Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-14
Hot, dry and dusty


4 jolly crowd went TO tho jnnel'o
Tuesday. All shades Of politics wei
represented--Democrals Greenbach
ers and i'epnbs'
AT tho Republican Caucus SalIr
day, Geo, II, Chapman was eleelc'
Chairman, aud Rob't A, Perkins
Secretary, The following nance
gentlemen were elected Delcgates-
MI anti Denlson men I'll q Kendall
Lewis Pratt, Prosper Merrill Justin j
Montague, William Il, Johnson,
The wall OF n Woodstock DenisoI
man -"Oh, that awful ! awful !
Poland Delegation ! Well ICON
sollugly) such things DO and eom'
DER rs like u summer cloud without
our special knowing That's So ole
boy.
The Republicans OF this Con-
gressional District, met in Convention
At White River Junction on Tuesday
The "NNigwam" for the party fol
wears, the junction House, having
been destroyed by fire last Saturday
the Sachasms OF the party hadto make
their headquarters with our Demo
cratic friend, Col. A. j, Grover, who
does the square thing by everybody
where the primary meetings OF TIC
delegates from the several counties
were held, credentials received, etc.
After the usual horse. shedding, hob
nobblng and bargaining OF the great
men OF tho party, the officers aud
delegates marched to the por'ico and
front yard of another sterling Demo
crat, G. w. Gates, Esq, whose con-
sent had been kindly given, and where
preparations had been made for hold
ing the Convention. There was a
good shade from the sun and all en-
ioyed it. Once in Il while an old
swag bellied fellow would get crowd
ed out into the sun, but he'd grin and
bear it. Kit. IIaskins called the meet
inc to der, end called on the Sec
retary to read the call. On motion
of Col. Stephen Pingree this was
dispensed with, and the roll-call Of
delegates was ordered. Kit. llask-
ms nominated Hon. Burnham Martin
of Chelsea for temporary chairman,
he was elected, and on taking the
chair made n few remarks about the
honor, etc. A. n. Swain OF Bellows
Falls, and +. p. Holden of Bethel,
were elected Secretaries. The tenn
porary organization was made the
permanent one. Hunton Of Bethel
opened on the "bloody shit" and
nominated "Uncle Dud," which fell
like a wet blanket on the convention.
Ex-Governor Ryland Fletcher nomi.
mated Luke Poland. Mead of Ran.
dolph nominated Roswell Farnham
of Bradford. Eddy OF Bellows Falls
SAID Windham County delegates were
united on their man, and he took
great pleasure in presenting the name
of James NJ. Tyler of Brattleboro. -
This was virtually the end of the
worsted, as the nomination fairly be-
longed to Windham County if she
could agree on her "favorite SON.
The laudation of the several candi-
dates went by their friends for some
time and some sharp and bright things
were said by exit" and "Steve. -
Exit" had the "pole." The friends
ofthe "high old bishop Of the noun
tains green" withdrew his name; Mead
withdrew Farnham. Ballot was or
dered and had proceeded for some
time, when Jim Wilson Of Bethel
withdrew "Uncle Dud.' This left
Tyler master of the situation. The
ballot went on all the same and the
result was: Whole number of votes
211, Tyler had IA, Denison, sc, and
scattering 1. Tyler's nomination was
made unanimous. Tyler is man OF
ordinary physlognomy, about 43 years
of age a lawyer by profession, little
known outside OF his school district,
and it remains to be seen what the
party has made in "swopping de hos.
He made a little speech ; so did Den
son, thanking the convention that it
had chosen the next best man. Dis
trict Communicable. Hasklns, Mel
son Gay, VIM. II. Dubois, Henry q.
Bedding. Committee of Resolutions
Hubbard of Chelsea, Henry of Chester,
Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury, Butler
of Windsor. Voted that the Dis
trict Committee appoint the day and
not the hour when the primary meet.
iugs shall be held to elect delegates =