The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-18
Franklin County Politics.

AS the Edmunds and mugwu mp organs
are printing good deal of isinformation
concerning the political situation in Frank
lin county, the following, from the pen of
" Forbes ~ in the Boston journal of Thurs
day last, will be of interest. We are as
sured that its statements are correct:
d" One of the warmest and most closely con-
tested ante-convention campaigns ever con-
Quoted by Vermont republicans eliminated
to-day august ID at the Franklin county
republican convention in decisive victory
for the straightouts or regulars over the
mugwumps or boilers. For many years the
republican party in this county has been
divided into hostile camps and opposing
factions. The contending factions have
been known in different campaigns by
various names-anti-railroad anti-ring, anti
Royce and and anti-anything, To defeat
the regular party organization when it
could not control it being inscribed on the
banners of the opposition. This year the
boilers early served notice on the regular
republicans that they proposed to control
the republican convention by carrying the
town primaries. If they failed to capture the
convention by these tactics, they proposed to
hold a boilers mass convention and put
third ticket in the field The boilers battle
cry was anything to beat Judge Royce for
reelection and everything to secure Ed
munds delegates and to nominate senators
favorable to his reelection. The mug
wumps We're substantially assisted in their
tdlN dSS ny Dan INV anu a.
Sowles, the two eX-presidents of the defunct
St. Adams banks and had as advisers ac-
tive democrats, such as Senator f.. Il.
Greene, who was elected by the coalition of
1854, and A. III. Royce and r. G. Hazard
The boilers announced as their senatorial
candidates Henry NJ. Stevens of st. Adams.
Jude Farman of Fairfax and S. n. Dix of
Montgomery. They attempted to trade with
the democrats before their county conven-
ton, but failed to influence the unterrited.
They then attempted TO control the prohibi-
ton county convention. held here last Tues
day. Their candidate for first senator, II.
NJ Stevens, signed the call for the prohibi-
ton convention and succeeded in being
nominated by the third party for senator.
The various town caucuses and those to
elect delegates to the republican county
convention were close contests and in
several towns nearly all republican, and
some democratic voters. were out.
"T The roll of delegates called at the county
convention showed every delegate present,
with tifty-four straight republican delegates
and twenty-eight delegates representing
the boilers of 1884. The convention was
a lively one, and at times was quite exciting.
S. S. Bedard of st. Adams presided. At the
outset the following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Nc Leod of Sheldon:
| Resolred That it is the sentiment of this con
vention that the candidates this day nominated Tor
senators for the county should IT elected support
! United States senate
The resolution was at first tabled by
! riud rOce vote, but on motion OF an anti
| Edmunds man it was afterward taken from
| the table and debated. 1t was generally ia
vored by the boilers of 1884 and to some eX-
! tent by anti Edmunds men. An amend
ment offered by G. A Champion of Swanton,
providing that Senator Edmunds he re-
quired TO pledge himself to support the NOM
! inee of the next republican national conven-
| ton was lost by narrow margin The orig
| ina resolution was then adopted by vote
of ifty-eight to twenty-five. IL. Il. Start of
| Bakersfield, representing the straight re-
publicans, presented the names of John f.
| Draper of Sheldon, c. l.. Marsh of Enosburgh
burg and w. n. Giddings of Bakersfield
for senators; j. X Curtis, on behalf OF
| the opposition, nominated II. NJ stevens
of st. Adams, c. l., Marsh of Enosburgh
and j. p. Fairman of Fairfax. He threat
ened to bolt if this ticket was not ac-
cepted by the convention A ballot resulted
in the nomination of Draper over Stevens
by vote of ffty-three to thirty. Marsh re-
ceived eighty-one votes and Giddings had a
majority of twenty-five over Fairman, a
substantial victory for the regulars. st. AL
hans. Richford Enosburgh Sheldon, Swan
ton, Bakersfield, Fairfield and Franklin
DELEGATES voted for the successful ticket.
For assistant Judges, S. p. Carpenter of
Richford and Henry G, Greene of st. AL
bans were nominated by reclamation. For
indge of probate, Myron w. Bailey was also
nominated unanimously. II. o. Sturtevant
and w Ii. Fairchild We're named for state S
twenty majority. Joseph IL. Stratton OF