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Third Congressional District Convention

Inn" SOhB IoselOHHl OOnVentlOn
The Convention was called to order by S. |
H. Parkhurst Chairman of the District COM
mttec, and was permanently organized by
the appointment of Hon. Daniel Roberts of
Burlington, as President W. II. Lyman of
Grand Isle Co., Austin Bccchcr of Chittenden
Co., James Davis of franklin, Co. Vice Pre-
sdents. $. II. Parkhurst of Burlington, and
Albert Sowles ofSwanton were elected Secre-
taries.
On motion the following gentlemen were
appointed by the chair committee to draft
and report resolutions to the convention,
G. W. Benedict of Burlington, w p. Davis of
st. Adams, and II. II. Reynolds of Alburgh.
1t was voted that all gentlemen present be
invited to take part in the convention.
1t was moved by Mr.. Wilson of Hines
burgh, that the delegates from the several
counties represented in the convention, re-
solve themselves into county conventions and
elect from their number committee of twice
the number Of their representation in the
State Senate, who were to constitute a nom
mating committee for the conyenton-w
motion was carried and the following gem
tlemen were elected such committee.
Chittenden County-Francis Wilson, L.
P. Blodgett, DR.. John Work, Z. d. Mason,
Dr. Swain, Reuben Ilanaford.
franklin County-B. b. Newton, Chas
FELTON,, II. Northrop, \. j. Sampson, W L.
Sowles, H. y. Blrbcr.
Grand sIo ('nun+v II
Adjourned to . o'clock, p. NJ.
. o'clock.-Conycntion came together.
The committee on resolutions, through
their Chairman, G. W. Benedict, reported
the following, which were read and laid on
the table.
Rc'oued, /. That the issue which is before the
people of tie United States in the intending Pres
dcntial Election i one which deeply concerns the
entire nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
and touches directly the great question: shall free
principles or dcSpotc principles underle all its in
stitutons for ages yet to come For that reason all
individual preferences should he made to yield to
what the cXigcncics of the and the good of the
nation demand.
?. That the Frecmcn of the Third Congressional
District in the state of Vermont, in Convention
sembled instruct their delegates appointed to rep
resent them in the National Republican Convention
to be held in Philadelphia the 18th of June next,
for the purpose of nominating persons to be sup.
ported for the Offices of President and Vice Prcsi-
dent OF the United states, to unite cordially with
the delegates from other parts of the nation to that
Convention, in the nomination of such persons to the
offices aforesaid majority of the delegates there
assembled shall believe most likely to unite to the
greatest extent the uiIrages of all in the United
states standing the Republican platform; and
who the said majority shall believe will, if elected,
firmly, faithfully and ably carry the Republican
prlneip' into their administration Of the Affairs Of
the Nation. They also instruct their delegates to
the state Convention to be held at Montpelier on the
Sd Of June next, to to it, far their influence
can avail, that the delegates at large appointed at
that Con, ention, be who will act ON the same
principle.
The Committee appointed to nominate De-
legates to the National Convention at Phla-
delphia, on the 18th June next, and also to
the State Convention at Montpelier. on the
81 Of June next, reported by their chairman
F. Wilson, as follows viz
FOR DELEGATES TO PHILADELPHIA.
r. Gleason Of Chittenden Co., Delegate.
Austin Beecher, Substitute
DR.. II. Ii. Reynolds, Of Grand Isle Co., Dele
gate.
James NJ. IIotchkiss, of Lamoillc Co., Sub
sttute
VIM. L. Sowles, Of Franklin Co., Delegate.
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FOR DELEGATES TO TIE STATE CONVENTION
OF JUNE THIRD.
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And the committee farther recommended
that the Delegates to the State Convention
have power to fill vacancies in their own
number.
The report of the co mmittee was accented
and adopted.
The resolutions laid on tho tahIa ,vero
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