Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-03
The state Convention.

WEDNESDAY. MARCH 3. 1880.
The State Convention.
The republican convention held here
last week was largely attended, over five
hundred delegates being in attendance.
Gen. Granley called the convention to
order and Gen. w. w. Grout was elected
president. The convention was through
and through for Mr.. Edmunds and the
general sentiment was that u second choice
had no call to be determined on until it
MIGHT become necessary. During Gen.
Grout's speech however the reception of
the names of candidates indicated some
what the sentiments of the delegates,
The mention of the names of Grant and
Sherman called out moderate applause,
about the same ut each name; that Of
Blaine was received more cordially; while
that of Mr.. Edmunds was responded to
with enthusiasm blythe whole convention.
The following resolution, which was
written by Hon. C. w. Willard, was
adopted at once on its being offered, the
usual reference to the committee on reso-
lutions being dispensed with:
The republicans of Vermont present to
the republicans of the country Geo. f..
Edmunds us suitable person to be made
the candidate of the republican party for
their next president.
We do this not wholly or chiefly from
our state pride in man whose public
service has been so honorable to the people
whom he has represented. but because OF
his pure life, his eminent ability, his valua-
bic public service and his unflinchmg re-
pubicanism have marked him by higher
title than the accident of birth place or
residence as a person lit to be president
Of the United States. Himself represen-
tative of what the republican party ought
to hold as its most precioue possession, an
unwavering fidelity to the principles upon
which the party was built and has won its
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 candida
cv would be of itself Il declaration Of
principles and the sign Of success.
Three of the delegates to Chicago were
chosen without any contest, Gov. Smith,
GOV. Stewart and Mr.. Billings. Col
Hooker was chosen on u ballot a series
ofrcsolutions reported by Hon. G. G.. Ben
edict, chairman of the committee on reso-
lutons, was adopted and it was determined
that the district conventions should here
after be held with the state convention.
The work of the convention was done
in two hours and seemed to be satisfactory
to all.
The following are the general resolu-
tons adopted
Rcs0'ced. !. That the republican party,
organized in the interest of freedom and
equal rights, has established its right 10
live, not only by carrying the nation
through the most gigantic civil war in
history, but by the successful maintenance
of The theory that this is nation and not
II mere confederation of independent
soyorcignties By the payment Of nearly
eight hundred millions of the public debt,
by the accomplishment of II return to
specie basis of the currency, and by impor-
tant retrenchments and economies in the
administration Of the government.
,. That the developments of the past
four years in the disclosure of plots to
subvert the choice Of the people in the
election of u president by bribery of cleo
tors, in the practical overthrow of repub-
lican government in seven states of the
Union Ivy terrorism and ballot-box frauds,
and in the recent desperate attempt to
steal the state government of Maine, as
part of the scheme to faint the vote of that
state in the next electoral college, furnish
occasion for Just alarm on the part Of
friends of a republican form of government
and that all honest and patriotic citizens
should resist the tendencies to anarchy,
and put the stamp Of their condemnation
on such practices by their votes at the
polls.
B. That the republican party must be
the success of such reasonable schemes
and as the efficient supporter of the nation
nj credit and honor until free thought,
free speech, IL free press, protection of the
person, property and rights Of the citizen
in any part of the union in which he sees
tit to reside irrespective of color, party or
religion, and the right OF every voter to
cast one tree unmolested ballot at each
election and to have it honestly counted
shall be established throughout the length
and breadth Of the Union.
4. 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 toward our brethren of the south,
we ask of them only what we hold our
selves bound to render, obedience to law,
maintenance OF order, equality of rights
and the acceptance Of the fair rule of the
majority in elections, and for all who
honestly accept these fundamental princi-
pies of democratic government we have
only the kindly and fraternal feeling
which should animate the citizens of one
nation.
s. That we conScnd the administra-
ton OF President Hayes for its successful
resistance to the attempts Of the democratic
party in congress TO subyert the independ-
once of the constituent departments of the
government, and to cocrce the president
into the signing Of bills making impor-
tant changes he could not approves; for
its support of honest money and the
currency of intrinsic value, and for its
effort to purify and keep clean the public
service.
6. That we welcome every well direct
ed effort to raise the standards of otfica
and personal character of public servants
and representatives, and to elevate the
civil service by making the choice and re-
+nptioy, of nnhlir officials demon ept ,nor