The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-21
Washington County Temperance Conven-

w oouAAS Iou COuutJ AOnOp0Ao0oS 0~A'NN
ton.
In pursuance of call by the County Com
mittee, the friends of the prohibitory law, II
this County, assembled at the Court House ir
Montpelier, on the Goth inst, at II O'Clock, \
NJ, and were called to order by Rev. Eli Ballou
Chairman of the County Committee.
Hon. Joseph Poland was chosen Chairman Of
| the Convention, and Albert Clark was chosen
Secretary.
A Committee to draft resolutions was then
appointed by the Chair, which consisted of the
following gentlemen:
A. \. Taylor, ESQ, of Montpelier, Jeremiah
Carleton, Esq. Of Berlin, and Stillman Wood,
Esq, of Barre.
On rro;ioA of O. H. Smith, ESQ, the Conven-
tion then adjourned to meet again at O'Clock,
p. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Called to order by the Chairman.
A. &. Brown. Esq, moved that the Conven-
ton nominate Hon. N. A. Chase Of Calais, tor
County Commissioner for the year ensuing.
The motion was entertained, and Judge Chase
was unanimously nominated.
lie addressed the Convention, and asked to be
oACHscu lIOHi slduuIuS DIS VIC CIi!ulutlG.
Rev. MIR. Hitchcock of Montpelier, moved
that he be excused, protesting, at the same time,
shat he should vote otherwise Hon. John
hoped that Judge Chase would no, decline the
nomination, and expressed much satisfaction at
the course lie had pursued as Commissioner dur
ing the past year.
The question was put to vote, and the Con-
tod NOT ,>. hi
lie then accepted the nomination.
On motion of,Mr Taylor, the Convention then
proceeded to the election OF County Committee.
And on nomination of Judge Spaulding, the
present County Committee were reelected.
The following gentlemen were chosen as the
Town Committees in the several towns in the
County.
Barre-Albert Johonpott, Stllman Wood,
Lester Tilden.
Berlin-J. n. Perrin. J. B. Bosworth, John
Ben AMIN.
Cabot-John Brown. NJ. P. Wallace, J. 2.
Calais-Siias Wheolock, Albert Dwinell, G.
S. Bennett.
Duxhury--Joseph Somervile, W. f. Ward,
Jasper Lyman, L. V. Turner
East peler-Benj. J. Wheeler. Byron
Fayston-Z. W. Boyce, 5. r. Grigge. VIM.
McAllister.
Marshfeld-J. L Eddy, $. D. Hollistar, J.
B. Pike.
Middlesex-J. H. Holden, S. c. Daniels, VIM.
Slade.
pelier-Joel Foster, Jr., Joseph Poland,
A. G. Brown.
Moretown-Charles Liscomb, Alpheus Bass,
Stephen Thornton.
Northield--S. a. Miles, "A. Denny, James
Gould.
painfeld-S. B. Gale, John Perry, 7. G.
Reed, w. b. Foss.
Rozbury-O. Richardson, A. Webster, 2nd,
D. Steele, Cyrus Howard.
Watsieid-Hiram Jones, c, e. Joslyn r. j.
Gleason.
Warren - Sylvester Upham, Franklin A..
Wright. Pierce Spaulding.
Waterbury,. 5. Graves, Edward Wells,
Frank Green.
Woodbury.. G. Putnam, Truman Town
Chauncy Haskell, Ira A. Young.
Worcester Samuel Andrews, Matthias Fol-
som, G. Hancock
The Committee on resolutions, by Mr.. Taylor,
their Chairman, then made the following report,
which was accepted
lltoUftsu. lliu9 IUN, rs UcEctUIOfC. we InlTk
the present Liquor Law a good and wholesome
law, and ono That deserves the support of every
man, woman AID child, and that us temperance
men, we will use our influence for its execution.
Resolred, That We will, at all hazards, sup
port the Administration, at the cost Of blood
and treasure, in putting down the present
bloody rebellion, and that we are ready to make
a desperate cha. sc on rebels and rum wherever
thov NAV ln inupA in mr. ('ouptrv
Eesolred, That we will use all honorable
means to elect the man that We have this day
nominated for County Commissioner.
The resolutions were discussed by Messrs.
Spauldng, Hitchcock, Taylor, Wood, Clark
and Poland, and were severally adopted
On motion OF Mr. Wood, the Convention
then adjourned without day.
ALBERT CLARK, SecretarY