Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-07-04
RUTLAND COUNTY CoNVEN-
Ti0N

ftr WIZ County Z mWntce, 70" w hlgs OF
a.. County mc IN Convention at Casile,on,
m rHl4y the 2ls day Of June, ls4i
The convention was called ~ order b,
Dr. 4. g Dana Of Brandon
90 motion James Il HYDE. Esq. Of
sudbury was appointed Poslden, pro ten.
-ni Martin @ Eycus q Rutland, Secreia.
ry pro ten
w motion, committee OF three we're
appointed to nominate officers Of lhc con.
5tu,au and Geo I IIotgcs, Albert l.
Catiin. and John \ Conani were appoint.
%
On motion, n committee Of five were up.
pointed to draft resolutions crprssire Of The
sense Of the convention. and Ilcnry Hale
- W G Clarke + w Hopkins, Geo II
Boaman, and Harvey Button were up
pointed.
The committee ,onominaie officers Of the
convention made the following report which
was adopted
Hon ZIMRl HOWE, President
q. ". Hanson,
Roswell Borrow. Jr. y D..,;,.,
WILLIAM HALL,
JoEL BEAHAN,
NJ G. g. E II,rm'"' Secretaries
On motion Of A. c. DINA Lieut.. Elias
Hall Of Casileton, was added to the number
OF Vice Presidents
The following resolution was then adop.
ted
ReSolUed, That a committee Of three be
raised from each town represented in this
convention by the delegates from the re-
Spcc,lve towns Tor the purpose Of nomlna.
ting for the consideration of the convention,
three persons TO be candidates for senators
G. w Strong from the Young Mems
County Committee, presented n constitution
for the organization Of n County Clay
Club, which was read and adopted as fol-
lows
Having uubonnded confidence in the eff
cacy Of the measures of the Wing party to
restore our country 10 us former state Of
prosperity believing lha, the adoption OF
Wing priaeipi,s can only be secured by
the election Of Wing mea-Iookiny upon
Henry Chy rs the living embodiment OF
these principles and the mum who's election
can best test Tia r soundncss or fiIiacv-be-
lieying that tight and Truth only are ncccss
AIRY 10 ensure the success of cur candidate
and consequently on" measures We here
Nv form IA association by the name of the
Rutland County Clay Club, for the purpose
of more efficient organization and more
thorough dissemination Of political nforna
lion under the following constitution.
Art 4. Any wing "a the county may be
come member by subscribing TO the con
s,itution
Art The officers OF the Club shall b
President, Vice President, two secretaries
and county committee consisting of three
whigs
Art 8. The President, or in his absence
one ofthe Vice Presidents shall preside a
each meeting Of the Club.
Art f. The Secretaries shall keep lis
Of the members and regular records OF The
proceedings Of each meeting.
Art, 5 The County Committee shall
have powerto call any meeting Of the Clul
upon reasonable notice, shall make all ne
cessary arrangements for such meeting
and shall have charge of the dissemination
of political information.
The President shall not have the power O
writingany act ofthc Club nor shall any vic
President upon the happening Of any acci
dent by which he shall be called upon t
perlorgl the duties of President be deemc
per Sc a candidate for President.
Art Z, Any wing upxl signing the col
s,rution shall be considered as enlisted fc
The campaign.
On nomination Of a Committee appointe
to nominate officers Of the Club, the follow
ing report was adopted
Han pohort D,nrpoint Precedent | {
Newell, Isaac Norton, Hannibal Hodge
Wm. p, Noyes, and John Fox. Vice Pre-
idents Geo. II Bcaman, A. B. Gardne
Secretaries
On motion the convention ad journed
mgc, at half past two o'clock, +. NJ.
AFTERNOON
Mr.. Harrington of Whitehall was call
for and sung one Of the most spirited VIII
songs with admirable taste and vas cath
siaslically checred.
The President then introduced TO 4
convention f. p, Culver, ESQ. of Gree
wich, n Y who made an able and :pir
ed address
The committee 10 nominate Senator's |
portcd the names of Hon f. n. Briggs,
Brandon Joseph II Chuenden, Esq.
Orwell; and frederick Button, Esq.
Clalendon which report was adopted una
imously,
Henry Hale from the committee on r
olu'ions reported the following, viii
were unanimously adopted.
Resoitti, That we respond as with Q
voice and one heat TO the nominate
made by the Baltimore Wing Conventi'
on the frs, Of May last. Of HENRI CLA
oul THRpDoRE FRELIS0HuysEN,
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