Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03
The State Convention.

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The proceedings of the convention will
be found elsewhere in this paper, and will
doubtless be read with great satisfaction.
Tts spirit. and measurably its action, were
CORRECTLY foresbadowed in our last issue, but
we cannot hermit the occasion TO pass with.
ont further notice.
The convention was an unusually large
one for the work TO be accomplished--the
appointment of four delegates at large. and
as many alternates, to represent Vermont
with the district delegates, in the forth
coming Republican national convention at
Chicago. The custom once was to have
this work done in a caucus consisting of
such members of the two houses of the
legislature, and the lobby, as chose to at
tend-of course without credentials, and
also without constituents. On one occasion
such a caucus, consisting probably of a
dozen persons, assembled without any notice
sufficient TO attract general attention even in
MONTPELIER, and appointed full delegation,
at large, and also for each of The congressional
districts, who were all supposed to be friendly
to Daniel Webster, though one of them
proved not to be so. The party, in what is
now the third district, thereupon rebelled,
called and held a district convention and
appointed the late Hon. Portus Baxter as
their delegate. He attended the convention,
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seat. Thereupon sharp contest ensued
before the committee on credentials, on
which the friends of Mr. Webster had
adroitly secured a large majority. The de-
cision was that the legislative caucus ruled
Vermont and the only delegate of Vermont
who had credentials from convention
specially and publicly called, and constitu-
ency behind him, was excluded. The two
members from New Hampshire on that COM
mttee were Jealous Webster men, but, to
their honor we record the fact, both of them
declared this decision to be AN OUTRAGE.
1t was nothing less, and when the Vermont
ers met in the next state convention they
declared their sense of the outrage by plac-
ing Portus Baxter at the head of the elect.
oral ticket, and then they elected him. Even
later than that, convention of about forty
persons appointed the delegates to a ma
tional convention. Now contrast with these
the convention of Wednesday last that was
no private tea-party of a dozen men, which |
would have represented the people of ver-
mont better had it been composed of as
many old ladies'; it was not quiet gather.
ing of forty gentlemen at large, but of ten |
times forty, and all genuine representatives |
of the people-all of one voice, too, because |
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friends probably of every man who has been |
suggested as being actually or possibly a |
Republican candidate. The convention,
therefore, wisely determined To elect dele.