Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-22
District Convention.

The Union Republica voters of the First
Congressional District assembled in Mass
Convention at Middlebury, on W Wednesday
Aug. 18th, at eleven o'clock A M, pursu-
ant to the call of the District Committee.
Hon. A. B. Gardner, of Bennington, chair
man of the District Committee, called the
Convention to order. and nominated for pre-
siding officer Hon. John W. Stewart, of Mid
dlebury, no was elected.
The organization of the Convention was
perfected by the choice of Hon. John Gregory
Of NortL field, Col. Redfeld Proctor of Rut-
land, and H. g. Root of Bennington, as Vice
Presidents, and ii. G. Johnson of Vergennes
and Chas. II. Gay of Rutland, as Secretaries.
lion. Pitt W. Hyde of Castleton, nomina-
red rs candidate for Congress Hon. Frederick
K. Woodbridge OF Yergennes, aud moved that
the Convention nominate him by acclama-
ton.
Hon Geo. Nichols of Mortified, seconded
the nomination. And Mr.. Woodbridge was
70 nominated by acclomation.
Ga otion Of l. L. Durant, Esq, Of w ater-
bury, committee of three, consisting of l.. l..
Durant, Pitt W. Hyde of Castleton, and Ma
thaniel Hall OF Bennington, was appointed BY
the chair, to wait on Mr.. Woodbridge, inform
him of his nomination, and request his pres
ence in the Convention.
Ga mo ion OF MIR. Willard, OF Montpelier
It was voted thst the Convention approve and
accept aa the resolution of this Convention the
resolution adopted by the Union Republican
State Convention recently held at Montpelier.
Hon. A b. Gardner for himself and the
rest of the COMMITTEES declined serving longer
as District Committee and Oh motion VI Hon
W. {. Denton of Rutland, the chair nomina-
ted and the Convention elected, the following
District Committee Tor the ensuing two years
,I,t ~
". c. Dunton of Rutland Co., Henry Lane
of Addison Co., Chas. NJ. Bliss of Bennington
&c.
Nj. Woodbridge was introduced and made
& brief and pertinent speech, thanking the Con
vention for his nomination, and expressing
himself ia favor Of universal suffrage. In con-
clcsion he called upon his friend, Hon. s.
B. Colby Register, OF the Treasury, to address
tie Convention. MIR. Colby, according to the
report in the Burlington Times, % responded
8 IN q very ,li-tuned speech upon the questions
. OF the day, which was altogether too Con
sa1vative and Johnsonian in its tenor TO suit
"the temper of the Convention, and 1t wss
" severely criticised in remarks by Mr.. VII
" l-Td Of Montpelier Mr.. Axtel of Ripton
- Mr. Sheldon u Rutland, and others. >
MIR. Willard Introduced the following reso-
luton
Resolred That tie next Convention in thit
district be called as a delegate Convention, eact
town 10 De entitled 10 one delegate, and 2 n ad
1l,i0aal delegate for every one hundred, anc
every fraction OF one hundred larger ;han FIT
" votes cast BIZ said town for ID Repu blicar
Union cABGltate tor Governor a the election
the ear preceding the time of holding saic
Convex ton the ID strict Commit ee to pre-
scribe the method OF election of such oele
gates.
The resolution was opposed BY 5. B. Colby
Resist-- Il the Treasury, and by J. \. Val
E-q Of Montpelier, and favored by MessIs
Douton. and Sheldon OF Rutland, Hall o
Benni ngtcn, Axtel Of Ripton, and Willard
of Montpelier, and adopted by nearly unani
- Us vote.
The Conye ption then adjourned.