Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-08-25
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Breokinridge County Convention.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Breckenridge County Convention.
The Breckenridge, administration, or MS they some
times call themselves the "aationae' democracy Of
Windham County, met at Fayetteville on Wednesday,
for the purpose Of nominating county officers and
vcntiang their political opinions. The Attendance
larger than we expected to scc two bands Of
music nd led to the attractions of the OCCASION and
sprinkng of Douglas democrats and Republicans
mixed in out of curiosity The meeting house was
well filed in all its available space with this gathering.
The convention was called 10 order bv George Plat,
chairman of the county mittee, ard on motion,
VIM c. Perry Of tir,tttlcbc 70 was made chairman.
and Randolph A. Knight Of Dummcr,ton, secretary
aud thus IL temporary organization effected. Com
mittccs were appointed in pursuance Of resolutions
adopted as follows: on perD ianent organisaton-John
Roundy, l.. NJ. Bur,itt, +. f. Plumb !. Dunkee .Ir..
David Ball: on rcsou,ions-S. A. Miller II. Good
now J. g. higgins, f. H. Mason, j. ]. Crandall; on
crelentials-W. L. Nichols, Thomas White, Levi vii
der. The convention then adjourned until afternoon.
Upon rc-assembliug W f. Nichols for the commit
tee credcntia, reported list OF delegates present,
from which it appeared that the towns Of Ncwf,,nc
Grafton, Whitinch'u, Westminster, Townshend
BTattlcboro, Wardsboro, Dummerston Athens, Rock
ingham putncy, Halifax, were each represented by
four delegates, Brooknc by three, wndham ,Ianai-
ca, Londonderry aud Vernon by two each, Dover by
one, while Stratton Somerset, Wilmington, Marlboro
and Guiford were unrepresented.
The committee permanent orgs aization reported
for President Truman H. Strceter Vice Presidents
ri, ,,,.. ~, -, ~
i"''i"' "h''' '"''" i''ui'"S' ''o'el"i'cs' H. ~
a,., a. II. -. - ., i - - -"-@'''"' ""'
"'oP'e'' 'n !" NO" OIL H. r. Htonghton the candi-
dates for county officers we're nominated Lv acclaim
ton The follo,,inc tick ct ,,,s tho, NV, !; ;
lion D., ,,;,. f'' - "'''''''''
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Senators, PiIiLir WELLS Of Bratilehoro;
oTIs WAptES of Newfane;
EiDboN DENIS Of Westminster
Asst. Judges, WALTER WRIGHT of ROCKINGHAM.
}. q. llIGGINs Of Was,sboro.
States Att'v 1p,.v,xI IT c.r,,,,, : ~, ..:,
St,;c- '''' "'"''"h'''1'
oher'H' d. j. CRANpALL oi 5raiteborc.
High Bailif, Lyman G. BLISS Of Brat,lcboro
Judges Probate, DAVID IlowAKD of Townshcnd;
HOSEA T. bALL"u Of Wilmington.
Ooa'',y George Ilnit OF Koohngham, 5
boro. ''''' " ""'"'
The following resolntions were then offered ard
adopted with cheers:
Res,rcd That We cordially apnrovc tho co,,ro toll
en- by Henry t. Stoughton in the national d, mocratc
convention recently held ut laitimore
nat 'h!S ooSSIsiSh recognise the Rel
party in the countv Of W7nlba{ and tS S,a," Az
we heartily approve OF its course in the present polt-
zeal c"'nphsl'
inc ioNow'hs resolutions We're then reported b.
''c COMMITTEE ana adopted;
cht~,r'ui lna' we recognize John t. Breckenridge
repre.cntotivcs of ,be Fnoii"I ~ tu rue
heartily approve endorse and ratifv lne nominations
tor the presidency and vice presidency of the United
% ',i Me p,euge our'ei'e" 10 sustain them in
ResorcT Thai we hereby. declare o,,r oeirr,o,;o,
of the platform adopted by the national convention
held al me Maryland Institute III the city of Wash
R,soirrd That we n,,nr,uo " ,,o ,,,;,o, .
the Hon. Robert Harvey for Governor Hon Giles
Harrington for Lieut. Governor, and Samuel Wells for
ResroJ ~" Tho we p'se our SuPPI !" hat .icAet;
electors as large made bv our State CONVENTION nm
the 9th inst at White River Junction. and we pledge
"',," 0,i supr0,, IA 'o'e",oer next
wa is"'o H. wright OF massachusetts, was then IN
"0'"'eu 10 ''e oo''e''''oh Ills speech was mainly
~ al eNpos''oh o' Tue irIeSuarty attending
.no nomination o' pougAs' ana the Inconsistencies of
poug"s Sqnaa''er sovereignty notions OF course
the Republicans came in for good share of dcnun-
our notes oil his speech are quite full but space is
''o'' ne was io',o"eu ny II. H' s'oush'""' E'q,