St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVEN-
TION.
The County Ticket, resolutions. Etc.

about SO delegates being present. The
George ID. Randall. N. P. Bowman
was chosen chairman B. l.. Hastings
and A. d. True, secretaries and E. E.
Sargent of ST. Johnsbury, George Davis
of DanvilTe and j. L. Willard of SUIT
ton committee on resolutions.
In assuming the chair the Major
made brief congratulatory speech to
the assembled democrats. The demo-
Gratis of Caledonia county he said, read
both sides of the story and did not
need to be told how to vote. Two
years ago the orators told us that if
Cleveland was elected the country
would be ruined, the stars and stripes
would be trailed in the dust, free trade
and other dire calamities would fol-
low. But the country still lives and
has president who is not controlled
by rings, and who has cleaned out the
seekers after fat jobs. The republicans
could not pick flaws, the masses were
satisfied and Cleveland would remain
in office for the next six years.
The Major then contrasted the two
conventions recently held at Montpel-
Ter. The republican convention was
composed of the same old set that had
run the party for 90 years-there were
few young men present. 81 was pres
ent," said the speaker, "when the name
of one of our most worthy citizens was
presented as a candidate for lieutenant
governor, a man whom we all respect.
His claims for the Office were his bust
ness qualifications, his zeal for his par
ty, his support by the people of north
ern Vermont, his character and benev-
Olence, and his experience as a legis-
latOr, all of which should have entitled
him to gentlemanly and respectful
treatment by the convention. Instead
of this he was treated as never before
saw a man treated in a state conven-
ton. He was abused, his religious and
moral qualifications ridiculed, his leg
islative experience sneered at, in fact
he was most disgracefully treated and
this, too, by the grand old party which
claims to contain all the morality, vir-
tue and temperance of the state"
Later on, some of these same men,
themselves intoxicated, voted to main
tain the prohibitory law, declaring the
democratic party to be composed of
pot-hOuse politicians in favor of free
rum, etc. This he compared to the
democratic convention, largely com
posed of young men, which showed
that the people were beginning to feel
| that the country had been in the hands
of the republican party long enough.
All was peace and harmony, ETC., and
then the speaker read an extract from
the Rutland Herald, also read the plat
form adopted at Montpelier. There
was no further speaking.
At noon the convention adjourned
pending the reports of the several
towns as to nominees for the county
offices. At the afternoon session these
nominations were presented and con-
frmed without debate:
Senators: w. E. Peck of Barnet,
Reuben Ellis of Sutton.
Assistant judges: j. D. Miller of st.
Johnsbury, c. M. Chase of Lyndon.
States Attorney: Elisha May of ST.
Johnsbury.
Sheriff: Lorenzo Sulloway, Jr., OF
st. JOhnsbury.
Probate judge: Walter P. Smith OF
st. Johnsbury.
High bailiff: N. L. Folsom of Shelf
field.
A county committee was chosen as
follows E. E. Sargent of st. Johns
bury, Charles Ingalls, of Danville, A
B. Perry of McIndoes. 1t was voted
that the various town committees re-
main as before. The st. JOlInsbury
town committee consists of j. L. Couch
w. G. Howe, JOvite Pinard, Frank
Russell, John FL. Ryan, Peter Clement
A resolution of thanks was voted Geo
ID. Randall of the district county com
mittee for faithful performance of duty
and generous contributions to the
cause and then the committee reported
these
Resolutions.
Resolved: That we heartily endorse
the resolutions of the democratic state
convention at Montpelier the 22d and
pledge our support to the candidates
of said state convention and those plac
ed in nomination by this convention
to-day.
Resolved: That since the liberal ele
ment of the republican party in THU
county have acknowledged the supe
rior ability and fitness of many of the
democrats of this county, by their suf
frages and an election in the past ant
a nomination on their ticket this year
the liberal and reform element of tina
party is cordially invited in join us il
electing the ticket this day placed il
nomination.
One of the delegates then moved al
adjournment before anything foolish
was said and the convention promptly
adjourned.
THE FRATERNITIES.
What They are Doing i'm st. Johnsbury