Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30
SECOND DISTRICT CONTENTION

HON. J. NJ. TYLER BENoNtINATED ron CONGRESS-
MAN by AocLAMATIoN-HoN. S. g. THOMPSON
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELEcroR HOUSING
SPEECHES BY JUDGE POLAND AND OTHERS.
The Republicans Of the Second Congress-
ional District met in convention at White
River Junction on Wednesday, July 90, $780,
at o'clock p. NJ, for the purpose of nominal
ing candidate for representative to the forty
seventh Congress of the United States and a
presidential elector.
The convention was called to order by Col
Haskins, chairman of the district convention.
The roll of delegates was then read by Mr..
Du Bots, secretary of the convention, one
hundred and sixty delegates answering TO their
names Col. Haskns then announced, in be-
half OF the convention, that for tho purpose
of facilitating the organization of the conven-
ton, they would nominate as temporary pres
ident of the convention Hon. Warren G.
French of Woodstock, and he was thereupon
elected. Mr.. French on taking the chair
thanked the convention for the honor con-
ferred upon him, and then made short but
excellent speech, in which he discussed some
of the issues of the present campaign.
The temporary organization Of the conven.
ton was then perfected by electing Marsh o.
ItThluh VI NluubOE btCTtlhTl, anu hhllhCb
Van Cor Of Norwich and f. d. Upham of
Randolph assistant secretaries. On motion
of John +. Deane of Cavendish the Temporal
ry organization Of the convention was made
permanent
Col Haskins, in a fitting speech, in behalf
of Windham county, and by the unanimous
direction of its delegates, presented the name
of Hon. James NJ. Tyler of Brattleboro, for
denomination as a candidate for representative
from this district TO the forty seventh Congress
of the United States. The nomination of Mr.
| Tyler was seconded by Hon. John f. Deane
of Windsor county, N. L. Boyden, Esq, of
| Orange county, and by Hon. Luke p. Poland
of Caledonia county, each gentleman in turn
| declaring Mr.. Tyler to be the unanimous
choice of the Republicans of the several coun-
ties, as expressed through their delegates.
The nomination of Hon. Mr.. Tyler was
thereupon made by reclamation, by rising
vote, and was declared to be unanimous.
Hon. b. d. Harris of Brattleboro then
moved that a committee of three be appointed
! by the chair, to wait upon Mr. Tyler, who
was in the place, inform him of his nomina-
ton and present him in person before the
convention. The chair appointed as such
committee Hon. b. d. Harris of Brattleboro,
Hon Luke p. Poland OF st. Johnsbury and
Hon. John F. Deane of Cavendish.
During the absence of this committee the
Hon Sumner S. Thompson of Lyndon was
unanimously nominated a candidate for pres
idential eleetor for this district His name
was presented by Hon. Lyman G. Hinkley of
Orange county, and was seconded by Hon.
Bliss n Davis Of Caledonia county, Col. S.
NJ. Pingree of Windsor county and Hon. E.
L. Waterman Of Windham county.
Col. Kittredge Haskins of Brattleboro, Mel
son Gay, Esq, of Stockbridge, Hon. Henry
c. Belden of st. Johnsbury and VIM. II. Du
Bots of Randolph were then reelected district
committee for the ensuing two years.
At this stage Of the proceedings the COM
mittee appointed to wait upon Mr.. Tyler APP
peared with him in the convention, and amid
great applause he was escorted to the platform
and introduced to the convention.
Mr.. Tyler thanked the convention for their
renewed expression Of confidence in him as
their representative in Congress, and pledged
| himself, if elected to serve his district in the
future, as in the past, to the best Of his ability.
He then briefly alluded to some of the revolu-
tionary attempts on the part of the democracy
in Congress to repeal the federal laws which
afford now, as in the long past, protection to
the revenue officers Of the government in the
discharge Of their duties, and also of their at
tempts to repeal or nulify the election laws,
by which free and honest ballot may be
made possible. Mr.. Tyler was emphatic in
his condemnation of the revolutionary schemes
of the Democratic party, and his remarks
were frequently and vociferously applauded.
DIR. George Nichols chairman of the Re.
| publican State Committee, who was present
at the convention, was then called on, who,
in few well chosen words, gave information
as to the present condition of the campaign
work in this state and the programme for
future work as far as perfected. He appealed
to every Republican present to 60 to their
! homes and organize Garfield and Arthur
clubs in every town and see to it that their
full Republican vote was polled in September
Judge Poland was then loudly called for,
and took the platform amid perfect storm
| Of applause. The Judge was never in q hap
pier mood for speech making. He laid bare
the record of the Democratic party during the
past twenty years in a manner not at all com
plimentary TO their patriotism or consistency.
He then took up Mr. Phelps, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, exposed his copper
headism all through the war, which he didn't
think compared very favorably with the record
of Col FarnhRm, the Republican nominee,
who was at the front with the other "boys in
blue" He then facetiously remarked upon
the aristocratic notions and ideas of candidate
Phelps, and showed how perfectly nconsis-
tent it was for laboring men anywhere to vote
for him. Judge Poland said that Mr.. Phelps
| couldn't even be persuaded to attend Dem
| ocratic caucus in the city of Burlington, be-
cause lie didn't like the smell of the hard
working men who in the great majority COM
| posed such a caucus. His remarks were full
! of the cearest-cut sarcasm, and delivered in
his most brilliant manner. The applause was
so hearty that at times it was several minutes
before he could proceed. At the close of
| Judge Poland's remarks the convention ad-
journed.