Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-08-28
Local Matters.
Democratic and Liberal RepubIl
can Mass Convention.

Ntuiluus ~ vac AuNu TAN 10 iH1o lark,
on "Wednesday, Argus, 2lst, at 10 L.
O'Clock 4. NJ.
The Convention was callzd TO order by
4 lleman A. Waterman Of johnson, Chair.
nan Of the County COMMITTEE, by reading
the call.
For temporary organization, Hon. V.
". Waterman Of Cady's Falls was elected
Chairman, aud james T. BOwd:tch Of
MorrisviIle, Secretary.
On motion Of W. II. II. Bingham Of
Stowe, il was voted that the temporary
organization be made the permanent one,
with the addition Of four Vice Presidents
ami au additional Secretary.
Waldo Brigham Of Hyde Park; Geo.
a ]. S!aytou Of Morrisyille; Albert Camp
Of Stove; aud Charles A. White of Ellen,
we're elected as Vice Presidents, aud II.
b. ChalIee Of Hyde nark, as additional
Secretary.
On motion of Geo. L. Waterman, a
committee Of five was appointed by the
chair to ,lrait resolutions. VIZ:
Geo. L. Waterman, Hemau A. Water.
man, \. c. West and p. S. Benjamin.
On motion, it was voted that commit.
tee Of two from each town in the County
represented ia this Convention, be ap-
pointed to nominate County Officers, iu-
GLIDING Town aud County committees.
A recess Of halEan.hour was had, after
which the Committee on Resolutions made
the following report, which was unanl-
mou,ly adopted;
Believing that the time has come when
B all men without regard to past party afiil-
B ation should unite for the purpose of
promoting peace reconciliation aud good
will IN all parts Of our lately distracted
country, and Of restoring the National
Government in its adu nistration to its
former purity. Therefore,
RoSoioed,-That we cordially approve
of the platform of principles adopted at
& Cincinnati aud ratified at Baltimore, and
heartily endorse the nominations there
made, hereby piedglng ourselves to use
our best cndcavOrs to secure their trium-
q plant election.
Resolved, That we warmly approve
of the State nominations made at Bur-
lingloI. August lst, 1872, and will sup
port the same with our most strenuous
cxcrtions
hcsolred, THAT we have the fullest
confidence in the ability and irreproach-
able character Of the men nominated here
to-day, and that we will use all worthy
means to secure their election.
The Committee on aominations submit
ted the following:
For Senator,-J. b. Slayton of Steve.
For Assistant Judges Eli N. Bennett
Of Cambridge, and Charles A. White of
i Eden.
For Judge Of Probatc-Heman A.
i Waterman Of johnson.
For Shcrif--D. A. Gilbert Of Morris
q vile.
For High BaiifF-B. S. Wiley, of
Il Waterville.
For County Committee - Henry NJ.
8 Noyes Of Hyde Park Almon d. Thorn.
as of Morristown; Lucian Scott Of John
q son.
TOWN COMMITTEES.
j IFolcott,-T. o. Graves, Il. b WEIGH,
q P s. Benjamin.
Sto,oe "A. II. Slayton, H. B. Cakes,
z G. W. Jeuney.
Johnson,-D. S. Waterman, Henry
Grow, l.. T. Martin.
Cambridge,-Elias Chadwick, A. G.
Fletcher, G. W. Turner.
i Morristown,--G. I. Small, E. II. Shaw,
8 Rufus Ii. Clark.
Eden,-E M. Sanborn, Geo. H. Sar-
gent, Francis White.
Watero,lle,-O. II. Potter, Moses Nc
Farland, Simeon Giddings.
Belcadere,-Joel Hodgkins, ARENAS
! Fletcher, Allen Chandler.
Hyde Park,-Fredrick Bliss, John
Billiard, j. NJ Randall, Lucius Dutton,
fillmore, = Wilson Griswold, Harvey
Stone,
The business Of the Convention having
been done it adjourned until 130 p. NJ.
d At 100 p. NJ, the Convention was
assembled to listen to an address from
Nlaj. Gen. Fitzpatrick, who was intro
duced to the Convention by Waldo Brig
BAN, and enthusiastically received.
He ably reviewed the present admins
tration showing most conclusively that it
bias neither been wisely nor honestly COR
Quoted He warmly and eloquently de-
ended the Liberal party from the unjust
and absurd accusations that are made by
lemagogues defending the present admin
E stration, and closed amid the hearty APP
ause of a crowded hall.
Three rousing cheers were then given
5or Maj. Gen. Fitzpatrick, who in response