Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-07-30
FOR CONGRESS..FIRST DISTRICT
FREDERICK L. WOODBRIDGE,
OF Vergennes.
First District Congressional COnvsn.
ton.

Pursuant to the call, the Freemen of the
First Congressional District, irrespective
of party, who are in favor Of sustaining
the Administration in its efforts to put
down the Rebellion and sustain the Con-
stitution and Union, assembled in Conven-
ton in the Town Hall at Rutland, on
Wednesday, July Doth, 1868, at eleven
o'clock, a. m. The Convention was called
to order by Hon. A. B. Gardner of Ben
nington, Chairman of the District Com
mittee, who nominated Col. Charles HI.
joyce of Rutland, as temporary president,
and he was elected.
G. M. Gay of Rutland, was elected
temporary Secretary.
On motion of l.. L. Durant ESQ. of
Waterbury, it was voted by the Conven-
ton that the temporary organization, with
the addition of one Yice-President from
each County in the District, be made the
permanent organization of the Conyen-
ton.
The following gentlemen were elected
vice-P Presidents:
Hon. A. L. Miner, Bennington Coun-
ty. ..r
Hon. Alanson Allen, Rutland County.
Hon. Edwin Hammond, Addison Coun-
ty.
Hon. Roderlck Richardson, Washington
County.
On motion of M. G.. Everts Esq, of
Rutland, G. w. Willard of Montpelier,
was elected an additional Secretary.
nj. &. Everts of Rutland, moved that
the representatives here from the different
counties of the District organize themselves
into County Conventions for the purpose of
nominating Committee from each County,
equal in number to five times the Senate
rial representation of such County such
Committees to form nominating Commit
Tee of this Convention.
II. E. Miner ESQ.,, of Manchester, Of
fered as an amendment the following res
olution:
ResoIUed That a nominating Committee
be chosen consisting of twenty-four mem
bers from Addison County, twenty -four
from Bennington County, thirty-six from
Washington County and thirty-six from
Rutland County that each town repre-
sented in this Convention be entitled to
one member of said nominating Committee
to be chosen by the delegates present from
said town, and that the residue of said
Committee to which each County shall be
entitled, shall be chosen by the delegates
present from each County respectively.
The amendment was accepted and the
resolution adopted.
John B. Page, ESQ.,, Of Rutland, stated
that as his name had been mentioned in
the newspapers and otherwise, in connec-
ton with the nomination for Congress, he
wished to say that he had not been and
was not now candidate, and desired that
no use should be made of his name IN
the meeting of the nominating commit
tee.
On motion, committee of five on reso-
buttons was appointed by the Chair, as
follows: G. W.Willard of Montpeier,C. G.
Dewey of Rutland, G. M. Gay of Rutland,
G. w. Grandy of Vergennes, and II. E.
Miner of Manchester.
On motion, the nominating Committee
were authorized by the Convention to nom-
mate District Committee for the ensuing
term.
The nominating Committee were reques-
ted, when appointed, to meet at the Coun
ty Court House, at 2 o'clock P. M.;
whereupen the Convention adjourned I'M
till 2 10 o'clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON.
The Convention was called to order by
the President While waiting for the re-
ports Of the Committees, Colonel Randall
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