Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-08-14
Union County Convention.

The delegates 10 the Windham County
Union Convention, met at Fayetteville or
Tuesday, August l It'll, 1868, at ! / O'Clock
A. NJ, pursuant TO the call, and were called
to order by Hon. j. C. Richardson, chair
man of the County Committee. AT his
suggestion, the Hon. II. E. Stoughton was
called TO the chair as temporary Chairman,
and Charles Barrett, of Grafton, was elect
ed Secretary pro TEN.
On motion Of Mr.. B. w. Dean of Graf
ton, the list of delegates from the several
towns was then passed in to the Secretary.
The list having been completed, the Secre-
tary read the roll, and each delegate an
swered to his name.
On motion of Judge Goodhue of West
minister West, committee of five was ap-
pointed to nominate officers for the perma-
nent organization of the Convention, and
the chair appointed as such committee
Messrs. Goodhue, Walter Taylor, Gen. P.
t. kimball, F. D. Sawyer, and B.W. Dean.
The committee retired, and soon reported
the following as officers for the permanent
organization of the Convention.
Hon. HENRY E. SToUGHroN
of Bellows Falls.
pice Presidents Gen. p. T. Kimball of
Newfane, and Lafayette Ward, Esq, of
Westminster.
! Secretaries Charles Barrett of Grafton,
and A. N. Swain of Bellows Falls.
The report was accepted, and the persons
nominated were elected.
Mr.. F. Tyler, of Brattleboro, moved that
committee of five be appointed to nomi-
nate County Committee, and the follow
ing were chosen: j. e. Richardson, Frank
lin Severens, T. Tyler, S. b. Wells, and
Z. L. Butterfield
On motion of Judge Goodhue, commit
mittee on resolutions were appointed, con-
siStlng OF five persons, viz: Judge Good
hue, L. f. Ward, B.W. Dean, A. N. Swain.
and Gen. z. L. Kimbal.
Mr.. f. b. Campbell of Putney, remarked
that he had been appointed on IA committee
raised at the Conyention last pear to report
at the Convention this year, relative to the
basis of representation, and was ready to
report whenever the Convention was ready
to hear it. This matter was not called I'D
in the afternoon, and was probably forgot
ten. or so little interest felt in it that it was
not thought best to NEEDLE with it, Ed
The organization having been completed,
on motion of Mr.. Tyler the Convention ad-
journed till Two O'Clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON. #"
The President called the Convention to
order, and the first business being the nom-
ination of candidates for County Officers,
the entire ticket Of last year was unanimous
ly nominated by reclamation. FLOR the
list, see ticket tor this County under edit
orial head
The Convention then separated into Pro-
bate District Conventions. and in the Marl-
boro District, Hon. Royal Tyler was nom.
inoted by accamation. In Westminster
District, bi Hot was called for, and Judge
Stoddard was nominated on the first ballot
as follows Stoddard, Is; A. S. Campbell
10; John kimball, l.
AT the recommendation of the Committee
for that purpose, the following were chosen
as County Committee for the year ensuing,
| viz -
County Committee.
I j. G. RICHARDSON, Westminster.
FERDINAND TYLER, Brattleboro.
d. GILBERT DEXTER, Wilmington.
S. b. WELLS, Athens.
Ii. N. HIx, Nottingham.
Mr.. Ward, from the Committee on resc-
lutions, reported the following, which were
unanimously adopted -
Resolced, That we heartily endorse the
| resolutions of the Union State Convention
held at Burlington upon the 9Th dav of
July last, and we pledge ourselves unani-
mously TO support the excellent nominations
for State officers made by said Convention.
at the ensuing election.
Resotred, That we viii support and elect
the candidates for County Officers here
nominated this day, trusting to their well
known capacity and honesty as faithful
public servants.
Mr.. Ward also read the following resolu-
ton, which he said he did mainly for the
purpose of calling out Mr.. E. B. Turner,
Union refugee from Texas, who was
present, and he hoped would address the
Convention.
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