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ChIttenden County Republican convention.

Chltienden County Republican Convention.
The Republicans of Chittenden count
met by their delegates in the City Hall a
} burlington, Saturday, June 9th.
, The convention was called to order bv Il
! A. Stevens, Chairman of the County Com
mittee, who read the call, and presented 70
temporary chairman the name of Hon. /,
). TAFT, of Burlington.
On nomination of Hon. G. II. Bigelow, o
+. Read, of Charlotte, was chosen as TEN
porary secretary.
Mr.. Bigwood. of Colchester, moved tina
the convention proceed to elect commtte,
OF five, on credentials
Hon. z. r. Hard, of Burlington. suggest
ed that it would save time to have the com
mittoe appointed by the chair Mr.. Big
wood accepted the suggestion as an amend
ment to his motion. and rs amended it wa.
carried.
The chair announced as
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
5. Bigwood. Colchester.
\. o. Humphrey, Underhill.
L. ). Whitcomb, Richmond.
l.. L. Lawrence, Burlington.
Isaiah Dow, Hinesburgh.
Gen. j. l.. Barstow said that he had been
hono.ed by having placed in his hands. for
presentation to this convention, a petition,
signed by 100 women of Westford, and one
similar in terms, signed by ,695 women of
other towns in Chittenden county. These
were the women who were doing 50 much
in the cause of temperance in our county.
From such women he should be glad to re-
eeive and present a petition on any subject.
lie was particularly glad to present this,
because it conceded with his own views and
wishes. lie read the petition. which Is as
follows
PETITION.
! 70 tse memb,rs Of Tie Republican Contention Of
thHteEdeH county.
/ We the unders gned. women Of Chittenden county,
believing the law OF orr State prob biting the sale
OF intoxicating liquors 10 he not only lust and salu-
tary but necessary TO the prosperity Of our Com
munwealth, 10 the morality and peace OF society.
and 10 the security OF our homes aud heing aware
oi tie aXty OF its enforcement do hereby lay before
your body our earnest petition that you Il nominate
Who cam he reed led On To- Ss honest ,f y aa cc,a
service IN the execution Of the Aforesaid prahIh-
/ tory law.
Mr. Bigwooi thought this an important
request and that this convention should be
proud to place itself on record by acceding
to it. lie could not doubt, as he looked
around on this body, that it would be a
pleasure to such men to do this and on his
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AFTERNOON.
The Convention rcas~cmhicla little after
the hour.
The Committee on Credentials reported by
their chairman the roll of delegates, and
their report was adopted.
ROLL or DELEGATES.
EolTox-Lewi, Kimball. II. +. Church.
Daniel Shaw, smith y. Pease.
ErRIINNeroN.-.-C. W Nood49u@e, Ea~se-,
,yc H. " Ear ,,ec, r " ,''I Carpenter
f.. X. Hard. VIM. Henderson, G. T. Cur
rier, j. Il. Scnlly, Warren Gibbs Rod
nel If3'S -, IT, ,i.d-lo'I ~
e. W. Winrote H. l. Lawrence j d
Hatch. L. II. Trick. H. K. Conrer. K. l..
Stears. Ransom Rowe, {. : kinsley.
l.. IL. Turk. William Brinsmald. X. McCoi-
ION, Jr Buel j. Derby Moses Murray g. H.
Bigelow, WI lillian Smith, Ncorgc O. lyler.
Edward Barlow, Charles T.. Allen, Ncwe-.
Lawrence.
CoLCnEsTER.-ElISia Allen. y - Steycn~,
q. =. Ray, NJ. J.. Baldwin. W. Y Reynolds.
Samuel BigwOod, y. &. Hyde, Peter foun-
tain, Ira Robinson, George ID. Nash, J.. L.
Dyke, d. y. Ilunhcs>, Allen Stone, John H.
LYON, Timothy Sibiey.
CusRIorrE-Dean H0slorl. \. \. Bying
ton. O. 7. Read. Thomas u. Chapman, j. $.
Shaw. =. ". Williams John W Bradley.
VIM. f. losford, II. c. Leayenworth.
EssEN.-L. y. Williams. William Hale, :.