Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-05-08
RydePorh, It,, HAY S, 1872.
The Republican Stale Contention.

diet, chairman Of the State Committee.
Gu motion OF Dr.. Nichols Of Northfelt
Hoo. g. G. Benedict Of Burlington wa
elected temporary chairman, aud A. \
Swain Of Bellows Falls aud d. VI. Cam
Of Newport, temporary secretaries.
Mr.. Benedict briefly aud appropriated
addressed the convention.
The Secretary of the State Committee
Mr.. kiitridge Haskins of Brslleboro
then read the list of delegates who haC
passed ia their credentials.
On motion of Mr. Powers of Morris
town, the chair appointed a committee 81
six 10 report officers Cor the permanent
organization Of the convention as follows
II. II. Powers OF Morristown, II. g. Root
of Bennington. j. A. Page of Montpelier,
Francis Goodhue of Braitleboro, II. r.
Stoushton of Randolph, C. W. BrOwnell
Of Willislou.
While the committee we're engaged in
deliberation, Mr. Denne of Cavendish
called out the Hon. A. l.. Miner of Mar-
chester, who addressed the convention
and was received with much favor.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported as follows: President, the
Hon. FREDERICK BILLINGS os Wood.
stock.
Vice Presidents-hon. John Gregory
ofNorth6eld, Hon. B. d. Harris Of Brat
tlebOro, aud Hon. Luther Baker of New
port.
Secretaries-A. N. swain of Bellows
Falls, D. NJ. Camp of Newport.
On assuming the duties of the chair,
the president was received with a very
hearty applause and addressed the con-
venton in strong and stirring speech in
behalf Of republican principles.
On motion of Mr.. Bigelow of Burling.
ton committee of seven was appointed
by the chair on resolutions, as follows:
e. II. Bigelow of Burlington, Hon.
Benjamin II. Steele of Hartand, Joseph
Poland of Montpelier, R. G. Benton Of
st. Adams, L. 4. Knapp of Middlebury,
Henry Clark Of Rutland, DIR. George
Nichols Of Mortified.
Col. r. G. b enton nominated the Hon
John Gregory Smith of St Adams as del
.egate at large, which was seconded by
Hon. John +. Deane Of Cavendish and
Judge Steele of Hartland, and he was
unanimously elected.
Mr.. Reddingtcn of St. Johnsbury
nominated Hon. Horace Fairbanks of St.
Johnsbury. and he was unanimously elect.
ed.
Mr.. Grout of Newport presented the
name of Hon BOpj. H. Steele of Hart. 6
land and Mr.. Eddy of Bellows Fall pres :
ented the namc of Hon. Freder HoI- :,
crook Of Brattleboro. A ballot being !:
taken resulted in the election of Mr..
Steele as follows:
Il. II. Steele. 115 "
Frederick Holbrook, So :
Scattering, 9
On motion of Mr.. Haskins of Brattle. :;
boro the election of Mr.. Steele was made :
unanimous.
The Hon. George w. Grandey of Yer. ~
sennes was unanimously elected as fourth :,
delegate at large. =.
Substitutes u. II. Garfield of Airing. .
on, Col. w. G. Veazey of Rutland, COL :
John B. Meade of Randolph, and Asa L. :.
French of st. Johnsbury. ',
Dir. Benedict offered the following res. -
tuition: %
RESOLVED, That this convention do now "
lividc into three suh-conventions COM 'o
osed OF the delegates present from each re
t the three Congressional districts as of
eretotore constituted, which sub-conven. an
lons shall elect and report to this con- 10,
entlon two delegates and two alternates .
Or each of the said districts and further io'
nat the ten delegates to the national con. mt
entlon be instructed to cast such votes no
the State may be entitled to in tn, pa. in,
onul convention, in body.
Resolution carried, ayes SO nays Is.
The convention then separated into
ls'rict conventions and reported the fol.
wing names as delegates to the Phila.
alpha convention. tin
First District.-George A. futile of ha'
'utland and DR.. George Nichols of North. ems
I'D Altornates, N. 7. sprague of the
random, Col. M. S. Colburn of Mancbes. wit
r. tina
Second Dissatisfaction. James Hutch. the
son. Jr. of Randolph, Hon VIM Harris XII
:. OF Windham. Alternates, Col. FL. r. be
oughton of Randolph, Hon. G. II. Chan. enc
an of Proctorsvillc. me
Third Distribution. George Wilkins Law
Stowe, Hen. Lawrence Barnes of Bur- the
lgton. Alernatos, John w. Hartsborn pat
L'inenburgh, and Jed P. Clark Of Mil. law
0. are
DIR. Steele from the Committee on Res. pan
itlons reported as follows: the