Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-08-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Douglas Democratic County Convention

Douglas Democratic county convention.
The Douglas democracy of Windham County met
in convention at Fayetteville Tuesday, August H.,
for the purpose of nominating county and probate
district officers. Notwithstanding the mud ard mois-
turc-for the rain poured in torrents ms 1t had done
for the twenty-iou hours previous-there very
general attendance from ali parts of the county. The
reputation and announced presence Of JonN g. SAKE,
one of "the Representative Men for Douglas" (as n
recent print hath it) and Stephen Thomas, brought
together very respectable number Of the admirers Of
the "Ltlc Giant" and tic same causes secured To-
cal attendance of republicans, besides women and
children not few The convention was temporarily
organized by the Appointment of Dr. Chas. Chaplin
Of Brattlcboro chairman, and q. W. Hooker of Rock
ingham, secretary. Erasmus PImpton, Henry G..
Fisher, S. W. Bowker, Ktrcdgc llaskns and Charles
Smith, were appointed committee to report list of
officers for the permanent organization of the conven-
ton; and Their subsequent report embraced the fol-
lowing, all of whom were luly elected, to wit;
President has. n. Davenport Of Wilmington;
Vice Presidents Cotton Mather of Marlboro, Ben
amin Smith of Rockinghan
Sccrctaries--G. W. IIoo,cr Of Rockingham, o. l..
Sherman of Newfane
The following is list ofhe county officers put in
nomination, to wit:
Senators-SAMUEL DurTo' Of Brattleboro,
OTIs WARHEN If Newigne,
JEREMIAH BATON of Rockingham;
Asst. Ju1gcs-JomN MIN.nD of Westminster,
W. T.. OsGJoD of Ncwinne;
States Auy-KTrREDG. lIAsKINs Of Wilmington;
Sheriil-S. W. BowKrR d Newfanc;
High Bailili-JonN CoGKNs of Nottingham;
Judges Probae-II +. BALI.ou for Marlboro Dist,
.lomN IonERTs for We,tminsterdo
County Committee t'i,nIps Smith If Vocl ipgbor,
~ II. Childs Of Wilmington, Henry c. Fisher of
Brateboro.
Stephen Thomas Of hiirlec, one Of the delegates
from the ID Congressional District Of Vermont to the
Charleston and Boltinpre Conventions, gave nm ac-
count of the way and manner in which he had dis
charged the trust coafded to him, and the reasons
which induced him 20 support Mr. Douglas-reasons,
us the sequel proved insufficient to control the action
OF his colleague He was followed by John G. Sake,
than whom none Cal better write pointed epigram
nor turn reason into rhyme with greater facility. We
did not hear his speech and without any report
OF II, but we know must have been rs full Of good
things rs its dark and disprting subject would admit
Of If the logic Of Saxes political speeches was only
MS strong ms his wit is keen and polished he would
certainly be eectc, Governor of Vermont but when
he reasons wthou rhyme his can possibly be
no greater than he should (which he never could
dol rhyme without reason" Charles n. Davenport
followed and, are informed, he dealt hat
gingerly with tie seeding delegate from this State
long string OF prox resolutions, endorsing the Bal
timore Douglas Platform, (incuding of course the
Supreme Court Submission resolution the Platform
laid down by the Montpelier convention all the par
nominations and the action Of Mr. Thomas rs delegate
to the National convention, was adopted, after which
the convention adjourned.