St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-03-05

tuuFeutiuus 10 rdN them iur tiie -s'iec
ton of the whuis delegation from the
state. aud thai ,l.. triFgsic- fium t.s5
congressional Districts b. --ircied hy
ere delegates chosen from such dis
i.icts 10 the suryeHtinn.
HaAf rHE PRESS SAYS OF rHE COS
yENTIoN.
Boston Herald
An example worthy Of immitnti0n
was furnished by the Vermont Repub-
licln convention, yerterday. which met
transacted It's business aud adjourned
without having its proceedings diShg-
u:ed by row or turbulence ut AIRY
kind. Possihl" q Large portion Of the
credit Tor this order Il things shJuid
properly he awarded to Hon Luke Z.
Poland, who early became impressed
with the notion that his name was like
ly to be bone of contention. aud
proved un-el.:sls su,,ugh 60 take it ont
OF the way. Sull, !; must 10 common
fairness be said that the serenity of the
convention was due in uo iucousidera-
ble degree to the circumstance that the
Green Mountain state is without po-
lltlcal boss whose notions do not alto
gether square with the wishes at the
Republican voters in that common
wealth. Ia other words the Moutpel-
Ter assembly lacked IL local Don Came
ron, and local Roscoe Conkling, and,
therefore, was able to choose unin-
structed delegates, whose influence,
whatever their prefer ences may be, is
not likely to be impaired merely to sat
isty the vanity of an individual.
New York Tribune.
The 1OinnS of ba N,,,,,.
cans Wednesday ought not to be over
looked on account of the larger space
occupied by their New York brethren.
Some excellent resolutions were passed
at tpelieI-among them one COM
mending Senator Edmunds as a suita-
ble presidential candidate. The high
regard in which Mr.. Edmunds is held
by the people of this state is fully de-
served by his long career in public life.
He is one of the wisest and truest of
the Republican leaders who have play
ed for many years conspicuous parts
upon the broad stage of national politi-
tics. Probably he has no chance of be-
| ing nominated at Chicago, but if the
convention chooses as able and patriot
ic man, it will make no mistake.
Boston journal.
The convention of Vermont Republi-
cans held yesterday was one of those
meetings which give a party positive
strength, because its best men were in
council seeking to promote the highest
interests of the country. If all the con-
ventiOns which choose delegates to the
Republican National convention should
be animated by the same lofty purpose
us that i'll session at Montpelier yester-
day, the Republican party will not only
be insured candidate for whom every
member of the party can vote, but one
who will be elected. The action of the
convention i'll proposing the name of
Senator Edmunds cannot fail to meet
with general approval. MI. EdmuudS
is not generally regarded as in the list
of presidential candidates, but it will
be fortunate indeed for the country
and party should the choice of the con-
vention fall upon a man of his cbarac
ter, ability and experience.
burlington Free Pressl
| The men at the state convention who
did the most talking, interviewed each
other the oftenest, most f1attered them
selves that they were the convention
and most congratulated themselves that
they were mot rs other men," were
Grant haters. The men who were the
most enthusiastic and who were most
demonstrative in applauding the name
of the man of their choice-Of course
after Mr. Edmunds, for whom all were
enthusiastic tic-were Blaine men, and
there were Il good many of them. Ver-
mont was for Mr.. Blaine four years ago,
and he has many friends in our state
who we've largely represented at Mont
pelier. With these were Il great many
quieter, but not less resOlute men, who
are expecting and ready cordially to
welcome and support the nomination of
Gen. Grant. There was no vote or di-
vision in the convention which afforded
any definite indication of the relative
numbers of these classes.
springfield Republican,
There was q striking contrast between
Yesterdays conventions,-the sponta-
neous and just appreciation of the re-
publicans of Vermont for their candi-
date, and the defiant operation of the
! New York machine in favor of Grant,
eulegizing him in resolutions which
lamely "arguefy" against the obvious
objections to him. The Vermont can
didate is not in defensive attitude,
while Grants warmest admirers are
obliged to admit and attempt to cover
up his weak points. Senator Conkling's
laudatory and extravagant speech cap
ped the climax of absurdity at Utica
As even the New York Times, Grant
organ, admits that Cameron's conven-
tion greatly damaged the third term
f prospects, they can scarcely be improv.
) ed by the feeble and halting logic o
Stoughton's resolutions or the fulsomt
and sckening adulation of Conkling.
[St. Albans Messenger
: 1t hardly seems worth while now
= since results are the most that peopl,
care for, to enter into any consideration
f of the manner in which the preference
of the members for delegates to Chica
go took shape before going into tn,
) convention. 1t was generally done b,
8 county caucuses. Offers of the homo
I were privately extended in one or tw
# instances, not necessary to specify, bu
s positively declined; and proposition
, were made once or twice to support th
S candidate of one county prOrided tn
g delegates from there would support tn
D candidate of another county, but a.
| such dickering was discouraged. w
It should fail to do justice to our ow
il feelings if we neglected to commen
: the speech of Gen. Grout as being on
of the very best features of this unusu
e ally happy and successful convention
II In thought and expression it was soun
IS and felicitOus and in delivery dignifie
o and eloquent.
i letter to Springfield Republican,
l. Gen. Grout, who presided, will he II
o membered as the opponent of Congress
NI. IL 4
/; looking man, with close cropped brow
hon ri 10 4 l.