Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-08-12
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVEN.
TION.

The Orleans Co. Republicans Conven-
ton met pursuant to call, at Newport, on
Wednesday last, July 18th, and was the
largest and most enthusiastic Convention
held in the county for many years.
The Convention was called to order by
A. L. Foster, ESQ.,, Chairman of the
County Committee, who read the call.
DR.. L. Richmond of Derby was named
and elected temporary chairman of
the Convention; D. NJ. Camp and E. H.
Webster, Secretaries. 1t was moved
that the organization be perfected by the
addition of three Vice Presidents; and
L. W. Clark, L. P Tenney, Judge J.
W. Hastings were elected as vice presi-
dents. The temporary organization was
then made permanent one. On motion
of j. I. Allen, committee of five on
resolutions was appointed, as follows:
J. I. Allen, L. S. Thompson. O. H.
Austin, o. N. Elkins and B. F. d. Car
penter. On motion of Maj. Josiah
Circuit, of Newport, it was voted to raise
nominating committee of three persons
from each town in the county, to be Sc
lected by the Republican voters present
from the respective towns, whose duty it
was to nominate ticket for Senators
and county officers to be supported at
the coming September election, and to
make report of their doings on ths-sFs-
sembling of th~ convention in the after
-vvn. The voters present from the sew
eral towns resolved themselves into sep
crate town caucuses, and selected their
committees which were as follows.
Albany, H. W. Chafey, E. C. Rowell
L. c. Miles; Barton, A. D. Matthews
j. W. Hall, E. T. Dutton; Bloomington
S. R. Jenkins, VIM. Twombly, l. A.
Wyman; Charleston, A. P. Brown, B
ii. Carpenter, P. E. Davis; Coventry
j. B. Wheelock, E. Guild, Loren Soper
Craftsbury, W. j. Hastings, A. P. Dut
ton, F. K. Powell; Derby, A. T. Eos
ter, Joseph Bates, I'd, NJ. NJ. Kelsey
Glover, Ben Hancock, Emery Cook, G
I. Owen; Irasburgh, G. 2. Allen, i. S
Thompson, G. L. Norton; Jay, B. F
Paine, I. A. Chase, Chester Hovey
Lowell, H. B. Barker, L. R. Wellman
l.. Brigham Morgan, Alden Wheeler
James Morse, G. Leavens Newport
l.. Baker, J. Dickerman, G. L. Sleeper
Salem, o. W. Kelley, Lewis Shedd, ]
M. Grow, jr.; Troy, G. C. Lewis, 0. NJ
Elkins, o. Miller; Westfeld, N. c
Hoyt, Calvin Reed, i. G.. Leach West
more, J. G. Page, H. Cheney, J. Orne
Holland, NJ. c. Ferrin, VIM. Armstrong
H. P. Mason.
The following are the town committees
Albany, NJ. B. Chafey, B. N. Moore
W. F. Chamberlin; Barton, Edwar
Barnard, Daniel Skinner, J. N. Webste,
Bloomington, S. r. Jenkins, VIM Twom
bly,, |. A. Wyman; Charleston, A. I
Brown, Charles Carpenter, P. E. Davis
Coventry, Loren Soper, S. Burbank, ]
Guild; Craftsbury, E. L. Hastings, NJ
bic Kinney. F E. Powell; Derby, l
Lane, T. d. Butterfeld, -: Glove
O.V.Percival. W. F. Templeton, G. P Over
Greensboro, f. G. Babbitt, W. W. Cos
A. 2. Fulsom; Holland, S. R. Fletche
i. A. Terrin, o. L. Kidder; Irasburgl
G. W. Wheeler, NJ. Conner, Harlo
Foss; Jay, c. R. Bartlett, H. P. Pag
E. F. Young, B. N. Chase; Lowell,
W. Baldwin, H. Newton, G.. P. Parker
Morgan, Lorenzo Williams, NJ. G. Lea
ems, W. P. Bartlett; Newport, J.
Halle l.. Sleeper, Kendrick Richmond
Salem, }. M. Graves. jr., H. B. Cranda
g. W. Cole; Troy, o. Miller, ]. Whet
er, Geo. Z. Braley Westfeld, N.
Hoyt. +. S. Miller, c. G. Hitchcocl
Westmore, G. I. Aldrich, NJ. D. SEQ
A. A. Brown.
The following named gentlemen we
selected as county committee for t
ensuing two years: