Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-11
The Democratic State Convention.

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There were between five and six hun.
dred delegates present. The Con-
vention was called to order 10J
o'clock by by Hiram Atkins, Chairman
of the State Committee, who made a
brief but eloquent and ringing speech,
and every time he mentioned Samuel
j. Tildcn's name, it was loudly APP
plauded. Il. w. McGetrick of st.
Adams presided, and n vice president
from each county, together with a
dozen Jackson Veterans occupied a
prominent position upon the platform.
The secretaries were j. j. Enright OF
Burlington, and A. b. Perry, Of
Barnet. Vice President for Windsor
Co., Gen. L. S. Partridge of Norwich
B. B. Smalley of Burlington, f. II.
Bascom of Montpelier, j c Burke Of
Albany, and Amos Aldrich of Wood
ford were elected delegates-at-large.
Alternates: A. p. sGrinnell of Bur-
lington, j. W. Pierce of Springfield,
James n. johnson OF Mortified, and
r L Powers of Clarendon. George
+ o kimball of Vergennes and Geo.
w. Gates of Hartford were nominated
and elected Presidential electors-at-
large. There was not lisp Of OPP
position to any Of these selections.
The convention then proceeded in the
hearticst enthusiasm to nominate II
State Ticket. p. Meldon, a young
lawyer of Rutland, put l.. w. Reding-
ton in nomination for Governor, with q
very neat speech, and he was elected
and applauded. Hiram Atkins presented
Maj. N P Bowman Of st. Johnsbury,
for lieut.. governor Henry Gillett of
Richmond, treasurer; II. f. Brigham
of Bakersfield, secretary OF state; c S
Noyes of Morristown, auditor; and
they were all nomigatedby reclamation.
The convention then adjourned till
2.3O p. IN. for dinner, and to enable the
two district conventions to do their
work. The first district made short
work of it. DR.. } d Hanrahan of
Rutland. and Jas. A. Brown Of Grand
Isle, were nominated for district dele
gates Charles LaFountain of Winoos-
XII for presidential elector, and Geo. IL
Simmons of Bennington for congress.
In the second district there was a
lively contest--all good natured--over
the delegates to Chicago. Geo. L.
Spear of Braintree was nominated
and elected unanimously; then came
the tug of war for the second delegate
with three candidates in the field
Goddard OF Ludlow, Childs of Bratte-
boro, who had some following, and w A
Richardson of Island Pond. A ballot
resulted as follows Richardson had SO,
Goddard 80, Childs 80, and Richard
son was declared elected. M. ii.
Goddard was nominated by Mr.. At
kins for congress, and chosen by ac-
clamaton. G.. B. Evens of More
town, was elected for district elector.
John W. Currier of No. Troy presided,
and Z. B. Baldwin of Sharon was one
of the vice presidents from Windsor,
one being elected from each county in
the district. Committee chosen for the
next two years: Benz. P White,
Washington; George W. Smith,
Windsor; L p Sherman, Orleans
George D Randall. Caledonia; 4 G
Robinson, Essex; james Conland,
Windham; Henry A Winship, Orange.
The afternoon session of the state
convention, beyond hearing the reports
of committees, and the counties with
reference to the state committeeman,
was occupied in speech making.
STATE COMMITTEE.
Addison, NJ. A, Sprague, Weybridge.
Bennington, Thomas Hall, Pownal.
Caledonia, NJ. Weeks, Lyndon.
Chittenden, l.. G. Butler, Ess ex.
Essex, w. A. Richardson, Island Pond.
Franklin, II. f. Brigham, Bakersfield.
Grand Isle, NJ. H. Mott, Alburgh.
Lamoille, T. J. Boynton, johnson.
Orange, r. A. Chubb, Thetford.
Orleans, John w. Cu"rier, Troy.
Rutland, N. A. Gaskell, Rutland.
Washington, Hiram Atkins, Montpelier.
Windham, George o. Guild. Rockingham.
Windsor, VIM. y. McMaster, Woodstock.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported as follows:
We the Democrats of Vermont, in
convention assembled, declare as the
principles that govern our political ac-
ton, that we are opposed to the pres
ent unjust and discriminating war tar
if, which imposes unequal and oppres-
sive burdens upon the people, and are
in favor of such a revision and reduc-
ton as shall limit the production OF
revenue from all sources to the needs of
the Government when economically adj
ministered that the tariff should be so