Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-08-07
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

HC 4doC ICpiuliCttH COuHGy COuNcIl-
ton, though called upon an incon-
venient day and in very busy sea-
son, was largely attended. Local
contests and lively interest for or
against certain supposed candidates
swelled the numbers to such proper
lions as to make it possible for
only small proportion to get within
the court house. The preliminary
work of the convention being done,
the active work commenced in the
town caucuses, to be soon carried
into the nominating committee. This
committee, while largely composed
of men who had the best good of the
cause and county at heart, contained
some elements which had met to re-
ward or punish certain candidates, to
pay old debts and grudges, and to
put certain set of men on the ticket
regardless OF merit.
The first contest arose over a sena-
tor from the north section of the
county. w. D. Crane and D. M.
Camp, both of Newport, were each
ably put in nomination. A question
arising relative to Mr.. Cranes atti-
tude On the tax law, it was both
claimed and denied that he favored
the law and kept it. He received one
majority on the ballot. For senator
from the south end of the county Dr.
W. F. Templeton of Glover and
Wallace w. Goss of Greensboro,
were put in nomination. There be-
ing some doubt relative to DR.. Tenn
pleton's standing on temperance,
Judge Thompson of Irasburgh took
occasion to endorse HIM as temper
ance man, and his course in the legis-
lature on temperance legislation.
The judge had doubtless forgotten
the doctors attitude regarding the
Nuisance Act, so called, in 1880. and
in his over-zeal to reward friend
allowed the lawyer to get the better
of the representative citizen, in his
special plea in regard to the character
and temperance standing of this can
didate. There is no doubt but that
Judge Thompson's emphatic endorse
| ment caused his nomination, and
those who object to it will think it
remarkably strange that man who
is called into the different sections of
the county to lecture on temperance !;
and one who puts particular stress
upon the duty of intoxicating temper
ance and religious principles and of
the need of creating powerful tenn
perance sentiment, should feel called
upon to champion the cause of any
man, or any set of men, whose stand
ing.in these regards can be question
ed. We do not see how these two
things can be reconciled. AS was
pertinently said of Mr.. Goss, she is
a man for whom no apology need be
made"
Judge Hoyt of Westfe1d was re-
tanned on the ticket, and though there
was a strong feeling that Judge
Fletcher should also be retained, the
combination was not set for this re-
suit, and Mr.. A. P. Dutten of Crafts
bury was nominated. Judge Fletcher
is one of the cleanest, clearest- head
ed and most capable men in the
county and the voters will be pleased,
when the opportunity occurs at some
future time, to show their confidence
in him. We have frequently men
toned Mr.. Button as a gentleman
well qualified for the position he is
to obtain.
The choice of sheriff fell upon Mr..
l. /. Patterson of Craftsbury, by a
sort of mutual consent. He has long
held the position of deputy and has
proved to be a very prompt and eff
cient one. w. III. Daniels received
a respectable minority of votes.
The contest for states attorney
was a triangular one between Johr
Young of Derby Line, j. W. Erwin
of Derby and G. A. Prouty of New
port, each showing an equal strength
on the first ballot. There seemed tt
be determination on the part O.
some ''to beat John Young" and til,
friends of other candidates uniting OF
Mr.. Prouty. he received the nomina