Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-04-07
REP LBLICAN sTATE CONTENTION

on Tuesday last. Unexpectedly TO all the at
tendance was unusually large, nearly three hun
dred of the active and working men of the
party being present, representing all the coun-
ties with the exception of Essex.
In the absence of the chairman Of the State
Committee the convention was called to order
by the Hon. A. l.. Miner Of Manchester, who
had been made chairman pro tcmpore, and
temporary organization was effected by the cleo
ton of the Hon. Jeptha Bradley of st. Adams,
as Chairman and Lyman G. IIinckley of Thet-
ford, as Secretary.
On motion the chair appointed a committee
of one from each county to nominate officers
for the permanent organization, as follows; II.
w. Clarke of Windhum, II. G. Root of Ben
nington, j. b. Page of Rutland II. Wheeler OF
Windsor, ]. b. Moore of Orange, ]. b. Bacon
2nd of Caledonia, Joseph Poland of Washing
Richmond g. f. Houghton of Franklin, J. =.
Ladd of Grand Isle, J. A. Child of Lamoille,
and A. j. Howell Orleans.
DR.. Powers moved that when this convention
takes recess it resolve itself into county con-
ven;ions for the purpose of selecting a commit
tee of sixty, composed of twice the number of
Senators from each county, to nominate four
delegates at large and four substitutes, and re-
port the same to this convention; which was
agreed to.
The committee on an organization reported,
which report was accepted, and the gentlemen
therein named duly elected as follows, to wit:
Hon. LEVI UNDERWOOD, Burlington Presi-
dent;
Vice Presidads-Geo. w. Collamer, Esq, of
Montpelier Hon. Jas. NJ Hotchkins of Fair
fax; Hon. J. w. Colburn of Springfeld Chan
cey w. Conant, Esq, of Brandon; Mark Nut
ter, Esq, of Orleans.
Secrctnies--L. G. IIincklcy of Thetford I;
A. n. Swain of Bellows Flls G. II. Bigelow
of Burlington; A. c. Brown of Montpelier;
Rufus Mead of Middlbeury.
Mr.. Underwood on taking the chair made a
neat and appropriate speech, thanking the con-
vention for the honor conferred on him, and
defining concisely the issues involved in the con-
test incident to the current campaign.
The convention then took a recess until Q
o'clock p. NJ
Upon the re-assembling of the convention
the committee of sixty through their chairman,
the Hon. Burnham Martin Of Chelsea, reported
the following as a list of delegates and substi-
tutes,
Hon. T. y. BRIGGS, of Brandon, delegate;
II. CARPENTER, Jr., of Pownal, substitute
Hon. p. T. WAsHBuIN, Woodstock, delegates
DANIEL NEEDHAM Hartford, substitute
Hon. f.. d. MASON, Richmond, delegate;
WM. {. WILSON, Bakersfield, substitute.
T.. C. REDINGToN, st. Johnsbury, delegates
II. X. SLAYToN, Calais, substitute.
This report was accepted and the gentlemen
therein named were seyerallv appointed.
Gen. Clarke of Burlington offered resolu-
ton advising the State Committee to call the
next State Convention as a Mass Convention !;
which, after discussion, was adopted by large
majority.
Short and telling speeches were made by Mr.
Redington, Mr. Evarts of Rutland, Gov. Mar
tin, and others, after which the convention ad-
journed.
The most encouraging state of feeling in re-
laton to presidential candidates prevailed. Ey-
cry one felt and acted upon the conviction that
the delegates should 60 to Chicago entirely un-
trammclled by instructions or indications of
preferences. All desire the nomination Of the
man who will both carry out tie principles of
the Republican party and win most votes in the
contest. Vermont is sure for any candidate
that can be nominated, and if New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois can be more
surely carried by any particular candidate, her
delegates will unquestonably go for that man.
We have in the person of the Hon. Jacob Col
lamer statesman of unquestioned ability and
integrity, yet no personal or local considerations
would induce his friends to embamass the ac-
ton of the National Convention by the sugges-
ton of his name in connection with the presi-
dency.
During the session of the convention dis
patch was read, announcing the triumphant and
signal victory of the Republicans of Connecti-
cut, which was received with deafening applause.