Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-06-26
Windsor County Republican Con-
ventiOn.

day. IL was very largely attended, and
some of the proceedings caused much
excitement. In Windsor county they
continue the old practice Of getting as
many as possible to Woodstock, and
when there those from each town assemble
in town caucus and there choose two
delegates, and the delegates thus chosen
constitute nominating committee, and
there being "a towns this committee is
thus composed of As members, the town
of Baltimore thus having the same voice
and number of votes as Springfield or
Woodstock.
The convention of Tuesday was or
ganized by the election of +. G. Field of
North Springfield as president and r.
A. Perkins of Woodstock and Joseph
ID. Dennison of Royalton as secretaries.
Vice presidents, VIM III. Albee of Lud-
low and Hon. John Porter of Hartfor /.
The above described nominating COM
mittee was chosen and they retired to do
practically, the work of the convention.
They afterwards reported the follow
Ing ticket to the mass convention
For Senators j. Wilson of
Bethel, j. c. Parker of Hartford, M. G..
Edmunds of Weston.
States Attorney-W. Ii. Walker of
Ludlow.
Judges-Hon. Calvin French of Cav
endish and Hon. Crosby Miller of Pom
fret
Sheriff Surry Stlmson of Ludlow
High Bailif-R. Amsden of Wind
sor.
Judges of Probate-Wm. Rounds OF
Chester, Windsor district John Porter
Of Hartford, for Hartford district.
The announcement of this report in
the convention was the signal for an ex-
citing scene over one OF the Senators, Jas.
j. Wilson of Bethel, against whom
there seems to have been a strong oppo.
sition. 1t appeared that Wilson OBJ.
tanned the nomination in the committee
on the third ballot by four majority, his
competitors being c. A. Webber Of
Rochester, and j. NJ. Mcintosh of Bethel
Parker was nominated on the first ballot
and DIR. NJ G. Edmunds after severa
ballots, in which f. j. Whitcomb Of
Ludlow and James N. Edminster Of
Windsor we're his competitors.
| For States Attorney the vote of the
the committee was, WIN. II. Walker 81
Gilbert A. Davis 10. The town delega
tions present which chose the two com
mittee men, were very close in some
instances. The Plymouth delegation
was Davis by Que vote, while Walker
had the Chester delegation by one anC
the Audover by two votes.
In the Bethel caucus Wilson (for Sen
ator) got his friends on the committee by
vote of 6S to % for the Mcintosh men
and on this nomination came toe "scene.
A strong disposition to bolt was mani
tested and motion to substitute th,
name OF james NJ. Mcintosh for that 0
james j. Wilson, brough on the crisis
and widest confusion and for while i
seemed ss If the convention would re
solve itself into mob. Finally a vot
was reached in mass convention by di
viding the house and appointing tellers
those for Wilson passing through one
door and those for Mcintosh through
another. The result was Wilson 204
Mcintosh 1873. 1t is said more than 10C
had left the convention, and it is claimed
that had they remained the result woulC
have been reversed, and thus started
tne whole committee ticket would hav,
been smashed and new one made.
Many threats were made of anothe
convention, of boiling, &c, bat the pres
ent excitement is most likely to quiet
down and the regular ticket will doubt
less be elected.
The county committee for the yea
ensuing are Gilbert A. Davis, Guy E
Graham, james S. Brown. G. A. Web
Der, j. w. Armstrong, Martin j. Bixby
Gershom L. Closson.
| THERUTLAND MURDER.-J. P. Phair
the suspected murderer of Mrs. Freez
of Rutland, waived examination on Fri