Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-26
VERMONT,
SEND DEE For EDMUNDs

SEND OFF FOR EDMUNDs.
MONTPELIER, VT, Feb. 25.-The Republi-
can convention was called to order by Geo.
w. Grinley, chairman of the State commit
tee, at Trinity hall at II A. NJ. The roll call
showed a very fair attendance. Gen. w. w.
Grant, of Boston, was elected president of
the convention. Gen. Grant made brief
speech, denouncing fraud, intimidation and
corruption. He demanded, as the motto of
the party, purity of the ballot boz: also an
unintimidated vote, honestly counted and
true returns. He then mentioned various
Presidential candidates Grant, Sherman
and Blaine, at whose names there was hearty
applause. The last was Edmunds, the mention
of whose name caused prolonged applause.
A resolution was adopted that the Re-
publicans of Vermont present to the Re-
publicans of the country George F. Ed
munds as a suitable person to bc made the
candidate of the Republican party for the
next President. John Gregory Smith,
Frederick Billings and G. w. Stewart we're
chosen delegates to- the Republican national
convention.
Geo. w. Hooker, of Brattleboro, was Sc
lected as the fourth delegate. The following
resolutions were adopted unanimously:
Resolped That the Republican party, organ
lied in the interest of freedom and equal
rights has established its right to live not only
by carrying the nation through the most gi-
gantic civil war known in history, but by the
successful maintenance of the theory that this
is nation and not mere confederation of in
dependent sovereignties, by the payment of
nearly $500, 900, 900 Of public debt, by the &C
com plishment of return to specie basis of
currency and by important retrenchments and
economical administration of the government.
Resotped, That the developments of the past
four years in the disclosures of plots to sub
init the choice of the people in the election of
the President by bribery of electors in the
practical overthrow of the government in seven
States of the union by terrorism and ballot box
frauds, and in the recent desperate attempt to
steal the State government of Maine, as part OF
a scheme to obtain the vote of that State in the
next electoral college, furnish occasion for just
alarm on the part Of the friends of republican
form of government, and that all honest and
patriotic people should resist these tendencies
to anarchy and put the stamp of their con-
domination on such practices by their votes at
the polls.
Resolucd, That the Republican party must be
sustained as the only effective barrier to the
success of such reasonable schemes. and as the
efficient supporter of national amity. credit
End honor, till free thought, free speech and
free press, the protection of person, property
and civil rights of the citizen in any part of
the Union in which he sees fit to reside, ire
spective of color, party or religion and the right
of every voter to at least one free, unmOlested
ballot at each election, and to have it honestly
counted shall be established throughout the
length and breadth of the Union.
hesolyed, That while we record our firm de-
termination that the results of the war for the
union shall not be lost, we have no hatred to
word our brethren of the South. We ask of
them only what we hold ourselves bound to
render obedience to law, the maintenance of
ORDER equality of rights and acceptance of the
fair rule of the majority in elections, and for
all who honestly accept these fundamental
principals of Democratic government. we have
only the kindly and fraternal feeling which
should animate citizens of one nation.
Resolred, That we commend the adminisL . ion
of President Hayes for its successful resistance
to the attempts of the Democratic party in Con-
gress to subvert the independence of the con-
s,ituted departments of government, and to
coerce the President into signing bills making
important changes which he couldn't approve;
for its support of honest money and currency
of intrinsic value and tor its efforts to purify
and keep clean the public service.
ReSolmd, That We welcome every well di-
rected effort to raise the standard of official
and personal character in public servants and
representatives, and to elevate the civil service
by making the choice and retention of public
officials dependent on the honesty, capacity
and fidelity rather than on the caprice or per-
sonal favor of Congressman and heads of de-
partments.
The following resolution was also adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Republicans of Vermont
present to the Republicans of the country,
Geo. F. Edmunds as a suitable person to be
made the candidate of the Republican party
for next President. We do this not wholly
or chiefly from our State pride in
a man whose public service has been SO honor
able to the people whom be has represented,
but because his pure life, his eminent ability,
his valuable public service and his unfinching
Republicanism have marked him by big her
title than accident of birthplace or residence,
as person fit to be President of the United
States, himself representative OF what the
Republics party ought to hold as its most
precious possession, an answering fidelity to
the principles upon which the party was built
and has won it's great reputation, and OF the
intellectual power and moral sense and courage
through which alone it can preserve what it has
so worthily achieved. His candidacy would be
of itself declaration of principles and a sign
of success.
Luke II. Poland offered resolution doing
away with the election of delegates by dis
trict conventions and making all to be elect
ed at the State convention. Adopted. The
following alternatives elected: G. w. Hen
dee, VIM. Rounds, G. W. Grandy, John @.
Stearns. Adjourned.
The delegates were instructed the senti-
ment of the convention was for Edmunds
first, last and all the time.
INDIANA.