The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-07-07
sTArE COMMUNION.

thc Convention. G. G.. Benedict of
Burlington, and Luther .. Green, of
Woodstock were appointed Secretaries.
ON motion Of Hon. Geo. W. Graudey, !
the President appointed rs committee
ON credcn tials, Hon c. w, Willard, |
Kittredge Haskins, George A. Merrill, |
r &. Rcdingtou, w. IL. Whiting
The delegates present from Addison
County were rs follows
Addison -Asahel Barnes
Bridport G \ Hayward.
Bristol-iIarNcy Muneill
Cornwall II ; Stowell.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Fuller
Goshen-A IL Knapp
Hancock-E f. Eaton.
Middlebury-J Cobb, } W stewart
Monkton-II T. Smith, T. . Ladd.
Orwell Nathan Gale.
Ripton-parsons Billings.
Saiisbury-J Nj Dyer.
Starlksboro--B w Bidwell.
Vergennes-H. { Johnson
Waitham-N A SaXton.
Weybridge Nathan f. Parkill,
Hon J W Stewart nominated the
Hon John Il Page of Rutland for GOV
ernor, which was unanimously con-
tirmed 10y reclamation.
Hon c " Willard Of Montpelier
presented the name of Gen Stephen
Thomas Of West Fairlee, rs candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, who was
unanimously nominated.
Hon Seneca Nj Dorr of Rutland,
presented the name of the Hon John A
Page, for state Treasurer, which was
unanimously confirmed,
On tho motion Of Il ID Harris of Brat
lehoro, the convention proceeded to the
nomination of two electors, of President
and Vice President, 10y ballot in open
convention.
Hon john w Stewart presented the
name of Gen Geo W GramdeN of YER
gennes for elector.
William Gilmore, Esq, of Rutland,
presented the name of Hon Pitt w.
Hyde Of Castleton.
The ballot resulted ~ follows:
Whole number of votes cast loo
Necessary to u choice, Us
Geo w Grandey had Us
Pitt " Hyde had 20
Scattering, =
Whereupon Gen GIandeH wa drclar-
ed the nominee.
After some discussion, nomination
and dccination, Horace Fahlauks of
II Jolnlshury was unanimously nnmi-
mated ~ clector viva Noce.
4 committee of seven were appointed
| 10y the President to report resolutions
for the consideration of the convention,
! consulting of 4 W Park, y \ Swain, e
W willard, W II johnson, y NJ Dor'
| George IL Birclow and { Lexington.
| ON motion of Hon IL Carpenter. Ge"
| w Grandey, { W willard. Il Proctor,
b u Harris, Roswell Falnham, > +.
| Pmgree, q G Benedict, " " Circuit, u
| r Bailey were appointed state Central
| committee for the ensuing year.
On rcasscmhling in the afternoon Nh
| Park from the Committee on rcsOlu-
tons reported tho following:
! Resolcel, That we heartily mdorsc the
| action OF the National Republican Con-
| vention in the nomination of Ulysses ;
[ Grant IA candidate for President, and
| SCHUYLER ColiaX as candidate for Vice
| President of the United States, and We
| pledge the ticket our cordial support.
RSolred, That We fully approve of the
| resolutions OF the National Union Re
| publican Convention, and adopt them
| n our own.
| ResolreJ, That we hold that II true re-.
! publican government IL "a government
in which all have equal, civil and polit-
| zeal rights.
| Rco,rcj, That we heartily approx,
| the nominations this day made and rec
ummcnd them to the earnest support OF
the Union Republican party of the
| state
The resolutions We're received with
applause and unanimously adopted.
Mr. Park then, 10y request ofthe Ma
tional Republican Committee, presen
ted the following resolution which wa
adopted:
| RcsOlcej, That in order that Vernon
may give her largest Republican major
ity at the September election, we urg,
upon the state Committee 10 make ;
thorough canvass of the State, and We
further recommend the immediate or
ganization of Grant and Colfax clubs a
far as practicable in every town.
| Mr. Park was then called upon, an,
responded in brief and eloquentspeecl
| giving a summary of the proceedings o
the Chicago Convention. He was fol
lowed by Hon CIV Willard of Mont
pelier, and Hon stephen Thomas, il
brief and pertinent speeches.
| At 800 p. IN. tho convention adjourn