The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-27
ORGANIZATION OF TIE BOARD.
Democratic Caucus.

An attendance Of over one hundred dem
ocrats assembled at the town hall last eve
ming, to select delegates to the democratic
county convention. to be held on Tuesday
next.
The meeting was called to order by Will
liam B.'Thrall, chairman of the. town COM
mittee, who read the call
Michael Quinn nominated John Cain for
for chairman, and L. w. Dawley nominal
ed Henry r. Dyer. The nomination of
Mr.. Dyer being seconded, he was elected.
W. J.. Ferguson was appointed secretary.
Mr.. Dyer, on taking the chair, said that
he had been democrat in Rutland for
twenty-five years, and during that period
had always voted the democratic thicket,
and this was the first political position he
had ever been honored with. lie then di-
rected the meeting to the choice of ten del
egates to the democratic county convention.
DR.. j. d. Hanrahan moved that COM
mittee OF ten be appointed to nominate to
the meeting ten delegates to the conven-
ton.
john Cain suggested that they be ap-
pointed by the chair.
The chairman then designated the fol-
lowing named gentlemen to constitute the
committee.
] ]. X. Randall. N. L. Dayis, ]. D..
Hanrahan, Edward Lyston, N. S. Stearns,
William B. Thrall, Gershom Cheney, v.
G. Meyerhoffer, John Cain, d. f. Mullin.
When Mr.. Mullins name was called he
did not respond, and it was suggested that
he was not present. One of the constitu-
ency said. Vie is here, but has not come in
yet."
This announcement was received with
great laughter, but Mr.. Mulin put in an
appearance and the discussion ended.
The president suggested whether town
committee should not be appointed at this
meeting.
Gershom Cheney said it had been Gus
tomary to appoint committee at the eau
Gus for nominating town representative.
John Cain said he had heard the ques-
ton discussed. He said this meeting had
perfect right to appoint town commit
lee had it been embraced in the call. The
democratic party were not tied up by rules,
and if so named in the call they had right
to elect a committee every year, six months
or weekly. The call for this meeting did
not embrace the appointment of commit
tee and it was out of order.
DR.. j. d. Hanrahsn said the present
committee was appointed at one of the
largest caucuses ever held by the demo-
Gratis in Rutland, and should not be dis
turbcd.
Mr.. Cain said If they were not the COM
mittee then the present meeting was lille
gslly called.
v. C. Meyerhoffer moved that the sub
ject be dismissed, and said that he did not
believe in creating ripple upon the waters
at the present time, and hoped the commit
tee, as at present constituted, would be
allowed to stand, and his motion to dismiss
was agreed to.
The nominating committee then retired
| for consultation.
ID. L. Dawley was then called upon to
address the meeting, and responded.
| He said he did not advertise to be pub
lie speaker. He for one was glad that the
president had made such an excellent selec-
ton for committee on nominations and
hoped we should get a new set of delegates.
Turning to general politics, he said now
was the time for the study of politics. The
people from Maine to California are look
ing to the democratic party for relief in this
the hour of their need. There never was a
time in the history OF the country when the
people we're 80 burthened and labor 80 de-
pressed and so lily rewarded. The country
was full of rings and thieves, and they ex-
listed even in Rutland politics. There was
a ring In the democratic party in Rutland,
and he hoped the committee appointed by
the president would overslaugh the ring.
If there were any cripples or old men In
the democratic party of Rutland, let us
pension them, but don't let us put the Grip
pies to the front. There were many repub-