The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-06-29

The plssrset Csnvsnties
There was VERY large convention at
Burlsnps0n en- Thursday 70 nominate
rasnlef q Congress ior ihe hrsi district.
The oounir representations being very bear
Is Fnii II was eoaoeaed from ihe start
ibai unioms Jadse Powes ,hoaiA be can
jsdass Gov Stewart vosla he nominated
40 The Grit ballot Powers reinsed % have
his name so before the eoa'en,ioh ana
iAough les delegates voted ior him there
weio 90, enough 10 presoDi the nomination
q stewart. the frsi ballot resulting ~ ioi'
lows Whole number q votes cast SSi,
neocssary for choice. led. OF which stew
at had l7S. Joyce. 1873, Powers :. scatter
iug. Z. s,ewaf, had only II votes 70 spare
and Il little more work bad been done
tor Joyce 10 the ponh end Of the district
d II fsa n5orc - posers friends hAa sos'
al for him. ,he hnAl suli might hs'e
t,aea dsilereat
Tie position Of Col Joyce has been from
lle start. practically. to let matters take
their own course. 1.-THE people Of tins
di.,ric, should wish him 70 al the ONCE
another term be would he glad to keep Il,
othcruise be would return home aud be.
come once more a member Of the rank and
lie Of the grand old Republican party. IL
i tue Tia, his friends did some work to
make his owo county solid for him, and
al.3 male a contest foe him in few towns
! Ia Addison aud Bennington counties Tbs
thew did Of their oun accord aud ~ effort
OF consequences WAS made IN any town
north Of Addison county, The influence
az the Ccntral railroad was Ia favor OF
Stewart and considering these eircum'
stances il Is surprising that Joyce had as
many delegates as be did
II is also possible that IL Col. Joyees
friends 10 Rutland county bad manifested
little more confidence Ia his success, IN
stead 81 debating the question OF with
drawing bis name the result might have
been different. AZ II was lie bad nearly all
the votes OF Rutland aud Bennington
counties and about twenty from the rest oil
the district.
The nomination Of Gov. Stewart was
made unanimous and there is every reason
Ia believe that he will make congress.
man who will he acceptable to the diatrie
and the state. His marked ability anc
culture, his sound judgement and expert
nee as state legislator aud governor ar
sufficient guarantee that he will make
useful and influential member Of congress
The District committee for the next tive
years will consist Of one member from
each county as follows. Addison, N. L
i Dunshee Of Bristol; Bennington, z. L
Houehton Of North Bennington; Chitten
den. G. w. Writers Of Milton; Franklin
w. II. Hutchinson OF Enosburg; Crane
Isle, Jed p. Laid OF Alburgh; Lamolle
Henry Fisk Of Morrisville; Rutland, ALDER
II. futile OF Rutland.
} The following resolutions were adopted
Resoleed, That political organization
are as indispensable to the Accomplishment
of ends in Republican government, a
they are powerful when misuscd, for tn
working OF evil; and that, recognizing thi
the necessity of parties, We reafiirm our a.
legiance to the party which preserved th
life of the nation, gave freedom and tn
suffrage 10 the slave accomplished the re
construction of the Union, has upheld tn
national credit, protected American IN
dustry and given unexampled rrosperit
To the country.
I Resolre,i, That the party with such
, record should be party OF progress; abb
10 meet new issuos as they ariee, eager :
D promuls cato principles OF sound statesman
0 ship among the people, and prompt :
fight corruption within aud without u
nala. Such, to good degree, the Reput
iican party has been in the past; and W
assert our purpose, so far as in us lies, t
: make il still more so in the future.
Resolred, That the abuses Of patronag
under the existing system OF appointment
ments to the civil service, though les
glaring in this than in any other State, Dc
. mand remedy and a change throughou
/ the country In order to secure greater fixit
( OF tenure for honest and capable officers
to free these holders Of Office from servil
dependence on the favor OF Congressman
and to relieve Congressman from the chic
! responsibility for appointments.
Resotred, That the partial introductio
OF an improved system OF appointment
and promotion by merit rather than b
favor in the railway mail service. and l
the New York custom house and postoiiic
0 show that such system is practicable an,
advantageous TO the public interests; an
that agreeing with President Arthur in th
opinion expressed in his first message t
, Congress, that the evils Of the abuse Q
patronage cnn not be eradicated at once
. We approve his suggestion Of the e1ped
ency OF providing for the submission OF
portion of the nominations in the civil sci
vice 10 central board of examiners selec
| ed solely for testing the qualifications
applicants,
CORRESPONDENCE