Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-01-16
Tho N. II. Democratic Convention.

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The \. H. Democratic State Con-
ventien assembled in Concord ON Tuesday |
9TH inst, TO make nominations of candi- !
dates for Governor and Railroad Com
missioner. The Convention was called to
order by George f. Putnam Esq, Chair
man of the State Central Committee, and
a temporary Organization perfected by
the choice of Hon. W. II. II. Mason, of
Moultonboro, Chairman, and Charles A.
Jewel of Plymouth and Gustavus Lucke
of Walpole, Secretaries. On being intro
duced to the Convention DIR. Mason spoke
as follows:
DIR. MAsoN's ADDRESS.
Gentlemen of the Convention Il heart
lily thank you for the honor you have done
me in appointing me to temporarily pre-
side over your body. 1t IS gratifying and
encouraging to see such a vast number of
the Democracy of the State assembled to-
gether in Convention. We cannot mis-
take the signs of the times. The people
Enthusiastically look to the Democratic par
ty to relieve them from oppressive taxa
ton, robbery and fraud and 1t becomes
us, therefore, to look well to our ways
that they be wise-to our nominations,
that they be judicious and strong. 1t has
been the custom somewhat, heretofore, to
look to measures rather than to men; but,
as | am impressed, the time has come
when we must look to men of ability and
of great purity of character. Above all
things, we must take care to do the will
of tho people, for it is important above all
things that we should have their good
wishes and appreciation, As much i'm
portant business has to be done, l will
detdin you no longer, but close by again
thanking you for the honor conferred on
me.
The Convention took a recess of half
an hour at the expiration of which the
Chanmen of the several County delega-
lions reported the names of those select
ed for positions on Committees, &C. Our
space permits us to give only the names
of those from Coos, as follows:
On Credentials - S. B. Whittemore,
Colebrook; j. P. Shattuck, Whitcfeld.
Permanent Organizations. 1. Bailey,
Columbia; E. L. Knight, Gorham,
Notwithstanding w. Drew, Lancas-
ter; Wayne Coblcigh, Northumberland,
|, State Commlttee-Charles w. Smith,
Lancaster; Il. w, Drew, Stewartstown;
Il. C. Chesman, Northumberland Il. L.
Knight, Gorham; n. r. Perkins, Jefer-
son.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
zation of the Convention made their re-
port, which was accepted and adopted as
! follows:
| President, Hon. Albert r. Hatch of Portsmouth.
! Vice Presidents, Rockingham County--Simeon
| Lock of Newmarket; SraffOrd-.John NJ. McDuilie
| of Rochester, George w. York of Dover; Belknap
Joseph Durrell of Gilmanton, Alex. II. Iit0n
of TitOn; Carroi-John W. Sanborn Of Wake
| field, A. II. Rust of WOllebOrough; Merrimack
S. c. Whitcher, of Concord, Aaron Whittemore
of Pembroke; ETillsborougll-C Charles Chase of
DanielW. Bill of Gilsum, J. Il. Bufum of West
moreland: Sulliyan-Frad A., Henry of Clare
mont, c. Powers of Cornish; Graitou-Jeremiah
Blodgett of Wentworth Joseph Powers Of Haver-
( hin; CoOs-Wm. Burns of Lancaster, L. w. Drew
of Stewartstown.
Secretaries, Charles A. Jewell Of Plymouth,
Gustavus Lucke OF Walpole, james W. Hender-
! son of Dover.
1t was voted that the convention ballot
! for candidates for Governor and Railroad
| Commissioner at the same time. The fol-
/ lowing is the result: