Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-25
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
Addison, Orange aud orleans Put in Nom
inatlOn lheir COmnIN Onircrs.


county Republican convention was held
here yesterday, with lS5 delegates pres
ent, only one short Of full convention.
The convention was called to order at Il
o'clock by Loyal ID. EldredIe Of Middle
bury, chairman of the county committee.
Secretary d. II. Bennett Of Brldport read
the call and the roll Of the delegates and
then Mr.. Eldredge in behalf of the county
committee, nominated Dr.. =. VI. Kent of
Bristol for temporary president, and f..
ii. Thorp Of Middlebury and NJ. b. vii
son of Bristol for temporary secretaries
/ These gentlemen were accordingly chosen
and ON motion of Gen. &. W. GrHudey of
Nergennes, the temporary was made the
permanent organization Of the CUnVcn-
UiOn Upon taking the char DR.. Kent
made a brief address, counseling harmony
| and union among Republicans and
announcing his position by saying
"Edmunds and victory should be our
watchword,' which sentiment was recev-
ed with great enthusiasm by the convcn-
| tiOn.
On motion of Hon. Henry Lane of Corn
wall the following committee on resOu-
tiOnS was appointed: Judge Lane of
Cornwall, George Hammond of Middle
bury, Henry b. Williams of Monkton,
George W. Grandey of Nergennes and p. ;.
On motion of Gen Grandey commit
| tee to present five names to compose the
| county committee for the two years euSu-
| ing was appointed, Gen. Grandey being
| lett off it at his request The committee
! at the afternoon session reported the fol
| lowing names tor members Of the county
| committee T. NJ. Chapman of Mlddlebury,
NJ f. Allen of Ferrisburgh, II. >. Taylor
of Cornwall. Henry llibbard Of Orwell
and Eugene Norton of Nergcnnes. by far
/ the greater part of the morning session
was taken up with the effort 10 nominate
Il candidate tor senator from the north end
OF the county. MahlOn Taylor of New
Haven presented the name OF his fellow
/ tOWuSmau ID. W. Nash, and said that Mr.
Nash would vote for Mr.. Edmuhds and
/ a railroad commission. lie WAS seconded
by Riptuu, Middlebury, Shoreham, Or
well and other delegates. Mr.. Dean of
| Muuktuu presented the name OF Carleton
L Stevens of Nergenne,, who was sec
ouded in very neat little speech by Gen.
Grandey, and delegates from 3rldport,
| PautOu, Addison, MOuktOn and Waltham.
Mr.. Dean in nominating Mr. Steven, had
the bad taste to reflect upon the character
of Mr. Nash and his remarks We're re
ceived with absolute frigidlty by the
whole convention. Lewis B. Fuller of
Ferrlsburgh dominated Martin f. Allen
of Ferrisburgh, saying that hc would be
in favor of Edmunds and a railroad com
ton was bysecOnded delegates from Starks
bOro and other towns and then the ballot
ting BEGAN. Mr.. Allen received a votes
ON the second, which was the highest
figure reached, and Mr.. Stevens got his
biggest vote, IS, on the sixth. ON that
nomnaton 2f b % haI1g iHSgG Just g one lovs Vote @
, than Il majority.
At the AFTERNOON session W. : Alden OF
Mddlbury nominated Albert +. Stanley
of Leicester for senator from the south
district. Judge Geo. l.. Harrington Oi
i, WeyMid idge nominated Geo. f. child OF
Weybrdge aud \. II. Hubbard of Whit
ing nominated Francis ID. Douglass Ol
that town
Eo. nyui.t,,,t i,I ,,a f,, tho \n,t- TJu,..,,
oi 19HISItt,, T,;,,i ~ i'"f Z"
uISlIIci w nii"lH :. IIIHl "I w N"In4"iIi'
tu present uillllE tHe oIIIce' uHu W. :
! . DunShce OF bristol were nominated, nut
Mr. DunShee'- name WAS Withdrawn aut
Mr. WRIGHT was uOminated by accliua.
ZION
H. ,,-i.t.r+ iud,,o f,r +bo Alli-o,
dii,r,ct W I : Gh.H1JIa51, of Hint"n V,.r,,
pintt of Shorahnm anI Hon Unnrv i an,
nf Corn,vnu the nresent inrumhnni ,yer,
nnn,inatad Mr. Plat wan IN tbn Hr.,
, hniint receivin1 50 votes
I The candidates for States attorney
We're Charles n. Wilds, of Middlebury anc
( ron f. oo93TiiTt Oh ' erSennieS
Nr IIiIdi,s S.na and III IInI - "
- Grandey presenting that of Mr. Wood
. bridge. Mir. Wilds was nominated by ac
clamation, Mr. Woodbridge having with
drawn. The other candidates were theI
nominated by acclamation as fol
J lows, all being denominations Foi
] Judges of probate, Hon. John f.
Smith of Nergennes for the New
. Haven district ana Hon. f. Knapp of Mid
, dlebury for the Addison district tol
is iT"1[" ~ u ~ ~, 81 ,.to,,I" lol
. The committee ON resolutIons rrporte,
| the following resolutions:
ReSolrcd, That the Republican State plat
r. form, embodied in the resolutions passed al
thc recent Slate cohNehtl'h' i thorouShS en-
J,,,''j,,,i THAT ,,e cordi,lI, e,dorso IN,
NOMINATIONS tnIs diy made ana heartily com
,, Republicans ol the county.
J. Reslr3d, Ihat n Is The JuegT,tnt OF I'M
f shnnId succeed himself AS Tinted states sona
. tor.
; The resolutions were passed unanimous
70 ly and enthusiastically. There did not ap
/ near 10 be an anti EUmuQds man in the