Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-08-26
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First District Republican Convention.

= ing at 1870 O'Clock p. H., AMI was called
order BY the chairman of the d strict committee
n P. P. Pitkin, who read the call
The district committee through their chair
n man. presented the name of c. NJ. Willard o
/ Casteton as temporary chairman. and he va
n unanimously elected.
% Mr.. Willard took the chair with brie
. speech.
John H. Flagg of Bennington. was nominated
+ as Secretary pro ten.
Mr.. 7. W. Park Of Bennington objected, as
, Mr.. Flsgg's election as delegate Wal contested.
Mr.. Flagg's name was then Withdrawn and
G. W. Tilden Of Barre was elected temporary
Secretary.
A resolution was proposed by R. v Marsh Of
, Brandon that the chair appoint committee
on credentials Of two from each county.
To this amendment was proposed by DR..
Newman Of Poultney, as follows;
, That the delegates from each county appoint
a committee of two on credentials from their re
spective counties and report the same forthwith
to the Convention and that the several committees
. when appointed constitute the committee on
credentials.
A very hot discussion followed this motion to
amend. DR.. Newman Of Poultney, Delegates
Marsh of Brandon, Woodbridge Of vergennes.
and Park of Bennington spoke in favor Of the
amendment Gov. Dillingham;, Carpenter Of
Mortified and others spoke in opposition to it.
When Mr.. Park took the 650r Mr. Carpenter
rsised the point Of order that S;r. Park was
not entitled to voice IN the convention
inasmuch as he hai not been recog-
uized as a regularly elected delegate,
there being two rival delegations from BeInipg-
ton. But the chair ruled that all the rival dele
gates from both Bennington aud Monkton
should be allowed to speak ant vote upon the
preliminary business Of the convention.
The question on the Amendment was caliei
| and put the chair announced the vote TO De
| affirmative the decision was questioned and "A
a count ordered. Mr.. Carpenter Of Mortified
| called for the yeas and nays upon the rcl in the
hands Of the district committee The roll WAS
called by J. Il. Flseg Of Bennington.
Geo. Eddy OF Glastonbury, upon that town
being called as blank, rose and said that he was
the only republican in said town ; thst no call .
had been msde and no delegate elected, never
theess he requested admission 70 the conyen-
/ ton
| Mr.. Eddy, it was said, was not only the only
| republican in Glastonbury, but wss also the
only man there who could read and write He
was warmly welcomed to a seat in the couyen-
ton During the count it appeared that the
rival delegations from Bennington had voted
differently, and their votes neutIal1si each
other while, on the other hand, both Of the
Monkton delegations had vOtel in the negative,
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convention. Mr. Park, amid much laughter.
complained of this. and after much debate and
confusion, the convention ordered that there be
but two votes counted from Monk-on
The result Of the calling the yeas and nays
Uss announced by the chair, the amendment
being lost by majority Of four. Hereupon-
Mr. PARK and Others questioned the accuracy If
the count, from the fact that private iiss Of the
yeas and NAYS as kept by them dil not agree
with the record announced hy the Chairman
Mr. Carpenter and others insste! that no
second call be male. Mr. Park further urged {
a second calling and ai-sr much lesuItory die
cussion il WAS moved that the reoorl Of votes be
read for yeriacsti5n IN amendment vas then
proposed that the yeas and nays be again cslel.
which was sgreei to. and the new call rrsseel- ,
Ell The vote announced BY the chair was ~ ,
yeas 1872 nays, 50 the amendment was rejected
The question Up0a the original resolution,
viz, that the chair az point q COMMITTEE On Gre
ientisls Of two members from each county ia the !
district, being put, was decided ia the stArma-
tive
The chair appointed IS such committee b
Chairman, Chas Reed Of Montpelier. 7
Aiiison County, j. Smith Of New Haven. +.
}. Z. Roberts Of Vergenues
Bennington County. w. Bliss Of " ooif1rl,
J. IS ilder Of Rupert
Rutland County-R Pr0c,0r e Rutland. r. s.
!. Marsh Of Brandon. q.
Washington Colnty-Chas. Reel Of Montpe-
Tier. Cbas. H Heath Of PsinieI
The convention then took recess until i've :
o clock p m, but up 90 haiEpast eight O'Clock Z
asst evening the committee q credentials hai u1t T.
reported, sni 20 business hal been .ious The =,
eight promises % be sharp one The frienis
Of AIr. Hard are IL -ua' majority over those ~
q the opposing candidate Mr. Henry Clark Of =.
the Rutland Herald, but there is mueh talk ,,
anon the delegates Of uniting on q third man. Fl
AFTERNOON
The committee on credentials assembled irs-
neiately upon the Adjournment q the oorysu.
ion at 80 p m anI rs.1eelt; 90 take tssti-
aony sud hesr the case O., the contestants from c.
Bennington ID
The delegations were headed by T W Park d"
nd \. B Gardner respectively, and each Of
these gentlemen produced numbers OF witnesses
% sustain his claims. The hearing VS. finally p
,losei at 100 ?. II. b
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vas then called. n response being made. the co
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