Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-02-26
County Convention.

The friends Of temperance In Washington
County assembled in convention at the Court
House in Montpelier, on Saturday, February
%, and were called to order by o. l.. Hoyt,
ESQ, Of Plainfeld, Chairman Of the County
Committee John W. Clark, Of Montpelier
was elected President and T. j. Deayitt. Of
Montpelier, Secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. lloyt, committee con.
sisting Of one from each town represented, was
appointed to present the name Of a candidate
for County Commissioner, rs follows Barre,
VIM. A. Boyce Berlin, J. W. Smith; Calais,
llerrick Montpelier, l.. W. Jones
Plainfeld, Cree.
Agrceably to a vote, tho President appointed
a committee Of three to report list Of names
for county and town committees, as follows
o. l.. lIoyt. Of PlainGeld, A. c. Brown. Of
Montpelier, j. W Smith, Of Berlin. The con-
yontion adjourned until afternoon
AFTERNOON.
AT the meeting of the afternoon session, t.
w. Jones, in behalf Of the committee, reported
for County Commissioner, George o. Boyce.
Of Fayston Mr.. Jones added that he had been
long time acquainted with Mr.. Boyco, and
knew him to lie well qualified for the Office
and true and active friend Of temperance ard
Of The prohibitory law Although Mr. Boycc
was not present, yo; be thought be would accept
/ the nomination. The committees report was
/ accepted and adopted by a unanimous vote.
The committee on county and town commit
tee. reported MS follows
FOR COUNTY COMMITTEE.
/ W. a. Boycc, Barre l.. W. Jones' Mont
reIier W. p. Dillingham;, Waterbury J..
NJ. Fisher, Cabot W. G. McAllister, Waits
field.
TOWN COMMITTEES.
Barre, W A. Boyce. W. H. Perry. o. H..
Reed Berlin, j. n. Perrin, j. W. Smith, f..
f Andrews, Daniel Chandler Cabot, NJ. S.
Ilainos, B. p. Elmer n r. Abbott Calais.
Levi Dwinell, W. j. slayton, S. II Foster /.
Du1hury, Samuel Somervillc, Hiram o. Ward.
Janus Crossett East Montpelier. Clark King.
n. Davis jr., B. j. Wheeler Fayston, A. u
Bragg, D s Stoddard, J.D. Thompson. Marsh
field Erastus Dwinoll, $. Carleton W. r..
Cove Middlescx, c. e. Putnam, jr.,J W.
Markham, VIM. Chaplin Moretown. James
llayleit, Asa Hathaway, q. A. Thornton. n.
r. spaulding Montpelier. WIN. A. Lord. w
/ +. Waterman, Prcntss c. Wright j. X.
Seayer; Mortified, Leander Foster. D. r..
Ayerill, Joseph W Gould Painneld. c. r..
Batcheldcr, Stephen Spencer. r. g. Reed !;
| R0xbury, Leander Ellis, \. j. Aycril, S. W.
Miller Waipfeld, A. A. Kneeland, +. A.
Fish. Jacob Boyee Warren, s. Bannistcr, c..
/ b. Williams, Charles Aiartin Waterbury. W
! p. Dillingham;, + Orm.bee, r $. Newcomb.
/ G.. W Kennedy Woodbury., r. c. Putnam.
j. W. Noodry Worcester, Henry johnson,
Melvin Kent, Harvey Collier.
Joseph Poland. VI Montpelier, then offered
The following Resolution, which was adopted
/ without opposition
/ Resoire9, That the friend. of temperance in
Zoe several towns iu the county where the pu d..
/ Dc interest seems 20 demand the appointment
/ Ut an agent are hereby specially urged 10 Coz
operate with thc County Commissioner in the
selection and appointment Of suitable persons
I Tor such position.
Mr.. Poland spoke briefly in favor Of the res
olution. They had had no agent in Montpe
licr the past year, bot be thought they had
better have one, 80 that the drug stores would
have 90 excuse Tor selling liquors for the pur-
poses that an ngent is authorized to sell for.
George w. Scott, Of Montpelier, who had
held the oiHcc Of County Commissioner for the
past three years, advocated the adoption Of the
resolution in a candid and earnest speech. The
reason Of his not appointing an agent in
Montpelier, he said, was the lack Of this CO.
operation Oh the part Of temperance men. He
applied to the temperance men Of the town to
name some person who they wished to have
appointed agent. They did not name any one.
and he did not think best to appoin; any who
applied for it, consequently no appointment
was made.
Voted TO instruct the Secretary to prepare a
report Of the doings Of the Convention for pub
Iication in the papers Of the county
o. l.. Ioyt then offered several resolutions
for the purpose, as he said, of discussion and
bringing out new ideas. The first resolution
with the preamble was read, as follows
Whereas, The Legislature OF this State, after
deliberate and mature consideration, have
cuhcleu u Jaw regulating the ualnc IA lut0Ei-
eating liquors, and said law being in the in.
terest of the temperance cause, therefore
Rcs0lrcd, That it is the duty Of all citizens,
and especially temperance men, to support
and aid 10 enforcing said law Which was
adopted
/ The second and third resolutions, providing
that none but strictly temperance men should
be sustained for any Office whatever, were, after
discussion, laid on the table, with the consent
of the mover.
The fourth resolution, which was adopted,
reads as follows
Res0ired, That we consider it the duty of
temperance men to engage more earnestly in
I the Temperance cause, and 10 refrain, I'M
der any circumstances whatever, from dong
anything that will bring reproach upon said
cause.
heconyention then listened to short speech
from Judge Harvey Trlden, Of Barre, and ad-
journed.
7. j. DKAvrr, Secretary.