The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13
The Temperance County Convention
n. F. DUNSHEE,
EDISON A. DOUD.

The mass convention called by the
county temperance society met in the
town hall on Wednesday morning and
nominated full county ticket.
1t was called to order at II o'clock by
f. Il. Haven of Vergennes, who read the
notice.
NJ. b. Williamson of Cornwall was
elected temporary chairman and f. II.
Thorp of Middlebury, secretary. On mo-
ton of l.. G. BarrOws of Niddlebury the
temporary organization was made per-
maucnt. Frank a. Bond of Mddlebury
and Il. y. Bristol of Panton were chosen
vicc-prcsidcnts and took seats on the
platform.
Mr. Barrows moYcd the appointment
of IL committee on resolutions. Samuel
James of Weybridgc read the following.
which had been prepared by the eXecu-
tive committee of the county temperance
society:
The friends of the law prohibiting the sale of
intoxicating drinks, in convention assembled for
the purpose of nominating county officers for the
county of Addison to be supported at the coming
election, present to their iellowcitizens this
declaration OF principles:
l. The duty of all executive and judicial on.
GERS il not to Sit in Judgment on the necessity or
cNpcdicncy ofany law or system of laws, but to
H. indeed, any law be uncOns titutiOnal either in
whole or in any part of its provisions, ii is the
province and tue duty of the supreme court of
The state so to declare; but when once its COnSti
tutOnallty has been affirmed or admitted, all
concerned in its administration are to apply it
vigorously, impartially and universally. Any
other view of their relation to law tends to that
dangerous mingling of the legislative and eXccu.
tive functions which is the deadly bane of Il Tree
government
IL. The constitutionalty OF the statutes of this
known llw
having been affirmed 10y the courts, no officer en-.
trusted with any part of the work OF its admins
tratiOn allow his own private views IF its
propriety to modify or influence his Official ac-
ton without Il gross and criminal disregard OF his
obligations, which he has voluntarily assumed
and OF the oath which he hes taken, binding him
to fidelity in the discharge of the trust committed
to his hands.
Ill. The existence OF so many places in this
county where the law in regard to the sale of
intoxicating drinks is persstcnty violated clearly
proves that those entrusted with its udmnisrii-
ton are either incompetent or urfaithtul. The
law, properly enforced, may be made as success
full in the suppression of this crime as the other
laws of the state are in the suppression and pun
ishmcht of the Oflcnscs against which they are
enacted.
w. The law is intended not merely for the
suppression the low and degrading holes where
II Is broken, but also for the extinction OF the
wicked tralic in places that claim for themselves
rcSpcCtablllty, ana therefore exert by Tar the
most dangerous influence III cOrrupting our
young men and inducing them to enter thafIroad
that SO uniformly end in utter ruin; and the
most vigorous efforts of all concerne should he
directed against yiolators of the highest standing
and of the widest influence
V. The fact that, rs II distinguished judge of
the supreme cOur tot the State said, three fO urths
OF the criminal business OF our courts is the direct
result of the use of Intoxicating drinks, shows
most clearly that every consideration alike of
economy and public expenditure and of secur-
y for private, social and civil prosper ty, loud
y calls for the extinction of the greatest source
ofpublic expense and general danger.
The resolutions were adopted, on mo-
ton of Prosper Elitharp of Bridport.
f, f. Stewart of Weybridge moved the
appointment of committee on nomina-
tons. to report after the recess.
+. Nj. Strong of Nergenncs made brief
remarks. The Republican party was the
temperance party and the temperance
people are in the majority, and if they
put up good men their ticket could be
elected.
Rev. Mr.. Austin, pastor of the YER
gennes Methodist church. spoke of the
evils of intemperance and urged the for
nation of an independent party. The
wirc-pullers who managed the party
primaries utterly ignored the temperance
men. Further remarks were made by l..
ID. Twitchell of Middlebury, Mr.. Haven,
Mr.. Strong and others. w. &. Lang
worthy of Middlebury didn't want any
slate business. and was assured that
none had been made up. This commit
tee was appointed to act with the eXecu-
tive committee in making up list of
candidates: Addison, Benz. Hayward 4;
Bridport, Prosper Eitharp; Bristol, AL
fred Ferguson; Cornwall VIM. Il. San
dlebury. j. +. Crane; Monkton, Fred
Skill; New Haven, J. A. Atwood; Pan
ton, c. S. Harris; Salisbury. T.. A. Ham
ilton; Shoreham, Darwin Smith; YER
genncs, n. &. Norton; Wevbridge, j. b.
Cherbno; Waltham. +. +. Benton.
This completed the forenoon work. On
re-assembling, c. +. Smith, secretary,
reported for the nominating committee
the following list of names: Senators
Henry Baldwin of MOnllton and A. f.
Stanley of Leicester; assistant Judges, +.
a. DOud of New Haven and NJ. Is. Will
hanson of Cornwall; judges of probate,
j. ID. Smith of Vergennes and Lyman +.
Knapp of Middlebury; States attorney,
l.. ID. Eldredge of Middlebury; sheriff,
y. f. Dunshee of Bristol; high balitl, A.
W. Frost of Cornwall.
This list was adopted without debate,
with the exception of Mr.. Dunshee' s
name. When that was reached +. j.
Bristol of Panton, Rev. Mr.. Austin, F.A.
Bond, Seneca Hazard of Ferrisburgh, O.
5. Wright of Weybridge, a. Il. Smith of
Velgennes, DR.. Bond of Cornwall, w. X.
Sanford, W. G. Langworthy and Others
made various inquiries. In reply Samuel
James said he had had two interviews
with Mr.. Dunshee. The latter said he
would and always had faithfully eXecut-
ed papers placed in his hands and should
do the same so long as he held the office.
And he would see to it that his deputies
did the same. Mr.. James thought that
this was all that could be expected of an
officer. The temperance people were too
blame for the non-enfOrcement of the
proh,bitory law in some degree.
Mr.. Dunshees nomination was adopted.
+. A. Bond of Middlebury, f. NJ.
Strong of Vergennes, Il. II. Archibald of
Addison, g. +. Smith of Bristol and S.W
Stowe of New Haven were made work
ing committee to look to temperance
work during the campaign.
The following additional resolution
was adopted, after which the convention
adjourned;