Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-09

Addison Co, Z Smith, E A SturteySnt
Bennington, II Hall, " G Matteson; Chitteu
den. " L Strong, W Brown, Harry Weed
Franklin, II c Adams, F TSrbell, o 5 Rizford
Grand Itle,J P LSdi; Lsmoille, Albert BArrows
Orange, George Dztton, L Clsflin; Orleans
F Pettingill, W Elkins; Rutland, n
Simonis, II Roberts, c A Ram, b W Rogers
Warrington, G y Brighsm,C P Kimbsll; Wind
ham, Geo Slate, } A Stevens; Windsor, J A j
Ellis, K $ Perkins and Geo c Fletcher.
Tie following State Committee wss announced
LIBERAL STATE COMMITTEE
Allison Co., y F Daushee; bennington, b
Kent; Cbiuenden, Geo Athley; Franklin, A
SAdo.i; Grand lie, D Sweet; Lsmoille, II
Waterman; BlGislell; Orleans, " q Elkins
Rutland, A Sssbury; Washington, J /
/ Woodward; Windsor, ! B Sabine; WindhAm
/ C Safe.
On motion Of Nr. 1oTr. the President wal
authorized to FL the list by appointing member,
/ Of The Sac Committee from Caledonia and Esse7
/ Counue5.
The Convention hen adjourned to u O'Clock
pm.
AFTERNOON.
The coayeut1n did not attsmbe at the hour.
The committee Of conference were not resiy to
report, AMI iuz;esl o.. getting together and lis
teuing to some fpeeohss, the members hung
s-auad the door Of the committee room, and
lo.te1el about the City Hall building till four
O'Clock, when the truck and dioker between the
committees had been completed, and the conv5n-
ton was clllel to order by tie president
The most soriiasry performance Cor lack
OF psrfrm,ncc) we ever saw At any politiosl
convention, then took place. The report Of the
committee Of conference vas called lor by the
president, but 20 one I5splllsI. It secmg thst
So eager were the members Of tie committee TO
commence negotiations with their democratic
confreres, they never stopped to organize. and
sfter tie trade they came ia-o the convention
with TO one authorized to make the report, in
fact without any report, wi,h n't even list Of
the nominations, to make which WAS the bust
mess &C tie convention. 4 member Of the com
mt;ee stepped up to the president chair sad ez-
planned the situation, and then there WAS blank
and awkward silence. In this emergency one Of
the republican reporters present, Mr.. Williams
Of Rutland, csme to the rescue, and handed to
the chair list Of the nominations, ss made up
by him from hesr,sy gathered about the door Of
the committee room.
The president then reported fer the committee
that ,hey had met, conferred with committee
of the democratic convention, and sgreed to the
following nomination,
For Governor, Hon. \ b Gardner Of Ben
ninEton.
For Lieutenant Olvsra.r, w. Il. T. Bingham
OF Stove
For Treasurer, Henry Chase Of Lyndon
For Electors, ". T. Horrobin, Jasper Rand,
JED ?. Lsdi, Saul Bishop and I +. Powers.
A member Inquired which ofthe electors were
a large, and which district electors. The chair
could no; answer THE question. A member WAS
unlert;ooi 10 gay something to the effect that as
it was though. the State might be reiistrietei
when the legislature net. there hsl been no
allotment Of electors 10 the Gittrictt Another
member thought that Horrobin and Powers we're
electors =, large, and the other three we're dis
trict delegates.
Mr.. Dorr. Of RgdsnI. novel that she subject
be reclmmittei to the committee. IN order that
they might bring ia proper report; but bis
motion seemed TO get no attention from the
chair.
Mr. Ellis. OF the committee, sail that no Or
der in the list Of electors had been screed on.
except that Mr. Horrobin should head the cleo
toral ticket
Mr. Brown, Of Milton. explained that the list
resi vrs obtained from reporter, who got it
outside Of tie committee room, sud it might not
be correct
The Prssiieu: inquired with g me earuos.ness
fit wa1 possible that no one WAS prepared to
report authoritstively FOR the committee.
A member said he thought the order Of the
lsmee as agreed On by the committees, was
io7robin, Powers, L.iI, Rand, Bishop, and the
h.ir announced that that was " understood to
le the proper order.
Mr.. D0rr insisted on his motion to rec0mmit
lie understood that tive Of the district electors
oziled in one district.
Mr.. H. c. Adams hoped the report would not
&c recommitted. Il Was extremely doubtful that
he committee would reach sny better conciu-
ION if they were to DO the business over. The
st had been adopted By the other convention,
nd taAt convention had adjourned
Mr.. Ellis sail the committee agreed On the
st presented with great difficulty. He did not
oubi that ifany eleetor Was Improperly located,
e would rs,ign and allow the State committee
, substitute another man. But il this conven-
on wanted to change any one Of the - liberal 80
sRes in the list, the democrats would doubtless
.gree to it,
[At this stage Of proceedings, the sound Of
md outside caused a pretty general scattering.
me seventy five persons only being left in
e HALL
Mr. Dorr did no, de,ire that this convention
ould be left in the ridiculous position Of hay
2 nominated two distric; electors from the
ne district and residing within Il miles Of
ca other.
Mr.. Stafford thought the matter better be re-
red TO the joint State committees TO fix, and
his motion 70 that effect, it VAS voted SC to
Ter it,
The chair announced that he had appointed !.
Clement Of Barnet, the member Of the Liberal y
tie committee from Caledonia. and that he WAS 1
sbe to make An appointment for Essex County, Il
knowing who were liberals, if there were Any v
thst county. b
Mr.. Dorr called attention to the fact that they G
10 resolutions presented for their considera-
d, and moved that they adopt in lieu thereof q
Cincinnati Platform, which was done
IN motion Of Mr.. simoads the thanks Of the Of
yention we're presented to the President, and 81
'py Of his speech requested FOR publication. A
he President said he had hoped, in order to ar
tify some who had spoken of this OCCASION az
eiding, to meet on that platform the chair III
Q Of the democratic convention, to examine IN
and see if he had horns and cloven feet, and u
not, to take him by the hand and ID
naly accept him snd the men he
resented As co-workers in the field Of benevo- til
politics. But as things had taken an un- itr
innate turn this afternoon, and as there were Oh
'ehes AMI other smusemena provided out
=, perhaps the convention had better nov si- of
Z. in
he convention was apparently very willing to
go the scene Of tender embracing, between the BIZ
raeting parties, and hardly writing for mo- co
to adjourn left the Hall.
be democrats, apparently caring nothing tn
1t what became Of the liberals, after the COM CIT
ees hsd sgreei on the ticket, had in the en-
ntime gone ahead, organized their out-of-
meeting in the park, and Il &C speaking had at
menced DIT
be Missouri Democrat tsls the following SCI