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From the Montpelier Watcliman & State Gazette.
WIG CONVENTION.
In pursuance Of the cali Of the STATE
Central committee. the delegates OF the
people to the number Of one hundred en-
Thirty from different parts Of the state, as
sembIed at the court house in Montpelier
on Wednesday, Feb. "a, 1886, and organ
lied by the appointment of the Hon. JOHN
MATTocKs, President pro tempore, an
Heman Swift, Secretary protempore.
Resolved, That all freemen of this state
present, or who may be present nj the con
vention, no dlsapprove Of the office hold
er's nomination at Baltimore for the Prcsi-
dency, and Of the nominees pledge to fol-
low in the footsteps OF the present. incum
bent, be invited to take seats in this con-
vent;on and participate in its deliberations.
Adopted.
Messrs. Walton, Paddock, and Hodges
we're appointed a commttee:to prepare the
business Of the convention.
Mcssrs. Clark. Reed, Cutler, Dean OF
Burlington. Owen and Pierce, to nominate
list of officers of the Convention.
Convention adjourned to half past o.
clock, 2, NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
The committee appointed to prepare
business made the following report which
was accepted aud lis recommendations a.
! dopted,
| That the officers Of this convention con
sisr of u President, two Vice Presidents
and two Secretaries.
I That committee of seven be raised 70
make nomination sEcandIdales for Pres
Idenl aud Vice President of The United
States.
! That n committee of twelve be raised TO
nominate electors of President and Wee
| President, and ticket for state officers.
That committee OF three be appointed
to draft aud publish an address to the free
men of this state on the subject Of the en-.
suing election.
The committee appointed to nominate
list OF Ulcers, reported the following noun
nations, which were conCurred in.
Hon. John Matocks, President.
Hon. Epbraim Padd OK, Vice Prcsl.
Hon. Robert Pierpont, dents.
D'ct. Heman Swift, Secretaries
Carlos Baxter, Esq. ''''e'a'' e''
Messr~. Ephralm Paddock, Myron Clark.
j., Robert Plerpolnt Joseph Howes, Augustus
Young, Charles Pane, and Vile Lawrence
were appointed to nominate candidates to-
President and Vice President of the United
| Stats.
Messrs. Heman Swift. Barnabas Dean,
G. n. Hodges, Saml F. Taylor. Luther
Carpenter, Peter Starr, Carlos Baxter, ii.
H. Reed, Major Holley, Mr. Summer Of
! Orleans, Carter Chamberlain and Dorastus
Woos' er were appointed to nominate an
electoral ticket and state officers.
Messrs. Robert Plerpolnt, Edgar l..
Ormsbee. and SeIah II. Merr, were up.
pointed to draft an address to the people.
The committee appointed to make nom
inaton for State officers, reported the fol,
| lowing
For Governor, SiLAS II. JENlSON,
For Lieut.. Gov. DAVID NJ. CAMP.
For Treasurer, AUGUSTINE CLARK.
After the acceptance of the report and
debate, the convention resolved unanln
ou>y 10 concur in the nomination and re-
commend II 10 the support Of the trccmen,
The committee appointed to nominate
candidates for President and Wee President
reported the names Of
WIN, ii. HARRISON, of Ohio.
for President,
! FRANCIS GRANGER. of New-York,
for Wee President,
The report being accepted Mr.. Briggs,
after Introductory remarks, moved TO sub
stlute the name of DANIEL WEBSTER for
! that of WIN, Ii. HARRIsoN.
Mr.. Wooster of Middebury opposed tho
motion in a speech Of some length, when
Mr.. Briggs to procure harmony and union
of feeling and effort, withdrew his motion,
| and the report Of the comml,te was adopted
! by an unanimous ve,c.
Mr. Briggs then offered the following res
! olutlon which was unanimously agreed TO:
Resolved. That this convention, in rec
| omeodng 10 the freemen Of this state the
names OF HARRIsoN and GRANGER as can
dldaies for the highest offices in the gift of
free people discard all feeling of man
worship; aud firmly believe, that if elected
they wall be empharlcally the officers of
nation, aud not the leaders of party.
Resolved, That the eminent talents OF
DANIEL WEBSTER. hrs faithful and Impor-
taut public services. private virtues, and
uncompromlsng fidelity to the constitution
endcar him to large proportion Of II