The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-30
Washington County Republican
Convention.

The Washington county republican con-
vention assembled in Capital Hall at forty
five minutes past ten O'Clock on Thursday
June "a, and was called to order by DR.. w
A. Jones of Waitsfield, chairman of the
county committee. The call was read by
f. A. Dwinell, secretary of the committee.
Hiram A. Huse, Esq, of Montpelier was
selected for temporary chairman. F. A.
Dwinell was elected temporary secretary.
On motion of General Thomas, the tempo
rary organization was made the permanent
organization.
The roll of delegates was read, as follows,
and the same was ratified by the convention
- Barre1,Ge9rge W. Tilden;,s o. Wells, John Trow
gett b. w. Braley, A. ID. Morse.
BSsran-Janps cTo;sett s W Benjamin Benjamin. f E
wheelock, J. W. Smith.
Ca6ot.-George Gould, H. Wells, y. X. Abbott, H.
Hill, j. A. Harrington, w. S. Atkins, j. T. Lamson.
Calais.-Albert Dwinell John Thomas, Arc p.
ton c. A Gray.
DazSY-IOhn A. .d Du1kes i q Ward j. E.
East NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Davis J. NJ. willard, A.
Cummings, ", F. Tracy, . - ''''' "
Fayston-Edgar X. Davis, Lester W. Porter, Ma
than Boyce. J. Ii. Thompson, r. Maxwell.
Marshfeid.-s d. HOLSTER, c. W: II. Dwnell, b. B.
Martin, ID. r. Loveand. ID. b. Pitkin.
Mddleser.-J. II. Holden, l.. A. Flint, Gardner
Sawyer. Addison Minot, Otis Leland.
Aontpelier.-- stephen Thomas, p, p Pitkn Clark
K1g j. l. rts C. II s9 vi
A. D. Farwell, l. II p. Rowe j. W. Brock.
:, M A H kI Knapp E. W. Bsbee' r. Sawyer G.
George Sieiois G. D. Edgerten J NJ hit Ho Eson
Barker W. w. Holden, +. n. Whitney.
Lazelle, L. j. Bartlett, Ira Stone.
Rolbury.-George b. Hall, L. f, Bowman, Salmon
Williams, w, A. Averl A. L, Richardson
Watsfed.-O. NJ. Eaton, Z. II. McAllister. j. w .
Gregory, Otis Wallis, NJ A. Bushnell.
Heath.
Joseph somervile, Charles Wells, James X. Fuller.
Henry f. Hill,
Wheeler, j. G. Jewell, 5. i B. Blake. '''' -
Worcester.-C n Hunt. j. A, Kelton, A. j. Stone. j.
e. Wheeler, IL. w. Collier.
On motion of Hon. Clark King, COM
mittee of five to choose county committee
was voted.
General p p Pitkin offered the following
resolution:
Resolred, BY the delegates of the republicans of
interest of Vermont and of the nation require that
this county shall in good faith by their votes all
proper exertions for the election of Hon George f.
Ednunds to the United States senate.
General Stephen Thomas moved that this
resolution, with all Others that might be
introduced, be referred to the committee on
resolutions TO be thereafter appointed.
| Hon. A. Dwinell of Calais wanted the
resolution acted upon Immediately, for the
reason that the delegates from many towns
We're instructed to vote for no men for
county senators who were not in favor of
Edmunds' reelection.
General Thomas motion to refer was
| defeated.
General Thomas said he supposed there
was no doubt in relation to the sentiment of
a majority of the convention, or in regard
to the sentiment of the republicans of Yer
mont. The republicans of this state have
not been accustomed to put in nomination
for office men whom they were not willing
to trust without binding them by pledges,
Never before this year had it been proposed
in our state or county conventions to fasten
candidates in the manner contemplated in
this resolution. 1t was not done in the last
two senatorial elections, and he thought it
was highly inappropriate in the present
case. This was new departure, and we
should be cautious about going out of safe
and beaten paths. No man had been a
stronger friend of Senator Edmunds than
himself. But what have the republicans of
Vermont done that demands the proposed
action? He might stand alone in his views
on this question, but he was in favor of NOM
mating men who could be trusted to act
without pledges, and he thought it would
be derogatory to the candidates to be so