Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-25
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

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REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Republican county convention.
which was held at the town hall in this
village on Wednesday. nominated ID. W.
Nash and \. +. Stanley for Senators; W.
:. Wright and Myron Platt, assistant
Judges Chas. VI. Wilds. States attorney;
and renomnated Probate Judges Smith
and Knapp, Sheriff Clark and High Bal
lift Ripley. The chief interest centered
in the north-end senatorship; but Mr..
Nash's friends We're faithful and persist
ent and finally triumphed. The move
ment for Mr.. Stevens developed Il good
deal of strength in the few days before
the convention. The delegates began to
assemble on Tuesday afternoon and prob
ably half of them spent the night in Mid
dlebury.
The convention was called to order at
little before | o'clock by Hon. l.. ID.
Eldredge of Middlcbury, chairman of the
county committee. ID. II. Bennett of
Bridport. secretary of the committee.
read the call, and also the roll of the con-
vcntion. the delegates answering to their
names. There were ISL delegates pres
ent. lSG being the full number al
lowed. The chairman of the Whit
inc delegation forgot the credentials.
Gen. Grandey of Nergennes moved that
the delegation be allowed to sit, and it
was 50 voted. One of the Granville del
cgates was absent and his substitute was
not present. After some discussion ii
was decided that the vacancy could not
be filled. +. II. Thomas of Salisbury
was not here. but +. G. Atwood. who
was chosen substitute. said he had
heard that Mr.. Thomas wished him to sit.
The convention accepted Mr.. Atwood on
motion of Col. +. 4. Hamilton of Sails
bury.
Mr.. Eldredgc. on behalf of the commit
tee. thanked the Republicans of the coun-
ty for the cOurteSieS shown them in the
discharge of their duties and for the hon
or conferred upon them; and for the COM
mttee he nominated as temporary chair
man Dr. +. NJ. Kent of Bristol; and Ell.
Thorp of Middlebury and MyrOn Wilson
of Bristol, temporary secretaries. The
nominees of the committee were elected.
Col. Thad NJ. Chapman of Middlebury
and c. W. Mason of New Haven We're ap-
pointed Il committee to escort DIR. Kent to
the chair. On assuming the duties of his
office DR.. Kent made brief remarks, say
ING that he believed he could claim the
confidence of the convention and its AS
sistance in the discharge of his duties.
He urged unity of action inasmuch aS all
were Republicans and Solicitous for the
welfare of the party. Though this is an
"Otf YEAR" effort should not be relaxed
and he was certain it would not be. The
principles of the Republican party are
sustained by such men as Hon. Geo. +.
Edmunds, and under his leadership it
will achieve victory.
The reference to Mr.. EdmundS was re-
ceived with applause.
The temporary organization was made
permanent, on motion of Hon. Geo. W.
Grandey of Nergennes.
The choice of two or more vice-presi-
dents was suggested by Gen. Grandey,
and several nominations to that office
We're made; but, ON motion of Geo. Ham
mond of Middlcbury. vice-presidentS
were dispensed with.
\ committee to nominate IA county com
mittee was appointed by the chair, on
motion of Gen. Grandey, as follows T..
NJ. Chapman of Middlebury, NJ. l.. Tay-
| lor of New Haven, II. &. Hibbard of Or
well. +. a. GOss of Ncrgennes. ID. c.
Barto of Ferrisburgh.
This committee on resolutions was
named by the chair. it having been voted
on motion of Hon. Henry Lane of Corn
wall that he make such appointment: {:
! Henry Lane of Cornwall, George Ham
mond of Middlebury, ii. b. Williams of
Monkton. George W. Grandey of Ver-
gennes, Thos. 5. Drake of Bristol.
At this point Col. Tracy of Middlebury
moved an adjournment to two o'clock.
II. &. Hibbard of Orwell moved an
amendment, that the convention proceed
to nominate candidates for county Off
GERS. Mr.. Hibbards amendment pre-
vailed.
THE NORTH-END SENATORSHIP.
The first business was to select can
dinate for Senator in the north end of the
county. Dorastus W. Nash of New Ha-
ven was nominated by Mahlon l.. Taylor
of that town, who spoke of him as
a man of integrity, excellent business
capacity and sterling principles-a
man well known and universally re-
spected, with Il legislative record that
was credit to himself and to his town,
Mr. Nash's nomination was seconded by
X. f. Bentley for the Ripton delegation,
\. X. Carr for the Middlebury delega-
ton, Elmer Barnum for the ShOreham
delegates, G. \. kimball for the Orwell
delegates, Chas. Smith for part of the
MonktOn delegates, DR.. Powers of Rip
ton, ID. A. Bisbee for II of the Bristol
delegates, one of the Granville delegates
for that towns delegation and by G.. w.
Mason of New Haven.
Casper Dean of MOnkton said he doubt
ed whether the unity of the party would
be maintained if Mr.. Nash were nominate
ed; it would cause much dissatisfaction
in his own and in surrounding towns
Mr.. Nash was not a fit man. and he fol