The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-08-11

whose Term expires on the 4th day of
March next. Every town in the Dis
tlict was fully represented. Gen Pit
| kin chairman of the District Committee
read the call and i'm behalf of the com
mittec, nominated Hon A l. Miner of
| Manchester rs temporary chairman,
who was elected Mr. c + Clough of
| Waterbury was chosen Secretary.
ON motion the chair appointed as a
Committee on credentials the following
named gentlemen;
Bennington County-N b Hall, Ben
nington; NJ S Colburn, Manchester
Addison County-Henry Lane, Corn
wall; n Allen, Ferrisburgh.
Washington County-Heman Car
| penter, Mortified Chas II Heath,
| Plainfeld.
| Rutland County-LorenZo Sheldon,
Rutland; J b Beaman, Poultney; r c
Abel, West Haven.
| The committee on credentials having
retired Gen II ii Thomas of Tennessee
| Private Secretary to His EXcellency,
Gov Brownlow, was called out, and
made an able, forcible and eloquent
speech,
Hon Chas Lathrop, native of Yer
mont,ss subsequently a resident of Louis
lana, but now of New Jersey, was then
called out and for the space of half an
hour entertained the Convention, in a
telling and patriotic speech, recounting
trials and prosecutions to which Union
men were subjected in the South, and
abiding TO the patriotic course of the
Republican party from its origin,
f through the rebellion and since its close
in the work Of reconstruction and res
toration.
, The committee on credentials then
| returned, and reported that in the per-
: Torrance Of their duties they had found
two towns which presented n double
! | list of delegates. These towns were
= Granville in Addison county and Cas-
Teton in Rutland county. They had
heard evidence as to the merits of the
/ claims Of the respective candidates FOL
e seats in the Convention from these
towns, and reported their action upoT
: the same, which was endorsed 10y the
n | Convention, and the delegations, as re
\ ported by the committee elected to seats
! The delegates from Addison County
were as follows:
5 Addison-E Gorham, S Everest.
> Bridport-H NSollace. J X Ferre.
Brstol-W II Holley, n f Dunshee
V Cornwall-R J Jones, Henry Lane
+ Ferisburgh-N r Allen, Putnam
:, Allen.
n Goshen-O Allen, Il Washburn.
i Granvile-R NJ Hubbard. J p Ball
/ Hancock-E e Eaton, John p Dar
+. ling,
Lciccstcr-A j. Stanley, Lewis Hig
= gins,
k Lincoln-J II Batchelder, l. Lin
IS coin,
Mi&a fJaiqryJ ETSH l'pmm laer. Jui
Il Smith.
i New Havcn-H o Clifford, c b y
Il Cowle,.
!, OrNcll-H c Holley, w Boynton
! fanton-R T Bristol, l. Kent.
c Ripton-P Billings, NJ McQuivey,
salisbury NJ Dyer y y Gibbs.
p Shorcham-J n North, Ira G Bas
: com.
t 'tarksboro-O ID Baldwin, Thos Nor
$ rison.
=, Ncrsenncs-E Seymour II c John
e son.
Whiting-Abel Walker, S T Baker.
!, Waltham-N a SaXton.
Weybridge C i Harrington, j
Hon Edward Seymour of Vergennes
presented to the Convention the name
OF Hon + T. Woodbridge for the posi-.
ton of Representative in Congress,
a a Nicholson of Rutland nominated
Lon Seneca NJ Dorr of Rutland.
} b Beaman Esq, of Poultney nomi-
mated Col Wheelock G Vcazey of Rut-
land.
| Gov Paul Dillingham; of WATERBURY
nominated Hon Charles w Willard of
Montpelier.
Il c Abel of West Haven, nominated
Hon l. kellogg of Benson.
rive tellers were appointed by the
chair rs follows: Chas Reed of Mont
pelior, j NJ Dyer of Salisbury, Geo A
Merrill Of Rutland, b Beaman of
Ponltneyand r CAbel of West Haven
The Convention proceeded to ballot
with the following result on the
FIRST BALLOT.
Whole number Of votes cast 1877
Necessary to Il choice, 90
f; d. Woodbridge, 66
| w. G. Neazey, so
| 5. NJ. Dorr, II
| - W. willard, AZ
l.. c, Kellogg, 10
The balloting continued with no ma
terial change until midnight when the
convention adjourned to meet at the
next morning.