Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-08-23


L. S. Drew, Josiah futile, DR.. Welch:
Essex county, J. G. Bowker, Levi
SiIsby, n. A. Burnham; Lamoiile
county, G. G. Burke, A. A. Earle, j.
NJ. Wilcox; Franklin county, y. s..
Bliss, Dr.. w. r. Hutchison, A. G..
Soule; Orleans county, f. Bickford,
Charles Wheeler, C.. w. Bailey /;
Grand Isle county, Josiah Adams, i.
Lahdon, II. Il. Hill. Secretaries, +.
4. Seford, Frederick Beaupre
A committee of one from each
county was selected by the President
to form q platform, as follows: j. S.
Topper, of Chittenden county, and w.
Allen, of Grand Isle county, j. S.
Dorman, of Orleans county, Il. f
Rustedt, of Franklin county, Olir
Abel Of Lamoille county, j. e. Bow
ker, of Essex county.
SOME SPEEcnIAKING.
Mr.. j. s. Dorman was called upon
for q speech, and said: You know
what we came here for. We propose
to have the wrong done at HYDE Park
righted. AS an Orleans county m N
nominated Bradley Barlow. Our
reasons are these, we were branded as
dishonest people at Hyde Park. l de-
clare the charge absurd. The Grout
men brought man from Charleston,
20 make false affidavit against Bar
low, and carried on a campaign of
falsehood against him. They carried
the convention Dy machinery dele
gates ur to the polls to vote as order
ed. The Hyde Park convention was
not final. The Grout men not salts
fed with abusing Barlow's hackers
before the convention kept il up after
wards. | believe Barlow to be pure
man. The farmers all approve OF
Barlow in Orleans County. All St.
Adams approve of Barlow. He is a
philanthropist. They now mean to
give him a wider sphere of action.
The times are hard and such man as
Barlow is wanted IN Congress to right
matters. Mr.. Dorman referred 10 the
greenback movement as a good thing
and said Barlow was the original Yer
mont greenbacker. VIII you support
him (cries of yesD The Rev Mr.. E
II. Sayles Enosburg reviewed Barlow's
life. lie was a promising young man.
He has we'll known record and a
good one. Mr.. Sayles appealed to
the farmers to support Barlow and
give the Free Press man Il dig
adding, "a man has rig Int to bolt 4
bad nomination. Barlow is a master
fiinancler, and is a patriot.
Mr.. BARLOW NOMINATED
Mr.. Joseph Adams of Grand Isle
in short and enthusiastic speech,
nominated for Congress, the Hon
BRADLEY BARLOW. The nomination
was seconded and carried with great
enthusiasm and loud cheers. A COM
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Ballard,
Silsbee and Dorman was appointed to
seek Mr.. Barlow and apprizc him OF
his nomination. a cannon began fir
ing a national salute and the cheering
broke forth anew.
MIR. BARLOw's SPEECH Oh
ACCEPTANCE.
Mr.. Barlow soon appeared, escorted
by the committee and the band playtd
Yankee Doodle Mr.. Barlow express
ed his gratitude for the honor conferr-
ed upon him, and in language eloquent
with feeling declared his purpose II
elected to faithfully serve the people,
in whose hands he confidently left his
interests. A telegram was read from
Essex Junction, announcing Mr.. Bar.
lows nomination by the Greenbacl
men, which was received with grea,
applause.
MORE SPEECHES MADE.
There were loud calls for Colone
Albert Clark, who came upon thu
stand and said that he had hesitatet
about appearing on account of having
at Hyde Park scquiesced in Circuit:
nominate on. His reason for now ap
pearing war the conduct of the Grou
men. He said | think ! missed i
when moved to make CIRCUITS nom
ination unanimous. This is not con.
vention of Franklin county alone. but
of Orleans and Lamoille as well, APP.
plause. 1t is district convention
Colonel Clarke then asked to be ex,
cused while he could 60 to his Office
and haul down CIRCUITS name anC
hoist Barlow's (cries, eco hurry APP,
Orleans county gave thu e cheers FOL
Barlow, and after music by the band
Mr.. Ballard was then called on anc
expressed his joy at the result of thu
election. Mr.. Upper then read thu
, platform of resolutions which were
adopted as follows:
, PLATFORM.
A Straightforward, Open and Out
spoken Declaration of Principles.