The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-11
DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT CONVENTION.

Asa P. Childs Of Bennington Nominated for
Congress.
The democrats of the first congressional
district assembled in delegate convention
at the town hall in Rutland, on Thursday,
for the purpose of nominating a candidate
for congress. The several counties CON-
prising the district, Addison, Bennington,
Rutland and Washington, were fairly re-
presented The convention was called to
order at 2 p. M, by N. S. Stearns of Rut-
land, chairman of the district committee,
who read the call.
William B. Thrall of Rutland nominated
J. @. Hawkins of Brandon for president
of the convention, and he was elected.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Hawkins brief
ly returned his acknowledgements for the
honor, and directed the convention to pro-
coed with its business.
+. II. Bascom nominated Gideon d. Mi
nor of Middlebury for secretary, who WAS
elected, aud declined
de ~ " Vi ltullhuu nOulludtSh
Dr. J. D. Hanrahan for secretary, who was
elected, and on the announcement that DR..
Hanrahan was at West Rutland on profess
sional business, he was excused.
A. p. Childs of Bennington nominated
f. Sherwin Briggs of Bennington, and he
was elected
NJ. d. Gilman, ESQ.,, of Montpelier nomi-
mated Frank H. Bascom of Montpelier for
assistant secretary, and he was elected.
The following isa
Roll of Delegates.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Cornwall-Loyal l.. Wright.
neutrality-suspicious. Burke, Gideon d..
| Miner.
Shoreham-S. L. Bssell.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Arlington-Parker Vaughan, Jesse Bur-
| dett.
Bennington-M. &. Huling, A. p.
| Childs, John Robinson, Il. Sherwin Briggs,
Frank Guittimane, John Sibley, Daniel
| Guittimane.
Pownal-Thomas Ii. Hall, Edwin J.
Barber.
Shaftsbury-G. p. Montgomery, Solo
mon Howard, George g. Andrew, Byron
Madison.
Woodford-Amos Aldrich.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Brandon-J. Q. Hawkins, II. w. Ham.
ilton. A. 7. Smiln, William Cronin, Rich.
ard WEIGH.
Caslleton-Charles E. Jackman, II. II
Patterson
Fairhaven-J. NJ. Rand, Dennis McNa
mara.
Hubbardton-E II. Arnold.
Mendon-Wiliam Buckley.
Mt. Holly. M. Derby, e. w. Daven
port
Pawlet-A. Brown.
Plttsford-Mchael Mullin, A. G. Allen
Poultney-Jonas Clark, RI. Humphrey
John Flood
Rutland-N. s. Stearns, William b
Thrall, Garvin Moffat, Ben p. Pollard, j
j. Randall, N. f. Page, Samuel Hayward
l.. W. Redington, Nicholas Howley, Ger
shom Cheney.
Shrewsbury-Chas. Q. Holden.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Barre-George l.. Stowe.
Montpelier-M. d. Gilman, Samue
Wells, f. II. Bascom.
NJ. ID. Gilman asked the privilege TO
the delegates present from Washington
county, TO cast the full vote of the county
A. p. Childs wanted to know how Il
VOTE Bennington county also had not
full delegation.
NJ ID. Gilman proposed that countie
should vote solid as majority of the dele
gates should direct.
j. j. Randall opposed any such metho
of voting, and favored adherng to the call
of delegate convention, each one votinI
for himself as his own judgment dictated
A. p. Chids said there were three ways o
coming at the matter first the entire con
vention to ballot second, the appointment
of committee to present q nomination
third, the delegates to give the full vote o
the counties as directed by a majority o
the delegation.
The motion to cast the vote of the coun
ties as a majority of the delegations SHOULD
direct was lost only three votes beinJ
given in its favor.
The president then directed the conyen
ton to the nomination OF, a candidate TO
congress.
N. S. Stearns, Of Rutland, presented tn
name OF ]. j. X. Randall, Of Rutland.