Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-04-28
The Democratic State Convention.

About three hundred and fifty delegates Of the
Vermont Democracy met in state convention in
this village Thursday, the 22d instant to choose
ten delegates TO the national convention to be
held at Cincinnati the 22d OF June At eleven
| o'clock A. NJ. the convention was called to order
In Trinity church vestry by Hiram Atkins, Esq.,
chairman OF the state committee. An orgauiza-
ton was effected by the choice OF W II. II.
Bingham Of Stowe ~ president, with the usual
list OF subordinate officers, including one vice.
president from each county, which were selected
from the venerable members Of the party present
Among them were Daniel l. Wright Of Addison,
brother Of the eminent Silas Wright, and Colo
| mel Jacob Kent OF Orange county. who attained
his eighfieth birthday on Monday, the 26th inst.
Hon Daniel Baldwin OF Montpelier veteran Of
nearly ninety years, was present in the conven-
ton as a spectator, and was enthusiastically
elected an honorary vice-president Mr.. Bingham
thanked the convention for the honor conferred
upon him, briefly remarked upon the Importance
OF the occasion, the duty incumbent upon them to
select delegates who will act with caution, repre-
sentative men who can be relied on without in
| structions, men who will look the ground over
carefully and act accordingly. II a man thus se-
|
not knowingly assent to a wrong To commit
tee consisting Of one delegate from each county,
Of which George +. Eaton Of Dauville was chair
man, was referred the task Of drafting the reso-
lutions. The convention then took up the chief
work Of the session, the choosing Of delegates to
the Cincinnati convention, and the following
named gentlemen were bv reclamation elected
delegates at large: Lucius Robinson OF Newport,
L. W. Redngton of Rutland, B B. Smalley OF
Burlington, J. II. Williams OF Bellows Falls Al
ternates, John C Burke Of Albany, A. p Childs
Of Bennington, DR.. A. ?. Grinnel OF Burlington,
NJ A. Goddard OF Ludlow The nomination Of
A. p Chds, one Of the alternates and man Of
small stature BY Hiram Atkins was the occasion
| OF humorous passage between those gentlemen.
In evident reference to some former violent
| threats made by Mr. Childs Mr. Atkins concluded
| his remarks by expressing the hope that the
| lion and the lamb wonld now lie down together,
| and II the lion devours the lamb, then am gone"
c. Davenport, Esq, in seconding the nomna-
| ton Of II Williams, Esq, excited much merri-
| riment and an approving round OF applause by a
pointed reference 10 the work OF the slate makers
| expressing the hope that in the next convention
| the people would have a chance The convention
took a recess till two o'clock, during which time
the delegates from the congressional districts met
in sub-conventions to select candidates for dis
trict delegates to present to the general conven.
ton The candidates for the first and second dis
| tricts were selected with substantial unapmty;
| but in the third, asharp contest waged, grow
ing out OF the presentation to the convention Of
| rival names from franklin county, and 1t was
| nearly half-past two o'clock before nominations
were effected On the reassembling of the con-
vention, the nominations for district delegates
were unanimously confirmed First district, B
| p. White OF Calais, NJ. c. Huling OF Bennington
| Alternates, G. b. Evans OF Moretown, George H.
| Simmons OF Bennington Second district ID. c.
| Pollard OF Cavendish and n Z, Bowman of ST.
| Johnsbury Alternates Alexander Cochran of
| Ryegate and George l. Spear OF Braintree Third
district, T. W. McGettrick of st. Adams, George
l. Waterman Of Hydepark. Alternates, James
| A. Brown OF Grand Isle and j. W Currier of Troy
The delegates then INDUCED in some violent vocal
exercise over the party, the delegates, the fact
that the next Democratic president-elect twill
take his seat" and finally for the Argus dasnt
less rooster The committee on resolutions not
being prepared to report, Captain R H. Start Of
| Burlington threw firebrand into the convention
by presenting a resolution euogizing General
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