Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-09

dressed and glovcd. He has not much voice
and he gestures as if he were hailing an
omnibus. His voice was gone when the
second days session was half over, and his
quicker wit doubtless suggested the retort
Frye made. Frye, the other Maine Blaine
man, is size and half larger, with a
heavy moustache and slouching walk which
fits his home nickname of the "lumberman
of the Penobscot"
EXCITING SCENE.
The wild scene of uproarious enthusiasm,
| first for Grant and then for Blaine, which
enlivened the proceedings in the "wee sma'
hours" of Saturday morning while the lii
nois case was being debated, cannot be de-
scribed, but may be imagined by those who
have seen the house of representatives in
the night session which preceded the war,
the wild gallopade of carnival ball at Paris
and Georgia camp meeting The defiant,
uproarious and enthusiastic features of the
three assemblages were all combined in a
political saturnalia, which Mr.. Hoar was I'M
able to control, and which lasted until those
participating ceased from sheer exhaustion.
The ladies in the galleries and on the plat
form were wild with enthusiasm. One
buxom dame, Selling two small American
flags from the plaster Goddess of Liberty,
sprang upon the rail, behind the chairs,
where she balanced herself, supported by a
uyal1 Bpovpp Nau, Epo1anI ,,oIitioian al
waving flag in each hand Historically
screeched, "Three cheers for jim Blaine"
Others took their bonnets, parasols and UNI
brellas and waved them frantically.
THE FIRST DISPATCH.
An intense feeling of relief and satisfac-
ton greeted the reception of the first dis
patch from Chicago, announcing the harmo-
NOUS temporary organization of the conven-
ton. The fact that the great belligerents
had submissively bowed to the will of the
majority, and that the preliminary proceed.
ings had moved forward in this legitimate
channel, gave Republicans grateful assur-
ance that harmony and fair play would pre-
vail to the end. Mr.. Cameron yielded to
the determined pressure of threatened depo-
sition from the craftsmanship of the national
committee, and, as the result, Mr. Hoar was
unanimously chosen temporary chairman.
THE VERMONT DELEGATION.
Edward Hudson, in his correspondence to
the Boston Herald, speaks of the Edmunds
movement as follows: The Edmunds cam
paign has been managed here with entire
good sense and wisdom. The Edmunds
headquarters have been at the rooms of
the Vermont delegation at the Palmer
house. Very little of the kind of work has
been done for him that has been done for
other candidates. There have been no COM
mittees appointed to visit other delegations,
no bands of music escorting companies of
Edmunds serenaders about town, no noise or
ton. But the Vermont men, who are very
excellent party of men, have been in con-
slant communication with the Grant and
Sherman leaders and with the Massachu-
sets delegation. They have felt hopeful
from the first that the conflict between other
candidates would bring about the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Edmunds. OF course it could
not come about in any other way. There
were no Edmunds howlers in the galleries,
and Edmunds movement, so far as the
public is concerned has been an invisible
one. But Don Cameron has visited the Ed
munds headquarters several times to have
conferences with the Vermont men, and it
may also may be reckoned part of the Ed
munds movement that Mr.. Forbes, who is
the real leader of the Massachusetts, delega-
ton, has been frequently seen engaged in
amicable conference with Mr.. Conkling,
whose seat is but short distance from the
Massachusetts delegation. Horace White of
Chicago has been one of the strongest friends
of Mr.. Edmunds, and has labored for him
earnestly. There have been other efforts of
private nature, but the very character of
Mr.. Edmunds, and the fact that he was not
self-pushing candidate has prevented any
regular campaign for him. It could only
begin when other candidates have been found
to be out of the field, so that, in case of de-
feat, the Edmunds movement was sure to
be the only one which would not cause any
personal griefs."
The members of the Vermont delegation
were assigned on committees as follows
Credentials, j. W. Stewart rules and order
of business, j. B. Mead; resolutions, G. G.
Benedict permanent organization, II. c.
Belden vice.president, j. g. Mccullough
member of the national committee, George
W. Hooker.
WE GUESS NOT.
"Perley" telegraphed the Boston Journal