Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-03-18
Saturday, March 18. 1875.
Republican State Convention.

A Republican Union State Convention Il
hereby called to be held In the city Of Bur
lington, on Wednesday. the Tcenty-Nish daI
Of March, 1876. at Eleven o'clock A, NJ, for thu
purpose of choosing, In accordance with .
precedent esta blished, ten delegates land tel
substitutes) to represent the State Of Yer
mont in the Union Republican National Con
vention to DO held in the city Of Cincinnati
on Wednesday, the fourteenth day Of June
next, for tho purpose Of nominating candi
dates for the offices Of President and Vice
President of the United States.
All Republican electors and all other vot-
ers, without regard TO past political differ
ences or previous pa0y difficulties, who arc
opposed to reviving sectional issues, aud do.
sire to promote friendly feeling and perma-
nent harmony throughout the country by
maintaining aud enforcing all the constitu'
tional rights Of every citizen, including the
full and free exercise Of the right Of suffrage
without intimidation and without fraud ;
who are in favor Of the continued prosecu
ton and punishment of NIL official dishonesty,
and of an economical administration Of the
government by honest, faithful and capable.
officers. who are in favor Of making such re-
forms in government Us experience may from
time to time suggest; who are opposed to
impairing the credit Of the nation by dcpre.
ciating any of its obligations, and in favor Of
sustaining in every way tho national fait-
and financial honor; who hold that the com
mon school system is tho nurs cry Of Ameri-
can liberty. and should be maintained abso.
lutely FREQ from sectarian control; who be-
lieve that for tho promotion of these ends the
direction of the government should continue
to be confined to those who adhere to the
principles of l776, support them as incorpo.
rated in the constitution and laws, and who
are in favor Of recognizing and strengthen.
ing the fundamental principles of national
unity in this Centennial anniversary Of the
birth of the republic, are invited, through
their delegates to participate in the deliber::
atoms of the convention.
All such electors will be represented in the
State Convention by their delegates, chosen
upon the basis of one delegate from each
town, and an additional delegate for each
one hundred votes, and for each fraction of
one hundred votes over fifty. cast for the Re-
publican candidate for Governor ut the last
state electiOs.
By vote of former convention, the State
Com mittee are constituted Committee on
credentials. Delegates will provide them
selves with proper credentials, signed by the
secretaries Of their respective primary meet
ings, and Immediately upon their arrival in
Burlington, presen them to the State Com
mittee at their headquarters-the Van Ness
Hou
The several railroads in the State, except
the Delaware e. Hudson Canal Company,
will exteud the usual courtesy Of fare one
way.
GEO. w. GRANDEY, Chairman, GEO.
NICHOLS, Secretary. CHAS. II. JOYCE,
STEPHEN THOMAS, FRANKLIN FAIR
BANKS, WILLIAM ROUNDS, JOHN L.
BARSTOW, GEO. N. DALE, Carroll G.
PAGE, Republican St4te Committee,
Mortified, Feb. 5th, 1876.