The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-10-22

County Constitutional Convention.
MIDDLEnuRY, Oct, l6, 1856.
The frcemcn Of the County Of Add.
son, without distinction of party, con.
vcnc1 at this place and organized by tho
appointment Of the following officers:
President,
Col Ina GlFFoRD, Now Haven.
s-r-,-ss-.s Secretary
IL. s. DANA. Cornwall
Mr. Rose of Waltham offered the fol.
lowing resolutions
Resotrcd, That wo are opposed to the
alterations of the Constitution recon-.
mcnded by the Council of Ccnsors and
that we will support no man for delegate
TO the Constitutional Convention who
will not pledge himsefto 60 against the
amendments
The resolution was discussed by Mr.
Rose-when Mr. Seymour of Vergenncs
moved to lay it on the table, which mo.
tion was lost.
The Resolution was further discussed
by Hon. e. ID Warner s p. Nash, Esq
Hon. c. Y. Tilden, Hon. Il Seymour,
W. F. Dsscom. Esq, Hon. Peter Starr,
A. L. Smith, Esq John NJ. Weeks Esq,
Hon. II j. Jones, and unanimously
adopted
On motion Of Mr. Bascom it was
Ordercd That a committee of one
from each town, and one for every one
hundred votes. or fraction over fifty
votes, cast far Governor, in 1855, DO ap.
pointed by the several towns. to report
seven candidates to this Convention for
the Office of delegate to the Constitution.
al Convention.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed said nominating committee:
addison, j. n Smith, J. w. Strong
Bnidport, Paris Fletcher, p. Eli.
tharp.
Bristol, Horatio Nccdham.
Corn,oaH. M. o. Porter, II. Mead,
Jr. Henry Lane.
FbrrisJurgh, James Barnes
Goshen. John Capen, Lucius Allen.
GranriHe, David Eaton
Hancock, c. T. Robbins, Robert
Clahln
MiddlcJury, Peter Starr, d s.
Church, S. i Rockwell, w. f. Bascom
II Goodrich.
Monhtom, J Finpcy, YIN NJ. Spoon
or, A. r. Smith
Ne'o Haven, S. P. Nash, NJ. c. Foot,
i w. Stow
Oya0eN, Ira Young, Roswell Bottum
Panton, II. N. White.
Ripton, c, W. Linsley, II. H. lIqrl
burt.
Salisbury, J NJ. Weeks, W. A Bates,
Eugene Hamilton
Sto,cham, Peh Howe.
Vcracnncs. Il Seymour.
WaHh0nt. Josiah Parker.
Wcybriagc, Milo Stow, Sylvester
Foot.
Hitting, W p. Wright, Calvin Eos.
TER
Aftor recess of some minutcs-the
Committee of Nominations reported the
names of the following gentlemen rs can
di'latrs for the Constitutional Convcn.
ton:
w +. Bascom, Middlebury.
Hon r j Jones Cornwall.
Hon Della Howe. Shorehan,.
John Capen, Goshen
A T. Smith. Monk:on.
Oliver Smith, New Haven.
Hon, Horatio Necdham. Bristol.
Which report was accepted, and the can
didates reported by the Committee were
unanimously nominated by the Convcn-
tion.
On motion it was
Ordered, That the proceedings Of
this Convention be signed by the Presi-
dent and Secretary, and be published in
the papers of the county.
The action of the late Republican Dis
trict Convention in nominating GEoR GE
u. HoDGEs of Rutland, as cand idate for
Representative to Congress, to fill the
unexpired term of Hon JAMES MEAcH-
AM. was discussed by several gentlemen,
and declared to be irregular, improper
and not binding upon the people. The
Convention finally
Ordered, That We hereby recommend
the Hon. SAMUEL SWIFT of Mddcburv.
to the Republican party of the First
Congressional District, as candidate
for the uncxpirod term in Congress, of
Hon. James Mcacham
On motion
Adjourned sine die.
IRA CLIFFORD, President
L S. DANA, Secretary.
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