The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-06-26

Total 1877 3St
SCATTERING.
J. q. Mccullough
w. W. Ellis
W. W. Davis
W. r. Dillingham;
Total 6
The state showed that ia nearly all th,
large towns where Mr.. Woodbury's friend'
made . CANVASS Tor him Woodbury. dele
gates were chosen. but his support being
altogether voluntary and no systematic car
vass OF the state being made many OF the
smaller towns were entirely neglected and
most Of them chose Page delegates. Mr..
Page made . systematic canvass aud nc
town was neglected. Besides be common.
ced earlier than Woodbury. and had secur.
ed the support Of many prominent men
aud most OF the papers in the state before
anything was done by Woodbury..
friends
Ia addition TO this there we're rumors
the, some trading Was done in the inter
eel OF Psge. With the hope OF making Col.
Hooker Lieutenant Governor. The unex
pec.edly small vote for Woodbury. in
Windbsm county seemed to confirm this
famor. and II is evident that tthe conven
iion believed the report to be true. as 10
The surprise Of everybody Hooker Was de
fested by II. A. Fletcher OF Csvendisb, q
very good man. but almost entirely IN.
koovn 10 the large majority OF delegates.
II Is fair 10 say that Col. Hooker and the
Windhsm Co. delegates emphsticaily deny
ihst there vas any trading. II, as was 70
ported, large majority OF the eleven dele
gates Of Bra.tleboro we're personally in
favor Of Woodbury., and oil voted for Page
IL till be difficult TO make people believe
there vas no trade made.
The vote for Lieutenant Governor was
Oil for Fletcher and 3Ol for Hooker. This
result bad some Influence ion the subse.
qnent proceedings Of the convention a
there sss an evident disposition 10 smssh
things. Henry u. Field OF Rutland vas
pomiossed for State Treasurer. the vote
being 357 for Lin and Du Bots 272. For
Secretary Of Stale q. W. Brovnell, Jr. bad
t0l and Charles Porter 80.
Al this point Il looked very much -
though Mr.. Powell Iwould be beaten for
Stats Auditor. but the conviction that be
ms better man Tor the place than sny new
man finally Asserted i,sclf and Powell wM
nominated BY slsrse majority.
The ntn put 10 nomination are oil vol. .
Thy Of support and ought 10 have the ful
Republican vote Although our Hn,
choice for Governor vAa Woodbury. yet We
have never doubted thu, Page would make
good Governor. We do not like bis
method Of campaign - applied 10 this
state' II must have taken large amount
OF time aud money. more than mos. men
- NV sts'S ssusu sAotu W kpcbu, tuoufu
none Of Il may have been used improper.
~.
Tskips ell The circumsiarce into con.
sideraiion II IL 10 uoudes that Woodbury.
sss beaten. u 10 . wonder rather thai biz
vote vs 20 large. Il m tue tbs, many
army comrades worked for him - they
sonld be likely 70 do. bot IL 10 also true
iasi some Of bin most earnest opposen
were GRAD Army men. Capt Austin Of
barioa made ,be strongest speech sesinsi
him 10 the copveaiioa. While Col Hcoksrs
candisscy 81 tho last momenl worked
s.ssasi him Though beaten Col: Wood
bafy never stood 40 high 10 the es,ins
ton oi,be people 81 the sts,s - be does
today. He made 90 psrsorsl casvsAs made
90 pledges. refused oil ofen 10 trade