Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-08-09
The County Convention.


county committee Saturday forenoon, in
Capital Hall. II. A. Huse presided, and
Frank Plumloy and G. W. Wing were
secretaries. f. A. Eldridgo Of Warren
and Judge Coburn of East Montpelier
were chosen vice presidents.
A brisk discussion arose on tho motion
Of C. II. Heath that the convention re-
solve itself into town caucuses for the ap.
pointing of a nominating committee.
Messrs. Barrett of Barre, Randall of
Waterbury and Hoyt Of Plainfield advocat-
ed nominations from the floor of the con-
vention. and claimed Il should be purely
mass convention. The old plan was
adopted, however, and the towns appoint
ed their members OF the nominating COM
mittee.
In the afternoon an effort was made to
have future conventions called as delegate
conventions, but after much discussion the
proposition was voted down. The con-
vention adopted the following resolutions,
reported from n committee consisting of
c. II. Heath, Henry Priest and Albert
Dwinell:
RESOLVED BY the republicans of Washing
ton county noD in convention assembled.
First, that taxation should be equal; that
the property and polls of the state should
bear it; that to that end an honest app
raisement of all ratable estate at its fair
value in money should be made; that
laws adequate to such end should be up
held; that our present grand list law is
such law; that we commend such amend
ments thereto as will aid its effectiveness
and that we demand of all officers whose
tenure Of office our votes may affect full
endorsement of these principles and in
particular, that all the railroad companies
and other corporations being in or doing
business in thisj state. shall not be
allowed 10 escape their fair share of the
public burdens.
Resolved, that we adhere to the princi-
pies and platforms of the republican party
as set forth by the last republican national
convention and by the republican state
convention, and the congressional conven-
ton held in this state, at their conventions
this current year,and especially do we
insist on economy in the expenditure OF
the public treasure; that we commend
civil service reform; that we think the
excess of revenue, if any such there be,
should be applied in payment of the ma
tional debt rather than in creating civil
pension list or in the so.callcd river and
harbor improvement.
Resolved, That we demand the impartial
enforcement of the laws prohibiting the
traffic in intoxicating liquors, and that we
demand of the nominees this day named a
faithful discharge of their duties in that
behalf; ami that we expect OF the senators
this day nominated, If elected, to cast
their votes in favor of the proposals of
amendment to the constitution of this
state now pending, so as to send said pro-
posed amendments to the people for
their vote.
The following ticket, reported by the
nominating committee, was put in nomin-
alton for county officers:
For Senators }W. S. Martin, Paintield
VI ''''''''' f. X. Jones, Mortified
81. II. Hastings,
Asst Judges Waitsfield
John NJ. Fisher, Cabot.
States Attorney-Iliram A. Huse, Mont
pelier.
Sheriff-Frank ii. Anterior, Duxbury.
Judge fProbate-Harvey Tilden, Barre
High Bailiff-Chas. W. Bragg, Warren
The county and town committees are as
follows:
NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
Barre, r. +. Patterson and Matt Whit
tier; Berlin, II. r. Wheelock and w. A
Leland; Cabot, George Gould and B. j
Lance; Calais, E. L. Burnap and S. b
Fair; Duxbury, II. o. Ward and S. NJ
Turner; East Montpelier. Austin Temple
ton and l.. T. Mallory; Fayston, A. D
Bragg and George o. Boyce; Middcsex
William Chaplin and j. H. Holden; Mont
pelier, Geo. w. Wing and Joseph Poland
Marshfeld, D. M. Perkins and s. d. Hol
lister; Moretown, George Bulkley ant
Russell Sawyer; Mortified, j. II. Circuit
and P. D. Bradford; Painfeld, c. B. Gall
and T. A. Dwinell; Roxbury, w. b. Or
cut and Il. S. Stanton; Waitsfeld, w. G
McAllister and w. A. Jones; Warren, S
Bannister and N. N. Robinson; Water
bury. j. X. Fullerton and G. L. Moody
Woodbury., not represented; Worcester, A
j. Stone and j. A. Kelton.
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Clark King of Montpelier, F. A. Dwinel
of Plainfeld, w. p. Dillingham; of Water
bury. W. A. Jones of Waitsfeld, P.
Pitkin of Montpelier. o. B. Boyce of Barre
and c. A. Edgerton of Mortified.
TOWN COMMITTEE.
Barre, George W. Tilden, Charles A
Smith and W. D. Hooker; Berlin, NJ. w
Wheelock, j. S. Wheelock, T. d. Hobart
A. j. Alexander and Pierce WEIGH; Calais
G. X. Dwinell, o. II. Leonard and G. H
Gray; Cabot, A. F. Sprague, George NJ
Webster and George Could; Duxbury, L
w, Huntley, S. Somervile and j. A. Dur
kee; East Montpelier. J. H. Robbins, G
d. Cutler and Il. II. Foster; Fayston, A
D. Bragg, s. J. Dana and Nathan Boyce
Middlesex, j. II. Holden, G. M. Whine
and Ii. A. Sawyer; Montpelier, Geo. W
Ohil lc5 w iiul II
Pitkin; Moretown. Russell Sawyer, L. D
Hills and George Buckley; Marshlield, u
3 Pitkin, H. p. Martin, w. II. H. Mears
A. T. Colburn and Geo. w. English
Northliold, Geo. b. B. Denny. l. A. llol
ton, w. w. Holden, +. Wright, II.
, Averill, g. A, Tracy and A. Z. Denny
Plainlield, N. G. Lombard, d. b Smii
and Il. j. Bartlett; Roxbury, A. j. Wa
bridge, A. J. Boyce, Alexander Jerd, Law
renee Bruce, f. w. Hall, Geo. William
and l.. e. Tracy; Waitsfield, o. NJ. Eator
&. f Jones and NJ. l.. Richardson; Wa,
rem, Fl. W. Lyford, Charles Bragg and
D. Allen; Waterbury, w. p. Dillingham;
+. N. Smith and j. s. Wheeler; Woo
bury, o. d. Town, r. NJ. Lawson, G.
. Haskell, S. F. Bailey, l.. J. Benjamin
, liillard Harvey and Daniel Wilbur; Wo
certer. II, P. Dlrling, II. w. Collins an
A. j. Stone.