The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-06-25
Republican ounty Convention.


chairman of the Co. Committee, called
the Convention to order at IL O'Clock.
Prosper Eltharp, Esq, Of Brdport, was
elected temporary Chairman, and II. G.
johnson, of Vergenncs, and il. +. Knapp,
Of Middlebury, Secretaries.
Hon. j. NJ. Sade offered the following
resolution, which was adopted
Resoiped-That a Committee to nominate Coun-
ty officers be appointed, consisting Of delegates
from each town represented in the Convention,
aud be elected by the several town delegations in
separate caucus, on the basis of one delegate for
each town, and one delegate for every fifty votes
cast in 1870 for the Republican candidate for
Governor, and every fraction of fifty above TWEEN
ty-fve.
The appointment Of delegates under
the resolution was as follows Addison
4, Bristol 4. Bridport 3, Cornwall 3,
Ferrisburgh 6. Goshen 3, Granville 3,
Hancock 2, Leicester 3, Lincoln A, Mid
dlebury 9, Monkton 4, New Haven 6,
Orwell 4, Panton 3, Ripton 2, Salisbury
A, Shoreham 4, Starksboro 9, Vergennes
5, Waltham l, Weybridge 3, Whiting
2.-S4.
The committee was made up as fol-
lows
ADDIsoN-C w Reed, Byron Smith, G
w Strong, A D Hatch.
BRIDPoRT Albert A Fletcher, Fl y
Solace, Ii S Cross.
BRIsroL-H A Collamer, Scion Sum-
ner, + d Vinton, Hiram Sumner.
CoRNwALL-R j Jones, James T Lane
+ S Dana.
FERRrsBuRon-M Ball. n j Allen, o
L Stone, n Grosvenor, Il NJ Satterly,
James Gregory.
GosnEN-H 2 Churchill, Dan i
Brown.
GRANvILLE--E b Back. S F Hubbard,
R J Flint.
HANCOCK c Kidder, John E
Wright.
LErcEsrER-Hiram Capron, A L Stan.
ley, Z b Jenny.
LrNcoLN-Howard Clark "a, Ira
Wakefield, Watson Morgan, Amer A
Hier.
MIDDLEBuRY-Janes NJ Slade, Calvin
Goodno. Lyman L Knapp, Amasa
Tracy, James NJ Slade jr, Almon P Tup
per, L G Barrows, Harry Langworthy
Justus Cobb.
MoNKroN H o Smith, D $ Ladd
Nelson Collins, L L Smith.
New HAvEN-G w Flint, Olive
f Smith, Sylvester Doud, } Cowles, j /
Nash, A NJ Roscoe.
ORwELL-J H Thomas, K T White
j S Gale, L W Spaulding.
PANToN - Charles Tull, EdricI
Adams, jr., E Kent.
Q RrproN-H b Ripley, Nathaniel Nc
Quivy.
t SALIsBURY-J Fits, G L Everts, {
e Kingsley, X d Hedden.
q SHoREHAM-J 7 Rich, j II North,
r c Smith, B B Nottingham
SHAREHOLDERS d Holcomb, r NJ Liz
n ermore, George Somers.
d VEReENNEs-W $ Hopkins, John '
n Ross, Cyrus Smith, George R Chapman
}. E d Woodbridge.
It WALruAM-Solon Burroughs.
1t WEyBRIDoE-Loyal Huntington, j
Cotton, j A Child.
WHITING-~A F Ellsworth, F D Dou,
las.
~ Voted, that committee Of three
,e appointed by the chair on permanent o
to gaplzation. The chair appointed
Pettibone, Bridport, H. o. Smith, Mon
ton, Z. S. Bottum, New Haven, Adopte
Voted, that the various towns meet
once in caucus and elect delegates who
duty it shall be to present to this Co
vention ticket iUi County OfIoe,
Adopted.
Moved, that when this Convention a
journ, it adjourn 20 meet at School Hou
Hall.
j. On motion, committee Of five
resolutions was appointed b. the chair,
follows: Jas. Nj. Slade, Middlebur
Levi Hasseltine, Bristol, VIM. Power
Leicester, T. Brookins, Shoreham, Re
Mr.. Hooker, Mlddlebury.
On motion, adjourned to School llou
Hall at 2 o'clock, p. IN.
AFTERNOON.
Meeting called to order at 2 p.
President in the chair.
Committee on permanent organizati
+. reported the following officers
For President, Prosper Elitharp Bri
III port.
ne For Vice Presidents, Samuel D. II
ny comb, Starksboro, Justus Cobb, MIDI
no bury.
he II. G. johnson and l.. L. KnaI
IS. Secretaries. The report was adopted.
w Committee on nominations submit
ny their report through their chairman, H,
CT, James NJ. Slade, as follows
ed For Senators, Marshall Smith, Br
'r- port, j. Warren Barnes, Ferrsburgh.
ut Assistant Judges, Levi l., Bee
'r. Monktou, j. W. Boyuton, Orwell.
'n' States Attorney, j. Hayward Luc
to Yergennes.
~ Sheriff, George F. Skiti, Monkton
IDS High Bailifi, Edward Gorham, AID
ie. son.
ers Probate Judge--New Haven Di
Ear John D. Smith, Vergennes.
&C. Probate Judge Addison Dist, Sam
L. Cook, Middlebury.
Ice DR.. Warner, of New Haven, lno'
The the acceptance and adoption of the repC
Rev. Mr.. Bailey, of Middlebury moi
en- that the question be divided,-whic
ca Slade undertook to explain, meant that
hat names of the candidates be acted VI
oil separately. DR.. w. accepted the anne
up ment, and upon being put by the CHI
the report was accepted. The ticket
'ed County officers was then taken up, |
Will the candidates voted for separately.
or Senators were taken together, and Il
and nomination ratified. Tho Assistant Jud
ned were adopted without negative actiC
No. also, States Attorney. When The na
Of Geo. f. Skiff, as candidate for She
gan was submitted to the convention, The CT
Orn daoided that tho nomination WAS mt q