Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-07-25
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.

more tnan usual interest is this year attache
to the several County conventions in this Stat
as their results are indicative of the extent t.
which the ono party" mania of sundry Repub
licans extend. In eleven of the fourteen coun
ties conventions have already been held an,
nominations made, and although in majorit
of the counties Republicans have been nomi
mated to all the most important offices, the pro
cesses by which this has been attained hay,
been widely divergent in the different counties
A brief cpitome of these conventions and o
the nominations made may be interesting to the
curious and instructive as data for future refer.
ence.
In Addison county Republican convention
was duly called and held but the members of a
democratic convention in session at the same
time upon invitation united with the Republi-
in making county nominations. This union re-
suited in the nomination of a county ticket
of which the democrats got the shrievolty and
the Republicans the balance. The names of the
candidates have already been published.
In Bennington county a "no-party," fusion
convention was called and held. We believe
that all the candidates are Republicans, but of
friend DIR. Morgan who is one of the Senatorial
candidates, and whom the ST. Adams Messel-
ger calls democrat, is one of the best Repub-
licans in the State. The convention instructed
its county committee, which, by the way, is
made up of Republicans, to call future convcn-
tons as Union Conventions; hence we cannot
with propriety speak of any Republican party
in Bennington county hereafter. As an organ
ization it is emphaticaly dead and buried
In Caledonia county a Republican convention
was called and held and Republican candidates
were nominated. The ticket is the same as
that which was nominated and elected last year,
A. L. Judevine Of Hardwick and l. n. Hall of
Grafton being the candidates for senators.
In Chittenden county convention was called
by the Republican county committee upon a
basis so enlarged as to include such of the
democrats as wanted to break away from their
party aflnities. A Republican ticket was nom
mated by an overwhelming majority, notwth-
standing The attempt Of new IncmDe 70 give
the democrats one Senator.
In Essex county the Republican and the dem
ocratic county committees each issued their re-
spective call for a county convention, which two
calls were alike in every particular except the
signatures. The conventions were held and
fusion attempted The democrats adopted the
resolutions of the State convention, but could
not persuade the Republicans to unite with
them in nominating county ticket. Accord
ingly each party made distinct nominations, ex-
cept that the Republicans nominated O. F.
Harvey for States attorney who is the candi-
date Of the democrats for the same Office The
democratic candidate for Senator is II. G.
Beattie of Maidstone, who was senator last
year, while The Republican candidate for the
same office is VIM. b. May of Concord.
lnGrand Isle county a peoples convention
was held at which the word "Republican" was
erased from the call. A ticket was then put in
nomination, headed by Orville G. Wheeler, the
able and excellent Senator Of last year, and COM
posed of Republicans with the single exception
of the second side Judge. The resolutions
adopted were similar in all respects like those
of the State convention, except "Graud Isle |
County," was substituted for estate of Yer /
mont"
In Franklin county peoples convention /
was called and held at which all the candidates
nominated, except one senator and the sheriff
are republicans. r. II. Sherman is the present
incumbent of the shricvalty and he was re-
nominated. Cyrus Hotchkiss and +. II. Ste
vens were re-nomnated for the Senate. and w
w. White, dem, Of st. Adams was nominated
for Senator in place of Senator Green of Frank.
lin.
In Orange county the Republican county
committee issued n call for call who are in fa. |
vor," &C., to meet in convention at time and
lace designated and the democratic county !
committee issued a call which down to the sig
natures was word for word like that of the Re.
pubhcans. The two conventions were accord |
ingly held at the same time and place. Com
ml'tees were appointed TO drive as sharp bar.
gain possible. In conference it was discover
ca that the democrats claimed Senator, a side
Judge and a Judge Of Probate. This was n
little more than the Republicans could stand
accordingly they voted to make
nominations of their own and elect them if tboy
can. The ticket of last year was re-nominoted
Horatio Brock and Henas II. Upham being
their candidates for Senator's The democrats
not being prepared to act after such
lack of discernment as was mani
Tested by the Republicans, to see what they
will do about it,
In Rutland county call for delegate con-
1enton was issued per order of the Republican
county committee, ana two calls for mass con-
'ention were unfortunately signed and were
published. Under all these appliances there
we're two conventions--one assembled under
he two calls for mass convention, and the
'ther under a call for delegate convention
These two conventions fused in the matter of
making nominations and in adopting the reso-
ltions of the state convention with an addition
! one endorsing the nominations made at the
tate convention. The nominees of the con-
ention are republicans with the exception of
ne Senator and the States Attorney The
andidates are as follows; Senators-Martin
. Rice of IIortonsyille, James Jackson of