Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-08-25
gslluws falls Timrs,
BELLOWS FALLS, AUG. 25. 1876
District Convention.


The second district republican con
vention assembled at White River June
ton, Wednesday afternoon, 10Th, and was
called to order by Hon G. s. Dana, of
st. Johnsbury, chairman of the district
committee, who read the roll Of dele
gates, as reported by credentials, and on
his motion, Gen. Stephen Thomas of
West Fairlee was elected as temporary
president of the convention, and Col. L.
o. Seaver of Woodstock as secretary.
The number of delegates present was
ITO, by counties as follows Caledonia
%, Orange 26, Windsor 81 and Wind
ham 25, being but II delegates less than
full convention.
Col. X. Haskins Of Brattleboro moved
that the temporary be made the perma-
nent organization with the addition of
one vice president from each county, and
it was SO ordered. The vice presidents
were elected as follows: Asa L. French
of Caledonia, William T. George of Or
ange, Hugh Henry of Windsor, j. l..
Butterfeld Of Windham.
On motion of Hon. R. w. Clarke of
Brattleboro a committee of two from
each county was appointed to reporta dis
trict committee of one from each county
for the nexttwo years ensuing, and as such
committee the chair appointed Hon. r.
w. Clarke, w. G. Wyman of Grafton,
Hon. L. G. Hinckley of Chelsea, H. G.
Day of Bradford, J. H. George of Tops
ham, j. J. Wilson of Bethel, r. S. South
gate of Woodstock and L. S. Hazen.
On motion the chair appointed Col.
X. Haskins of Brattleboro, G. A. Davis
of Reading, j. K. Darling of Corinth
E. III. Blodgett of St. Johnsbury com
mittee on resolutions.
Lit. Gov. Hinckley in very earnest
speech and in the interest of harmony,
laying aside the past as by-gones, &C..
presented the name of Hon. Dudley C,
Denison for Congress The nomina-
ton was seconded by Mr.. Morris of ST.
Johnsbury the Hon. r. w. Clarke of
Brattleboro, and no other nomination
being made, Mr.. Denison was nomina-
ted by acclamation, with but one dissent
ing voice.
Col. Roswell Farnham of Bradford
was nominated by acclamation for dis
trict presidential elector.
Col. S. NJ. Pingrey of Hartford and
A. T. Baldwin of Newbury were appoint
ed committee to wait upon the Hon.
Dudley c. Denison, and inform him Of
his nomination and request his presence
before the convention. Mr.. Denison
appeared, and accepted the nomination
and made very earnest and handsome
speech.
Resolutions were reported by the COM
mittee and adopted as follows:
Resolved, That we reaffirm our faith
and devotion to the principles of the
Union Republican Party of the nation
. as set forth in their platform of princi
Piles adopted at their National Conven.
tion in June last, and as reaffirmed and
interpreted by the Hons. Rutherford B
Hayes and William A. Wheeler in their
letters of acceptance.
Resolved, That we will cheerfully and
heartily support at the polls the Hon
Dudley G. Denison for Representative
to Congress from this Congressional Dis
trict, the position to which he has thi:
day been nominated
d RESOLVED, That we will make all due
exertion and all honorable effort tc
bring out full Republican vote at the
polls on the first Tuesday of September
next.
e The committee also reported by re
quest the following resolution, which
was adopted
ResolUed, That the District Committe,
: be and are hereby instructed in theil
call for the next Congressional Conven
: tion to direct the caucuses of the severa
9 towns to be held upon a day to be BY
the committee named, but that the hour
of meeting be left to the discretion Of
the town committees respectively, and
that the appointment of delegates from
the several towns be the same as adopt
ed by the State convention.
The following we're appointed dis
trict committee for the ensuing two
years K. Haskins of Brattleboro, Mel
: : son Gay of Stockbridge, w. H. Gilmore
of Fairlee, Chas. A. Sylvester of St
Johnsbury.