Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-30
The Barlow Bubble.
From the Newport Express, Aug. Goth.

From the Newport Express, Aug. Goth.
The Convention at st Albans was not
nearly as large, taking the largest estimate,
as We supposed it would be. From Newport
about 200 took the train. large majority
Of whom were minors and GrOut men not
over so or IS of the number were Barlow
men. They came from all the adjoining
towns and from Canada. From the labor
put forth in this vicinity the number of
voters dissatisfied with Grouts nomination
who went to St. Albars was insignificant !;
the movement was in great measure hzzle
except in noise. Yet Orleans played an i'm
portant part in the Convention. We are
told that the meeting was very quiet and
apparently but very little enthusiasm was
displayed except by little squad from this
section who did the yelling at the beck OF
their leader. The citizens of St. Aibans
alone. if they are all such worshpers OF
Barlow as We are told they are. could have
made up larger crowd than all who as
sembled there on Saturday. There were
some from Orleans and Lamoille counties.
but largely from Franklin. placing the
movement as We have before SAID, in Frank
lin county and especially in St Albans.
Albert Clarke of the Messenger. Barlow )
chief man, who nominated MIN at Hyde
park and afterwards in a very neat speech
moved TO make GrOut's nomination unani-
nous. handsomely accepted the situation
and pledged his support to Grout; who I'M
medately after the Convention wrote
pleasant words about Grout and placed his
name at the head of his paper as has candi-
date for Congress-this same Col. Clarke
was called upon and made this neat little
speech-a model speech for a model man
81 haze hesitated about appearing on ac-
count OF having at Hydepark acquiesced in
CIRCUITS nomination. My reasons Tor now
appearing are the conduct OF the Grout
men. think | missed it when | moved to
make CIRCUITS nomination unanimous" lie
then asked to be excused while he could go
to his Office and haul down CIRCUITS name
and hoist Barlow's. This is the man who
at Hydepark warmed with SO much enthus-
ssm in speaking of the Republican party.
of MIR. Barlow and himself as being "as true
as the needle to the pole
One little incident is worthy OF note.
When the member Of the committee intro
duced the nominee to tho convention, he
was so elated, or his tongue was 50 tired,
that he addressed him as Barley Brddlow.
If general report can be depended upon
there was good deal OF liquid barley
and lager beer on draught that day, and
some became badly demoralized before
reaching home. Not few who went from
this section unsettled in their minds came
back dlssusted with the proceedings. and
are firm Grout men. From several who
were present. as well as from the reports
published in the ST. Adams papers, We are
led to believe that the convention did not
meet the expectations of the boilers We
believe it made a goodly number Of votes
for Grout.
0. s. Dorman, in his speech at St. AL
bans, said /: The Grout men brought q
man from Charleston to make false aihta-
Wit against Barlow. and carried or a
or falsehood against Barlow"
Such talk as that might go for truth at ST.
Albans, where neither Mr.. D0rman nor
the facts IN the case are known, but here
the statement made by Mr.. D0rman is
known to be an unmltigated and wilful
lie lie knows that the statement OF Mr..
Carpenter, as published, was correct; be
knows, too. that Mr.. Kingsley. of Salem,
received money from VIM. ii. llinman, as
he says in the statement. $40, with the
promise OF $40 more at hydepark. lie
knows that a man from Newport under the
assumed name of Blaisdell, horse buyer
from Richtord, visited another delegate
and tried to buy him. lie knows too, that
during the progress of the ballots at two
or three different times one taise bAllot
WAS cast and once certainly counted for
Barlow, making him 90 with Grou;.
Perhaps he does not know that at the next
ballot when everything was at stake with
Barlow and if possible he must lead Grout,
a delegate from Essex county was offered
$500 to vote for Barlow and WAS afterwards
told by tie individual who offered it, that
be was authorized from headquarters TO
have made the offer $500, $1,000, or any
sum in his discretion in order to secure his
vote. IL will require much more than
Dorman : uttersnce, Il declare the charge
absurd" to gainsay these facts.
Where has been ths falsehood, the dis
honesty. the corruption, in this campaign?
Who have packed caueuses or attempted
to do SO? Ask the people in Jay. Newport
and lrasburgh. Who have held primary
meetings on unduly short notices? .? Go into
the town OF Georgia, where the caucus was
held before the call for the convention even
was issued And then because these prac
tices were called dishonest and the victory
over them mildly styled victory for the
right, excuse is found for bolt. Consist
ency, thou art a jewel.