Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-02-18

This Convention met ut the Court House |
in Montpalier. February IA. 1874, ut 10
o'clnrk. A. NJ. agreeably to the call of the
committee. No members of said commit
ia. b,ine present, the meeting was called
+o orler by T j. Deavitt, secretary of the
Inst convention. O. l.. Hoyt was chosen
ch,irm1n. and E. w. Huntley, secretary.
After the organization Commissioner
R,yce was called upon and made the fol-
lowing statement:
Twas not present at the Convention one year ago and
- 5er until short time afterwards being IN Montpe-
f lgT Ihexpscted and unsought by me- and first
impulse to decline the honor put II Was TO- near
other ,mnation, and prevailed on by the friends
, had h1uored by their confidence, 70 accept the
nnaiinn have endeavored to perform the duties of
the olhce faithfully. 49,. - es.,,, ,o,oros 7
bea1 to receive petitions from different towns re
q FT f6 town T Of BR2bHry reeeved petition with
over hundred signanTes Te 3 'hat no agent
o. 4i ~ a. TWINS received recommendations to
;pp9int am agent while others in the same town did
So nj towns ts heard nothing from in any way;
+ WiterInln Plainheld, O. IKnaPP; Barre Stlllman
W8tgrb2Ty F f ormsby; Northfeld $. F. Judd For
t to the approval OF the seectmen but they not APP
proyiua there was agent appointed TOR that town
sracti N about selling judieioasly and fully comply
the sg If s Of the Of nT the aefs s
t5Innch or mi 1diciously. and some have complained
the t asent 90 much in fault in the latter
lemen whose duty Is 10 0Did tf h Des b ea
have endeavored to investigate the matter fairly and
DO se by all concerned, but it is impossible to please
think some of the complaints in regard , to agents
over sn to the fact that many towns nave ave no
aEent In my oilited as agent to sell for needfu
nTra se5 liSfuF trouble for other towns
and renders invalid all excuse tor selins ny
Finally %ne i2re VS. are all liable to err Yet per-
INNS those who complain not entirely bameless,
Voted that committee of one from
each town be appointed as nominating
committee; and they were appointed as
follows:
:. 4. Daniels, AIarshtield; Stephen
S3eucer, Plainfield; Thomas Hutchinson,
Worcester; j. w. Wheelock. Berlin; Jo-
seph Poland, Montpelier; F. Plumley,
Mortified; Emery Town, Waterbury
G. G. Eaton. Middlescx; Z. w. Huntley,
d lxburv; \. d. Bragg, Fayston; B. Z.
Elmer, Cabot.
Voted. that a committee of five be APP
poin.a by the ch lir to draft and present
resolutions.
Tie chair announced as said committee,
Messrs. Spencer, of Montpelier, Daniels, OF
AIarsliell Whselock. of Berlin, Plumley,
of Nor5hield. AMI Spencer of Pllinield.
Voscl to aljorn un.il half-past one
O'Clock, P. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
Callel to orIe: hy the chairman, and a
rep ri Of the committee on nominations
called for.
Joseph PoIanl as chairman of said com
mitte.. p-esen,e tn following report;
For CoIn.y CJmmlssioner-George Q
Boyce.
For Comfy Committee-F, Plumley
\ ,rthi Ill: 5. Sp .neer. Plainf I'D; Har
v; Tulen. Barre; Noah Robinson, Wa
rLury.
TO; TOWN COMMITTEES.
Bure--W. A. Boyce, w. Perry
Blr,in-s. F, Nye, Willie Chandler
v" c -, R. Abbott, NJ. S. IIanes j
4 Il. Glidden.
CIais-Levi Dwinell, w. p. Slayton
:. IL. Foster.
g. D ., ..,2.;lI'
F,<1 lJ,1.Delie,-Clark King, n. Davis
Jr.. B. j. Wheeler.
Ftv,t91l-D. s. Stoddard, II. &. Camp
bell. Nathan Boyce.
Wws1fclI-E. \. Day. J. f. Eddy
James Boyles.
.HL0UltScT-N llildlh NiltPii' - ~ !"
mann + II Holden.
MIL " >. Ur;I1;,,, 4 Lord w
WOUptttC-N imam ~ i-o''
Waterman, Prentice Z. wright, - L
C,,,.at.
~ IL ~ II,,1o.+ .sa Hath.
NrttOcH-James 1iaylett, Asa llali'
way. G. A. Thornton, \. IL. thornton
G4;TJ y X Homes + r Davi
NJftHFt1" ~, DI
L. W. Avery, y. NJ flllef>oh' y. L III
,;l.
lIlu2c. =. nv D+l,oIIor Iob,, pa,
I1Hytti'-C' =
f[' Jon" 'S 1,.,,,5,,. D,,-is 4 T .vcril
w Miller.
TVutcrdUy-W. p. Dillingham; f. :
NeWeomb' >. > b''I ir'Il, Y HI,
Ht4p-l" ., - ''>' '''--'''
UooI5Hr,,-F. c. Putnam, j. B. Voodr
V0rccstcr-D. ID. Field A r. Hancoc
H. - p,,;.so,. q = William
-, ~ Nt.,,.+;r
NHiTIt> MAI tli''
~, g a., oo,,,r, tito. on nom
Inc report vi '4i'
r,+ion. v-1s accented and adopted.
,rh, ro,,or4 Of fine committee ON resol
-, ~ then chilled for. and the folio,
;.,...oI,,+ionu wore presented:
, rr. ,,a orastio, in regard 10 I
l0soto -, , - ,,.r,r,Iiunt and that we appro
liIunf rel IN =, pa, 80 u "o,,mission of II onirv
Tue app " W. " VI "
unG pa. '" ,rh,77 ~ boartIv annrove The action
=, |"..,,I Iurors the : ate'5 Attorney and
tiio ~ I, arution of the n, ohIbite
liqror law at the last session oil inc "a'i''"s
Resolced rhat it is the sense of this Convent
i Ie s .eycr towns private c liens and those