The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-06-30

SS'h"ii'tSOs thc i.VpuDilcdnb VI huuieOl
county met in Mass Convention at Middle
bury, June "a, 1874, to make nomination
Of off ,ers for the county to be elected al
Freeman's meeting in September next
On the nomination Of l. Il Knapp
chairman Of the County Committee, G W
Wicker, Esq, Of Ferrisburgh, was elected
temporary president of the convention
and l. L Knapp of Middlebury, and W
S Wright Of Waltbam, were elected sec.
rctaries pro tempore On motion Of j
NJ Slade, a committee of FIVE were ap.
pointed oy the chair committee on reso.
lutions. The chair appointed Hon J NJ
Slade, E S Stowell, S b NJ Cowes, Z
Eitharp andA L Leavenworth.
Committee on permanent organizations
N j Allen, Il S Bottum, w Il Bixby,
Edgar Sanford and Thurman Brookins,
who were also instructed to report list
Of names for County Committee. Reso.
luton by Z 5 Bottum, of New Haven,
that a committee to nominate county
officers be appointed, consisting of dele.
gates from each town represented in the
convention, and be elected by the several
towns in separate caucus, on the basis OF
one delegate for each town. aud one for
every fifty votes cast IN 1872 for the Re.
publican candidate fer Governor, and one
for every fraction Of fifty above %.
Passed, AT this stage Of the convention,
Hon NJ Slade, presented and the con-
vonton adopted the following rcsolu.
tons
Resoived, That in future, our Republican coun-
ty conventions for the county Of Addison, shall
be delegate conventions, ard that future calls by
the County Committee shall be on the following
basis, Each town shall be entitled to one dole
gate, and one additional delegate for every twen-
tyfve votes, cast for the Republican candidate
for Governor, at the state election last preceding
such county convention.
Resolved, That the County Committee shall
cause to be published list of delegates to which
the several towns Of the county shall be entitled
on the foregoing basis, and that each town. in its
primary meeting shall give proper credentials to
the delegates elected signed by the chairman and
secretary of such primary meeting, which shall
be the proper evidence of their election to said
county convention, and entitle them to seats in
the same, and each town committee shall give at
least seven days public notice Of such primary
meeting.
The convention voted TO adjourn to
meet in Academy Hall at half past one
p. m. The several towns proceeded to
the election Of their several delegates Us
follows:
Addison - Edward Gorham, Rufus
Smith, Elisha Smith, Henry Willmarth.
Bridport-Marshal Smith, II n Sollace,
A A Fletcher, B A Skiff.
Bristol b Farr, N f Duushee, L
d Vinton, A G Hill, II A Collamer, L
NJ Kent.
Cornwall-W II Matthews, + Bond,
NJ b Williamson, Edgar Sanford, Charles
Benedict.
Ferrisburgh-Putnam Allen, j War.
rem Barnes, Noble Grovepor, } o Walk.
er, Aaron Field Stephen Ball
Goshen-H u Churchill,S l. Churchill.
ranvlle-Not represented.
Ilancock-Augustus Taylor, j b Dar-
ing.
Leicester-John Preston, o c Hunt
ey, VIM Powers.
Lincoln-E Purinton, II G Cook, A
Hier, j A Guindon, Rolla French, j
II BatcheldeT.
Middlebury-J W Stewart,J NJ Slade
Jr, Justus Cobb, G G Cady, John Halla-
lay, A S Tracy, N F Rider, L j Matth.
,ws, o + Comstock and John W Martin.
Monkton-G B Cox, ID S Ladd, e
Van Stenberg, G f Skiff, Charles Smith.
New IIaven-E S Human, u p Hath.
,rn, S B NJ Cowles, A G Eastman, j l.
q w Mason.
Orwell-R Bottum, S II Bascom, s
\ Warren, DR. S Gale.
Panton-Wm + White, L Adams, Jr,
5 Tappan.
Salisbury-R D Hedlcp,F G Atwood,
J NJ Dyer, A Piper.
Shoreham-J n North, j T Rich, L
Moore, r Witherel.
Starksboro, S d Holcomb, Il r Hill,
J l. Strong, F NJ Hill.
Ripton-J l. Cook, S Il Howard, L
II Matteson.
WhitlDg-Edward Casey, John Stick.
1ey.
Waltham-W w Pierce, D Hawley.
Weybridge--J II Dodge, Samuel
James, & l. Harrington.
Vergennes-C W Stropg,M j Graves,
II j Talbot, r W Nye, W G Spraguc.
j Tobias.
The delegates elected by the several
owns, met in nominating convention at
1890 o'clock p. IN, and proceeded to
business with Hon j w Stewart chair.
nan, and w G Sprague, secretary.
AFTERNOON.
AT l:30 p. IN. the convention met in
Academy Hall, and the committee on
permanent organization reported and the
elected as the permanent
'fiice.s of the convention, & W Wicker,
Esq, Of Ferrlsburg, president Hon | l.
Strong, Of Starksboro, + X Haven Of
Vergennes, and A + Ellsworth of Whit.
ng, vice-presidents; Lyman L Knapp of
and W S Wright Of Walt.
lam, secretaries. The committee on
permanent organization, according to in.
tructions, also reported and the conven.
ion elected the following as County Com
nlttee for the two years ensuing Lyman
/ Knapp, ii G johnson, Michael Ball,
A + Leavenworth, Thur nan Brookins.
The committee on resolutions, reported
through their chairman the following reso-
utions
ResoIped, That the Republican patty should
lot be content with its past record but assert
ng its well known declaration Of natioal princi-
pies, should press forward in the path Of duty,
0 meet new issues as they arise.
Resoiusd, That we still regard the Republican
'arty as that Of true progress and reform in the
administration Of the government, Of the nation,
hat the principles that lie at its foundation as
ct forth in the national convention in 1872 as
minently essential to the happiness and prospect.
y of the republic,
Resolved, That the Republicans of Addison
ounty have undiminished confidence in the hon
sty and integrity Of President Grant and his
Resolved, That it il a high and imperative du-
for the people to return to aspecie basis at the
arliest practicable day That this is demanded,
ot only in compliance with legislative and party
hedges but as a step highly indispensable to
aetin nati NAL nd I'D nal