The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-06
County Convention.

The republicans OF Washington county, in a
somewhat unbalanced representation, met in
Capital hall Saturday forenoon to make the BIZ
ennial nominations to the county offices and to
transact any other business incident to such an
organization. Clark King, chairman of the
county committee, called the convention to
order and announced that Frank Plumley OF
Mortified had been selected for temporary
chairman James ii. Holden OF Middlesex was
chosen secre tary, and this temporary organizs-
ton was made permanent. On motion Of Clark
King, the chair was directed to appoint COM
mittee Of five on resolutions. Mr.. King declin-
ing to serve on this committee the chair made
the following selection: E. +. Palmer OF Water
bury, George w. Wing Of Montpelier, w. A.
Jones OF Waitsfield, A. Dwinell Of Calais and
George w. Tiden OF Barre. Arthur Ropes Of
Waterbury offered the following resolution:
ResOlyed That this body shall hereafter be consti-
and that each town shall be entitled three delegates
and two additional delegates for each hundred
publican votes, jority fraction of one hundred
shown by the vote for governor in the of the next
preceding presidential election"
In explanation Of the practical bearing Of this
resolution upon the makeup of a convention,
MIR. Ropes showed that under its terms, ac-
cording to the vote for governor in $780, Barre
would have eleven delegates, Berlin seven,
Cabot seven, Calais seven, Duxbury ive East
Montpelier seven, Fayston five, Marshfield
seven, Middlesex seven, Montpelier thirteen,
Moretown five, Northfield eleven, Plainfield
seven, Waterbury nine, Woodbury. five and
Worcester five-making convention with an
aggregate membership Of one hundred and
thirty live. Pitkin OF Marshfied spoke in favor
of mass conventions and moved that the reso-
luton be dismissed. The adoption of the
measure was advocated by Randall ard Dill
lingham of Waterbury, Dwinel of Calais,
Chaplin and Bartlett OF Middlesex, and opposed
by Skinner Of Plainfield, Brown Of Montpelier
and Palmer Of Waterbury. The motion to dis
x.as. Loaf n... II
lett the resolution was then adopted by an
emphatic utud UOce vote. On motion Of King
OF Montpelier, the convention resolved itself
into town caucuses for the choosing of nomi-
mating committee to prepare and present
ticket Of county officers to be supported at the
coming election, and also to prepare and pre-
sent TO the convention the usual town and
county committees. For this purpose an ad-
journment was made to half-past one o'clock
in the afternoon. The following named gen.
temen were chosen by the several towns as a
fsy ssI JANUS oTSs.s % sna We t1a W
Cabot b. j. Lance and Hiram Wells; Calais. $. H. Fos
and Samuel somervilei East Montpelier A. C. Temple
ton and M j. l.. Go61rn faystqn' a. D.; Bragg and INA Ma
NELL Middlesex, j. W. Dillon and Rev. j. r; Bartlett
T. an and Il W
Piumley and j. H. Orcutt Planied. E. j. Bartlett and
EaSn o. and E4 Sfas F a3S %a4ss Aee
Sss sRd s. d. Ae anne
Benjamin Worcester, A, j. Stone and j, h. Wilson,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the absence of the chairman, w. P.
Dillingham; called the convention to order
at the hour OF adjournment, and while
the convention was awaiting the report OF the
nominating committee political speeches were
made by j. L. Martin of Brattleboro speaker Of
| the house OF representatives, by W. p. Dilling-
| ham of Waterbury, william Chaplin OF M Middle-
Haath nd Eyr Rrnu nf tina
| ler, and Frank Plumley OF North6eld. The
committee on resolutions reported the follow
ing:
Resoired, That we indorse the nomination OF james
president and the platforms Of the state and national
republican convention and we pledge our united sup
| republican conventions OF 1884"
At hslf-past three, after session of about
| two and a half hours, the nominating COM
mittee completed its labors and made the fol-
| lowing report
County, oacsrs,mFoT senators, T. K. Jones Of
judges OF county court, John NJ Fisher Of Cabot and
Of %outpes 81 stons Or Harlan W.
Kemp OF Moptpe Ter; sheriff IL, Atheron OF Duxbury
5S tosSiv | GomMittee.W. A. Jones OF wsitsneld, F,
A; pMinell Of rleinfeld o B. Boyee of Barre George
NJ. Hutchinson Of Worcester and W. p, Dillingham; OF
Town Committees.-B Barre, william D. Hooker, W.
soyse A. nd e. Sye ben "a T. M aSnna and
!. II. Lancet Calais O. r. Dwinell, o. IL. Leonard and
George Ii. Gray; DuxbuTy, IL. o. Ward, j. A. Durkee
| A. A. Tracy and Austin Tempeton; Fayston, A. ID.
Bragg, Nathan Boyee and W. q. Kelsey Msrshned.
Henry SMITH MiddeseK. c. C. Graves Geo = Herrics,
j. H. Holden, q. M Whitney and X. w. Warren; Mont
pelier g. W Wing, H. A. Huse, @. +. Collins, q. Def.
Bancroft and O.. G; Ramsdell Moretown, L ID, lIDls'
b. d. Bsbee and George s. Chapmani NoTthneld, j, II.
oTcutt, H. Moseley, +. \. Wright, @. ID. EdseIton,
Hollis Rit b, L. A. Holton and q. A, Tracy Planaed,
bury, o. w, Orcutt, A, Il. Richardson q. H. Rich A. j,
Royce and Fred Cram; waitsheld. j. W; Gregory, W.
O. Nc Alster and j. q, Lewis; Warren, Il. W. Sayton,
:, A. Edridge and Ii. W; LytoTdi waterbury W, r.
Dillingham; III. ID. Brown. Frank n. Smith. Ralph Bar-
ber r. q. Wright j. s. wheeer and Q. +. Richardson
Woodbury. l.. j. benjamin, X. n Drenan, 4, d; wnber
L. II. Lyford and Leroy Morse Worcester H. W. Collier
| A. j. stone aud j. X. Wilson.
The report was accepted and adopted, and
! tha convention ad ionrned sine die.