Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09
Washington County Convention

Washington County met at the Govt House 10
Monipelie5 on The 4th Of June, and organized
by the appointment Of
Hon HORACE HOLLlSTER, President.
Hon Hon ! l 1iee Presidents.
De.JAMss TEmpLErpN Secretary.
On melton Of ]. &c CORY, Messrs. J. Gregory
d. P. ThoApson. NJ. Sheldon, J. M. Mills ant
c. Joslyn were appointed Committee to presen
names saiiable for County Committee to cal
Con ebt,ona and GIL such vacancies as may oc-
cur ID the County ticket by death, resignation,
or otherwise: and said Committee reported the
following gentlemen, as such County Commit
WIZ Vi BRsses, Chairman, Montpelier.
r. OBADIAH wooD Barre.
A. p. SLAYToN Calais.
JoELsWIScH Jr.. Mortified.
CT JosLYN, Waitsield.
and the report was accepted, and the above
named gen'lemen unanimously appointed.
On mo,ion, Messrs. D. P. Thompson, VIM P
Briggs and ]. Gregory we're appointed Com
nittee OIL Resolutions,
On motion, Committee of two from eacI
town IN the County here represented were ap
pointed 10 recommend the names of persons
suitable % brHAxeaosted for County Officers TO
| the year ensuing, when the Convention adjourn
ed ill hat-past one O'clock, P. M.
AFTERNOON.
D. P. Thompson, for the Committee appointed
tor the purpose, made report of the following
resolutions, which was accepted, and the resoIu
tons una niInously adopted, VIZ:
Resolved, That we fully and heartily endorse
and adopt the noble and truly democratic princl
Piles OF the Pittsburgh Platform, standing oul as
II does IN envable brightness from the dark
anti republican and anl-American platforms
which the Two old parties adopteo last summer al
Balllmure. to the merited overthrow of one Of
them, and the disgrace OF The other.
RUS0ived, That we cordially approve OF the
d0IngS and nominations of the recent State Con
venllob and will use our best exertIons to IN
sure the election Of the nominees not for the
men, but tor the principles with which their
names are identified.
Resolved, That though we are resolved to ia.
vnr NJ party who cannot stand Oh The broad ele.
waited national principles of the Pittsburgh Plat.
torn, YET all those, in whatever party before
acting, who now intend in good faith TO give in
their adherence IL that platform aud those prin-
clples, are cordially invited to enroll themselves
IN our organzit on, with the assurance that they
shall therein tlDd no worse political lenets thai
those which were openly preached aud Practice
by Wa-hin ton Jefferson aud Madison.
Resolved, That we will use all honorable tx
rrl Us Tor the election of the nominees OF thu,
Convention. and support, and Cooperate with
"nr ounly Committee acting Tor that, and the
general object OF our cause.
The Committee on Nominations, By thel
Chairman, the Hon. William P. Briggs, reported
the following County Ticket, which report wa,
accepted and, after discussion and amendment
nearly unanimously adopted:
i horA1 c waas,H'' For Senator'S
6 Dsssaor Fi uss.a County Judges.
M H. SESSIONS, States Attorney.
GILMAN sTLEY, High Sheriff
e. W, High Bsiliff --.,...-~
| JosErI .sD, Judge OF Probate
Un .ppo A S'' At. " "s ca
tees, whose duty it shall be to appoint sub
committees IN each school district in their re
specuve towns, while 1t shall be the duy of sal,
district Committees to confer with and from tim.
to lime report to the town committee their don.
therein n all matters pertaining to the interes
of the Free Democracy, and the said tow
committees arr to act with and report to tn,
County Committee, in the same manner, to wit
Bare.-O. Wood L. Keith. Harvey Tilden
Berlin Elisha Hubbard, Harvey Allen,
H Covie.
Caiois.-Jacob Eaton, R. P. Moses, N. A
Chase.
Durbu,y-Earl Ward, H. Morse, A. B. C
Davis.
Faystom.-J. Somerviile, J. P. Boyce, E.
Marnle
Mars!feid.-Abiah Hall, Stephen Ptkin, G
A. Gilnan.
M'ddlesex.-Joseph Bailey, John Poor, ]. R
Densinnre.
Montpelier Daniel S. Thurston, E Bedford
DAVID l. Fuller
Els Montpelier Geo. w. Templeton, w
San els, &. King.
.Northfttd.-W. r. Woodwork, J. NJ. MI ILL
e. Dole.
PlainfeM Lewis Chamberlain, NJ NJ. Page
J. p. Hale.
Rorbmy. "a. Webster, ID, s. Ruggles, NJ
Wardner.
Haitsfeld. WIN. Skinner, N. C. Joslyn, P
Bushnell
Warren.-S. Upbam, D Ralph, B Davis.
Hoodbwy.-A.T Town, r. Heath, s. Benjamin
Worcesier.-F. Johnson, A. Richardson, N. A
Kelly.
Waterbury &C. Shipley, Ralph Worcester, C
e. Arms.
Alter which the Convention adjourned, sin
die.
H. HOLLlSTER, President
J. TEMPLEToN, Secretary.