Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-03-07
County Temperance Convention.

The Washington County Temperance Conven
ton met In the Court House on Saturday last an
was called to order ut ten o'clock, A. NJ, by W. A
Boyce. Esq, Of Barre John S. Batcheider, q
Waterbury, was elected President, and Fred i
Smith, Of Montpelier, Secretary.
After reading the call for the Convention,
committee Of one from each town represented wa
appointed to present ticket for town and count,
committees. The committee was made up ~ fol
lows Barre W A. Boyce Berlin; f. W. Per
sons Fast Montpelier, A. j. Hollister; Fayston
George q. Boyce Marshfeld, T.. b. Dwinell
Montpelier, George W. Scott; Mortified, o. %
Edgerton; Plan6ed o. S Hoyt; Roxbury, Clarl
Flint; Waterbury, j. S. Batchelder
Frank Plumey, George W Scott and L. b
Dwinell were appointed committee on resolu
tions and the meeting then adjourned until after
| noon.
Re-assembling the committee ON nomination,
reported the following; For county commissioner
Stephen Spencer Of Plainfed; County commit
tee, Fred +. Smith Of Montpelier; Frank Plumley
of Mortified; o. L. Hoyt Of Plainfeld, j. S
Batchelder of Waterbury and W. A. Boyce OF
Barre. Also the following town committee: Barre
J. Carlton. o. X. Reed and NJ. A. Perry: Berlin }
N. Perrin, S +. Nye and u. Chandler; Cabot, n
X. Abbott, +. + Smith and NJ S. Ilaines: Calais
Charles French, Albert Dwinel and f. Burnap;
Duxbury, 5. S. Macomber, II. O. Ward and George
II. Cnndall; East Montpelier, 4. j. llollister, S
W Arms and George Dix; fayston, ID. S. Stod-
dard, A. d. Bragg and Nathan Boyce; Maishfeld,
). l., Eddy. l.. b. Dwinel and &. T. Forbes Mid
dleseN, William Chaplin and C. c. Eaton; Montpe-
lier, +. E. Smith, ID. l.. Fuller and 7, c. Wright;
Moretown Calvin Seaver, X. A. Heath and John
Bates; Mortified, W, II. II Clanin, l.. W. Avery
and a. F. Andrews; Plainfed $. p. Orcutt, Fred
7. Gale, Frank Bartlett and John Farr: Roxbnry
Ashel Flint T. S Stanton and $. n. Miller; Waits
field, Edward Fisk, Ira L. Richardson and Dan
Wooster; Woodbury., o. d. Town George b.
Voodry and R. Sabin; Waterbury, J. s. Batchel-
der, George II. Lease and f. A. Newcomb: Woos-
ter c. c. Abbot, L, NJ Hutchinson, H. S. johnson
and L. Wheeler; which report was accepted aud
adopted, and the several committees declared duly
elected
Mr.. Spencer the county commissioner nom
mated, being called upon made brief but earnest
speech accepting the nomination John NJ Fisher
made his report county commissioner, which
was accepted and adopted with the following res
olution:
ResOlced, That the thanks of this convention
and of the temperance people Of this county are
due and are hereby rendered to Hon John NJ
Fisher for the efficient aud impartial manner in
which he has discharged the duties of the office of
county commissioner for the year last past"
The committee on resolutions reported the fol-
lowing, which were unanimously adopted
Resolred, That as temperance men we rec
,tfff t1aa
and manly stand made by the legislature of 1876
in its acts amendatory Of the prolibitory liquor
law, and especially its passage of the nuisance
law so called, which we regard as another and
considerable advance along the temperance line
towards the citadel Of king alcohol which while
it carries CONSERVATION and dsmay into his ranks,
cheers our hearts and strengthens our hands
ReSoiced, That still legal to the ia,c we observe
the necessity of II strong public opinion in favor of
its rigid execution in order to its successful EN-
ployment. To that end we hail the present tenn
perance movement now so grandly prominent in
onr midst rs the special need of our county and
our commonwealth. And we pledge for it our
fostering care and most kindly interest that we
may by it be carried far ON toward the realization
of our highest hopes-the complete enfranchise-
ment of our people from the slavery of rum
" ReSotued, That with the county commissioner
lies, to large degree the success or failure of the
prohibitory liquor law, and we say to him who
may called to that office by the citizens of this
county this year that WISDOM firmness, prudence
and entire loyalty to the spirit and purpose of the
law are the essential requisites to a successful ad-
lninistration That while nothing less will be
deemed sufficient by the temperance people, yet
to stay his hands in his unpleasant work we pledge
to him our hearty sympathy, earnest, loyal and
support.
Resoiced, That the skies bright to-day and
presage victory-for this we thank God-renew
Dur faith and arouse our courage"