The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-22
Union State Convention.

The Union Republican State Con
vention met ut Village Hall, Montpo-
her, on Wednesday, June 20, at IL
o o'clock A. NJ, and was called to order
by Hon. Burnham Martin, Chairman
of the State Central Committee, and
was organized temporarily by tho APP
pointment of Hon. bcverct h. Engles-
by, OF Burlington, as President; Ma
lor Gen. George j. Stannard, of St
Adams, Hon. Vim. Clapp, of Burling-
ton, and Col. Charles II. Joyce, of
Rutland, Vice Presidents; Wilbur j.
Davis, Esq, of St. Adams. and John
H. Flogg, Esq, OF Bennington, Secre-
taries
On motion of Mr.. Hinckley, of
Chelsea, this organization was made
permanent.
The Chairman Of the State Com
mittee presented the following letter,
which was then read, from Hon. John
b. Page, State Treasurer, declining to
be Il candidate for Treasurer.
TREAsuBEBs OFFICE,
Rutland, June 11th, 1866.
Dear SIR On my return home,
after an absence of few days, | no
tice the call of the committee for a
convention to nominate State officers.
| desire to apprise your committee,
and throngb~you the convention, that
! am not candidate for re-nomina-
ton. 1t will not be consistent to allow
my name to be again placed upon the
State ticket. 1t would have been my
choice to have been relieved last year,
but ] yielded my wishes to what
seemed to be my duty to the State, and
to those who had responded to the call
of their country.
Official notice having been given
that the last enlisted volunteer from
Vermont has been mustered out of
service, there is not now the same OBJ
jecion to change in the office of
Treasurer, as heretofore.
Allow me through you to express to
the frecmen of the State my sincere
obligations for the generous support
| have received at their hands.
| am, truly yours,
j. b. PAGE
Hon. Durham Martin, Chairman
Union State Committee, Chelsea.
Mr.. Baldwin, Of Bradford, suggested
going into County Conventions &c
nominate Treasurer, as there are nc
candidates for Governor and Lieut.
Governor, except the present incum-
bents.
! Mr.. Wait, of Brattleboro, said he
believed there were no candidates but
Paul Dillingham;, of Waterbury, foI
Governor, and John D. Gardner, OF
Bennington, for Lieut. Governor, and
John A. Page, of Montpelier, fol
Treasurer He thought these nomi-
nations could best be made by accla-
nation
Gen. Cushman, of Rochester, de
sired committee, particularly III ref
erence to the Treasurer
On motion Of Mr. Harris, of Brat
! tleboro, seconded by Mr.. Carpenter
of Northiicld, HON. PAUL DILLING-
HAM was unanimously nominated by
acclamation and
On motion of Mr.. Baldwin, OF Brad
ford, HON A. B. GARDNER, Of Ben
nington, was, IN the same manner
unanimously nominated for Lieut.
/ Governor.
! On motion Of Gen. Cushlnan, the
convention then resolved itself into
County Conventions to appoint Com
mittce consisting of double the Sena
torial representations, to nominate ;
candidate for Treasurer, and STATE
Central Committee for the year ensu
ing.
On motion of Hon. Daniel Roberts
a committee OF one from each count,
was ordered to report resolutions; an,
the counties were called, when it ap
peared that all the counties. are rep
resented.
The chair announced the following
committee on resolutions;