The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-07-23
District Convention.

District Convention.
The Voters Of the LIST. Congressional
District met in Convention at Rutland
on Tuesday, July Is, 1856. The Con.
vcntion was called to order by w. T..
Bascom, Esq of the District Commit.
tee, and organized by appointing
Hon LEONARD SARGEANT Of
Manchester, President.
Vice Presidents.
Gro. s. HoDGEs, Of Rutland Co.
NORMAN WELLINGTON. of Bennington Co.
john SlmoNDs. of Addison Co.
WIN. W. WELLS. of Washington Co.
Secretaries.
w. S.. LANE. of Middlebury,
F. W. HOPKINS, of Rutland.
On motion, of Hon. A. p. Lyman Of
Bennington,
Resolved. That the members of the
several Counties met in County Conven-
tions for the purpose of appointing a
committee to nominate a candidate for
the Office of Representative in Congress.
and also a candidate for the Office Of
Presidential Elector.
The following gentlemen were ap.
pointed said committee, viz
ADDISON CouNTY.-Edward Seymour,
r. + Woodbridge, VIM. Nash, Elias
Bottum, J A.. Beckwith, d. S. Church.
BENNlNGToN County, "A. L. Miner
A. p. Lyman, z II. Garfield, Norman
Millingion, S. F. Hollcy, James L.
Starke, Jr.
RUTLAND COUNTY Geo. T Hodges,
Chester Spencer, Il. N, Briggs. d L.
Nicholson, r. +. Boyce. John b. Boa
men, s.. w. Hodges, NJ II. Cook, C. X.
Rumsey.
WASHINGTON CouNTY.- Heman Car
penter. Joseph Poland. II +. James. F.
Z, Merrill, W. W. Wells, d. P Carpen-
ter.
During the abscrce of the Committee
Hon. Myron Clark addressed the Con.
v%cntiou.
Hon. + p. Walton then announced
the vote in Congress, on the Resolution
to cXpel y. S. Brooks from the House.
which was received with Tremendous ap.
plause.
Rev. p. b. Newton, General Agent Of
the Vermont Kansas Aid Association.
then addressed the convention ON the
SUBJECT Of his Agency.
The committee on nominations report-
ed tho name Of Hon. JAMES MEAcHAn
for Rel rcsentativc in Congress and Geo.
W, Strong for Presidential Elector for
the LIST. Congressional District; adopted
unanimously.
The convention was addressed by
Hon f. p Walton and Daniel Roberts,
Esq
The following Resolutions were rro-
scented by Jos II. Barrett. viz:
Rcsolrci, That the convention docs
cordially and unanimously rltify the
nomination oe Hon. John q Fremont of
California. for President. and of Hon.
VIM. L. Dayton Of New jersey. for Vice
President Of the United States aud that
we will exert ourselves to Secure E those
nominees. in the Congressional District.
a unanimous vote Of the people
RcSO/ted. That we approve aud en-
dorse the nomination Of H,n. Ry land
Fletcher for Governor, of Hon James
VI Slnde for Lieut.. Governor, aud Of
Henry VI Bates for Treasurer of this
State. and that we will give our c1ndi
dates an unparalleled majority in Sep
tcmber next
RcSoircd, Tha, we commend to the
voters of the first Congressional Dis.
trict, the candidate this day Nominated
for reelection as Representative to Con.
grcss. Hon JAMES MEAcHAM. a servant
tried. and ever found eminently worthy
of support in any crisis Of our public af.
fairs.
Unanimously adopted
Rev, Mr.. Webster, who has been to
Kansas, and bad the honor of being
made n prisoner by Bond Rn6fansad.
dressed the Convention on the State Of
affairs in that Territory.
On motion, Resolrcd, That all the pa
pers in the lst. Congressional District,
in favor Of Free Territory, Freemen,
Free Speech, and Fremont be requested
to publish the proceedings of this Con
%vention. Adjourned.
LEONARD SARGEANT,
President.
W, S. Lane, Secretaries.