Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-08-20
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.


The Democrats of Addison county held
a largely-attended mass convention at
| Bristol on Saturday last. At about II
o'clock \. r. Stapleton of Middlebury,
chairman of the county committee, called
the convention to order. He suggest Il
as temporary officers of the convention
Jas. f. Stapleton of Middlebury, chair
man, and NJ. +. Sprague of Weybridge
and ID. y. Roleau of New Haven, secre-
taries. Upon taking the chair Mr.. sta
pleton thanked the convention for the
honor shown him. and in feeling man.
ner eloquently referred to the great losses
the party had sustained the past year in
the death of so many of its most noted
leaders, and especially Mr.. Tilden. tn,
temporary organization was made per
manent.
On motion of NJ. +. Sprague com
mittee of two from each town reprcsen
ted was named by the chair to present Il
the convention list of county officer,
and of a county committee, as follows
Weybridge. NJ. f. Sprague. Geo. X
Thorne: Addison, G. II. Taylor. Recto
Gage; Bridport Ira ID. Fletcher. f. Mich
OILS; Bristol, W W. Rider. W. W. Need
ham; Cornwall, l.. :. Wright: Ferris
burgh. Patrick Casey; Lincoln, John
Lonergan, Chas. Wakefield; Middleburv
\. Il. Stapleton. Henry Grant Monkton
j. a. Beers, Jos. Rivers; New Haven
&. Gordon, Geo. F. WaShburn: Rpton
w. Calvin, Albert Hunt; Starksboro. j
NJ. Tyler, Myron Small; Nergennes, J
II. Donnclly, a. l.. Vittum.
W. W. Rider moved a committee Oh
resolutions to be appointed by the chair
and the following gentlemen were named
W. W. Rider of Bristol, Capt. John Lon
ergan of Lincoln, \. l.. Nittum of Yer
gcnnes, c. II. Taylor of Addison, l.. Sila
Wright of Weybridge, Wallace Eggle
ston of Bridport, Geo +. Washburn o
New Haven.
At II 80 the convention adjourned III
til , o'clock. Upon reassembling VI. +
Sprague. in behalf of the nominating
committee, presented the following tick
ct, which was approved:
For Senators-Patrick O'Neil OF Bristol, j
+. Parker of Whiting.
For Assistant Judges-Rector Gage of A,
Olson, Clark W IIuntley of Bridpor.
For states .Auoney-.Jas. +. Stapleton
Middlebury.
For sherif-Henry c. Hathorn OF Ne,
Haven.
For High Balin.-Chas. +. Gee OF Ripton.
For Judges of ProbHte-Addson district,
Silas Wright OF Weybridge New Haven di
trict, Myron Small OF Starks boro.
County Committee-A. T. Stapleton tchai
mani OF Middlebury, Geo. X. Thorne secret,
ry) OF Wcybridge John II. Donnelly of We
gennes, Henry Bissell of Shoreham
w. W. Rider for the committee pre-
sented these resolutions, which wer
adopted:
Resolred, That we the Democrats of Add
son county in convention assembled do her,
by heartily endorse the policy ana action {
our present administration in national Il
fairs
Resoired That we do hereby endorse tn
action of our State convention held at Mon
pelier, July p, lss6, and pledge our supper
to the candidates OF said convention an
those placed in nomination by this CONVEX
ton today.
ResOired, That in the death of Hon. Samu,
J. Tilden, we recognize the loss OF IA grea
statesman and one who has always been faitl
full to the best interests of the republic.
The chairman appointed a committe
consisting of Capt. LOnergan, j. H. Don
nelly and A. +. Stapleton to conduct tn
speaker of the day to the PLATFORM
NJ. Meldon, Esq, of Rutland, Democrat
ic candidate for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. MI
Meldon spoke for about an hour in a
impressive manner. All spoke var
hishly Oh the address. Several Republi
cans were present. The speaker wa