Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-06-11

1t was fred at Rutland on Wednesday, and
the Springfield Republican tells the story con.
cisely in the following paragraph

1t was fired at Rutland on Wednesday, and
the Springfield Republican tells the story con.
cisely in the following paragraph
''The Edmunds fight In Vermont opened yesterday
in the Rutland county convention, and the anti-Ed-
munds men got 80 badly clicked" that they will hard
y be able to get their eyes open for day or two to
the size of their defeat The question the
election of state senator's and the Rutland candidate
John A. Sheldon, leading marble manufacturer,
who is popular and respected in the county. There
is nothing the matter with Sheldon except hat he
suspected Of being an ant-Edmunds man, and when
he interviewed the subject refused to declare
himself, saying that he should do his duty as he
it and the convention must take him trust This
the Edmunds men refused to do, and they pitched in
under the leadership of the Rutland Herald and de-
clared that unless sheldon pledged himself for Ed
munds he could not be nominated. Aud he not
nominated being defeated by Capt. j. c. Baker,
good lawyer who is usually ready for any unattached
office. Baker and the three other senators nominated
pledged Edmunds men,"
The facts additional to those here given are
that the delegates to the county convention
which the Rutland Republicans elected last
Saturday were chosen with the understanding
that they would support Capt. Sheldon for
State Senator There was suspicion that
Mr.. Sheldon was not entirely sound on the
Edmunds question, and the Herald sent re-
porter to interview him. Mr.. Sheldon fatty
refused to commit himself to support Mr..
Edmunds and would only say that, if elected,
he should act for the best interests of his con-
stituents The Herald printed the interview,
and in a leading editorial pointed out the
weakness and Inconsistency of Mr.. Sheldon's
position. On this the issue in Wednesday 3
convention was made up. The organization
had hardly been effected when r. c. Abel
presented a resolution declaring
That It is the sentiment Of Rutland county as rep
resented in this convention that the honor aud inter-
est of Vermont and Of the Republican party, and
through it of the nation fairly demand that the per
accepting our nomination for senators of this
county shall do so with intent In good faith, both by
influence and vote, to promote Che reelection Of our
distinguished United States Senator the Hon. g. f.
Edmunds.
This resolution was vehemently opposed by
several delegates and an amendment was Of
fered to make it read "That it is for the best
interests of the state and nation that Senator
Edmunds be returned" The amendment
and also a motion to lay on the table were
lost, and the resolution as introduced was
adopted "a to ~. A spirited debate arose
over the nomination of Sheldon and Baker as
opposing candidates for the Senatorship, but
the spirit of the convention was unmistaka
BILE, and Mr., Baker vas chosen by the strong
vote of 81 to H.
The Republicans of Rutland county did q
good days work ON Wednesday. They gave
the keynote of the campaign, and the Other
counties will promptly follow. The anti Ed
munds men threaten to run Sheldon as an in
dependent candidate thinking to get the Dem
ocrato vote for him, but they are likely tC
think better OF it when their blood oools
Should they be guilty of this folly they can
not imperil Mr., Bakers election, for the Rut