Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-08-19
County Convention.

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. The County Convention met on Thursday, o
Ii A. NJ, at the town.hall in this place to nom
nate senator and county officers.
The meeting was called to order by l.. 8
4 Sinai Esq, of Hydepark. After the readin
of the call the Hon. Geo, wilkins of Stowe wa
unanimously appointed by reclamation Presiden
pro TEN.
Mr.. wilkins took the chair, and after thanking
the assembly for the honor conferred upon him
made few remarks in regard to the object
the meeting. Ji tUil - ,r 81.
g. s. Binsley of Cambridge was then appoint
ed secretary.
On motion the Convention adjourned to tn
square in front as the hall was not large enougl
to contain onehali of those present.
The meeting was again called to order, an,
the following officers appointed.
Assistant sscretary-R. f. Parker, Esq, o
VOL. oft.
! e.presidents-S H. Rand, Morristown &
N. sherwin, Hyde Park Asa Andrews, John
son Gen. q. P. Foster, Wolcott; Judge q. s
Parker, Elmore Il. c. Hodge, Stowe.
The temporary organization was then made
permanent.
| On motion of P. K, Gleed Of Morristown III,
Convention adjourned to give an opportunity iol
the different towns OF the county to meet IN eau
Gus, and respectively elect Committee of three
to make nominations.
! At Up. m. the Convention was again called to
order, and the chair appointed the following a
Committee on Resolutions
Col. Z. B. Bawyer, H. A Waterman and p. X.
Gleed. ...
Col. Z. b Sawyer then rose, and reported the
nominations which had been made by the Com.
mittces from the various towns as follows
hon, George W. Hendee, of Morrisville, Sen.
attr.
Hon. c. s Parker, of Elmore, LIST Assistant
Judge,
Farwell wotherby, of Cambridge, I'd Assistant
Judge, .#. -
&C. Chadwick, OF Johnson, Judge of Pro,
bate
William c. Doano, Esq, of Johnson, High
Sheriff. .,t ...., ..... .f,
Capt. c. j. Lewis. of Morrisville, States At.
torney. . tf.s ..
Captain James T. Parrish, of Stowe. High
Bailif.
l.. 8. Small, A. C. s,ayton and L c. Nichols,
Co. Comm, tee.
.. ... TOWN COMMITTEES .... 10.
Belyidere-Luther Shattuck, Ephraim Brown,
James McCuin. "' %
Cambridge N Wilcox, Wires, Madison
Blaisdell. r.#. .f.. alias. r.a ..
Eden--E White, James Brown, George sar.
gent.
Elmore-L N Grout Charles White, William
NJ Delano. n. a.. -.a..a .u. H
Hyde Park--C S Page, W II Kenfeld, NJ
Parker, II Smith, A A Kinsley.
p Johnson-Atwood Andrews. r @ Cristy, D G
Holmes. ..--...,.. ... ...t.. .r...
Morristown-DJ Stafford, Smith, A V
Wiswell, W s Cheney, P F Spauldlng. B" eA .-
% Stowe-Emery Town, Albert .Barows,3 r A
Savage. u.a e.u I4.T sog s..fs g.
Waterville-L w Holmes, Thomas Stevens. G.
W Hulburd. ' I' =.''..
wolcott--olif Abel, p A Stevens, I d Col
Inns, q b Guyer, y R Parker, D X Andrus. ,l
Hon. fl. II. Powers then addressed the Con.
vention as follows
"Mr. President. and Gentlemen of the Com
mittee-l beg your indulgence moment to ena
bic me to make motion, that trust will meet
your unanimous approval. We have passed tlro'
a long and sharply contested canvass. which has
eliminated In The action our committee just
now announced. The contest has called out the
largest gathering Of the freemen of LsnoiIe
county ever assembled in county convention. AL
though there have been ordinations and recrim.
nations that have occssioned much il-fee ing
and angry discussion. yet let us now once again
unite our divided forces and salute the action of
your committee with the unanimous ratification
of the Convention and let the going down of
to-day's sun draw around the animosities of the
sir, ! move that the nomination Of Mr.. Hendec
be made unanimous.
This motion was most heartily and unanimous
Iy carried. .r y ,..
Mr.. Hendee was then called out, and spoke as
''As my friend Powers has said this has been
a hard.t"ught and desperate struggle, with the
re suit just ANNOUNCED Allow me to exp ess TO
the people and my friends my warmest thanks
and heartfelt expression of gratitude for this ex.
preston Of favor. My politics are Grant aud
Cofax and the Iamoille Valley Railroad have
put myself into the harness and shall never leave
1t Till the road is SUCCESS OF total failure All.
low me to thank you again, gentlemen and as
cure you II am elected shall serve Won faith.
fully. honorably and openly" .....s
He then stated that the Portland committee
were expected every moment, and on their arri
val some speeches would probably be made. 81
The remainder Of the nominations on the tick
OF were then made unanimous
The chairman then read resolution by Nr
Camp. OF Elmore. that the probate Office be re. |
moved from johnson TO Hyde Park kesl
After some remarks by Mr., Camp the motion
was adopted. 'N
A mott n was then made oy gentlemen from
Cambridge that instructions be given to the
committee to call hereafter convention Of dele. |
gates instead OF the people, which motion was
lost, ~ w6I as4ap t,Wi !
1.-The convention then adjourned--all apparent.
" well satisfied with the result H'I2H
ea1S .* uaifHA u0aN H.. b. Mol
i Tho wife Of Antho ny Rollins. Of Tower Hill,
D ear Lawrence, Mass has bui,t hers.If ON eva.