The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-25
First oistr ct Democratic Convention.

Sional District met In Nllddleburv wed.
nesday, to nominate candidate for Con.
gress.
N. s. StearDs, of Rutland, called the
to order and read the call.
The attendance from Rutland county
was composed of John Cain, Gershom
Cheney, J. j. r. Randall, N. S. Stearns
and r. II. Drake. No representative
was present from Bennington county, and
G. NJ, Fish was alone in representing
Washington county. The remainder Of
the thirty members of the convention
were from Addison county.
A temporary organization was effected
by the election of j, j. r, Randall, Of
Rutland, President, and II. l.. Sheldon,
of Middlebury, Secretary. This organi.
cation was made permanent with the ad.
dition Of G. j. Soper Of Middlebury, Vice
President, and James f. Sta2cton, As.
sistant Secretary.
John Cain Of Rutland, moved a COM
mittee Of three on resolutions and they
were appointed as follows: Jehn Cain
Of Rutland, for Rutland County G. J..
Soper Of Middlebury, for Addison Coun.
ty; George Nj. Fisk of Mortified, for
Washington County.
Mr.. Fisk moved committee Of iivo to
present the name Of a candidate for Rep.
rcsentativc and also the names Of Dis.
trict Committee Carried and the com
mitteo was made to consist ofG. NJ. Fisk
of Mortified f. A. Sturtevant Of Mid.
dlebury +. D. Hall of New Haven r
r. Drake Of Pitsford, and Gcrshom Che.
ney Of Rutland.
John Cain gave notice that he should
introduce a resolution that the next con
vcntion meet in Rutland, and gave his
reasons therefor,
The President being called Oh for "a
speech made few remarks dcploripg the
small attendance ard pointing out the
way to make the conventions larger. IL
was cheercd OF the conclusion Of his re-
marks
1t was then voted to adjourn till p
m, Cor dinner
On the reassombliug OF the convention
in the afternoon, Mr.. g. NJ. Fisk from
the committee on nominations reported
the name Of Homer W. Hcaton, Of Mont
pelier, as candidate for Representative il
Congress. The following names wcr,
also presented for District Committee
n. s. Stearns of Rutland s. c. Shurt
left Of Plainfel1; G. II. Simmons @
Bennington G. j. Soper, of Middlebury
On motion the report Of the committc,
was accepted and adopted
John Cain, from the committee on res
olutious reported the following platform
which was unanimously adopted by tn,
convention:
Resolred, That we heartily approve
and therefore endorse the platform o
principles adopted by the late Dcmocrat
ic State Convention
Resolred, That the national charactc
Of the American flag and the American
dollar should make the one respected an,
the other at par in gold all the woil
over.
ReSolred, That we hold the admins
traiion of President Grant responsible 70
the burning shames OF Louisiana and Ar
kansas South Carolina pundered th
} National Capitol converted into den Q
thieves and a cabinet offcer honored by
seat on the judicial bench after hayn
been expelled from the Federal Treasur
, for facilitating the robbery OF its vault
Resolred, That as the citizens Of We,
mont honorod Matthew Lyon with sea
in Congress for his manly contempt lc
and denunciation Of the "Alien Sedton
acts of President John Adams so shoul
they at this time dishonor Luke +. p
land, the author of the late Press law b
refusing to return him to Congress.
ReSoiced, That We will give our heart
support to the nominations Of the lat
Democratic State Convention and III
nomination this day made.
On motion of John Cain, it was vote
that District Committee lie instructed {
, call the next convention to meet in Ru
land.
After short speeches by Mossr- FL
c and CAIN the Convention adjourned
Addison 'ounty Democrn',c Convex
D + ton.
Y a mass convention Of the Democrats
Addison county was held on Wcdnosda
. at the Town Hall in Middebury.
c. j. Sopor Of Middlebury. called ii
convention to order and read the call
On motion, Rector Gage of Addiso
! and w. W. Rider of Bristol. were olectc
i President and Secretary.
J f. r.. Wright, of Middlebury, NOV,
u a committee of three on resolutions. Ca
ried and f. d. Hall, of New Have
5 James Whitney of Bristol and +
. Wright of Middlebury, were by the cha
i made the committee.
On motion Of James Whitney, it W
Y voted that all the Democrats Of Adds
" county present be constituted a nomiui
n ing committee. G. j. Soper was elect
IS chairman of that committee
e Various opinions were expire sed as
e the adyisability of making a nominate
@ for States Attorney, and the quest
IS was settled by the adoption of mott
d to make no nomination for that Office ii
9. year.
le The following ticket was then present
" to the convention by the committee
,e SenatorS-E ID. Hall of New Have
re James Fletcher Of Brldport
vs. assistant Jn}qes-Rector Gage of A
ut olson, G. j. Sopcr of Middlebury.
r. SheriG-Silas Wright of Wcybrid
re High BaiHB-Joseph T Fletcher
ne Bridport.
$. PROBATE Judges-Addison Distri
he George Walker, New Haven; New /
of ven District, j W. Parker, Vergenn
Y, On molten, tho report of the comm
Of tee was accepted and adopted.
en- DR.. L. d. Hall, from the committee
Resolutions moved that the resolutions
the last Democratic State Convention
A adopted as the platform of this Cony,
OF ton. Carried
II l. a Al