,
in any one at the meeting who appeared to be voting the
ticket which I did.--EBENEZER DIBBLE. _Milton, March, 1816_."

"I also was present at the above mentioned meeting for the
purpose of choosing delegates to the county convention. The
meeting was notified in the Journal, at Gregory & Hawkins',
on the day some of the town officers met there. The meeting
proceeded to organize by choosing Joel Keeler, Esq. chairman,
and Thomas Palmer secretary, and then without opposition,
voted to choose the committee by ballot. The candidates for
whom ballots were wrote, were, on one ticket, James Thompson,
Archy Kasson and Elias Benedict--On the other, Daniel Couch
jun, Joel Keeler and Thomas Palmer. Mr. Bunce was there; and
in the room, wrote votes for the latter three gentlemen, for
whom I voted, but not from the insinuations or persuasions of
any one. And I saw no intrigue, management or improper
electioneering in either the said Palmer or Bunce, or any one
else for that ticket; but believe every thing was conducted
fairly.

"I had on that day, before I came there, heard of reports
against Mr. Young, but not from either Mr. Palmer or Mr.
Bunce; but to the best of my recollection from _Elihu Roe_ in
a conversation between him and _Deacon Stillwell_. I had
before heard no intimation of the same from any one.--EZRA
NASH. _Milton, March 1816_."

"I was present at the republican meeting in Milton, in the
Spring of 1815, for the purpose of choosing a committee to
meet the general committee to make a nomination. I saw no
deception or intrigue on the part of either Mr. Palmer or Mr.
Bunce, nor any particular exertion of either of them to
procure the committee that were elected. Some time _before_
the said meeting, I had understood that James Thompson, Esq.
of said town, had _expressed a wish_ to be one of the
committee, and at the above mentioned meeting Alpheus
Goodrich, Esq. _his partner_ took a very active part to get
him appointed--wrote votes and endeavored to get others to
take them and vote for the said Thompson, his name being on
the same ticket with Archy Kasson and Elias Benedict; but
they received at the meeting, which consisted of about
thirty, but very few votes, the other ticket, which I voted,
obtaining a large majority