Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-07-23
Rutland County Union Convention.

Rutland County Union Convention.
In accordance with the call, the Free
men of Rutland County, without respect
to party, who are supporters of the pres
ent Administration in the suppression of
the rebellion, assembled by their delegates
in convention at the Court House in Rut-
land, on Wednesday, July Odd, 1868, at
one o'clock P. NJ, and was called to or
der by j. E. Higgins, ESQ, Chairman of
the County Committee.
The following gentlemen were elected
officers of the Convention
Hon. d. E. Nicholson, Wailingtord,
President
Hon. Aanson Allen, Fairhavsn, Hon.
John Crowley, Mt. Holly, VIM. D. Marsh,
ESQ.,, Clarendon, Vice Presidents.
Henry Clark, Poultney, Secretary.
On motion of A. A. Nicholson, ESQ.
of Brandon, Committee of three was
appointed to report to the Convention the
names of the delegates to the Convention;
consisting of A. A. Nicholson, of Bran
don, H. K. Hunt of West Haven, Amasa
Thompson of Mt. Tabor.
On motion of c.. H. Congdon, of Dan
by, Committee of three was appointed
to report resolutions for the consideration
of the Convention, to wit;
C. II. Congdon, Dandy, c. c. Dewey,
Rutland, and B. T. Winslow, Pittstord
A. A. Nicholson, from the committee
on credentials, reported the several towns
represented as follows:
BenSoa--John Bates, NJ + King, w
Dorsey.
BrGaadoa-A A Nicholson, e I Orms
bee, Volney Ross.
CasAstoe-B w Burt, C NJ Willard,
John Howe.
Observation-Disclosures Harris, Asa Col
Inns, S W Harrison.
Clarendon - Enoch Smith, VIM 5
Weeks, Lewis NJ Walker.
Donby-Augustas D Smith, Joseph N
Phillips, Joseph j Scott.
Far Haosa, Ira c Allen, Alanson AL
len, Samuel Wood.
Hubbardton - VIM Balls, Chester
Roach, F B Holmes.
Lro-Bradley Fish, Joseph Tower,
Jeremiah Thornton.
Mendos-F f Cady, Ezra Edison, VIM
c Walker.
Mtddletopp-L Copeland, A W Gray,
Jerome Coleman.
DIT HOUy-John Crowley, Frederick
Parmeuter David Eddy.
Mt Tabor-Amasa Thompson, Q A
Congdon, L P Howe.
Pawlet-Sheldon Edgerton, Allen Whe-
don, John A Orr.
Pttts6eld-Not represented.
Ptttstord-Dan B Bogne, Thomas D
Hull, Artemus C Powers.
Poultaey - James Winchell, Ira M
Clark, Henry Clark.
Rutand-Jacob Edgerton, G A Tuttle,
F Chafee.
Sherburne-Warner Bates, Benz Max
nam, ~ w ldyloT.
Strewsbmy-Nath Lord, Allen San
derson, Ebenezer Fisher.
Sudbwy-James K Hyde, R W Pitts,
Fayette Holmes.
T5nmouth-Lyman Cobb, Cyrus Cram
ton, Levi Rice, Jr.
Wo1yinqford-D E Nicholson, Joel W
Ainsworth, Harvey Shaw.
Weyls-Jno S Hulett, C c Nichols,
Wesley Rowe.
West Hauen-Harvey Howes, Il X
Hunt, James Forbes.
On motion of Hon. John Crowley the
Convention proceeded to the nomination
of candidates for County Officers, which
resulted as follows:
Senators - Merritt Clark, Poultney
Nathaniel Fish, West Haven; William
Il Nichols, Rutland.
Assistant Judges - Barnes Frisbie
Poultney; Joel w Ainsworth, Mailing,
ford.
States Attorney d E Nicholson
Wallingford.
Sheriff William NJ Field, Rutland.
High Balif--Ezra Edison, Mendon,
Judges VI Probate-A L Brown, Dis
trict of Rutland G NJ Willard, Distric
of Castleton.
A committee, consisting of A A Nichol
son, Brandon, G M Willard, Castleton
Ebenezer Fisher, Shrewsbury, were ap
pointed to report County Committee TO
the year ensuing.
A A Nicholson, from the Committee
presented the names of Julius Higgins
Brandon, C M Willard, Castleton, Geo
futile, Rutland, Lucius Copeland, Middle
town, R C Abel, West Haven, for Cour
ty Committee.
&C Dewey, from Committee on Resi-
buttons, presented the following, whic
was adopted:
RssogUed, That the Freemen of Rutlar
County, in convention assembled, ado
the resolutions of the Union State Convel
ton, held at Burlington on the 9Th da
of July instant, as expressive, IN splr
and in substance of the sense of tn
Convention.
On motion of w Burt, the Conve
| ton adjourned sine die.