The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-01
The Temperance Mass Convention.

The Temperance Mass Convention.
A temperance mass convention wa.
held in the town hall in this village
Wednesday forenoon. On June II, at
similar gathering, this ticket was put il
nomination: For Senators, ii. X. Bald
win of Monliton and A. f. Stanley OF
Leicester; assistant Judges, +. A. DouC
of New Haven and NJ. b. Williamson OF
Cornwall judges of probate, j. ID. Smith
of Nergennes and l.. f. Knapp of Mid
dlebury States attorney, l.. ID. Eldredgt
of Middlebury; sheriff, n. F. Dunshee OF
Bristol; high bailih, A. w. Frost OF
Cornwall. OF these Messrs Doud, FL
dredge, Stanley and Dunshee withdrew
Wednesdays convention nominated VIM
5. Wright of Waltham for assistant
Judge, John G.. Stapleton of Middlebury
(who had been nominated by the Demo-
crats) for States attorney. Samuel James
of Weybridgc for senator and Thad NJ.
Chapman of Middlebury for sheriff.
The convention was called to order at
10 40 by Rev. DIR. Il. III. Archibald of
Addison, chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the Addison County Temper
ance society. He read the notice for the
convention, and, in behalf of the COM
mittee. nominated President IIamin for
chairman. DR.. lIamlin was elected. On
taking the chair lie said We are all
iustiiiable anxious about the cholera
which is now prevalent in Europe. 1t
will in all probability visit every nation
on the continent except Greece. That
country has taken such precautions as
will prevent its entrance. Our own
country will spend thousand of dollars
in enforcing quarantine regulations and
in putting its cities in sanitary condition.
In this connection it might be said that
Middlebury would do well to look at
some of her houses where death is max
ing preparations for an advance. But
has cholera ever cost this country 500.
100000: Yet intemperancc has cost us
thousands of millions of dollars. Cholera
remains only Il few weeks and then
passes away; incompetence is ever pres
ent, causing the ruin of everything that
men hold most dear. Now shall we be
alarmed about the cholera? | hope We
shall. But shall we do this and not be
alarmed also about this thousand-fold
worse evil ntcmpcrance? VIII intemper-
ance pass away? believe it has increas-
ed since | came to Vermont. So think
we have done wisely in coming together
today to see what we can do to mitigate
the greatest evil that has ever visited
this or any other country.
The organization was completed by
the choice of f. II. Thorp to serve as
secretary and Rev. F. W. Olmstcd of
Bridport and y. G.. Norton of Vergennes
as Vicc-presidents.
Rev. DIR. Archibald moved the APP
pointment by the chair of committee
of three to nominate candidates for the
vacancies in the ticket. Frank *. Ha.
ven of Nergennes, F. f. Stewart OF
of Weybridgc and l.. w. Stowe of New
Haven were made such committee. AT
the suggestion of Mr.. Haven the COM
mittee was made up of one member
from each town represented in the con.
vention and these additional appoint
ments were made: +. \. Bond OF Mid.
dlebury, Benz. Hayward of Addison, r.
1. Bristol of Panton, Edgar Sanford OF
Cornwall, Mr.. Needham of Whiting
Sheldon Smith of Bridport, Il. n. At.
wood of Shoreham, Geo. Porter of Fer.
risburgh, Jos. Battell of Ripton and f
W. Noyes of Bristol. Mr.. Battell eX-
planned that he was in the hall only as a
spectator and was excused.
On motion of Rev. DIR. Archibald a
committee on resolutions was appointed
1t consisted of Mr.. Archibald. Rev. 5. L.
b. Speare of Middlebury and f. NJ
'trong of Nergennes. Rev. DR.. Freeman
of Whiting having been excused, as h,
said two ministers were enough Oh the
committee.
Mr.. Haven, for the nominating com.
mittee, asked for instructions. lie said
1t had been suggested that the conven.
ton nominate only a States attorney anu
leave the other vacancies untitled
Mr.. Strong could not see why such al
inquiry should have been made. As 4
matter of policy it might be well to nom
mate only States attorney; but as
matter of principle that would not do
At the previous convention those were
put in nomination who were supposed tC
be good temperance men but they wer,
inundated by the enemy and wrote
their little letters and sent them to tn,
press. 1t was expected that Mr.. DouC
would be nominated by the Republicans
but he declined to be the candidate OF
the temperance people. Mr.. Dunshe,
was put in nomination because il wa,
thought that he had been a good officer
But at the Republican convention he de
cllned to serve longer and nominated a.
his successor man living even farther
from the county-seat than he does. Tn,
speaker said there was, he understood. ;
good deal of dissatisfaction through tn,
county with this turn of affairs. Tn,
people of Addison county had showr
themselves capable of independence. In
his opinion the convention was no
obliged to conine Iself to the Republi
can party, but might combine the hes
elements of all.
Mr.. Noyes of Bristol agreed with til,
previous speaker. If the temperate,
people wonld stand together they coulC
in time carry the election.
Mr.. Archibald thought that at least :
senator from this end of the county shoul(
be nominated in Justice to Mr.. Baldwin
who had stood by the nomination. Blu
If good men have already been nominal
ed they should be re-nOminated by thi,
convention.
Rev. DIR. Freeman favored filling GU
the ticket on the ground that Their,
should be basis for thorough canvas.
preparatory to the election. He wa.
satisfied from long experience in tenn