Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-02-21
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
On reassembling, George w. Bassett
from the nominating committee, presented
the following report:
County Commissioner. -Erastus B. Dwi
nell, Marshfeld.
County ComnsiNee.-A. II. Seleok.
Waterbury; L. NJ. Hutchinson. Worces.
ter; I. II. Gordon, Montpelier; J. H.
Holden, Middlesex; George G. Boyce,
Fayston.
1oWn Conanaitees.-Berlin, J. n. Perrin,
Alden Ladd and Janus Crossett; Barre,
William A. Boyce, Charles Wheaton and
o. H. Reed; Cabot, Allen Perry, Hiram
Wells and Jesse Morse; Calais, l.. G..
Dwinell, c. H. French and II. w. Bullock
Montpelier, G. H. Heath, Fred f. Smith,
II. G. Lull, Joseph Fisher and William A .
Pratt; Middlesex, +. NJ. McElroy, G. G.
Graves and G. M. Whitney; Marshdeld,
ID. M. Pike. Charles Shepard and Loren
Shepard; Plaintield, o. L. Hoyt, C. b.
Gale and e. A. Bartlett; Roxbury, H. G..
Ellis, Clark Flint and E. p. Burnham
Waterbury, John Seabury, George II.
Lease and Charles ID. Robinson; Worces-
ter, I. E. Wheeler, w. w. Bailey and F..
B. Conner; Woodbury., Gilman Bill, A. p.
Town and Oscar Thomas; Mortified. f..
Plumley, G II Richmond, f. Q. Edgerton
and D. T. Averil Fayston. A. d. Bragg,
Nathan Boyce and S j. Dana; Waitsfield,
w. A. Jones, A. A. Kneeland and Z. A.
Fisk; Warren, j. II. Senter, S. Banister
and Philander Riford; East Montpelier,
George Goodwin, Charles HolIsrer and
West Ormsby; Duxbury, Hiram O. Ward,
f w. Hunlley and d. Gray; Moretown,
Russell Sawyer, G. A. Thornton and j. B.
Fassett.
The convention was addressed by Rev
A. d. Barber, and Messrs. Clough.
Towner and Selleck
Rev. |. z. Booth, from the committee on
resolutions, reported the following:
ReSolUed, That so long as ntemperance.
With its devastating influences, is abroad
in our land, destroying the comfort and
peace of many homes, filling our tails and
prisons with criminals and rob5ing men
of their IN 'nhood, so long will we remain
true to the glorious work of the temperance
cause by aiding and encouraging the
enforcement of the existing llqu II laws,
and by giving our hearty support to
every measure that looks to the suppress
sion of intemperance which appears
consistent with good judgment and com
mon sense.
RESOLVED, That as individual members
we will use earnest personal effort to
increase the attendance and influence of
future conventions.
RESOLVED, That the nomination this day
made for county commissioner shall
receive our hearty support at the coming
election.
Which report was accepted. and after
discussion by Geo. O. Boyce, |. p. Booth.
Noah Robinson. T. Il, Gordon, L. b
Dwinell and George W. Bassett, was
adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Poland introduced the following:
RESOLVED, That while we sadly miss
from our gathering to-day the venerable
form of Father jeremiah Carleton, who
has attended nearly every annual gather
ing since the enactment of the prohlbitory
law, but has now been called to his
reward, we will be stimulated to greater
activity in the good cause. and will honor
his memory by initiating his fidelity and
following his wise counsels.
Adopted unanimously by a rising VOC.
The convention then adjourned.
A. II. SELLECK President.
JOSEPH POLAND, Secretary.