Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-06-22
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Union STATE CONVENTION.

BY +. p WALTON.
MONTPELIER. JUNE %, 1866
UNION STATE CONVENTION.
The Union Republican State Convention met
at Village Hail. Montpelier, on Wednesday, June
%, at II O'Clock A. NJ. and was called to order
by Hon Bumham Martin Chairman Of the State
Central Committee and was organized Temporal
rily by the appointment OF Hon. Leyorct b. En-
glesby, Of Burlington, as President; Major Gen.
Geo j. Stannard Of st. Adams, Hon. VIM. Clapp
Of Burlington, and Col Chas II. Joyce Of Rut-
land, Vice-Presdent1 Wilbur Davis, Esq, of St.
Adams, and John II. Fhgg, Esq, of Bennington,
Secretaries.
On motion Of Mr.. Clark, Of Poultney, this
organization was made permanent
The Chairman of the State Committee presented
the following letter, which was then read, from
Hon. John b. Page State Treasurer, declining to
be a candidate for Treasurer
TREAsURER's OFFICE,
Rutland June 18th, 1866
Dear Sir On nay return home. after an alb
sence Of a few days. notice the call of the com
miuee for a convention 10 nominate State officers
i desire 90 apprise your committee, and through
denomination, 1t will not be consistent to allow
my name to be again placed upon the State tick
ct. IL would have been my choice to have been
relieved last year, but yielded my wishes to what
seemed to be duty to the State and TO those who
had responded to the call Of country
Official notice having been given that the last
enlisted volunteer from Vermont has been mus
tered out Of service, there is not now the same
objection to a change in the office of Treasurer,
as heretofore
Allow me through you to express to the free
men Of the State my sincere obligations for the
generous support laaye ever received at their
hands.
am, truly yours,
j. B. PAGE.
Hon. Burnham Martin. Chairman Union State
Committee Chelsea
Mr.. Baldwin, OF Bradford suggested going
into County Conventions to nominate Treasurer.
as there no candidates for Governor and Lieut..
Governor except the present incumbents
Mr. Waite, Of Brattleboro, said he believed
there were no candidates but Paul Dillingham;, oil
Waterbury. for Governor; A. b. Gardner, o.
Bennington, for Lieut.. Governor, and John A.
Page of Montpelier for Treasurer He thought
these nominations could best be made by accama
ton.
] p'hs NHohHihif " AtAAutnitIs NtNltu q commit
tee, particularly in reference to the Treasurer.
On motion Of Mr.. Harris, of Brattleboro, sec
cnded by Mr.. Carpenter, Of Mortified. HON
/ PAUL DILLINGHAM; was unanimously nomi
mated by acclamahon; and
On motion Of Mr.. Baldwin. of Bradford, HON
A. B. GARDNER, of Bennington, was, in tn
same manner, unanimously nominated for Lieut.
Governor.
On motion OF Gen. Cushman the convention
then resolved itself into County Conventions t.
appoint a Committee consisting Of double tn
Senat orial representation, to nominate a candi
date for Treasurer and a State Central Commit
tee for tine year ensuing.
COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS,
JoHN b. PAGE. Chairman.
flENRY CLARK, Secretary.
addison Co,-John W. Stewart, Lucius I
Smith, Thomas s. Drake, Ira w Clark.
Bennington CouHfy,--H. G. Root, Ira Cochran
W. b. Arnold. c. E. Wang.
Caledonia Cod D. Abbott, c. II. Sylvester
John Bacon, +. c. Redington.
| Chitendcn Coz. Beecher A. j. Crane l. w
Sayles Il. s. Taft, G. G. Benedict, d. II. Ma
| comber.
Franklin Col. H. Farnsworth, l.. II. Hap
good, Il. r Sherman, S. F. Carpenter, S. II
Stevens, w. X. Tyler.
Grand Isle Co II C. Adams, P. Laid.
LamoiHe Co.-G. NJ. Pennock, Alex Riddell.
Orange Coil. Bennett c. c. p. Baldwin, l.
G. Hinckley, II. A. White.
Orleans Co.-Elisha White. L. H. Allen j. I
| Allen.
R,nland Co.--JohfS p Page, John Howe II
Clark, A. c. Powers, J. M. DOR, p. w. Hyde.
Washington Co.-Addison Peck, Roderick Rich
ardson. Geo. Nichols, j. P. Lamson, Luthe
| Henry, Pardon Bushnell
Windham Co -. Millikin, Geo. Howe, B. D
Harris S. NJ, Waite.
Windsor Co.--Artemas Cushman, Dudley
Dennison, Hugh II. Henry, Albert Clark N. b
Stafford, Minot Wheeler.
On motion of Hon. Daniel Roberts, commit
tee Of one from each county was ordered to repoi
resolutions; and the counties were called, whe
it appeared that all the counties are represented
The chair announced the following committe
on resolutions