Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-07-21
RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1884.
rhe Dcmocra,ic s,nre Convention.

arv one vet some account OF It's pro-
ceeulnc . expected as a matter OF
local history. There were according to
the most reliable accounts, between $50
and 800 persons present, and the Con-
vention was called to order by the |
Chairman of the state Committee Mi.
Fl, b. Smith Of Milton. The hall in
which the Convention was held (Village
Hall) was less than half full, and Mr.. IL.
d. Smith Congratulated the assembled
multitude on their large numbers. he
nominated John Cain, Esq, Of Rutland,
70 preside. The presiding officer, it is
said, mades short and doleful speech.
Itmay have been doleful, but we have Sc
rious doubts about its being short. He
thought Washington was at present
more In danger of being captured than
Richmond. [ApplauseA He gave his
tory of McClellan's campaign He
showed there was no necessity for the
war. The president should have issued
proclamation that the southern breth-
rem could have everything they wanted,
and do anything they liked with it and
with us too, and there would have been
no war. OF course there wouldn't, and
therefore it is perfectly clear that the
northern Republicans are solely to blame
for the war. tCheers.l He could not
tell what the country was coming TO.
He didn't know but this was the last
Convention the democrats would ever
hold in Vermont. [Mournful silenceJ
Hiram Atkins, Esq. of Montpelier
nominated Waldo Brigham, OF Hyde
Park, and Charles A. Badger, oil "es'
Rando,nh for secre.~.ses, and they were
.,oo.ad r.,.-,nus Plimpton, of Wards
- loved that the organization be
made permanent, which was done, with
the addition of Vice President for each
county. The Rutland County vice pres
ident was Solomon w. Adams of Sher-
burne.
The same Hiram Atkins continued
the solemn services by moving a com.
mittee of five on resolutions aud Asa
N. Dickey, Esq, of Bradford, moved the
appointment of a nominating commit.
tee for the several counties equal tc
twice their senatorial representation
The same I'll. B. Smith fearing that sc
many could not be fonnd present, moved
an amendment making the committee
equal to the senatorial representation,
instead of double, which was agreed to-
The same Erasmus Plimpton wanted to
re-nominate Timothy p. Redfeld, of
Montpelier, for governor by reclamation,
in acknowledgment of his great success
last year The same III. B. Smith agreed,
and the nomination was made accord
ingly. Mr. Redfeld thereupon made a
speech, also doleful. He described the
happy condition of the country four
years ago, and the scenes Of to day
Northern republicans had rebelled
against the patriots of the south, or, at
least, our southern friends and brethren
were fighting for the preservation of
their constitutional rights against the
rebels of the north, or, in short the
traitors are all northern republicans
and inaugurated this unholy war by
firing from Fort Sumter on Charles
ton, and were doing all in their pow
er to destroy the Constitution
Some people suppose the southosa
leaders had slightly infripeed the'j
United States Constitution, but on that
point Mr.. Redfeld forgot to speak. He,
also, could not tell what the country
was coming to, but one thing he was
certain of-that the republican party
were the real rebels and traitors. Luz
gubrious applause
The nominating committee was then
appointed SO far as men could be found to
appoint; of which we give the follow
ing
ADDtoN CousTY-John A. Beers and f. R.
CaErrKSDES CouNTY-The same II. d. Smith.
tNo other name reported)
RurLAND CouNTY-Denns Hulett, Of Walling-
ford Gershom Cheney of Rutland Dr. T. T.
Ketchum, of Pittsford.
WINDSOR CousTY-Parker G. Skinner, sf
Windsor John L Watt, OF Woodstock e. B.
Baldv win, of sharon.
WINDHAM CouNTY-aE. +. Kimball of Rock.
ingham /; the same Erasmus Plmpton, OF w ards
boro.
The forenoon's funeral proceedings
were concluded by the announcement of
the following committee on resolutions
the same Hiram Atkins, the same H. B.
Smith, and George Washburn, of SPRING
field, Geo. W. Aiken, of Troy, and Saul
Bishop, Of Richmond, (Richmond, vt.)
AFTERNOON.
Services were continued in the after
noon with the report of the nominating
committee, which was accepted and
adopted, as follows:
For Lieutenant-Governor, Charles N. Daven-
port Of Wilmington. =
For Treasurer Il NICK. ormsby of Bradford.
For E'cc'n~F - 500 D-hraim Chamberlain
and J. j. Deas!L
State Committee, the same H. b. Smith of Mil
tom the same E. X. Wright of Middlebury, the
Fame Erassus Phmpton of Wardsboro, the same
George Washburn of Springfield, +. s. Benja-
min Of Wolcott.
The same Mr. Plimpton responded for
novap,,ort opd ho sar,o H. T,:.y.oxx