Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-08-13
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


Republican Convention for Wndhnm County, met at
Fayetteville on Tuesday, the 9th inst, and were call
ed to order by A. J. MoRsE Of the County Committee
upon whose nomination Hon. WIN. HARRIS of Wind
ham appointed temporary Chairman. b. l..
KSowLToN, Esq, Of Jamaica chosen Secretary,
pro TEN.
J. ID. BmDGMAN OF Rockingham, moved tho up
pointment by the chair of committee of FIVE persons
to nominate officers for the permanent organization of
the conventions which was carried and the chair up
pointed j. d. BRiDGMAS, C. X. FIELD of Newfane,
john T.. BUTLER of jamaica, J. +. SrEARSs Of Dunn
merston, and FARLEY STARR Of Nottingham, such
committee.
On motion Of ASHLEY STONE Of Wilmington, the
chair appointed committee of five consisting of ASH
LEY STONE, d. A. HAMMOND of wardsboro AM
BRosE BURGESS Of Grafton, Roswell HUNr of Brat.
tleboro and Cyrus CARPENTER of Guilford to exam
inc the credentials Of the delegates and to report tho
names of those elected to the convention. The COM
mttee soon after reported the of the delegates
elected aud the towns they represcnted from which
report it appeared that Somerset was unrepresented
and that there one deficiency in the Wardsboro
and in the Nottingham delegation. 1t further
appeared that Mr. FLINT and Mr. CUTLER were pres
ent delegates from Brooknc but that they had no
credentials; and their referred to the
mittee without anv expression of opnion. The re-
port accepted.
MIR BRlpeMAs from the committee to nominate Of
fcers for the permanent organization of the convcn
ton, reported follows:
For President. Hon. Asu,ry sroxv If WILMINGTON.
for vice prosiden,s I A srr,,ss rso Of h.,
merston, A. BURGESS, Esq. of Grafton, and JONI A.
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ch'ohs III coming mere as they ala, but ther admis-
sion would establish dangerous precedent; another
year half dozen towns would neglect to elect their
JoIoro,o. n, bor,o .,d . Ca, l,; =, ,,.,,
" So w "''".' wv" "" u's'h"'"s '"u''uu"is
hnding out that fact would induce certain men TO at
tend and claim seats--a matter TINT would lead to
trouble The rule recurring notice to be given of the
caucus for the selection of delegates he rcoared ne
imperative.
a. p .
''' ""'"""AN SUIT mat 'he Mnr'ooro case cteu
was not parallel case That question not wheth-
er delegates should be admitted without producing
their credentials but "shall one delegate be allowed
to cast the full of the town he represents in the alb
sence of his colleagues?" He also remarked that the
delegates from Brooklne had heretofore been admit
ted h seats in our conventions upon the same basis
on which they now asked admission, and opposi-
ton had been made.
The,queston taken and the Brookline dcega-
ton were admitted to their seats by large majority
The convention then adjourned until afternoon.
Upon the assembling of the convention in the after
noon the roll was called and il appeared that eighty
delegates were present-a full delegation with the ex
ception Of two from Somerset and one each from
Wardsboro and Whitingbam.
GEORGE NEWMAN of Brattleboro offered the follow
| ing resolution:
"Resolred, That the Senators from this county be
AMI they are hereby instructed to resist the adoption
, any ,I; o' 10y D! 'ie "eheraI Assem-
bond given bv certo n ctzens Of Monticello for ,h
indemnity of the State against the expenses which
may ne or nave been incurred Tor the rebuilding OF
'", - ''O'' ~ f'''''
- %" +" VI io""'''"' o'e'eu '''e 'o''o"'ns
h,ii t;n ,ho S,a,o H., " 10, 'c
may be paid into the Treasury by signers Of said
| bond
| j. +. BURROWS of Vernon thought the resolution
premature and moved il he laid on the table.
| MIR FIELD opposed the motion to lay the resolution
on the table. He said that this was merely local
question which should not be suffered to divide the
party. The great Republican party organized on
the great principle Of opposition to Slavery, aud il