Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-10
Democratic County Convention.
NOT MUCH OF "MAss MEETING. - SMALL
GATHERING.

II
d no enthusiasm, us the general impression i
that there is no hope Of defeating any par
OF the Republican County ticket by cithel
splits or combinations. Only thirty per
$ sons were present up to the hour of ad
, Journment this forenoon, and those wer,
; mostly the party leaders and managers
} although the Convention was replenished
by two additional members on the arrival
, OF the afternoon train from Burlington
swelling the number to thirty-two.
, The Convention was called to order in
the hall Of the Junction House, in
; the absence of Morillo Noyes, Chair
man of the County Committee, by II. B.
Smith of Milton, when Thomas S. MeGin-
mis- Of Bolton, was elected President, Eras-
tus Field of Jericho, and Charles Laloun-
tain of Colchester. Vice-Presidents, and
Joel Linsley of Burlin~ ton, Secretary.
Mr.. McGinnis on IL ing the chair made
a brief and pleasant acknowledgement of the
honor, besides some few woll-rounded
periods concerning 1.-THE party of honest
constitutional liberty" which were reeoiy-
ed with some applause by his hearers.
Mr.. sutton of Burlington moved the ap-
pcinment of a committee of three on resolu
tons, which motion was carried and the
chair appointed as such committee f. NJ.
Sutton, Burlington, Nehemiah Prouty.
Jericho, and Woleott j. Beach, Essex.
On motion Of B. B. Smalley, the Demo-
Gratis from each town present resolved them
selves into squads for the purpose of report
ing the names Of two delegates to the Con-
yention. to form nominating committee
for senators and county officers.
Adjourned until LOOP. m.
AFTERNOON
The convention did not rcassemblo until
2l5 p. H., the nominating committee, which
was composed as follows. having q some
what lengthy session;
NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
Burlington-B. b. Smalley. +. NJ. Sutton.
Bolton-T. ;. McGinnis, saul Bishop.
Underhil-S. NJ. Mead. John Woodruff.
Colchester William Kidder, Willard
Thayer
Shelhurn-Gidcon Smith, Orson ). Spear.
Jericho-Nehemiah prouty, Henry Perci-
val.
Charlotte-Philip l.ascur. John Quinlan.
Westlord-B. f. Mars. VIM. Weaver.
Eichmond-llenry Gillett, Joseph Whip
pie.
South Burlington-ll. II. Harrington. Il.
5. Landon.
Miton-ll g. Smith.
Essex-W. j. Beach.
Mr.. Saith, Of Milton from the committee
on nominations, made the following report.
which was adopted
Senators-Saul Bishop, Bolton, John
Quinlan, Charlotte Charles }. Algcr.
Burlington
ASsi~tant-Judge--T. F. Stuart. south
Burlington Nehemiah Prouty, Jericho. F.
States Attornoy-Petcr LcClair. Col .
chester.
Sherii-ilira \. pcrciyal. Jericho.
High Bai!if-Wi.liam Weaver, Westlord. /
Judge of Probate-George Francis. Bur F.
lIngt0n.
County ommittee-Morillo Moves. Bur
linston; Nehemiah Prouty, Jericho
Frederick Weed, Shelburn.
The several town committees were then /.
reported and confirmed by the convention
Mr.. Sattou, of Burlington, from the com
mittee on resolutions. submitted the follow .
ing, which was adopted
Re.oirsi That W. rc-a:irm and approve the reso.u-
tons adopted al the late democratic state Couyen-
ton.
Rs.oirei. That We W heartily .ui,ort the Demo
mated.
Joseph Wbipplc, of Richmond, was then
introduced and made rather garrulous and .
rambling speech, which did not command .
very good attention from the Convention.
lie made several errors Of fact. and did
not seem TO have a tirs:-class opinion Of
Grant, either a. a President or General.
e The Credit MobIlier' was also a heap Of
trouble to the old mans mind as well
as Senator Eimunls' speech ut the Rcpubli-
can STATE Convention lie thought tia, the
Republicans who wen; for Greeley were the
intellectual men OF the party, and quoted
from Gen. Butter in regard to the financial
condition of tie country in opposition to
Senator Edmund's statements.
Mr.. Il. &. Smith. of Milton. said that
every sensible person knew the Republican
party was going to pieces. The first step
towards disintegratioa of party was to
quarrel among themselves. /: was an unmi~-
taxable sign of -peedy dissolution His own
experience in the Democratic national con-
ycntion Of 1850, had proved that to him.
He then proceeded 10 make a vigorous on
~laugh. on the prohibitory law, which was
loudly applaudcl hy the convention. lie
thought if many Republicans would vote as
their consciences told them. Bingham
would get thousands of Republican votes in
the State Was not arbitrary legi Station con-
corning the traffic in iutoxicatin yliquor the
main question now before the state? Was
1t not so in the last city electionin Burljng
ton? Wa. il not the question the ot1er
day in electing delegates from Burlington
S 10 lnc hepupnean county Convention
ticket . VIII rori,,o.oi JIe ,,;,t' f,r S,otn
Attorney, and Henry over Ballard for SEN
atqr IL was not Mr.. ilard's speech that
L 1'.'''r' i'l'iaru'i' wa power pehind anu
of the hest men in the conrtv ,yho had
become satisfied that the prohibitory law
was Gcinoran@ins IN IT. effects. that It
Of ,,-,',,,l,,, H. -.j ".Tu 'io e'uSo
the interest or rurpsellers ANT in that
of law and order, claim To he temper
ahce man Dul NOT totai abstinence man.
drintinr cyen Il van hnhar - yuu ~ aDd
live sober life. '
The remainder Of Mr. SIS speech was
mostly reiteration OF the stereoty ped ar
guments against the prohibitory liquor law.
lie referred to the liquor eases in Milton,
last winter, and said that after the acquit-
tai of Mr. Austin, dozen people went to