Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-29
Sd DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Nomination of Gen.
William w. Circuit.
WEDNESDAYS GATHERING
AT HYDEPARK.
THE Nomination made Unanimous:

Republican Convention, to choose can |
didate for Representative to Congress to
succeed Hon. George W. Hendee, was
held at Hydepark on Wednesday, July
oath. Besides the two hundred and ten
delegates, all of whom were present, there
was large gathering Of the prominent
men Of the District and from all parts
of the State, and a host of lookers-on, the
whole numbering at least a thousand
persons. The rooms and corridors of the
hotel were densely packed with an excit-
ed and eager throng; and the crowd
overhowed into the street, giving the
quiet little village an altogether alien air.
Admission to the hall was by ticket;
and the arrangements were generally as
good as could be expected. There was
no adjournment for dinner. The contin-
uous session proved rather weakening,
and at about two o'clock provisions were
brought in, and soon the assembled
statesmen and politicians forgot their
differences, temporarially, in the discus
sion of crackers and cheese, doughnuts
and pies. The crowd was generally
good.natured one, and the banquet had
a tendency to enhance the friendly feel
ing. The Press was largely represented.
The Convention was called to order by
L. L. HolbroOk, chairman of the District
Committee, and the call was read by R.
F. Parker, of the committee. The roll
as made up by the committee, as COM
mittee on credentials, was then read by
Mr. Holbrook, who then announced for
temporary chairman @. S. Palmer, Of
Jericho, and the choice was duly ratified
by the Convention. On taking the chair,
Mr.. Palmer briefly returned his thanks
for the honor conferred upon him.
On motion of w. D. Wilson, of St.
Adams. o. Merrill, of Enosburgh, was
chosen temporary secretary.
ID. G.. French, of jericho, moved that
ballot for Congressional candidate be
taken Immediately on re-assembling after
dinner.
Hon. Samuel Huntington offered, as
an amendment to the preceding, the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved. That in nominating candidate for Repre-.
sentative the vote be taken by townsville secretary
TO call the roll OF the towns and the vote OF each town
TO be announced by a delegate from the town.
This, Mr.. Huntington said, would be
following the precedent of the election Of
United States Senators, and would. he
believed. be satisfactory to the candidates
and to the convention.
E. H. Powell, of Richford, opposed
the amendment. on the ground that in
his part of the District care had been
taken to select delegates who could read
and write. and who did not wish to be
deprived of the resulting benefits.
j.. H. Thompson, of Irasburgh, spoke
in favor of the amendment, and said tha
a delegate, chosen as Circuit man, wa,
present in the convention with Barlow
money in his pocket. Kisses from thu
Barlow side.
P. X. Gleed, of Morrisville, opposed
the amendment. He believed every maj
would do his duty, and repealed the in
situation Of corruption. The father
we're careful to guard the secrecy of tn
ballot.
Hon. r. S. Taft, of Burlington, though
that the adoption or rejection of tn
amendment would make but very littl
difference with the result. 1t is tru
that the secrecy of the ballot has beel
guarded from time immemorial; bu
that is when freemen are voting 70
themselves. There is distinction betwee
ones voting for himself and voting a
the representative of other people.
ID. S. Storrs, of Island Pond, SAID th
adoption Of the amendmendment woul
force the delegates to an issue they ma
not be willing to adopt.
G. p. Hogan, of Sheldon, said tn
idea was to terrorize the minds of certai
delegates here, and to prosecute thel
afterwards. There was no precedent fc
the proposed action. and he for OF
wouldn't be bound by it in any event.
Hon. G. G.. Benedict, of Burlington
thought that mistake had been mao
as to the force of the amendment.
binds no man to vote except as he choos,
to vote. 1t is fair and open and reason
able. This body is competent to ado
its own rules; and the action propose
has had precedents in the methods usui
in the National conventions and in CO..
ventions of other States.
Guy @. Noble, of St. Adams, saw
good reason why he should vote for Il
amendment. He characterized N
Thompson's reference to the Grout del
gate with Barlow's money as an insu
to the convention.
The subject was further briefly di
cussed by G. H. Blake, of Barton;