Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-08-14


in behalf of the delegates from Orange county. |
loud Applause1 Colonel Mead gave brief |
sketch Of Colonel Farnham's life Of his high |
standing in college, his teaching to pay his ex-
penses, his career at the bar and in the army and
eulogized him as man whom the state would be |
proud Of in Congress and who would do the dis |
trict and himself honor In regard to the pro- |
posal Of Judge Polands name, he said that he had
been Informed that under no circumstances would |
he be candidate, for the reason that he could not
now have the influence in Congress he once had
that he would be put at the tail-ends of commit
tees and could not make himself felt as formerly |
Governor Fletcher said that he had seen a letter
which Judge Poland had written to friend,
few days ago in which he said that while he
should make no effort to be a candidate still he
was not putting himself out of the field, and
would be happy to take the office II it was vol
nntary thing with the people, and would exert
himself to his utmost ability to serve them.
Hon. Charles b Eddy, Of Bellows Falls, said
that he had no long statement to make in regard
to the gentleman whose name he was about to
present to the convention as the unanimous choice
of Wndham county. lie never had been an
ofice-seeker; but in his own county, where he
lived and where he was known he needed no
encomlum to arouse enthusiasm for his namo and
qualifications They were known to all men, and
no one in the county possessed more Of the con-
fidence Of the voters, rs q man Of unwavering
integrity, absolute fidelity TO his trusts and deter
mination to do his duty as a member of the com
munity. 1t was with great pleasure that he pre-
scented the name Of James NJ Tyler TO the con-
vention Applause lie was well-known through
out the state and it was no disparagement to the
other gentlemen named when he said that no
man Of purer character or higher Abilities greater
culture or rarer attaninents, had ever been pro
duced in southern Vermont Windham county
had waited year after year, upon Caledonia and
Orange and Windsor, and helped elect their hon
ored sons and now that she had presented her
chosen man, he hoped her sister counties would
give him their votes, and he felt confident that
they would never regret their choice. Applause
Mr.. Hunton opposed the nomination of Judge
| Poland in the strongest manner lie rected the
| Steele and Poland, and Poland and Dennison
campaign, and said that not one in ten Of the Re-
| publican voters Of the district deserved TO have
| Judge Poland represent them in Congress
j. X. Darling, Of Corinth, seconded Colonel Farm
| hams nomination.
Colonel Stephen NJ Pingree, Of Hartford, sec
ouded Mr. Dennison, and opposed Judge Poland
| bitterly.
| Colonel IIaskins spoke Mt length in behalf of
Mr. Tyler, and the claims of Windham county
| He said that the nomination had been repeatedly
| promised to Wndham, If they could agree on a
| candidate and now she had done so, It would be
unjust to disappont her. lie felt confident that
| after thirty years of waiting the rest of the dis
trct would crafty the wishes Of Wiudham county.
and in nominating Mr.. Tyler they would do them
selves honor as well as him. Loud applausel
Hon II c. Belden of St Jolnsbury, wished to
say that Judge Poland had not authorized any
man in the convention, nor any man in the dis
trict, nor any man in the state, to present him AZ
a candidate for Congress Loud appausel lie
would say farther, that Judge Polands name had
not been brought before the convention by any
man authorized to present it. nor was it right or
proper for any one to attack him as they had, and
abuse and scandalize him [Applause] Judge
Poland was too honorable a man to allow his
name to be presented under the existing circum-
| stances Judge Poland and all Caledonia county
fully recognized the claims of Windham county
[Applausel and they cordially supported the
| gentleman who had been unanimously brought
forward by her delegates. In behalf of the dele
gates from Caledonia county, he seconded the
nominatian of Mr.. Tyler, and hoped he would be
the choice OF the convention Immense applausel.
Mr.. Belden's speech followed by motions
| thick and fast
Mr. H. b, Hibbard, of Cavendish, moved that
| Mr.. Tyler be nominated by acclamation Cover
| nor Fletcher seconded the motion. Before the
| chairman could putthe motion Mr.. Pingree moved
that the convention proceed to ballot for candi
date, aud that the baotng be by counties in their
alphabetical order, beginning with Caledonia,
and by the towns in each county in alphabetical
order, each delegate marching TO the secretary
table and depositing his ballot. This motion ex
cited great opposition on account of the time such
a method of voting would take, and old Governor
Fletcher said that he some distance from
home, and he would like to get there while life
remained. Mr. Pingrees scheme was lost during
the laughter caused by this remark and after con
siderable discussion, in which Mr.. Pngree took a
prominent part, it was voted that the chair APP
point four tellers and proceed to ballot for can
didate The telers WERE Colonel Franklin Fair
banks, Colonel kittredge Haskins Colonel Iohr
B. Mead and Hon. A. 7. Hunton.
While the ballot was in progress, Colonel MeaC
in few words withdrew the name of Colone
Farnham, in recognition of the superior claims o
Washington county and commended the vote o
Orange county to Mr.. Tyler.
This announcement increased the excitement
and several motions made looking to Mr.. Ty
lers nomination by reclamation, but Mr.. Pngree
who constituted himself Mr.. Denisons especia
champion, and was by far the most conspicuou
member of the convention, demanded that the
ballot should proceed, and the chair held that al
motions fora different method of nomination wer,
out of order
At this point, Hon ]. J, Wilson, of Bethel, annie
deafenng applause, withdrew Mr.. Denison
name, and Pingree having been protesting in stem
toran tones shat the ballot must proceed, and tina
there could not be a nomination by reclamation
till the baloting had been announced now
jumped up and moved himself that Mr. Tyler be
nominated by reclamation. The convention re
ceved his motion with derisive laughter, and thu
ballot was suffered to proceed. The chairman
announced the result as follows;