Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-08-24
The ThIrd Congressman Con,cntion.
rur OFFICIAL EEroET.

The ir5emcu Of the Third Congressional Dis
trict Of Vermont met in Convention al Hyde
park, st 10 oc clock on Wednesday, August 18th.
Wm. Harmon, Chairman Of the District Com
mit,ec, called the Convention 20 order, when i,
was moved and seconded that Hon. George VII
kias, Of Stove, be temporary President, which
Wss unanimously carried.
On motion, George II BigeloW Of Burlington,
was elected temporary Secretary. Mr.. BigeioT
requested 90 be excused IRON serving, when, on
motion, Almont Barnes Of St. Alhals, was elec-
ted temporary Secretary, in place Of Mr.. Blge
low. declined. On motion, the temporary organ
izltion was made permanent.
The following Vice Presidents were also elect
el Hon. II. T. Royce, Franklin County Hon.
C ". Hendee, Lamoille Co; Major Gen. Geo.
J. Stannarl, Chittenden Co, Hon. ". II. Hud-
sa, Essex Co. Judge Hastings, Orleans CO.
A.t,r a few remarks in relation to the candid
aies .Jr ..uiuaJi0n made by q. G. Benedict Of
Burliugto1, W E.liar-nuu Of Shelhurn and 3. Bar
low, st. Adams IL was moved and carried that the
committee % nominate a candidate for Congress
should consist cf number twice that Of the
number of Senators IN the several counties in
the District. Il was then moved and carried
that the Convention organize INTO County Con-
ycnti0ns. 20 select nominating committees, and
different counties were designated; after which
the Convention adjourned to await the action Of
the county conventions IN selecting committees
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention rcasssmhled AT @ p VI. the
President in the Chair
II was moved and seconded that The Sccreta
ries Of the County nominating committee report
10 the Secretary Of the Convention the names
Of the Committees from each County, 70 be read
FOR the information Of the Convention.
The following Committees, from the counties
were handed in 10 the Secretary, according 10
the vote Of the Convention.
FRANKLIN CoUyTY.-P p Leayeus, D. D.
Wea1, V. 5. Ferris, II. NorthuP, B. Barlow, J.
II. Hamilton.
CHrTTESDES CousrY.-Carolus Noyes. Wm.
Harmon, J. l. Mason, Jas. Miner, c ". Brow
nell, y. Brownell.
ORLEANS CoUyTY.-E White, f. o. Cotton,
J. L. Simpson. D. Webster.
GRAND Isle COUNTY.-Wm 7 S0WleS aud
John ". Hawrican.
EssEx CoUSTY.-S b. Hobson, AMI @. F.
Harvey.
Lamoille County dill not report its committee.
On handing in the names Of the Committee
from Franklin County, Henry Z. Seymour, Esq.,
Of St Albans, Chairman Of the Franklin COun-
ANttt etsN
ment of how and under what agreement the
nominating committee was elected lie stated
that according TO the election held by the Frank
lin County delegation, the ticket which he pre-
sented, and which Is included above, was elected
by - majority. lie however, protested against
the legality of the election. Mr.. Seymour, Hen
ry \. Burt, ESQ, VI. Buck, Esq., Hon. Homer
L. Royce, and Gee. Ballard, Esq, sustained the
views put forth by the former, and B. Barlow,
Esq, opposed them, claiming that the declara-
tion Of the vote by the chairman Of the county,
should be regarded as final.
J. s. Adams, Esq, Of Burlington, was called
for, and responded in a few remarks, closing by
seconding a motion that the convention al
journ.
The motion to adjourn, after being twice put,
was delared the last tine 10 be carried, and the
Convention adjourned, without receiving the re-
port Of the nominating committee.
GEO. WILKINS. President
A. BARNES, Secretary.
(No request was made by the Convention tia,
a record of its proceedings should be presented
10 any paper for publcatiOn.)