAS tenant of MIR.
p-,. =, .. h., NJ D..
naA'er = anu was 'u'u ny Aux.
ter, IN the Clty Court OF burlington, ior
rent. In offset. Sutton presented an account
for services rendered. and for liouor fur-
-, a., n, ; AZ.
n''".u' III '.e io
Baxter died, and MS ADMINISTRATOR, D. NJ
Pope. prosecuted the suit. The cause was
-of.r-ed n -cfarees and their rsnor, .o tho
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'upfo"' ooui'' " "a''n 'no 'a'o nau son'
upon appeal, is the legal document above
alluded to. As formal document pre-
so,.od !, c,,-, ord wb;,b hos o,boru;so
oecoHe pupiio' anu "' hna''ei VI Puoiio
interest, and in compliance with numerous
requests, we COPY tho main portion of the
rono-,
SUPREME COURT, JANUARY TERN. 1877. REF
EREEs' REPORT.
1.-THE first nortion of the report refers to
the matters of general account. having no
sneciaI nnblic interest The last norton.
referring TO those items of tho account of
tho defendant in offset which grew ont of
his service in the Hoyt-Baxter campaign, IS
as foIlows.l
The remaining items of the defendants
account in Offset arose in this wise In the
Summer of lsf6 Portus BAXTER the brother
ot tbe nlaint;f,s intestate was seeking the
nomination of the Rennblican Marty az a
cond;date for Renreaentative in Congress-
from the Third District of this State. and
a mass convention TO nominate such candi
dste had been called to meet at Uyde Park
on the I5tb of Aupnst of that wear The
nIa;ntig-s ;ntosta te was rerv desIropa m CO
rnre b,s hrotber,s nomination at that con-
vention and on the 18th Of ,Julv. IS66, he
emnloved the defendant IN work for him IN
tba, oDd Of "a nor dav from tho, time iii
aIao,;nn 40, ,rn;ch uos 70 occrr nn tho
! 4tb of Sentember
Tho drfencant's husincs. pnder tbis em-
nlovmcnt was m influence neonIe to attend
Tho convention and vote tor Pnrtns Rarter
but more nart;cnlarIv N Iate charge ofnro,
cnr;na nron.r;na ana d;s,r;bn,;ns smpnc
those ybo vent from This ne;abborbood
or,;cleS nf r,rJ md dr;nt ~ ho ussS by
them on their wav IN and at tho conven.
t;on and after the convention pnder this
| latprdQnf
;ngnoDcs Gov Ra,,or in r.roc,,;na yo,.rs to
cast their baIiots ,or him at the SECTION,
and N aid them in eett;ng to the nolls
In short az the defendant bimself testi-
| fod before tho retsrecs he was cmnioved
Ito helm Mr. CarIos Rarter mack the Con-
vention. bv getting n lot of loaIers 10 90
there bv fnrnis.ing them teams and taxing
tbemuD. :" and providing them with re.
freshments while on the wav and Mt tho
| Convention. consisting of SANDWICHES and
Intoxicating Iiouor. arranging these re-
| iresbments in su,table PACKAGES for distri-
| button. and distributing them to those who
attended the Convention from this vicinity:
and between the Convention and the elec-
tion 10 asssr in rallvinp voters IN the polIs
TO vote for Baxter. not. however. by way of
anv public discussion or speecbes. but in
| the yay of personal influences and solicita-
tions. and to arrange for teams to convey
voters of that nersuasion 10 the polls on
elec,ion dav and sec that thew we're brouoht
tberc ond If nccessarv entertained with
iood and drink on that day.
The defendant went to work for the plain
t;f,s intestate ON the 18th day of july.
1880 and vorted yeaIonslv and industri-
opsly in tho manner and ior the nnrposes
| obngo roo;,od unt;l tho clos, Of election
dav moL;na tb;rty.a;gbt davs for which he
ha, obarrod in hi: accopnt at tho Stimulated
nr;ce at c2 nor dav making eII4
p'J IN ,he Course of hat emnioyment and at
bis e,nnlover's rsones, rho defendant or.
do,oj IN H. owr name from Now York of
a I;onor dealer tbere a bill of Intoxicating
1;dnnro ,1uu' o e.. d;S,r;bn,;nn 40 sfnresa;d
amounting 70 eo3T o. which bill il hereto
annered mortsd "R,'
Tb;s rnnnr orr,vod in R,-l;,cton on the
oc,h ., Ill, Isee oons,anaj 20 tho dogon1-
~" y, "a oa;rod r. 80 Sron tho
- - ,,a;d ~ ;,o;,h, 81 oar,a,o on
:. ..; - ~ &c N
"' % a"ou's a;a W ~ ,.; or ,ho
M ~ - Nv. ~ 1t ,,Ia. ~
l!quol io' .Ito,i 80" 81 ~,
hhaiif pau ,no IN u'ii iipni i,;a, .noS ~
ne chare ,o ,nv pi"'n'in in..''r'o n. .uo
aMount o' 'lI VI. a' soon a. III po .,q" a.
arrived IN DuLiis.'n, a: aiso ai o.noi ts, t's
oui1elnenls enai S.u III Mo "''o"' no ''''
As ,ney were maui.
Inc Ieiehuah' took TINS ny uol anu poulIu
INTO notties; part oi "hicu "as Iuihisn-
co oy hr; oarios psAter' anu .nc ie%Hlhu.f
pufehaseu anu psiu IoI W tne ueieaua"'
VIZ dozeh' ior "men ne paiu anu
charged IN ms account io'oo.
~ Puiena'e n "nu p"'c pc 80 ~, oo 40 no ''' '"0
bottles TO the amount oil So.W'
oil liquor ana sanuWiches hereinafter meD-
toned, 50 so-
FOR heip In washine the notties anu put
ting the liquors INTO them' hepaiu So.
FOR carriage on the pottles aiter ihey "er'
filled 50 90.
These bottles so illed with tins ilquor, ths
defendant distributed among the person,
gong 10 the convention: ueailng some ou
Deiore star.'ns rom puii 'on, anu a;,.-t,;,
ing the rest along with nun anu diStrloul'
ing them on tho way before arriving ~
iydepark, ana al tnat place. as III NJ
; Judgment the neeessites Oh the occasion
ana ., the cause 49,, o' DaAler Iequireu
me piaihtin ih.esta.o iufh'shcu r, !" tn'
deiendaGta quantity nl mans ior sshu"lcnc'
b9t they proven insuncien' unto ,he eApe.'
, co necessiiies oi t,a ltceneh "ho Heio "
go from .nis Ee'shporhoou " 'ne en
tlon' ana 'he uelenuant pufcn"scu n'' Vi
SIX more al an expense oi S''fo'
lhese' iogethfr WIN .noSo 'aInl1u.u :"
Baxter inc ueienunht cauS'u uhueI III