The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-06-28
Republican State Convention.

The State Convention Of the Republi-
cans of Vermont, assembled at Burling.
ton on Wednesday last, and organized
temporarily by the election of Hon. BID.
Harris of Brattlcboro, President, A. G..
Stafford of St Albans, and }. c. Hough.
ton, Jr., Secretaries. Afterwards the
temporary organization was made perma.
nsnt with Vice. Presidents from each
county, as follows
Addison, j. NJ. Slade, Bennington,
Loveland Munson; Caledonia, Frank.
lin Fairbanks Chittenden, E. d. Mason;
Franklin, J. NJ. Hotchkiss Essex, f. H.
Beatie; Grand Isle j P. Ladd, La.
noble, A. X. Camp; Orleans. W. d.
Crane; Orange, james Atkinson; Rut.
land, G. A. Tuttle; Windham, Daniel
Arnold; Windsor, G. S. Raymond.
The roll Of delegates was completed
and those from this county, We're as fol.
lows:
Addison, Jonas n. Smith Bridport,
Albert A. Fletcher; Bristol, A. V.
Spauldng; Cornwall. S. D. Carr; Ferris
burgh, L. b. Fuller; Leicester, Vim.
Powers Lincoln, VIM. W. Pope, S. NJ.
Colby; Middlebury, l.. D. Eldridge, Jas
NJ. Slade; Monkton, Daniel 3. Ladd !;
New Haven, II. o. Clifford Orwell, G..
E. Abel Panfon, WIN. +. White Sal.
isbury, Z. II. Weeks, Shoreham, Davis
Rich Starksboro, |. l.. Strong, B. w.
Bidwell; Vergennes. Fl. C. johnson !;
Waltham, David Hare Weybridge, Ira
s Wright.
After the appointment Of committees
and other preliminary business, the ballot
was taken for candidate for Governor,
Nth the following result
Whole number Of votes, 200
Necessary to choice. l0l
John W. Stewart. 1876
julius Converse, "A
G.. W. Hendee,
and Hon. JOHN w. STEWART was
declared the nominee of the convention,
the announcement being followed by hear.
ty applause and the nomination was made
unanimous.
Hon GEORGE n DALE Of Island
Pond was put in nomination for Lieut..
Governor by reclamation.
Hon. John A. Page of Montpelier was
nominated by reclamation as candidate
for State Treasurer.
Mr.. Stewart being brought forward by
the committee appointed for that purpose
accepted the nomination in the following
brief speech, which we regard as a mode
worthy of imitation by ambitious speech
makers
Feliow Cit4sas-While cannot affect either 10
difference or insensblity to the honor conferred
upon me by you, am yet profoundly sensible tina
the highest public honor bears with il inseparabl
the gravest personal duty, and that the fitness o
representative Of such a constituency as this, de
ponds not less upon what he Is, than upon wha
he does or is able to do. If the Office to whic
you nominate me l. some what barren Of patronag
and emolument, 1t is nevertheless the chief magis
tracy of a sovereign state, Of whose history ever
true Vermonter is proud-whose good name Is q
dear as II Is untarnished-a state which belev
and dare affirm to be the fresst, purest and best
the seli-governing states in human hstory-th
fitting representative Of free representative gov
eminent. Thus believing venture gratefully /
accept the nomination SO generously prohereJ I'm
: to add to whatever assurance my past record Q
!. personal fidelity may afford, my present pledge Q
constant, earnest and unselfsh devotion TO th
promotion Of the highest honor and best interest
I, e Vermont.
This handsome little speech was re