The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-06-21
DISTRICT CONVENTION

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on Thursday, the 9Th June, lS43.
Hon. SAMUEL ADAMS called the meeting
to order; and the Convention organized by
appointing
Hon. HEMAN ALLEN, } President.
Hon. AUGUSTUS BURT, ofFranklin, :
" JOSEPH CLARK, 4" Chittenden, = <
ISAAC CHAPMAN, Addison, S-s
d" WIN. L. SowLEs, " CIR. Isle &"
HENRY B. STACY, Secretary,
Y Y s 5 5 Fsss.:' Assistant Secretaries
Ordered that the Secretaries make list
Of the delegates in attendance.
Mr.. ADAMS introduced the following res
olution
ResOlred-That a committee OF three
from each town be raised, on the nomina-
ton of the several towns, for the purpose
of selecting a candidate for Congress, and
that each town be entitled to three votes IN
said committee. The question of concur
ring in the nomination shall in the first In
stance be taken by the individual votes of
Tie COuNtllllOn, duu IL d udJoiby SoaSoi,
the nomination shall be considered as made;
but if the nomination is not concurred in
by the individual votes, the question shall
be taken by towns, and each town shall be
entitled to one vote-but no discussion shall
be had by the towns after the question Is
put.
which resolution after some discussion, and
sundry propositions of amendment, was a.
dopted by decisive vote.
The Convention took recess of fifteen
minutes to enable towns to nominate their
committees.
The President called to order, and the
Secretary reported to the Convention the
following Committee of Nomination, as re-
ported by the several towns.
South Hero-Wallis Mott, Lorenzo Hall,
VIM. E. Phelps.
GrandIsle-SamuelA Adams, Abel Brown.
North Hero-Joel Allen.
Alburgh-Wm. L. Sowles.
st. AIbans-O. A. Burton, Elisha Bur-
CESS, D. P. Carpenter.
Shsldon-Augustus ]. Burt, F. Scribner,
]. P Clark.
Highgate-S. w. Reyes, Joseph Cutter,
o. F. Robinson.
Franklin-Peter Chase, Adolphus Dew
ing, j. H. Hubbard.
Montgomery-Samuel Kendall jr.
Berkshire-F Childs jr. A. w. Barton.
Fairfa1-J. Parmelee, H. G. Stafford.
iSpanton-G w. Foster, G. Greene, V.
S. Ferris.
Enosbmgh-P. E. Smith, Samuel Fetch
er, Samuel Kendall
Fletcher-Ira Armstrong, N. R. Bing-
ham.
Bakersfeld-William c. Wilson.
Georgia-Samuel Fairbanks, Edmund
Goodrich, Stephen 7. Leonard.
Richmond Gleason, Amos B. Coo
per, VIM. Rhodes jr.
Colchester-L. B. Plat, G. w. Horton,
U. H. Penniman.
UnderhiH-John H. Tower, VIM. S.
Jos. Wells.
Huntington-S. Amber, A. Ferguson.
Standardization White, William Har-
mon, Alva Tyler.
Westord-Marcus Swain, Daniel Jack
son.
st. George-Sherman Beach, Silas Ish-
am, o. S. Lockwood.
Jericho-T. Galusha, A. Warren, F. G,
Hill.
Esse1-James H. Delano, Franklin Hurl-
but, Azariah Faxon.
WIiiston-A. v. Holley, John Brown
IT,, Chauncey Brownell.
Bmiington-Geo. Clayes, Geo. A. Allen,
VIM. Weston.
Charlotte-David Cook, VIM. r. Pease.
Mihon-Levi Sanderson, B. G. Wright,
A. G. Whittimore
Hinesburgh-John Wheelock, Grin
Murray, Hemen R. Smith.
Addiso-Aaron Merrill, Isaiah Clark,
David B. Chambers.
Bridport- Ferree, Paris Fetch
er, E. E. Grovenor
CornWaH-Rolin ]. Jones.
Ferrisburgh-Zurial Walker, Nathan ].
Reese, Noah w. Porter
MiddLcbury-H. Bell, z. Bass, J. War
ner.
Northumberland Finney.
IShoreham-Kent Wright, Marvin North,
Elmer Jones.
'&0rksborough-Stephen Sayles, Andrew
Ferguson, Pearly Hill.
Vrgennes-Jahazel Sherman, John E.
Roberts, Calvin HI. Smith.
On motion of Mr. WESTON, voted that all
Wings present, from towns not represented,
be invited to take seats in the Convention
and participate in its deliberations; and in
pursuance of this Vote Mr.. FIELD, of New
Haven, was added to the nominating COM
mittee.
On motion, committee of seven was ap-
pointed to draft and report resolutions, to
wit /: Messrs. Charles Adams, Harvey Bell.
Orlando Stevens, Samuel Adams, A. G
Whitemore, Jahazel Sherman, and Peter
Chase.
Mr.. Stevens moved the appointment of
committee of five, by the chair, to NOM
mate person to represent this district in
the Wing National Convention, to be held
at Baltimore, in may next; and Messrs.
JOSEPH WARNER, S. w. KEYS, Wallis