Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-03-11
Saturday, March II, 1876.
Republican State Convention.

A Republican Union State Convention Is
hereby called to be held in the city of Bur
lington, OH Wednesday. he Twcnty'NinM doy
of March, 1876, at Eleven o'clock a. NJ, ~ th'
purpose of choosing, in accordance WIN
precedent esta blishcd, ten delegates Jana lep
substitutes) to represent the State Oh YER
mont in the Union Republican National Con-
yenton to be held in the city OF CINCINNATI
on Wedrcsday, the fourteenth day OF june
next for the 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 d'her
ences or previous party difficulties, VINO are
opposcd TO reviving sectional issues, and de-
sire to pr remote friendly feeling and perma-
nent harmony throughout the country by
maintaining and 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 all 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 rs experience may iro"
time to time suggest; who are opposed u"
impairing the credit of the nation by aepre'
ciating any of its obligations, and III favor Oh
sustaining in every way the national faith
md financial honor; who hold that the com
mon school system is the nursery oil Amori-
can liberty, and should be maintained abso
lutely free from sectarian control; who be-
lievc that for he promotion of these ends the
direction of the government shonld continue
to he 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,
ations of the convention.
All such electors will be represented in the
State Convention by their delegates, chosen
npou 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 clectios
BY vote of Il former convention, the State
Con mittee are constituted a 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 headquartcrs-thc Van Ness
Hou
The several railroads in the State, except
the Delaware g. Hudson Canal Company,
will extend the usual courtesy of fare one
way.
GEO. w. GRANDEY, Chairman, GEO.
NICHOLS, Secretary. ClIAS. II. JOYCE.
STEPHEN THOMAS. FRANKLIN FAIR
BANKS, WILLIAM ROUNDS, JOHN l..
BARSTOW, GEO. n. DALE, Carroll G.
PAGE, Republican Sttte Committee.
Mortified, Feb. 9Th, 1876.