The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-08-25
MASS CONVENTION AT MIDDl,
Hon. @. w. Wicker nominated f.
from the Northern District,
The mass con vcntion of icu

hopuoiiChns met HCcoTulng w !,
at the county court room in ie-
bury, on Wednesday afternoon last.
The court room was quito filled up.
and it was evident that nearly all pres
cnt were in sympathy with the move.
ment. IL was, in fact, gathering of
represc NATIVE citizens, in which the
majority Of tho towns of the county
were represented.
Benjamin G. Hayward of Addison
called the convention to order, and
after reading The call for the conven-
ton, he asked for the nomination of a
chairman, pro TEN. On motion of G..
ID. Lane of Cornwall, Milo d. William
son of Cornwall was elected chairman.
Geo. Willmarth ofAddison and Gyms
Bump of Salisbury were successfully
elected secretaries, and were excused
on their requests. +. NJ. Wright of
Orwell was finally elected and accentcd.
Ii. q. Langworthy of Middcburv and
Russell L Bristol of Vergenncs were
elected vice.presidents.
On motion of Prosper Elilharp of
Bridport, the temporary Organization
was made permanent. The.conyontion
then proceeded to business.
Is. NJ. Strong of Vergenncs made
some forciblc remarks on the nominal.
ton of Mr.. Read. lie could only
speak of the feeling in the northern die.
trict. Mr.. Read received only twenty.
two out of the ninety-four yotcs nj Tho
northern district in The convention. and
his nomination therefore was made h.,
the southern district. 1t Is usual for
each district to nominate its own man.
He believed the people of the southern
district woro willing to rectiTy the
wrong. We know that Mr.. Read is
not The man for tho northern district.
we shall present a name which will
suit both districts. We do not believe
IN bolts, unless nominations are made
unfairly. We expect fair treatment.
and that is all we ask.
Prosper Elitharp said that Mr.. Strong
had anticipated much that he had wish.
ed to say. lie supposed this conyen.
ton was bolt, and was proud o being
engaged in a bolt, when nominations
had been made which did not represent
the principles of the party. WAS in
favor of making nominations represent
principles, and wished TO replace cyery
Objectionable name on the ticket with
some good one. Some called this n
temperance convention, but he believed
every convention ought to be a
temperance convention. Addison
county, the birthplace of Silas Wright.
Gov. Slade, the Stewards and Other
honored names, ought not to put for
mint by education and surroundings
But was willing to restrict the action of
me convention to one of the nominees
If desirable. He thought Mr.. Read
would vote for a prohibitory law If
he agreed to-but he was not temper-
ance man. He may be in favor of the
law, but not of its execution. Mr..
Reads fugacious habit when he was
wanted as witness im a liquor prose
cution was alluded to. Mr.. Elitbarn
then paid his respects TO A. A. Fletch.
er as tax dodger at some length.
MIR. Strong rather deprecated action
against Mr.. Fletcher, whose case he ey
idently thought did not call for it. He
believed we should have Accomplished
our purpose II we elect one man. Mr..
Reads friends were not the friends of
Addison county, and their influence
was bad in several points of view. The
Read element was the one which Oh.
posed the new court house, while We.
genes generally favored it.
l.. w. Stowe of New Haven followed
and nominated Cyrus w. Wicker of
district. fIeH said i ih:aii Mr. IT. Wicker did
not want the nomination, but doubtless
he would not refuse to take it when cal.
ed upon by this convention. He was the
strongest candidate we could nominate.
Mr.. Wright of Weybridge seconded
Mr.. Wicker's nomination. Mr.. Wick
or had been in tho Legislature, ana had
an excellent record.
Mr.. Eiilhrap, Mr.. Strong and l.. G..
Barrows OF Middlebury, seconded The
nomination OF Mr.. Wicker.
Mr.. Noyes of Bristol said ne was
disappointed, as he expected mass
convention. Several towns were moi
represented here. lie was disappoint-
ed that few men should try TO crowd
upon the convention the name of any
one man. He was for boiling the en-.
tire ticket, and thought convention
would bast ignore it.
,. Ii. Bascom, of Orwell, said he
was not present at the county conyen.
ton but wondered why the northern
district did not protest at the fine
against the crowding upon them by The
southern district of a inun whom they
did not want. Against bad nonina-
tons he was always ready TO be a bolt
er, anu was not afraid OF being called
one. The United States was born of a
bolt. Vermont was bolt. The Re-
publican party was bolt against the
Wings and Democrats. Men opposed
to the execution of the laws are not fit
men for office. Law breakers are not fit
to be law makers. If Mr.. Fletcher refus-
ed to comply with the law he favored
more than one change on the ticket.
MIR. Hayward, of Addison, spake at
some length in favor OF the nomination
of Mr.. Wicker.
MIR. stowe said that if the action of
the convention was not to be quite
unanimous he would withdraw the
nomination OF Mr.. Wicker.
Samuel James of Weybridge. Darius
Severance of Middlebury, and MIR.
Strong made some foreible remarks on
| the question of anti-temperance candi.
dates and tax.dodgers, and strongly
| urged The nomination of Cyrns W.
Wicker. MIR. Noyes Of Bristol repeated
ms desire Tor an cntsre new ticket.
The question being put, Cyrus w.
wicker was nominated with no dissent
ing voices, except those of two or three
! Democrats who were present to have
some fun.
The following town committees were
elected to take charge OF the votes at
! the next election:
Addison, ID. G Hayward and Rufus
Smith.
Bridpori, P Elitharp, G r Walker and
Edwin Wilcox.
Bristol, Geo Meader, uapley Wilds.
Cornwall, Charles Lane and Dwight
Matthews. =.
Goshen, II 2 Churchill and Nathan
Capea. i.t', -
Granville Il II Rail ana N nokoo.l.