Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-08-16
COUNTY CONVENTION.


men present, and enthusiasm, no such |
convention has assembled in the county |
since the Fremont campaign. Nearly |
all the leading men among the republic
cans and many democrats were present.
The convention was called to order at
1890, and D. M. Camp of Newport was
made president, G. H. Blake Of Barton.
secretary. Hon. Orrin Taylor of Morgan
and Hon. J. w. Hastings of Craftsbury,
vice presidents. A committee on reso-
lutions was appointed. consisting of Hon.
II. Cook, w. W. Goss and John Young,
Esq. The convention voted that COM
mittee consisting of three members from
each town be appointed, which should
constitute the nominating caucus of the
convention, and recess until afternoon
was taken. The nominating caucus met
at l o'clock and spent three hours in
completing list of candidates.
platform and seats having been
erected in convenient place out Of
doors, speaking commenced at 2 o'clock.
Rev. G.. H. Parker of North Troy ad-
dressed the convention briefly, his re-
marks being very practical, interesting
and patriotic. He sought to stir the
republicans to new zeal in the republic
can cause.
J. R. McKelvey of Geneva, N. Y,
who came to the county by invitation
of the state committee, addressed the
convention, occupying about one hour.
He began his remarks by stating that
every voter ought to so understand the
! politics of the country as to be able to
give reasons for his political faith. He
spoke of the history of the country, its
influence in the world. its remarkable
developments, and It's achievements under
the republican administration of 20
years. He contrasted the records of the
two parties, and showed that the coun-
try had no need of the change" which
, democrats are now clamoring for. His
| remarks were pleasing, eloquent and
e timely.
Maj. J. Circuit was next invited to
speak. He spoke in his usually graceful
and fluent style, reviewing the records
! of the parties and contrasting the char
0 acter of the parties of to-day and theil
t respective candidates.
0 Gen. Circuit being loudly called fol
: came forward and spoke vigorously or
the issues of the times. He took Up The
history of the democratic party from it.
: beginning. and showed that it was con
i ceived in the pernicious and selfish
o proposition that ''to the victors belong
y the spoils." This custom, originated
u by Jackson. has been a cardinal princi
= pie in the party to this day. doing i
4 great harm. The next important worl
o of the democracy was the maintenance
IS of slavery, with its attempt to force tn
:. territories into slavery. Afterward
q democracy forced the rebellion ant
= brought upon the country multiplied.
) of woes. that in any other country woul'
is have been its destruction. Now tina
y party seeks continuance of power, ant
A. expects by the use of Hancock to com
u into full possession of the government
The principles of the republican part
:, were then brought up in contrast, an
h certainly no republican had cause to b
N ashamed of the comparison made. Th
is General urged earnest, persistent work
that the majority at the September cleo
:, ton be such as to show the countr
- that the republicans of Vermont know
the great issues at stake.
he The committee on resolutions reporte
s as follows:
Id Resolved, That we, the republicans {
o. Orleans county in convention assembled
n fully endorse and approve the platforl
al adopted by the National Republican Coz
y, vention at Chicago, and the resolution
y of our State Convention at Burlington.
ne I'd, That we hereby pledge our unite
IN and earnest support to the Republica
National, State and Congressional tickets
Sc Sd, That we hereby pledge the full r.
f; publican vote of Orleans county to til
as support of the candidates nominated b
" this convention.
nd The following resolutions were pr
=, sented by request
~ RESOLVED, That the republican CONVEX
lions of this county be hereafter called {
delegate conventions, each town to
- entitled to the same number of delegate
- that it is entitled to in state and distri,
:. conventions.
ResolUed, That it is the sense of tn
- convention, that the Prohibitory Law {
- it stands to-day upon the statute bool
- of our state, should be carried out in bot
- its spirit and it's letter; and that we c
expect the nominee of this convention fl
- the Office of States Attorney WILL if cleo
- ed, do all in his power to execute tt
!, said law.
~ The resolutions presented by the cor
lea mittee were unanimously carried. ii
first resolution presented by reques
lst after some discussion, was not adopte
ers The temperance resolution was unar
- mously adopted.
hat The following are the nominations f
at the offices named: