Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-27
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Position of the Candidates for the state
Senate-FranklinC County all Right
for Mr. Edmunds.

for Mr. Edmunds,
1t is perhaps not surprising that the
sudden subsistence of the opposition to
Mr. Edmunds in Franklin county and the
! fact that the Edmunds resolution received
the support in the convention of men who
had hitherto been bitterly opposed to him,
should have aroused suspicious of trickery,
Following the report of the convention
came direct assertions in the columns of
certain papers that two of the Republican
nominees for state senator were still hos
tile to Mr.. Edmunds and that they would
not regard the resolution passed by the
convention as of any binding force upon
their action. These assertions have been
used to bolster up the general campaign
of falsehood and fraud against the senator
which Is still in active progress in some
other portions of the State. With regard
to the position of Gen. Marsh of EnOs
burgh, no doubt has been expressed in
any quarter. He has been, and is.
known TO be unequivocally IN favor
of the return of Mr.. Edmunds to the
Senate. Dceming 1t best to apply
at headquarters for information regarding
the attitude of the other nominees, the
following letter was addressed To the gen
.leman whose name heads the Franklin
county Republican ticket
BURLINGTON, VT, Aug. %, 1856
NJ JOhH +. Draper, Sheldon. Vt:
Dear SIR: In view of the quite positive as
Scrtions made in print and private, to the eff
iect That You do not cOnsl dcr yourself under
any obligation TO regard the resolution of the
Republican county convention, requesting
you to support senator Edmunds for fe-ecc-
ION 10 the nited stat senate, ! take the
liberty to inquire OF you directly, if there Is
any ground tor these assertions.
90 not make the inquiry because am my
sell IN doubt ON the point, for | believe you
10 be square and honorable gentleman,
who would not accept Il nomination under
any misunderstandngo OF your position, on II
question OF such consequence. But would
ho glad to have the authority to contradict
the stories which are in circulation.
II you have no objection would be glad to
the reelection of Mr.. Edmunds if you are
elected to tine state Senate.
Yours truly,
&. q. BENEDICT
To this Mr.. Draper promptly replied as
follows:
MIR. DRAPER's REPLY.
SHELDON, VT, Aug. "A, 1856.
Hon. II. q. BcuCdict:
Dear Sir: In reply to your letter of the
I'D | desir" to say that having accepted
nomination from a convention which en-
dOrsed senator Edmunds should consider
1t dlShonorable to do otherwise than to
support and vote for him-as ! shall do if
elected, Truly yours,
JOHN f. DRAPER
a similar letter was addressed to Mr..
W. H. Giddings of Bakersfield, the other
nominee and while we are not authorized
TO PRINT his reply, we can say that it is
entirely satisfactory to us. The assertions.
limitations and suspicious that the Frank
IN county senators cannot be relied on to
carry out the expressed desire of the Re
puOllcans of Franklin county and to give
square and firm support to Senator Ed
munds, are wholly grOundless. If any of
them have heretofore been opposed to the
return of Mr., Edmunds, they have yield
ed their opposition in the interests of
union and harmony, and in Difference to
the will of the great majority of the Re
publlcans Of Vermont. They will vote for
Mr.. Edmunds and if there should be any
contest over his reelection, which they do
not expect, they will support him by word
ana influence, as well as by vote, as be
comes true and honorable men.
As the false stories of contemplated foul
play on the part of any of the Republi.
can nominees for the State Senate. in
FRANKLIN county, are used TO support the
bolt against the regular ticket in that
county, it is proper, though hardly neces-
-ary, to add, that they not only afford no
justification for bolt but they ought to
react against any who shall hereafter cir
cuIate them for the purpose of dividing
me Republican party of that county. The
Republicans OF Franklin county should
stand squarely by the regular ticket
let bygones be bygones drop minor per
sonal issues, even at the cost of some sac
rllice of feeling, and make united front
against the common enemy 1t is the
only safe way.