The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-31
REPUBLICAN TOWN CAUCUS.
Hon. John II. Page Nominated
for Representatives.

The republicans of Rutland met agree
able to warning of their town committee,
at the Town Hall, on Saturday evening
last for the purpose of nominating a candi-
date for representative to the next legisla-
ture and ticket for justices of the peace.
The attendance was large and the business
briefly dispatched.
The meeting was called to order by AL
bert II. futile, of the town committee, who
read the call and presented the name OF
Gen. w. Y. w. Ripley for moderator,
which nomination was ratified by the meet
ing.
For secretary, s. w. Rowell nominated
Albert II. futile and he was elected.
The first business in order being the no.
mination of a candidate for representative,
the name of Hon. John b. Page was called
out from among the audience.
]. NJ. Haven suggested that the chair ap-
point committee to present the nomina-
ton before the meeting for their action.
The chair begged to be excused and
hoped the caucus would take the matter
into their own hands.
Hon. Martin G. Everts said il was very
evident that the people came together to
vote for themselves and would not be salts
fed otherwise. 1t had been the custom to
have the nominations made in open caucus,
without any suggestion from any one else
Hon. w. NJ. Field believed it had been
the custom for the moderator to appoint a
committee consisting of one or two from
each school district, and they present the
name for nomination.
Hon. d. f. Nicholson said nomination
had already been made in open caucus and
while the town was rich in merit and
availability he thought no one would ques-
ton the merits of the nomination and he
did not feel called upon TO discuss the
matter of a ballot
The chair stated he had heard the NOM
nation but that it hal not been seconded.
Mr.. Nicholson then seconded the nomna-
ton of Hon. John b. Page, and no other
nominations being made the question was
put before the house and Mr.. Page was de-
clared the nominee of the caucus for their
next representative:
Joel c. Baker then moved that COM
mittee of fifteen be appointed by the chair
to make nominations for fifteen justices of
the peace and three town committee,
which was carried.
The chair appointed the following gen
tlcmen as the nominating committee:
Joel c. Baker, B. r. Greene, Lorenzo
| Sheldon, f.. A. Morse, j. Nj. Haven, Hen
nv Hayward, John Ingram, Franklin Bill
| lings. Charles Clement, Redfield Proctor,
ID. L. Nicholson, l.. G.. Kingsley. Charles
II. Sheldon, S. Il. Burnham, J. b. Kill
| burn.
The committee after consultation sub
mitted the following nominations:
FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Redfeld Proctor, Henry d. futile
Francis A. Fisher. Martin G. Evarts, Ed
ward p. ellison, Edward Lyston, George
f. Lawrence, Horace II. Dyer, James e
Leonard, Benjamin w. Marshall, Henry
w. Porter. Henry Hayward, Samuel p
Giddings Cd, J. j. Ross Randall, Benja
min II. Greene.
For Town ommittee-Percival w. Gle
ment, Charles II. Sheldon, Albert II
Tuttle.
On motion of s. w. Rowell the repol
of the committee on nominations was &C
cepted and adopted by the caucus, an'
there being no further business the meetin!
adjourned.