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that at a certain County Convention, held at
Essex Junction, the Burlington delegation
favored certain candidate that when they
discovered that they could not nominate
him they marched out of the Convention in
body; but fortunately the delegation in
cluded two such men as Lucius F. Chitten-
den and George +. Edmunds, who slipped
back into the Convention, and made sIcl.
speeches rs only they could make, and 10y
their wise words and action regainel a
standing in, and the favor of, the Conveu
ton, aud, as u result thereof, the Convention
nominated l.. f. Chittenden of Burlington
for Senator, though he was not the choice OF
Burlington, or presented by any burlington
delegate
We have consulted the published records
and the recollection of the Republicans here
abouts most likely to remember this remark
able convention; and cannot find on; when
it occurred.
The fact that the outcome of the
transaction was the nomination of l.
to locate it in one of the years 1854 1868
and 1859, when Mr. Chitten,len was nnmi
mated and elected to the Senate. In lS5, tii,
convention was mass convention, ;.n,i there
were no Burlington or other ''delegatc-
The only considerable difference OF opinion
in the convention appears from the published
report, to have been over the compassionate the
nominating committee, which was larmoni-
ousy settled. Hon. Levi Underwood, in
letter read to the convention, declined r.
nomination, and Mr.. Chi,tenden was nomin
ated, without any row or marching of dele
gates ont of the hall during the progress ot
the convention, or anything of the kind. MIR.
Edmunds does not appear 10 have been 4
member Of the convention. OF course It
could not have been that one.
In 1868 the first delegate county convention
ever held in Vermont. was held in this city
Neither Mr.. Chttenden nor Mr.. Edmund4
were members of it, Mr.. Chittenden was pre-
sented by G.. W. Benedict of Burlington iuI
denomination as Senator, AMI was unaui
mously renominated by acclamalion 1t
could not have been that convention.
In 1859 the convention met at Essex juno
tion- The Burlington delegation presented
Mr. Chttenden for third term. Col. Rrlln
Gleason OF Richmond presented Hon Lew
Underwood Mr. Edmunds ami others sup
ported MI ohitlehueh US the CHOICE "i h'tr
hngton, and MIR. Chittenden was nominated
by vote OF 81 to 3D. MIR. Cmttenden was
not member OF that convention, and Their
was no marching out OF the Burlington dele
gates in hun. This could hardly have
been Mr. Palmers convention. With this
year Mr. Chittenden's candidacy ceased
Could the delegate from jericho have Ill
luded To the convention of looo In thai
year this CITY was harseS u'iueu "et"eeh
lion Daniei hooerts ana Judge fe'h' l'r
senator. y ticket ol ueieSa'es' maIoiitj
OF whom were iaVofsole 10 MI ROBERTS was
| elected by . or majority ihthe caucus Inc
delegation was however divided, an iiiiuch
tial minority oeihg lor Judge Tech- Inc
| haiiles oi ooth MI nooei's anu JuuSe e'h
were presented 10 the convention by burning
ton delegates, Henry Looms presenting MF
| hoDerts anu I. r. "atu 1"uge iech-'n'
claiih DeinS ihaue III Deiail oI eacli' Iat ie WIS
the choice OF majority OF the i'epublhciha
of Burlington The convention decided hr.
tween them, in favor of Judge Peck.
Neither Mr.. Edmunds nor Mr. Chlttenden
were members of that convention they, ut