The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-06-25
The Republican State Convention.
Roswell Farnham for Governor-J. L. Ia
stow for Lieutenant Governor.

The State Republican Convention
met at the Howard Opera House
in Burlington, on Wednesday. There
was some preliminary speech-mak.
ing in the forenoon, while the state
committee was making up the list of
delegates. Hon. Henry Ballard and
Senator Edmunds made excellent
speeches. The convention was called
to order by Geo. w. Grandey, chairman
of the state committee, at noon, many
delegates not having yet arrived be-
cause of delay Of trains. After prayer
by Rev. NJ. A. Wilcox, Of Burlington,
DR.. Nichols, secretary of the state CON-
mittee, read the roll of delegates so far
as made up, which after corrections,
was adopted, w. Y. w. Ripley of
Rutland, was announced as chairman
Of the convention. Vice presidents: L.
T. Scott, A. l.. Miner, J. d. Bell, r.
M. Galusha, s. d. Powers, Luther Ba-
ker, E. Il. Goodsell, Lyman Sherman,
Ira Mann, A. j. Dodge, E. Fisher, p.
d. Blodgett, Jacob Estey, j. +. Doan.
Secretaries: G.. Ii. Blake, d. X. Sim
onds, L. u. Hubbard, s. B. Pettengill,
Myron W. Wilson.
Gen. Ripley spoke briefly on taking
the chair. On motion of N. j. Allen OF
Ferrisburgh, it was voted that the chair
appoint committee of one from each
county to nominate state committee !;
who were named as follows:
Addison, NJ. Allen; Bennington,
Henry. G.. Root; Caledonia, s. S.
Thompson; Chittcnden, w. A. Weed 4;
Essex, j. NJ. Buffers; Franklin, Guy
G. Noble; Grand Isle, II. II. Hatha-
way; Lamoille, w. ii. Parker; Or
ange, John G. Stearns; Orleans, w.
w. Grout; Rutland, ii. F. Lathrop I;
Washington, George G. Shepard !;
Windham, w. W. Lynde; Windsor,
Dudley G. Dennison.
BY vote of the convention, on mo-
ton of j. q. Mccullough of Benning-
ton, the chairman appointed the follow
ing committee on resolutions, three
men from each congressional district
John G. Mccullough of Bennington,
Charles Barrett OF Grafton, Philip X.
Gleed of Morrisville, l.. p. Thayer of
Montpelier, Lyman &. Hinckley OF
Chelsea, Russell S. Taft of Burlington,
Geo. May of st. Johnsbury, Chas. w.
King of Lunenburg, Joel II, Lucia Of
Vergennes.
Gen. Grandey moved that the con.
vention proceed to the nomination of a
candidate for governor.
The name Of Col. Roswell Farnham
of Bradford, was presented by j. W..
Rowell for the Orange County delega-
ton in an appropriate speech; second
ed by Hon. Guy c. Noble of st. Al
bans, Hon. N. p. Simons of Rutland,
HIM Il NJ Tvylar Af nrstt1ahar4
o. Green of Woodstock, U. A. Wood
bury of Burlington, and f. III. Bald
win of Barton. Col. Farnham was
nominated by reclamation.
For acknowledgements Hon. Henry
Ballard presented the name of Gen
John l.. Barstow, who also was numer-
Ously seconded. Tie name of Col. AL.
bert Clark was withdi avn, and Mr..
Barstow was nominated by reclamation
For state treasurer Hon. John A.
Page of Montpelier, was proposed by
Hon. ID. G. Denison OF Royalton, sec
ondcd by j. w. Rowell and j. j. Estey,
and was nominated by reclamation.
After recess taken until 2:30
O'Clock p. m, the first business taken
up was the nomination of two presi-
dental electors-at-large. For first cleo
tor the names of Gen VIM w Lynde
OF Marlboro, and Hon S S Thompson
of Lyndon. were presented. A ballot
was taken which resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes, 240; Lynde
received 1926; Thompson, 1l5; and
Lynde was declared nominated.
The committee on nomination of
state committee reported as follows
George Nichols Of Mortified, f
Ormsbee of Brandon, G $ Page OF
Hydepark, Franklin Fairbanks Of St 4.
JOhnsbury, Charles Z Benton of Guild
hall, Il s Taft, of Burlington, j j Estey
Of Brattleboro, Z p George of West
Fairlee, l. q Greene of Woodstock.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved. That we. the Republicans of Vermont
In State Convention assembled. do hereby adopt
AS our platform OF principles for the coming cam
paign, the platform adopted by the National Re.
Rssotred, That with tarnham, Barstow and
Page as our standard bearers, the state of Yer
mont pledges to her sister commonwealth 10
give her accustomed Republican majority in Sep
TENDER. to be followed in November only by a
greater and grander victory under the banner OF
GARFIELD anu Arthur.
A letter from Hon. Luke Z Polnard,
who was chairman of the Credit Mo-
belier investigating committee, was
read, in which Mr.. Polnard heartily en-
dorsed the nomination of of Gen. Gar
field to the presidency, and stated that
"nothing which appeared before that
committee or which appears In its re-
port, or any other matter or thing
ever came to my knowledge in regard
to him, ever led me TO doubt his per
sOnal integrity, / believe him TO be A
thoroughly upright and honest man
and who would be so under all circum-
stances and against any tempta-
ton"
A letter from Senator Morrill, was
also read.
For second elector Gen. w. Y. W..
Ripley was presented, and he was
nominated by reclamation, after which
the convention adjourned.