Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-07-08
From the Burlington Times
Union Republican State Convention

ton met persuant to the call of the Union
State Commit ;ttee at the City Hall in Bur-
lington, Wednesday, July lst, at eleven
O'Clock a. NJ, and was called to order by
Hon. Geo. w Grandey of Vergennes,
Chairman of the State Committe. The
call was read by g. g. Benedict of Bur-
linrton. Secretary of the State Committee,
when Gen. Grandey nominated for tenn
porary chairman of the convention Major
William Rounds of Chester, who. upon
taking the chair, thanked the convention
for the honor, saying that it always gave
him pleasure to take part in convention
of true Nermouters, and to be called to the
chair of such a body as this was of course
occasion for still higher qualification. On
nomination of Hon. T. w. Park of Ben
nington, G. @. Benedict was appointed
temporary Secretary. On motion of Gen
Grandey the following committee on cre-
dentials was appointed by the chair. c..
" Willard, Montpelier kittredge Has
kins BrattIeboro Geo A Merrill, Rut-
land +. c. Redington St. Johnsbury !;
W. H. Whiting. St. Adams.
Mr. Willard, on behalf of the commit
tee, after a short time reported 157 del
egates present, as follows:
ROLL OF DELEGATES
.4ddison County, Addison, Asahel
Barnes Bridport, G. NJ. Hayward; Bris-
tel. Harvey MunsiIl; Cornwall, E. s.
SroweI; Ferrisburgh, L. B. Fuller; Goshen,
\. H. Knapp; Hancock, L E. Eaton );
Niddlebury, j. Cobb, J. W. Stewart ;
Nonkton, j. f. Smith, D. S. Ladd Orwell
Salisbury, j NJ. Dyer; Starksboro, B. w.
Bdwell; Vergennes, II. c. Johnson Wal
than. \. y Saxton; Weybridgn, n E.
ParkiII.
Benningt0n County-Arlington r. G.
Tuttle; Bennington, L. w. Park, c. r.
Sanford. II. g. Root, G. E. yelling, n.
Nhlington; Dorset, D. L. Kent, II. B.
Kent Rupert, Jonas Wilder; SALISBURY,
Hiram Cole, Milo Pierce.
CaLcdonia County-St Johnsbury, p.
D. Blodgett. George Ranney, E. G. Red
iugton, c. F. Spaulding.
Chittenden County.-Burlingto G. q.
Benedict, Samuel Huntington, VIM. G..
Shaw, Geo. H. Bigelow; Charlotte, f. H.
Wheeler, z. v Higbee; Colchester, w
'. Reynolds, y c. Ballard; Essex, D. H.
Macomber, T. w r. Nichols Hines
burgh, Joseph Marsh, NJ II. Baldwin !;
Huntington, j. b. Ellis Jericho Andrew
Warner, f. H. Lane; Milton, j. b. Rob
inson. .. W Bullock Richmond, S. Col
~. \. Burr South Burlington, L. A.
Isham; Underhill. A l.. Lahe; West
ford. Alney Stone Williston, d. B. Fay,
9. \ l.. Sprague St. George, II. Law
renee
Esser County, Brighton, j. Grout, Jr.
Franklin County, bakersfield, c. F.
Oyitt; Berkshire, W Chafee; Enos-
burgh. +. J. Tyler; Fairfax, j. n. Farms
worth. j Bellows Fletcher, r. w. Bail
ev: Franklin, f. r. Bell Georgia, 0. S.
Bliss; Montgomery, j. S. Tupper ; Rich
ford. :. 2. Carpenter, A. A. Brown !;
Sleldon VIM. Deming, J. Fish, Jr; St.
Ii. Farnsworth, W Fl. Whiting; Swan
ton. W. H. Sowles, V. S. Ferris Fairfield,
J 9. Story.
Graud Isle Couaty.-Alburgh, A. D.
Story; South Hero, y. NJ. Kinney.
Lqmoaie County.-Stowe, A Barrows,
A. d. Wood.
Orauqe County.-Bradford d. Hurl-
but: Braintree, j. P Cleveland, Jr. !;
Brookfield c. g. TarbeIl Chelsea, G. E.
Hyde, H. g. Hinckley; Orange, Samuel
Klmban Topsham, S. F. McAllister );
Washington. Lyman P Barron West
Fairlee, Gorham Bigelow
orleans Conny-Newport, Geo. l..
Sleeper.
RmIand County.-Benson, S. Martin
dale; Brandon, b. A. Goodrich, Fl. S.
McCollum, John Capen Castleton, z. w.
HYDE, j s. Benedict; Clarendon, Enoch
Smith Hubbardton. NJ. NJ. Dykeman {;
Mendon. Ezra Edison; Mount Holly, A.
Crowley; Pawlet, l.. johnson, James
Rice Pittsford, VIM. B. Shaw; Poult-
ney, J H. Lansley, n Mason Rutland,
s NJ Dorr O. A. Merrill, VIM. Gilmore,
a.. w Chaplin, j. c. Dunn; Shrewsbury,
Nathaniel Lord Sudbury, ID. Townsend.
WASHINGTON C0unty.-Barre, Carlos
Carpenter, y J. Smith Montpelier,
Joseph Poland. c. W Willard ; North
field, H. Carpenter, J. Gregory, j. III. Or
cutt; ; Waterbury, f. s. Newcomb Wor-
ce>ter, A. v Abbott
lVindtam Couny-Brattleboro, B. d
Harris b. X. Jenne. Kittridgc Haskins
Dover, @. ii. Mann; Dummerston, Asa
Lawton; Jamaica, Z. +. kellogg Lon
donderry, David Arnold, G. Robinson
Dockingham. y y Swain, w. III. John
son Westminster, Sylvester Grout; Whit
ingham. John W Croker
Hi1tdsor County-Cavendish, james
Fitton, Uriah Russell; Chester, Hugh II
Henry, Wm. Rounds; Hartford, n. b
Stafford, Ludlow, Joseph Pelton, S. W
Simpson; Plymouth. Charles A Scott
Royalton, H. H. Dennison, Levi Rix
Springfield, F. G.. Field, f. W. Potter
Weston, NJ c. Edmunds, j. Y. Bryant
Windsor, J. NJ Edminister, Geo. P. Hay
es; Woodstock. Luther o. Greene.
On motion of Geo. p. Hayes of Wind
sor Luther O. Greene of Woodstock wa
elected additional Secretary.
Upon motion of Mr.. Willard OF Mont
pelier, the temporary organization of tn
meeting was made permanent, with the ad
dtion of one Vice President from eac
county, to be nominated by members {
such county, and of an additional Secre
tary.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Addison County Harvey Munsil
Bennington County-Norman Millingtor
Caledonia County - George Ramsey
Chittenden County-Joseph Marsh. Es
sex County Josiah Grout, Jr. Frank
lin Count L. A Dunn. Grand Isl
County-A. D. Story Lamoille Count
a D. Wood Orange County Cor
ham Bigelow. Orleans2County-Geo. L
Sleeper Rutland County-Geo. W
Chaplin. Washington County Carlo