Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-07-31
VOL. XIV....No. 8.
DISTRICT CONVENTION.

In pursuance of formal call. the Freemen of
the Fourth Congressional District assembled in
Convention at Cambridge Borough, on the 18th
July. 1910. The Convention was called to or.
by VIM. Weston one Of the District Committee,
who stated that for the sake Of expeditinp bust.
ness. the several County Committees had con.
suited together and reported list Of officers for
the consideration Of the meeting; which report
was accepted, and the following gentlemen wero
unanimously elected officers of the Convention.
iloN. EZRA MECH, Presidents ]. d. FARMS.
WORTH, WILLIAM l.. SowLEs, JOSEPH WATER.
MAN, Ezra JOHNSON, Vice Presidents JOSEPH
poLANp, +. b. WHITING, NATHAN s. Hill
! WIN. l.. STRONG, Secretaries.
| On motion,
|oted That committee Of three from each
town be chosen to select a suitable cand.
! dldatc to represent this District in Congress, and
an Elector Of President and Vice President.
Io'sd, That the delegates from each town be
requested TO meet and choose their several com.
mittces-cachtown being entitled to three votes.
Adjourned one half hour for the purpose of
choosing the town committees.
Contention met, pursuant to adjournment
On motion, roted, That committee of five be
appointed by the Chair, to draft resolutions and
an address TO the fieemen, for the consideration
Of this convention:
And the following named gentlemen were an.
poiuted:-A. G.. Whittemorc, Orlando Stevens
William Weston, T. Hill, Edward A. STAINS
bury.
On motion, adjourned til o'clock, Pm.
TWO O'CLOCK, p. N.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
The committee on nominations, through Mr..
Swift, their chairman reported the following res.
olution
Resolred, That this committee recommend
| the Hon. Augustus Young as candidate to
represent this District III the next Congress Of
the United States.
Which resolution was unanimously adopted.
and the
Hos. AUGUSTUS YOUNG,
was nominated as candidate for the support Of
the lrecmen Of this District at the ensuing cleo.
| ton,
Tic nominating committee further reported
| the name Of
WILLIAM P. BRIGGS,
| Of Richmond, as a suitable candidate for Elector
Of President and Vice President for this Dis.
trict.
Which nomination was unanimously con.
firmed,
Mr.. Stansbury, from the committee for that
| purpose reported series CT resolutions and an
address, which were read and unanimously &C.
ceptcd and subsequently adopted as expressive
| of the sense Of the convention,
RESOLUTIONS,
Resolved, That the political crisis now ap.
preaching in the affairs of this Nation is fraught
with most momentuous interests to the People,
and that it behoves every friend, not only to his
Country, bat TO himself, To ponder we'll the con-
sequence, of the vote which he casts at the ensu-
ing election.
ReSolued, That we regard the passage of tho
Sub-treasury Bill as the consummaton of A
deliberate plan to nullifv the oft repeated express.
sonS Of the PEOPLES Will, DECLARING that Bill in.
eypedient and obnoxious. and that it is now rem.
dered the duty of the People to unite in crushing
this monster in its infancy. before its rapid and
gigantic growth shall place it beyond the reach
of the Constitutional corrective,
Rcy1luR Further, that we re.rard that bill as
most jrejd,ous and deadly at,acl, unon the In.
critics Of the People of these States, aiming az
il does at the establishment Of 4 riuantic Gov.
ernmcnt Bank controlled by the Executive
through the creatures of his will, and by him
made to subscrye by its oyer.hadowinp ntiuen.
cos, the PURPOSES Of personal and PARTY aggran.
idizemeDt.
Rcsohci, That We sec in the yenalty the
partizan violence. the reckless extravaganza and
c the utter disregard of popular will, manifested
by the administration an! its partzans, only the
spasmOdlc struggles ct a party which reads its
doom in the yet interrupted and incorruptible
= virtue olthe People and that with the conscious
1t ness of fighting in good cause. as a motive to
action, the Wings of the Fourth District neither
fear the onmity nor court the favor Of the min.
ions of Executive power.
Re'otcd, That the lth District has been mis-
represented in Congress, long enough, not only
to teach them The evils OF Misrepresentation but
the blessings of just representation, and that
= we are determined TO leave no honest means
unrIed to secure an expression 1.-THE true wishes
of the People in the next Congress
kcSolrcd That if the Treasure Of the Nation
is 10 be locked I'D in 'NaultS and safes" past ex.
perientc has shown il to BE highly incXpcdient--
that the present, corrupt dynasty Of subtreasur-
ers should keep the keys--and we therefore
propose and Will support their transfer to the
man who has handled millions of the public
m money without letting dollar stick to his hands.
nj Rcsuir'd, That We pledge to each other and
y TO the District our united efforts for the election
OF me Candidate TINS day selected, believing nm
to be every way qualified for the high ana re,
- spons.hlc Office TO which we desire to elect him,
not only by talents hut experience and unatec-
n