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WING STATE CONVENTION.

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Alta Wing State convention, held at the
Free Church in Montpelier, the 10th day
of October, 1880, pursuant to q call from
the State Central Committee, His honor
David NJ. Camp was called to the Chair,
and Albert G.. ChadDick, was appointed
secretary PROTEIN. On motion the Chair
appointed Messrs C. Paine, r. Plerpoint
and julius Converse, com. to report TO
the convention list Of officers.
On motion. Messrs VIM Slade, Solomon
Foot and o p Chandler, were appointed
Committee to report series of resolutions
for the consideration Of the convention.
The committee appointed to nominate
officers for the convention. reported the
following :-Daua M Camp, President
Samuel C. CAa1s, Jede9iah II. Harris
james Bell, Samuel II. Holley, Darid
Crawford. Heman Allen, Moses Strong
Wiiliam Steele, Vice Presidents. "A. G.
Chad,cick, T.. "A. Stansbury, e. III. Billings,
Secretaries.
On otion. Messrs VIM P. Briggs. C.
Paine, S. Foot, L. Fairbanks, and VIM
Weston, were appointed by the chair a
committee to nominate State central com
and corresponding com, Of one from each
county
On motion resolved, That the delegates
from each congressional district meet du.
ring the recess Of the convention, to agree
upon suitable candidates to be presented
to the meeting for Congressional delegates
and substitutes 10 the Wing National
Convention, to be holden at Harrisburgh
on the 4th Of December next.
Adjourned till o'clock.
| The Convention met pursuant TO adjourn.
men, and on motion, the reports Of the
Congressional Districts were made, which
were adopted, as follows:
Districts. Delegates. Substitutes.
| list Nm. Henry, Caluin I'opnsley,
Cd S II. Holley. I'm. Nash,
| Sd .4ndre,o Tracy. a 3 " Tenney.
4,h Nm. p. Briggs, Harry Bradley,
9TH Charles Paine, E. Z. Walton.
Hon. VIM. Sade. from the committee
appointed to draft resolutions, reported The
following.
Resolved. That the protection of the
( people aga inst the assumption and exercise
I Of unde egatcd power, for which our fathers
contended in 1916, is the great obec, for
which the Wings of the United States are
contendIng in 1889.
Resolved. That the encroachmen.s of
Executive power. under the administration
of the National Executive Dynasty, during
The last ten years, has been carried to the
extent of a practical destruction of the
| balance Of power as established by the con.
stnu,ion of the U. S. having subjected the
Executive agency Oft the Senate of the U. |
States, ond the Legislation Of Congress, TO
the control of tho Executive will. and aim.
ed a, the like subsection of the legislation
of all the States ofthis Uninn.
Resoiued, That this Convention regard
it as among the highest of the political du.
| lies Of the people of the U. States 10 resiss
! by o III constitutional means these encrouch.
menls of power, and to endeavor 10 restore
and maj ntaln the just balance of the con. |
| stlution which they have DESTROYED.
And ince union and harmony are inds.
| pensab|e to secure success IN this great
struggle, and give effect to the principles
for which the opponents of power are con-
tending.
Resoired. That we entirely concur in
I, T,.
Convention at llarrisburgh. on the first
! Wednesday Of December next, for the pur.
pose of selecting a candidate Cor the office
Of Pres iden, of the U, S.; and that we
entertain full confidence that, IN the sacrl.
flee OF personal preferences for the promo.
ton of the public coed which, we trust,
will mark tho proceedings Of that Conven
ton, candidate will be selected who will
command the confidence of all the Wings
IN he U. States; and that there will be
thus secured the election Of q successor TO
the present Chief Magistrate, who will be
content to be the constitutional President
of the U. States, instead OF the head Of
party, and IN whose administration full and
triumphant effect shall be given to the
great and noble principles tor which the
Wings of the U. States are con,ending.
These resolutions were called up in
order, and ably and eloquenlIy discussed
by Hon. VIM. Slade, Hon. Heman Allen,
and James Bell, Esq. and adopted unani'
mouslv by the convention.
Hon. Heman Allen, introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which after a few
spirited remarks by the gentleman, was
passed
Resolved, That we will give our hearty
support to such men, concurrlng with us
in opposition to the measures of the pre-
sent administration, as shall be designated
by the convention at Hlarrisburgh, as